AnonymouseDriva
Established Member
Hi All. I have a question about the A/C button / light on the "Automatic Temperature Control" system
Simply - the question is - is it normal for A/C to always be on when the system is set to AUTO?
and for the longer explanation...
This may be 'fluid terminology' or a loss in translation in the manual but it's a little confusing.
To me, an A/C means Air Conditioning which would generally both cool and dehumidify.
The manual refers to the A/C button (and display) as 'Air Cooling' (or, to be specific, just as "Cooling", so therefore if I have set the system to 'Auto' it's not unreasonable to assume that this would be on if the system needed to cool the cabin, and switch off if I crank the temperature goes off.
The manual seems to use the term 'Air Conditioning' to describe the whole system (which, I assume does consist of heating, cooling and dehumidification, although I don't actually see dehumidify referred to in the manual). This is supported by the note 'The air conditioning system should only be switched by the on/off button' (not sure how else you would do it?!) whereas A/C is switched on and off via the AC button.
Admittedly, it's only been 9 days since I got the car, and it's been hot and humid for most of that.
Oh, and for context, this is number 2 of my top 2 issues. Number 1 isn't that much bigger. Properly loving it, and genuinely thrilled that my questions are about such minor things!
Simply - the question is - is it normal for A/C to always be on when the system is set to AUTO?
and for the longer explanation...
This may be 'fluid terminology' or a loss in translation in the manual but it's a little confusing.
To me, an A/C means Air Conditioning which would generally both cool and dehumidify.
The manual refers to the A/C button (and display) as 'Air Cooling' (or, to be specific, just as "Cooling", so therefore if I have set the system to 'Auto' it's not unreasonable to assume that this would be on if the system needed to cool the cabin, and switch off if I crank the temperature goes off.
The manual seems to use the term 'Air Conditioning' to describe the whole system (which, I assume does consist of heating, cooling and dehumidification, although I don't actually see dehumidify referred to in the manual). This is supported by the note 'The air conditioning system should only be switched by the on/off button' (not sure how else you would do it?!) whereas A/C is switched on and off via the AC button.
Admittedly, it's only been 9 days since I got the car, and it's been hot and humid for most of that.
Oh, and for context, this is number 2 of my top 2 issues. Number 1 isn't that much bigger. Properly loving it, and genuinely thrilled that my questions are about such minor things!