[V8] 93 v8 climate control, a/c turns itself on

[Tim Hollister]

My s4does that if I shut the car off.. when restarted it will be off but goes back to full auto
mode and will cycle on.. I know when its on because the compressor is blown and makes a real
racket.


--- Ed Kellock <ekellock at gmail.com> wrote:

> Are you talking about the compressor cycling on and off to maintain temp?
> 
> I'm talking about pressing AUTO, setting the temp to 69, then pressing
> the snowflake to turn that off, and adjusting the fan to just below
> half on the scale and then having the snowflake turn back on.
> 
> The word "auto" still displays above the temp display so maybe it's
> sensing something that it thinks requires the compressor to be
> running.
> 
> I've reviewed the owner's manual twice and it says nothing about this.
> 
> Thanks,
> Ed
> 
> On 7/20/07, Paul Jones <elsey12 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > I have no idea about the technicalities, however, I know that when the cc
> > unit is in auto the ac will kick on and off as it sees fit. Usually, the ac
> > want's to stay on constantly even when the heater is running.
> >
> >
> > >From: "Ed Kellock" <ekellock at gmail.com>
> > >To: V8 <v8 at audifans.com>
> > >Subject: [V8] 93 v8 climate control, a/c turns itself on
> > >Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2007 11:52:29 -0600
> > >
> > >Is this supposed to happen?
> > >
> > >Last night driving home from work the outside temp was moderately
> > >warm, but a bit muggy due to some weather in the area, conditions
> > >somewhat different than usual here.  My car had been parked in the
> > >parking garage all day so it was cool enough that I didn't punch the
> > >snowflake.  I had the temp set at 69 and manually adjusted the fan to
> > >just below the middle.  The a/c came on by itself 3 times on the way
> > >home.  I didn't notice it immediately any of the 3 times so I don't
> > >know what the driving conditions were then.
> > >
> > >I read the manual, but didn't see anything about this.  Is there a
> > >feature that turns on the compressor automatically for any reason?
> > >
> > >Ed
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