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#17 of 46 Re: Heat is a joke [marrigo13] by blackb13 Mar 07, 2007 (7:32 pm)
Replying to: marrigo13 (Mar 07, 2007 2:26 pm) Well, mine has the problem and it has auto climate control.   My friend has the same model and his does the exact same thing. It's really noticeable before the truck is piping hot.   So when it's early in the morning, temps in the 20's, the truck takes some time to fully warm up. As it's warming up, I have the heat on 78 (for example). I'll start driving and after about 20min, the truck starts blowing nice very warm/warm air out of the vents (doesn't matter which setting), but as I come to a stop, the air gets to be cool/warm. When I start driving, it's back to being hot again.   As I said, after driving the truck for 45min and it's fully warmed up, the heat is not an issue. The dealer did measure a difference of at least 20*f between idling and revving the motor and that's when the truck was fully warmed up (1hr). I can tell the difference between 50* and 70* easier then between 125* and 145*. That's what I'm experiencing for the first 0-20min of my drive. I only work 30min away from home, so you can see why I'm frustrated. Replies to this message: boddoe (Jan 26, 2009 5:09 pm) MEoutdoorsman (Feb 13, 2009 6:56 pm)
#18 of 46 climate control by growwise Mar 08, 2007 (1:20 pm)
I leave the temp at 20 celsius and rest of the two dials in auto mode. Auto mode for some strange reason wants outside air which is very cold to begin with. I have to hit the recirculate button to make the warmup go quicker.   Whenever I turn the auto climate control, AC light comes on. Why does it need AC in the middle of winter? Especially when it is trying to heat from subzero temps to room temp..   I click on the middle knob and ac light goes away which is what I want until the summer... It also comes on when I turn the rightmost knob from auto to windshield defrost mode which I got no problem with though as it clears the fogging. Replies to this message: thepassenger (Mar 16, 2007 10:05 am) dodo2 (Mar 16, 2007 12:01 pm) steve_ (Mar 16, 2007 4:39 pm)
#19 of 46 Re: climate control [growwise] by thepassenger Mar 16, 2007 (10:05 am)
Replying to: growwise (Mar 08, 2007 1:20 pm) Blame it on the US litigation system. Car manufacturers have been sued because the driver did not know that you are supposed to have the recirc button OFF to defog. Windows fogged (by driver error), accident resulted, car company sued for foggy windows and faulty climate control. That is why many American brands don't even have a recirc option (my Escape for example).   If Mitsu is going to offer an Auto setting they are going to cover their butts by having the AC come on when you select it because, god forbid, you should get in an accident from window fogging. They do give you the option of not having the AC come on in Auto mode. See page 5-31, Personalizing the Air Conditioner switch, in the owners manual. Most answers to these kinds of questions can be found in the OM. Replies to this message: dodo2 (Mar 16, 2007 12:01 pm)
#20 of 46 Re: climate control [thepassenger] by dodo2 Mar 16, 2007 (12:01 pm)
Replying to: thepassenger (Mar 16, 2007 10:05 am) I second this. My other recent model (05) Japanese car works the same, except for the fact that the A/C light does not come on when on defog position. However, I know the A/C compressor is working. Also, when the heat is on and I drive in stop-and-go traffic, it blows warm air, but not cold. When I'm driving at the highway speed, it blows hot air. This is with the same heater setting and with the car fully warmed up. It may not help with the issue posted in this thread, but I figured that it may be a common design in today's cars. I don't know what is the rational behind it, but I'm curious to find out. Any update from MMNA on this?
#21 of 46 Re: climate control [growwise] by steve_ HOST Mar 16, 2007 (4:39 pm)
Replying to: growwise (Mar 08, 2007 1:20 pm) AC's condition the air. One thing they do so is remove moisture. If you remove some of the moisture in the cabin, your windows shouldn't fog up as badly.   Back in the day when the AC compressors didn't automatically come on when you hit the defrost button, I'd turn on the AC to clear the windows faster.   I'd think if you were hitting recirculate, you aren't giving that moist air much chance to escape either. (Where's wwest? He'll let me know if I've hit the high points or not ).   Check out Climate Control Problems (Air Conditioning, Heat) - All Cars too. (jason0820, "Climate Control Problems (Air Conditioning, Heat) - All Cars" #426, 2 Apr 2006 1:43 am is one thread).
#22 of 46 Weird problem! by growwise Mar 19, 2007 (7:26 am)
I noticed today something different. All of a sudden, scorching heat started coming onto my hand. I checked the settings and 1. fan was in off. 2. temp was set to 21 celsius. 3. Recirc was off so that explains outside air. 4. No ac and direction was set to auto.   I thought the engine was getting way too hot and that hot air is coming in. Is this a normal behavior?
#23 of 46 A/C on and radiator ventilator get on and off by craviotf Jun 22, 2007 (10:21 am)
#24 of 46 A/C on and radiator ventilator get on and off by craviotf Jun 10, 2007 (11:54 am)
Hi, I just bought an Outlander 2007 LS with manual A/C and when the A/C its on the engine vent starts and shutdown in very short time. When the car is idle you can hear the vents very loud for about 10 seconds, they turno off for about 30 seconds and then again.   This is normal for the car??
#25 of 46 Its normal by goingnowhere Jun 22, 2007 (10:21 am)
It is normal. It allows the AC to produce cold air in very little time compared to other vehicles. You can reduce the frequency and time the fan runs by NOT selecting max air if you have a LS. If you have the premium AC with the temp setting I dont know how you dont select max air. Regardless its not something you need to worry about, its not hurting anything.
#26 of 46 A/C issues with my 07 Outlander by rcpax Aug 08, 2007 (8:44 pm)

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