On Apr 24, 10:06=A0am, willshak <wills...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> on 4/23/2008 8:32 PM =A0Frank said the following:
>
> > For the 2004 XE:
>
> > 1. =A0 =A0Foot operated parking brake on manual transmission, hand
brake=
not
> > available.
>
> > 2. =A0 =A0A/C remains on after defrost is activated - not possible to
tu=
rn a/c
> > off without turning off ignition. Dealer cannot fix, its a design
featur=
e.
>
> And a good one. The AC dries the air that is blowing on the windshield
> so that the inside doesn't fog up with moist air.
> In cold rainy weather, all the interior windows fog up from damp clothes
> and moist breath. I turn on the AC along with the heat to remove the
fog.
> Besides, it is recommended that one operate the AC once in a while in
> the winter.
IIRC, the owners' manuals recommend that the A/C be run a minimum of
15 minutes a month. I cannot see the advantage of not allowing the
control of its use by the driver. My old Pathfinder's A/C can be
turned on and off with the punch of a button on the dash; I usually
shut it down a couple of minutes before arrival at my destination to
help me acclimate. I often use it to clear windows when the engine has
not yet warmed the coolant sufficiently, but that is usually only five
minutes from the start of the vehicle. It would not make sense to shut
off the ignition and restart, unless at a long traffic light or some
such.
--
Andrew Chaplin
SIT MIHI GLADIUS SICUT SANCTO MARTINO
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