AC Safety Problems

Driving in a rain storm - coolish outside. Heater goes on - sometime, I
hope!!!!! Hmmmm ... maybe if I just turn the temp setting up and the
vents down. DRAT ! Cool air out the vents and warm air out the floor
vent. Well maybe if I just turn the ac off ... well finaly it starts to
fee a little bit warm. OOPS !!!! Look at that! Have to manualy turn on
the front and the rear defrosters - new experience for me with these
luxury vehicles which normaly seem to take care of that sort of thing
by themselves. Oh well ... the LS430 is supposed to be reliable.

Now the next day on the road again - no rain - warmer outside - auto
thingy on. Getting warm gradualy and getting sleepy cause of the stuffy
cabin. But with the air on - OOPS !!!!! Air is off from last night
!!!!! Well fortunately the micro nap didn't kill us.

Sure am glad that I have such a safe vehicle - lots of engineering, but
engineering for show, not go.

"mcbrue" <mcbrue DeleteThis @aol.com> wrote in message
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> Driving in a rain storm - coolish outside. Heater goes on - sometime, I
> hope!!!!! Hmmmm ... maybe if I just turn the temp setting up and the
> vents down. DRAT ! Cool air out the vents and warm air out the floor
> vent. Well maybe if I just turn the ac off ... well finaly it starts to
> fee a little bit warm. OOPS !!!! Look at that! Have to manualy turn on
> the front and the rear defrosters - new experience for me with these
> luxury vehicles which normaly seem to take care of that sort of thing
> by themselves. Oh well ... the LS430 is supposed to be reliable.
>
> Now the next day on the road again - no rain - warmer outside - auto
> thingy on. Getting warm gradualy and getting sleepy cause of the stuffy
> cabin. But with the air on - OOPS !!!!! Air is off from last night
> !!!!! Well fortunately the micro nap didn't kill us.
>
> Sure am glad that I have such a safe vehicle - lots of engineering, but
> engineering for show, not go.
>

You should leave the AC on during the rain to dehumidify the air blowing on
the windshield. I leave the AC engaged all year and let the system engage
the compressor as needed.

If you are cool, just turn up the temp and/or use the setting that splits
between the floor and front defroster.

The system is automatic, but not so automatic that it knows that there is a
need to defog the front or rear windows so yes, the driver has to think to
push the appropriate button on the dash.
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Ray O
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