2006 Tucson: question about defrost/defog

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Why is this such a big deal......




cheg said:
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and I noticed that everytime I turned on the defog mode, the a/c light
would come on. I got the dealership to disconnect that since I was
under the impression the a/c compressor sucks a lot of gas.


same thing. Does the a/c thing affect gas consumption when heat is
blowing out instead of cold air? Can I disconnect this without having
to go to the dealership? Should I not bother?




Unlike my previous car, I found out this morning that I simply had to
press the a/c to disengage it! On the Accent, you could press all you
wanted on the a/c switch but it would always be on. Anyway, I'll be
testing it in the next few days and keep you all informed.

Again, thanks for the replies!

Alex
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Bob said:
How about this.... Open the hood, and disconnect the connector for the AC
clutch for the winter. Not as easy as doing it from the dashboard, but
effective.
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Yeah, but that's a rather Draconian method. I prefer to have the option
to use the A/C if necessary. When piling into the car after X/C skiing
or sea kayaking, it's helpful to get the humidity out. It's also good on
days above freezing where fog on the inside of the windshield can be a
problem.

I don't object to using the A/C when it's helpful, I just want to choose
when I use it.
 
Matt said:
Yes, I have noticed that my Sonata isn't very good at defrosting. Then
again, it isn't very good at heating in general. The interesting thing
is that both my 94 Chevy pickup and my 03 Dodge Grand Caravan have this
same "automatic" AC in the defrost position feature, and they both defog
and defrost exceptionally well. The Chevy is slower to start defrosting
as it has a much larger cast iron engine that takes a while to heat up,
but once warm it will make the water on the windshield turn to steam
when you stop at a light.

Personally, I think this is more of poor HVAC design on Hyundai's part,
than a poor idea in general.
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It seems like a large part of the problem is that the fans are anemic.
Position #4 in the Elantra doesn't blow as much air as position #2 in my
old Excel did. The air gets hot, but it's not distributed effectively. I
wonder if there's a higher output blower motor that would fit?
Yes, I personally prefer to have more things manual than automatic,
which is why I drive a stick shift. However, I have become used to
having automatic timing advance, automatic mixture control and automatic
fuel injection for cold starts... :-)
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Sure. I have no objection to true advancements in technology, but it
seems counterproductive to eliminate the driver's ability to choose how
to use some systems. Like you I prefer to "row my own" gears and have
never owned a car with an automatic transmission.
 
Brian said:
It seems like a large part of the problem is that the fans are anemic.
Position #4 in the Elantra doesn't blow as much air as position #2 in my
old Excel did. The air gets hot, but it's not distributed effectively. I
wonder if there's a higher output blower motor that would fit?
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That could well be the case. Although, my old minivan (96 Plymouth) and
my pickup don't blow a lot of air on the low setting either, but by the
time I got halfway to work (about an 18 mile commute) I had to start
turning down the temp setting unless it was below zero. I can drive the
Sonata all the way to work on the highest temp setting and no be
uncomfortably warm. My 03 minivan (Dodge Caravan) does blow much faster
on all settings than my old minivan or my pickup. It gets uncomfortably
warm in about 7 miles at any OAT above 10 or so.

I'm not sure a higher output blower is necessary as we can always use
the higher speeds. I'm just used to not needing 2 or higher in most of
my vehicles unless it is very cold (below zero) or very humid (car full
of people with wet jackets).


Sure. I have no objection to true advancements in technology, but it
seems counterproductive to eliminate the driver's ability to choose how
to use some systems. Like you I prefer to "row my own" gears and have
never owned a car with an automatic transmission.
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Are you married? I never owned an automatic until I got married... :-(
I did insist that my wife learn to drive stick, which she did very
willingly. However, I've conceded to buy an automatic for the vehicles
that she drives primarily and a stick only for those I drive primarily.
Compromise is part of marriage, at least successful marriages! :-)

Matt
 
Matt said:
Are you married?
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Not anymore. :-)
I never owned an automatic until I got married... :-(
I did insist that my wife learn to drive stick, which she did very
willingly. However, I've conceded to buy an automatic for the vehicles
that she drives primarily and a stick only for those I drive primarily.
Compromise is part of marriage, at least successful marriages! :-)
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Now that I think of it, I can only recall having one girfriend in the
past 20 years who drove a car with an automatic. The rest have driven
manuals. It's not like I planned it that way, but apparently I'm
attracted to the type of women who prefer manual trannys, which I would
categorize as independent, self-reliant and intelligent. Maybe it's just
a New England Yankee thing...
 
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