Windows fogging up

And kick your boots free of snow before you get in.

 

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Brian,

Think of it this way. In winter the air outside is bone dry. The air
inside your vehicle is dripping wet by comparison because of wet floor
mats, breathing, etc. If you recycle the inside air, you have a steam
bath condensing on the cold windows. Turn off the recirculator and pump
dry, heated air into the cabin to clear the windows.

When it's really cold, the AC compressor won't run until it's nice and
warm under your hood anyhow, but using the AC is better suited for
Malaysia, where it's HOT and humid, not cold outside and humid inside.

If I'd have had an owner's manual for my old Volvo, maybe I would have
figured out the part about the RECIRC button a few winters sooner . . :-(

++++ Most of the original Hyundai cars had a BAD condensation problem
too +++

'Curly'

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============
Brian,

Think of it this way. In winter the air outside is bone dry. The air
inside your vehicle is dripping wet by comparison because of wet floor
mats, breathing, etc. If you recycle the inside air, you have a steam
bath condensing on the cold windows. Turn off the recirculator and pump
dry, heated air into the cabin to clear the windows.

When it's really cold, the AC compressor won't run until it's nice and
warm under your hood anyhow, but using the AC is better suited for
Malaysia, where it's HOT and humid, not cold outside and humid inside.

If I'd have had an owner's manual for my old Volvo, maybe I would have
figured out the part about the RECIRC button a few winters sooner . . :-(

++++ Most of the original Hyundai cars had a BAD condensation problem
too +++

'Curly'

===============

 

============
Brian,

Think of it this way. In winter the air outside is bone dry. The air
inside your vehicle is dripping wet by comparison because of wet floor
mats, breathing, etc. If you recycle the inside air, you have a steam
bath condensing on the cold windows. Turn off the recirculator and pump
dry, heated air into the cabin to clear the windows.

When it's really cold, the AC compressor won't run until it's nice and
warm under your hood anyhow, but using the AC is better suited for
Malaysia, where it's HOT and humid, not cold outside and humid inside.

If I'd have had an owner's manual for my old Volvo, maybe I would have
figured out the part about the RECIRC button a few winters sooner . . :-(

++++ Most of the original Hyundai cars had a BAD condensation problem
too +++

'Curly'

===============

 

You should be running your AC in the winter anyway just to keep the seals
pliable. Don't worry about the little bit of extra gasoline you're using.

Bearman

 

You should be running your AC in the winter anyway just to keep the seals
pliable. Don't worry about the little bit of extra gasoline you're using.

Bearman

 

You should be running your AC in the winter anyway just to keep the seals
pliable. Don't worry about the little bit of extra gasoline you're using.

Bearman

 

Do your vehicles have a manual recirc mode? If so perhaps
you are operating in recirc mode, when you should be on
outside air.



mike hunt

 

Do your vehicles have a manual recirc mode? If so perhaps
you are operating in recirc mode, when you should be on
outside air.



mike hunt

 

Do your vehicles have a manual recirc mode? If so perhaps
you are operating in recirc mode, when you should be on
outside air.



mike hunt

 

It doesn't on my 2000 Acura TL or my '96 Odyssey. Must be a new for '01
thing.

 

It doesn't on my 2000 Acura TL or my '96 Odyssey. Must be a new for '01
thing.

 

It doesn't on my 2000 Acura TL or my '96 Odyssey. Must be a new for '01
thing.

 

|On 1/28/04 9:18 AM, in article bv8jrs$q0h$, "Paul Bielec"
|
|>
|>> The AC comes on because it de-humidifies the air blowing on the glass.
|> This
|>> is a good thing. But if you don't want the AC running, try using the
|>> setting for "windshield and feet". It does not automatically turn on the
|>> AC. Also, as others have mentioned, turn off re-circulate. You have to
|> use
|>> fresh air to get rid of the fog.
|>>
|>
|> In both the 2001 Civic I used to own and the 2002 CR-V I own now, the
|> "windshield and feet" position turns on the AC.
|>
|>
|It doesn't on my 2000 Acura TL or my '96 Odyssey. Must be a new for '01
|thing.

Almost all cars since the 1980s at least, run the A/C to dehumidify the air
before warming it. Makes the defroster more efficient.

Rex in Fort Worth

 

|On 1/28/04 9:18 AM, in article bv8jrs$q0h$, "Paul Bielec"
|
|>
|>> The AC comes on because it de-humidifies the air blowing on the glass.
|> This
|>> is a good thing. But if you don't want the AC running, try using the
|>> setting for "windshield and feet". It does not automatically turn on the
|>> AC. Also, as others have mentioned, turn off re-circulate. You have to
|> use
|>> fresh air to get rid of the fog.
|>>
|>
|> In both the 2001 Civic I used to own and the 2002 CR-V I own now, the
|> "windshield and feet" position turns on the AC.
|>
|>
|It doesn't on my 2000 Acura TL or my '96 Odyssey. Must be a new for '01
|thing.

Almost all cars since the 1980s at least, run the A/C to dehumidify the air
before warming it. Makes the defroster more efficient.

Rex in Fort Worth

 

|On 1/28/04 9:18 AM, in article bv8jrs$q0h$, "Paul Bielec"
|
|>
|>> The AC comes on because it de-humidifies the air blowing on the glass.
|> This
|>> is a good thing. But if you don't want the AC running, try using the
|>> setting for "windshield and feet". It does not automatically turn on the
|>> AC. Also, as others have mentioned, turn off re-circulate. You have to
|> use
|>> fresh air to get rid of the fog.
|>>
|>
|> In both the 2001 Civic I used to own and the 2002 CR-V I own now, the
|> "windshield and feet" position turns on the AC.
|>
|>
|It doesn't on my 2000 Acura TL or my '96 Odyssey. Must be a new for '01
|thing.

Almost all cars since the 1980s at least, run the A/C to dehumidify the air
before warming it. Makes the defroster more efficient.

Rex in Fort Worth

 

There is a ventilation setup position on Honda '04 Accord where you can
defog the window-shield and warm up your tootsies at the same time.
Does anybody know if that will turn on the AC?

 

Yes - in the defrost position. Not in the one that directs air to both the
feet and the windshield.

 

Yes - in the defrost position. Not in the one that directs air to both the
feet and the windshield.

 

Yes - in the defrost position. Not in the one that directs air to both the
feet and the windshield.