He does not want to run the AC compressor needlessly, and I agree. Many
vehicles have a separate button to activate (or not activate) the AC
compressor in any vent mode. Why this isn't on all vehicles with AC is
beyond me.

Tom


"Robb S via CarKB.com" <forum@CarKB.com> wrote in message
news:9d5a7809b9e547669ad3e1c1b94d7914@CarKB.com...
> why not leave it the way it is and turn the temp up to heat.....then it'd
> be just like defrost mode, dehumidifying and heating?
>
> --
> Message posted via http://www.carkb.com

 

He does not want to run the AC compressor needlessly, and I agree. Many
vehicles have a separate button to activate (or not activate) the AC
compressor in any vent mode. Why this isn't on all vehicles with AC is
beyond me.

Tom


"Robb S via CarKB.com" <forum@CarKB.com> wrote in message
news:9d5a7809b9e547669ad3e1c1b94d7914@CarKB.com...
> why not leave it the way it is and turn the temp up to heat.....then it'd
> be just like defrost mode, dehumidifying and heating?
>
> --
> Message posted via http://www.carkb.com

 

He does not want to run the AC compressor needlessly, and I agree. Many
vehicles have a separate button to activate (or not activate) the AC
compressor in any vent mode. Why this isn't on all vehicles with AC is
beyond me.

Tom


"Robb S via CarKB.com" <forum@CarKB.com> wrote in message
news:9d5a7809b9e547669ad3e1c1b94d7914@CarKB.com...
> why not leave it the way it is and turn the temp up to heat.....then it'd
> be just like defrost mode, dehumidifying and heating?
>
> --
> Message posted via http://www.carkb.com

 

He does not want to run the AC compressor needlessly, and I agree. Many
vehicles have a separate button to activate (or not activate) the AC
compressor in any vent mode. Why this isn't on all vehicles with AC is
beyond me.

Tom


"Robb S via CarKB.com" <forum@CarKB.com> wrote in message
news:9d5a7809b9e547669ad3e1c1b94d7914@CarKB.com...
> why not leave it the way it is and turn the temp up to heat.....then it'd
> be just like defrost mode, dehumidifying and heating?
>
> --
> Message posted via http://www.carkb.com

 

mabar wrote:
> Actually, ALL vehicles with AC (to my knowledge) run the AC in defrost mode.
> My point was that my wife's Pontiac and MANY other vehicles allow you to
> choose (with a separate button) whether on not to run the AC in all the
> other vent modes. Seems to me, that this is a desirable feature that should
> be standard on all vehicles with AC.

I'm with ya', brother!

FWIW, I'll bet your wife's Pontiac might be a Vibe (a.k.a Toyota Matrix
with 2 less years of warranty), as the button is a usually a Japanese
and European feature.

Most American branded vehicles didn't have an A/C button until recently.

ALL of my Toyota, Subaru, Nissan, and Mazda vehicles of the last 20+
years have had an A/C button that worked in any vent position. My '99
Jeep dosen't have it. <G>

The first American car I've driven wit the button is my '01 company car,
a Chevy Crapolier.

Barry

 

mabar wrote:
> Actually, ALL vehicles with AC (to my knowledge) run the AC in defrost mode.
> My point was that my wife's Pontiac and MANY other vehicles allow you to
> choose (with a separate button) whether on not to run the AC in all the
> other vent modes. Seems to me, that this is a desirable feature that should
> be standard on all vehicles with AC.

I'm with ya', brother!

FWIW, I'll bet your wife's Pontiac might be a Vibe (a.k.a Toyota Matrix
with 2 less years of warranty), as the button is a usually a Japanese
and European feature.

Most American branded vehicles didn't have an A/C button until recently.

ALL of my Toyota, Subaru, Nissan, and Mazda vehicles of the last 20+
years have had an A/C button that worked in any vent position. My '99
Jeep dosen't have it. <G>

The first American car I've driven wit the button is my '01 company car,
a Chevy Crapolier.

Barry

 

mabar wrote:
> Actually, ALL vehicles with AC (to my knowledge) run the AC in defrost mode.
> My point was that my wife's Pontiac and MANY other vehicles allow you to
> choose (with a separate button) whether on not to run the AC in all the
> other vent modes. Seems to me, that this is a desirable feature that should
> be standard on all vehicles with AC.

I'm with ya', brother!

FWIW, I'll bet your wife's Pontiac might be a Vibe (a.k.a Toyota Matrix
with 2 less years of warranty), as the button is a usually a Japanese
and European feature.

Most American branded vehicles didn't have an A/C button until recently.

ALL of my Toyota, Subaru, Nissan, and Mazda vehicles of the last 20+
years have had an A/C button that worked in any vent position. My '99
Jeep dosen't have it. <G>

The first American car I've driven wit the button is my '01 company car,
a Chevy Crapolier.

Barry

 

mabar wrote:
> Actually, ALL vehicles with AC (to my knowledge) run the AC in defrost mode.
> My point was that my wife's Pontiac and MANY other vehicles allow you to
> choose (with a separate button) whether on not to run the AC in all the
> other vent modes. Seems to me, that this is a desirable feature that should
> be standard on all vehicles with AC.

I'm with ya', brother!

FWIW, I'll bet your wife's Pontiac might be a Vibe (a.k.a Toyota Matrix
with 2 less years of warranty), as the button is a usually a Japanese
and European feature.

Most American branded vehicles didn't have an A/C button until recently.

ALL of my Toyota, Subaru, Nissan, and Mazda vehicles of the last 20+
years have had an A/C button that worked in any vent position. My '99
Jeep dosen't have it. <G>

The first American car I've driven wit the button is my '01 company car,
a Chevy Crapolier.

Barry

 

Actually, ALL vehicles with AC (to my knowledge) run the AC in defrost mode.
My point was that my wife's Pontiac and MANY other vehicles allow you to
choose (with a separate button) whether on not to run the AC in all the
other vent modes. Seems to me, that this is a desirable feature that should
be standard on all vehicles with AC.

Tom

"B a r r y" <balsapilot@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:Lzk5e.30883$hU7.4283@newssvr33.news.prodigy.c om...
>
>
> Many vehicles WITH an A/C button still run it in defrost mode, even when
> the button is "OFF", you just don't know it. <G>
>
> FWIW, running the compressor in the off-season is actually good for it,
> and was often recommended in manuals before automatic A/C in defrost mode.
>
> Barry

 

Actually, ALL vehicles with AC (to my knowledge) run the AC in defrost mode.
My point was that my wife's Pontiac and MANY other vehicles allow you to
choose (with a separate button) whether on not to run the AC in all the
other vent modes. Seems to me, that this is a desirable feature that should
be standard on all vehicles with AC.

Tom

"B a r r y" <balsapilot@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:Lzk5e.30883$hU7.4283@newssvr33.news.prodigy.c om...
>
>
> Many vehicles WITH an A/C button still run it in defrost mode, even when
> the button is "OFF", you just don't know it. <G>
>
> FWIW, running the compressor in the off-season is actually good for it,
> and was often recommended in manuals before automatic A/C in defrost mode.
>
> Barry