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Old Sep 28, 2006 | 11:48 AM
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Conditioned Air

I have a 2003 F150 Supercrew and recently took it in for service at a dealership. Was concerned that conditioned air came our of the vents on every setting, but "panel". In the heat of the summer, there was no need to turn it too "A/C" because "panel/floor" or "def/floor" would blow cold enough air to cool the cab down. I was told by the dealership this is normal and they could install a switch to disable the air conditioning all together if I wanted. Does anyone else have this concern? There are some passengers that I drive with that are allergic or prefer no air conditioning.

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Old Sep 28, 2006 | 11:59 AM
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If you take the time to read your owner's manual, you will see what mode switch positions do or do not use the air conditioner.

It woud be a simple task to install a disable switch for the compressor so you can turn it off or on at will without regard to the main control setting. If this is a big concern, take the dealership up on their offer.

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Old Sep 28, 2006 | 12:08 PM
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Thanks for the quick reply. Wow...am I a big dummy for not reading my owners manual! One would think in a normal vehicle, "A/C" and "A/C Max" would actually be the air conditioning settings. Then again, the last vehicle I owned was a 1982 F150 and before that 1978 F150 and before that a 1971 F100. All this new fancy smanshy techno-ology!..hehe.

I'm still confused as to why this is the way it is, but am able to live with it. Just wondered if anyone else out there shared the same opinion.

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Old Sep 28, 2006 | 02:28 PM
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All positions except PANEL, OFF and FLOOR run the compressor. This is to ensure that the compressor gets run year around to keep the bearings moving.
 
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