is it possible to have fresh air...
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is it possible to have fresh air...
blow through the vents without having the ac/compressor kick-in? since its getting cooler now I like to have the windows up and have outside air blow into the car. The problem is the ac turns on temporarly making the air to cold... 
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It does blow cold at first even with the AC set to off. On mine it starts to blow outside temp air after about 10 minutes. 80% of the time I leave it in Auto mode and adjust the temp and fan controls to my liking. Car seems to perform equal with the AC on or off.
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Originally Posted by BMcD-E500
It does blow cold at first even with the AC set to off. On mine it starts to blow outside temp air after about 10 minutes. 80% of the time I leave it in Auto mode and adjust the temp and fan controls to my liking. Car seems to perform equal with the AC on or off.
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Originally Posted by Davel
blow through the vents without having the ac/compressor kick-in? since its getting cooler now I like to have the windows up and have outside air blow into the car. The problem is the ac turns on temporarly making the air to cold...
since the weather is cooler now, we usually leave the HVAC in econ mode.
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Originally Posted by GDawgC220
is there a econ button? i thought i read that brings in fresh air from the outside without having to use the compressor...
since the weather is cooler now, we usually leave the HVAC in econ mode.
since the weather is cooler now, we usually leave the HVAC in econ mode.
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Originally Posted by Samoan_Ridah
But usually when I run it in econ mode there is too much humidity in the air so the windows start fogging up.
but yeah, when humid outside, we run the auto mode to get rid of it. so the econ mode works well if it's not humid outside
