Defrost.

[Racer X-8]

Originally Posted by barryware

Actually... When the front defroster is on you MUST use outside air, not recirculated (I know that has been covered). I crack open a side window just a bit also which helps a lot... ...If you look closely at the center knob, it has a little graphic near the defrost selection telling you to use the fresh air selection for defrosting / defogging...

There's nothing to keep you from running the defroster with recirculated air. The fresh / recirculate selector just flip-flops a flap mechanically and there's no interlock or anything to keep you from flopping it over to recirculate while you have it set on defrost. I know for sure because I was just a minute ago filp-flopping it back and forth while it was blowing in the defrost position. Air came out of the defrost ducts at the windshield, nomatter whatever the fresh / recirculate selector was doing.

And, the graphic is just that - it's a graphic. It's recommending to you what to do, just a recommendation...

Originally Posted by barryware

...There is also a button in the center of the middle knob that allows you to turn on or off the AC compressor. The compressor does not have to run all the time...

I was also making sure that the AC stays on when you have it blowing in either of the two defrost positions. It does not matter what you do with the AC pushbutton with the little *green* light - the AC stays on while defrosting. I had the hood up and I could hear the compressor turning on and off. It stays on in the defrost positions nomatter what you do with the AC pushbutton.

Sorry I had to disagree, just stating the facts.



edited-out the *blue* color from my mind's eye. That's one for you there, barryware hehehe...