Fan Only (Outside Air)

[BroncMan]

This might sound silly, but how do I run just "Fan Only" ...air from the outside?
I can imagine (and did so) to have temperature control ON but temperature turned all the way down to "LOW".
It seems to work but seems abnormally cold and the air conditioning LED comes on ...?
Nothing is set to "Auto" ... just temp control "ON" and turned all the way down to "LOW"
Can anyone enlighten me or confirm?
(yeah ... I know ... open the window ... )

Thanks

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[Cursed Bronco]

I've tried fiddling with this as I used the option on my previous cars to simply blow outside air in. I do not think it is an option on this vehicle. It either uses heat or A/C to maintain whatever temperature you select. "LO" just sets the A/C to the lowest temperature setting.

 

[Rogerthat898]

I have been wondering this also. Sometimes I have noticed when I have the blower on and the "A/C" indicator light is not lit that the air coming out the vents is definitely a lot colder and less humid that the outside air.

 

[BroncMan]

Well ... open the window
The main concern / benefit would be to get some fresh air without the window / wind noise

 

[Mark S.]

Well ... open the window
The main concern / benefit would be to get some fresh air without the window / wind noise

If you just place the system in Auto you will be getting mostly outside air conditioned to the selected temperature. You can set the system to recirc for brief periods of time, but unless you select MAX it will not remain in recirc mode.

 

[TNFurb]

I thought i was doing this by making sure to hit the AC button to turn AC off (not lit) then hitting the fan speed buttons to my desired fan speed. This seemed to turn off all of the auto stuff and was letting outside air come in. Maybe I’m wrong and it was still being conditioned at some level, but it definitely wasnt cold like it is when AC is on.

 

[Dude]

I thought i was doing this by making sure to hit the AC button to turn AC off (not lit) then hitting the fan speed buttons to my desired fan speed. This seemed to turn off all of the auto stuff and was letting outside air come in. Maybe I’m wrong and it was still being conditioned at some level, but it definitely wasnt cold like it is when AC is on.

Mine isn’t cold (initially) under those conditions but not for long. As the inside temp rises (often is well over 90°F here), the cold air comes on but the AC LED isn’t on, meanwhile recirc is off and hot outside air is mixed in.

 

[NMhunter]

It may be tied to humidity. I've never had an issue here in NM.

 

[jkeaton]

How dare vehicles assume how I want my air.

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