[s-cars] AC compressor shuts off at 42 degrees F

[Larry]

My 85 A2 GTI OTOH, definitely shutoff AC at 45F (7C).  Which was bad since my part of NY State was/is at that temp range for a large part of the year.  

Result was frequently having to turn up the heat and cracking a window to keep the windows clear. 

I do wonder if the difference was that your Jetta Carat was built in Germany and my Golf based GTI was built in Westmoreland, PA

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> On Nov 19, 2017, at 1:51 PM, David Forgie <forgied at shaw.ca> wrote:
> 
> While you might not like it or agree with it, what you describe is 110% normal operating procedure. In Canada, running in metric, the cut-off is +5C (I know 4 C = 39 F so 5 C is about 41F). 
> 
> Audi's "logic" was that below that there is a risk of freezing up the condenser. Which has to be complete BS. I had a 1986 Jetta Carat with Air Con and it would come on with the defrost position on the manual 
> HVAC controls and it would do this well into the minus temps. Never an issue. Worked fine. 
> 
> So you have to live with it or figure out how to reprogram or trick the auto climate control system. 
> 
> /Dave F 
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