Honda Car Forum

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

"Brian Doennebrink" <abcs@cmc.net> wrote in message
news:BC3C9023.252A%abcs@cmc.net...
> I have 2 Hondas with the same problem (an Odyssey and a Civic): the
windows
> regularly fog up in the fall/winter. When one puts on the defroster, it's
> "AC On." If it's like regular air conditioning, this means the gas mileage
> drops. I've even tried the "anti-fog" solution, but that doesn't work
well.
> Any ideas? Please feel free to email me directly.
>

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



Brian Doennebrink wrote:
>
> I have 2 Hondas with the same problem (an Odyssey and a Civic): the windows
> regularly fog up in the fall/winter. When one puts on the defroster, it's
> "AC On." If it's like regular air conditioning, this means the gas mileage
> drops. I've even tried the "anti-fog" solution, but that doesn't work well.
> Any ideas? Please feel free to email me directly.

On 1/28/04 9:18 AM, in article bv8jrs$q0h$1@dns3.cae.ca, "Paul Bielec"
<me@no.spam> wrote:

>
>> 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.

On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 20:52:00 GMT, "E. Meyer" <e.meyer0SPAM@ieee.org> wrote:

|On 1/28/04 9:18 AM, in article bv8jrs$q0h$1@dns3.cae.ca, "Paul Bielec"
|<me@no.spam> wrote:
|
|>
|>> 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?


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On 1/28/04 3:17 PM, in article 401826a2.8302061@news.txol.net, "Rex B"
<NOSPAMrex@REMOVEtxol.net> wrote:

> On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 20:52:00 GMT, "E. Meyer" <e.meyer0SPAM@ieee.org> wrote:
>
> |On 1/28/04 9:18 AM, in article bv8jrs$q0h$1@dns3.cae.ca, "Paul Bielec"
> |<me@no.spam> wrote:
> |
> |>
> |>> 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

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

On 1/28/04 3:45 PM, in article GusTheCat.10rhgy@realcaraudio.com,
"GusTheCat" <GusTheCat.10rhgy@realcaraudio.com> wrote:

> 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?
>
>
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It doesn't in any car I have ever owned, up to and including the 2000 TL and
the 2002 Pathfinder. There are some who are saying it does on the newer
Hondas. The only way to know for sure would be to open the hood, start the
car, set the heater controls to that position, then look at the compressor
and see if the clutch plate is spinning.

on my 2000 civic SiR the AC comes on automaticaly when i switch it to
feet/window or just window but i can turn it off by pressing the AC button
and it stays off till i switch to the floor/window or vica verca


<MikeHunt2@mailcity.com> wrote in message
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> 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
>
>
>
> Brian Doennebrink wrote:
> >
> > I have 2 Hondas with the same problem (an Odyssey and a Civic): the
windows
> > regularly fog up in the fall/winter. When one puts on the defroster,
it's
> > "AC On." If it's like regular air conditioning, this means the gas
mileage
> > drops. I've even tried the "anti-fog" solution, but that doesn't work
well.
> > Any ideas? Please feel free to email me directly.

I have a 2003 Accord and yes, the windshield and feet setting turns on the
AC automatically.

"GusTheCat" <GusTheCat.10rhgy@realcaraudio.com> wrote in message
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>
> 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?
>
>
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"E. Meyer" <e.meyer0SPAM@ieee.org> wrote in message
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> On 1/28/04 3:17 PM, in article 401826a2.8302061@news.txol.net, "Rex B"
> <NOSPAMrex@REMOVEtxol.net> wrote:
>
> > On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 20:52:00 GMT, "E. Meyer" <e.meyer0SPAM@ieee.org>
wrote:
> >
> > |On 1/28/04 9:18 AM, in article bv8jrs$q0h$1@dns3.cae.ca, "Paul Bielec"
> > |<me@no.spam> wrote:
> > |
> > |>
> > |>> 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
>
> Yes - in the defrost position. Not in the one that directs air to both
the
> feet and the windshield.
>

The newer Honda's do turn on the AC for the windshield and feet setting. My
2000 Civic didn't but my 2003 Accord does.