Surge9609 Posted April 16, 2011 Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 Just bought a new Edge couple of weeks ago. It seems to me that the car controls keep the AC on more than it should....for example the other day, I had it set to 70F, the inside of the car was not hot to start with, the outside air temp was like 54F or so, and the AC was still on. Have others noticed this? I have turned the AC off manually, it does not seem to turn off the other "auto" operations. Is there any way to adjust the way this system works? Just worried its robbing me some fuel economy.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgieguy Posted April 16, 2011 Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 (edited) i have the same question. Used to be that car hvac controls always had a "vent" feature that allowed you to just let in outside air, not heated, not cooled, just outside air. The dealer told me that by using the windshield defrost setting that it would allow outside air in. He then showed me that my ac light was not lit so the ac wasnt on...Duh! So since it was our first beautiful 75* day, I felt the chilled air coming from the vent, and asked "if the ac isnt on, regardless of what the button shows, why is this air cold when its warm outside?" No response. He just reiterated, if the ac button isn't lit, the ac isn't on. I think he's full of sh*t, but didn't feel like arguing. So if anyone can help, I too am all ears. Edited April 16, 2011 by Edgieguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 It uses the AC to dehumidify the air. It's normal. Fuel economy impact is negligible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgieguy Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 SSo the question remains, how can you "vent" without using ac, and obviously, not opening the windows? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 SSo the question remains, how can you "vent" without using ac, and obviously, not opening the windows? Turn it on, select the top vents, adjust the fan and turn off the A/C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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