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Old 01-04-2017, 04:24 PM   #547
MagicMexican
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Originally Posted by strat61caster View Post

Defrost uses air conditioning to dehumidify the interior, I bet you're using the A/C a lot actually given that it's winter and you're in a snowy climate.
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Originally Posted by Tcoat View Post
This^ My AC kicks in about three times as often when in defrost /heat mode than it does in actually cooling the car. It only runs for short bursts to dry the air opposed to longer periods required to actually cool it. This results in a much more frequent impact on the idle. First car I have had where you can't turn the function off when heating so it took some getting used to. Don't even notice it anymore.
Oh duh! I actually knew that, I swear I just forgot lol.
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