A/C during Defrost Override - How To

dcdttu · 04-02-2009, 04:04 PM

I have used this on previous Civics, and assume it works on most 8th gen ones as well. Perhaps someone can report back...

Do you hate your Civic's A/C turning on automatically when you use defrost? I do. I sometimes just want to keep outside air blowing at the windows and that's enough to keep them from fogging without sapping engine power using the compressor. This worked in the previous 2 generations of Hondas:

Turn Car Off
Turn Temperature Knob To Full Blue (All the way to the left -
Counter-Clock Wise)
Turn Vent Knob To Off (All the way to the left - Counter-Clock Wise)
Hold Down Air Recirculation Button As Well As A/C Button
Keep Both Buttons Depressed and Start Car
Keep Both Buttons Depressed for 7 Seconds
*AC LIGHT SHOULD BLINK*

You will now have control of your A/C regardless of what setting you
are in, to revert back, simply repeat the procedure.

Hope it works! I'll try it on my car once I get it back (a drunk man on a motorcycle hit it....)

av911 · 04-02-2009, 06:33 PM

repost

Grey2.0SI · 04-02-2009, 06:35 PM

^
yeah i already did this

dcdttu · 04-02-2009, 06:49 PM

Sorry, I searched for all forms of A/C, Defrost, Defroster, override, cut-off, hack and any other words I could think of... I couldn't find it.

:-)

04-02-2009, 04:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
dcdttu Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 37 iTrader: 0 / 0%	A/C during Defrost Override - How To I have used this on previous Civics, and assume it works on most 8th gen ones as well. Perhaps someone can report back... Do you hate your Civic's A/C turning on automatically when you use defrost? I do. I sometimes just want to keep outside air blowing at the windows and that's enough to keep them from fogging without sapping engine power using the compressor. This worked in the previous 2 generations of Hondas: Turn Car Off Turn Temperature Knob To Full Blue (All the way to the left - Counter-Clock Wise) Turn Vent Knob To Off (All the way to the left - Counter-Clock Wise) Hold Down Air Recirculation Button As Well As A/C Button Keep Both Buttons Depressed and Start Car Keep Both Buttons Depressed for 7 Seconds AC LIGHT SHOULD BLINK You will now have control of your A/C regardless of what setting you are in, to revert back, simply repeat the procedure. Hope it works! I'll try it on my car once I get it back (a drunk man on a motorcycle hit it....)

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av911 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: San Francisco Age: 28 Posts: 2,388 iTrader: 0 / 0%	repost

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Grey2.0SI Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: College Station Posts: 2,387 Michael iTrader: 2 / 100%	^ yeah i already did this

04-02-2009, 06:49 PM	#4 (permalink)
dcdttu Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 37 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Sorry, I searched for all forms of A/C, Defrost, Defroster, override, cut-off, hack and any other words I could think of... I couldn't find it. :-)