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A/C climate control - question for those in warm climate

Discussion in 'Gen 4 Prius Main Forum' started by nategold, Feb 19, 2016.

  1. nategold

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    In the 2nd generation Prius, in the summer with auto A/C on, the car would force recirculated air until the fan speed got down to a certain point (and hence the interior temperature). Then it would switch to outside air. Is this the way the 2016 works with auto turned on?

    In the manual on p 758 there is a customization that only the dealer can do called A/C auto switching operation. Anyone know what this does? It is off by default. Seems like this may have to do with what I want.

    Why some of these can only be done by the dealer is beyond me.
     
    #1 nategold, Feb 19, 2016
  2. nategold

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    Come on - ZERO responses?? I know some of you 2016 owners live in warm climates, using A/C.
     
    #2 nategold, Feb 22, 2016
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    It gets cold in the winter down south too. Probably not many 2016 owners with a lot of AC experience yet. Personally I never liked the Auto control so I always run it manually. The dealers can and will help you with the setups on a new car if you ask when you go in for your checkups. By the way, it helps if you put your location in the profile.
     
    #3 rjparker, Feb 22, 2016
  4. nategold

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    Well it is in the 80s in Southern California and Florida, so there must be some 2016 A/C users out there...
     
    #4 nategold, Feb 23, 2016
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