Auto AC

laflsyl10 · Oct 15, 2009, 01:33 PM

Does anyone know how to stop the car from always turning the air conditioning on after every start up. I would think that the car would remember the last time it was on and not always start the ac. With winter comming the last thing i need is my remote start to turn the car on with the ac instead of heat.

07outty · Oct 15, 2009, 01:37 PM

put the fan speed selector to "off" before you start the car.............

..............or move the temperature setting to a higher ( warmer ) number.

akj237 · Oct 15, 2009, 01:54 PM

^ What he said.

Piper747 · Oct 15, 2009, 02:57 PM

I just installed my remote start and was thinking the same thing. I think it tries to dry out the air or something. I don't find it that humid though.

brads09lancerGT · Oct 15, 2009, 08:54 PM

Do u leave the climate control on defroster(not defrost and foot)? When u 1st turn on defrost, the AC always comes on even if u have the temp set high.

gccruz · Oct 16, 2009, 06:21 AM

I've noticed that the light is on when it is in auto but it doesn't blow cold air.

jazket · Oct 16, 2009, 07:21 AM

hey laflsy, RTFM hahaha jk :-p

Hey Piper, how much did you get the Remote start for? and how was the install?

Piper747 · Oct 16, 2009, 07:30 AM

The starter/alarm is a Compustar 2W8000 and I got it, and the key bypass module for CA $260 including tax. I have a few contacts since I used to do this for a living. The install was fairly easy as far as wiring. Almost all wires were located in one local area. Took about 4 hours. I love it! The starter shows me the ambient temp of my car so I can tell when is it a comfortable temperature

jazket · Oct 16, 2009, 07:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Piper747

The starter/alarm is a Compustar 2W8000 and I got it, and the key bypass module for CA $260 including tax. I have a few contacts since I used to do this for a living. The install was fairly easy as far as wiring. Almost all wires were located in one local area. Took about 4 hours. I love it! The starter shows me the ambient temp of my car so I can tell when is it a comfortable temperature

oh so it's not the Mitsu one?

Piper747 · Oct 16, 2009, 08:01 AM

nope....didnt know they offered one. Do they contract it out or is it made just for Mitsubishi?

xi · Oct 19, 2009, 09:29 AM

Just out of curiosity, with the AC, does anyone's car turn on the AC when it's like 40 degrees out and you request the inside temp to be 70 degrees with the auto-climate control on?

For example. If the air temperature dial is set to 70 degrees and the middle dial (controlling fan speed) is set to say medium, and I turn it CCW to off, then down to auto, the AC light will come on and I can hear the compressor turning on, even though it's 40 degrees out... It blows cold air at first then it slowly gets warm but the AC light is on and I can see the rev's flickering when it's idle (as if the AC's on like in the summer).

Taranis · Oct 19, 2009, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by xi

Just out of curiosity, with the AC, does anyone's car turn on the AC when it's like 40 degrees out and you request the inside temp to be 70 degrees with the auto-climate control on?

For example. If the air temperature dial is set to 70 degrees and the middle dial (controlling fan speed) is set to say medium, and I turn it CCW to off, then down to auto, the AC light will come on and I can hear the compressor turning on, even though it's 40 degrees out... It blows cold air at first then it slowly gets warm but the AC light is on and I can see the rev's flickering when it's idle (as if the AC's on like in the summer).

The air conditioner helps in two main ways: to cool the car, and to get moisture out of the air. The "feature" you are describing is the AC coming on in order to prevent your windows from fogging up, as if it is cold outside, and warm inside, your windows will fog up badly. So the AC turns on, but the car will blow warm air since you have the temperature turned up. =)

-Taranis

xi · Oct 19, 2009, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Taranis

The air conditioner helps in two main ways: to cool the car, and to get moisture out of the air. The "feature" you are describing is the AC coming on in order to prevent your windows from fogging up, as if it is cold outside, and warm inside, your windows will fog up badly. So the AC turns on, but the car will blow warm air since you have the temperature turned up. =)

-Taranis

The defrost function does this. This thing is literally turning on the AC when NOT in defrost mode though.

Taranis · Oct 19, 2009, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by xi

The defrost function does this. This thing is literally turning on the AC when NOT in defrost mode though.

The defroster does defog the windows, but it does so through heat, which helps to even out the heat imbalance between the outside and inside of the window.

The AC actually takes moisture out of the air, which helps with the defogging, because when the outside of the window is a lot cooler than the inside of the window (or vice versa) moisture will form.

-Taranis

xi · Oct 19, 2009, 03:25 PM

I understand how the defrost works. Here's another experience of mine that I hope explains it better.

If it's 70 degrees ambient, dry, in the middle of a late summer afternoon, and I have the temperature control set to max temperature (something like 90 degrees) and I turn the fan control dial from off to auto, it will turn the AC on.

So I guess what I'm trying to find out is, if it's a design flaw that you can't turn the auto fan control on without having the ac compressor turn on EVERY time you switch into auto.