Hacking your S2000
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Hacking your S2000
Here's how to turn off auto-on aircon when in windshield defrost mode. It's not as good as turning and pulling a few radio knobs but it's at least half as interesting.
I got the info from Luft46. I have not try this yet, my car is in the shop for some work. I'll confirm once I get the car back.
To deactivate automatic a/c feature on a 2002+ S2000/CRV:
1) Turn the ignition switch "on," but dont start the car.
2) Turn fan speed off.
3) Turn temperature knob all the way to the left (blue area).
4) Turn vent knob to all the way to the left (panel position).
5) Turn the ignitions switch "off."
6) Hold down both air recirculation button and a/c button while turning the ignition switch "on." Nothing lights up initially, keep waiting. The orange air recirculation indicator on the button will start flashing.
7) Continue holding both buttons until the orange air recirculation indicator stops flashing, then let go.
To reactivate automatic a/c feature on 2002+ S2000/CRV:
1) Turn vehicle off.
2) Turn fan knob off.
3) Turn temperature knob all the way to the left (blue area).
4) Turn vent knob all the way to the right (defrost position).
5) Hold down both air recirculation button and a/c button while starting car.
6) Continue holding for 7 seconds until air recirculation button stops flashing.
7) After the 7 seconds described in step 6, the recirculation button will start to flash. Continue to hold the button for another 7 seconds. After this, the a/c light will turn to green and it's finished
1) Turn the ignition switch "on," but dont start the car.
2) Turn fan speed off.
3) Turn temperature knob all the way to the left (blue area).
4) Turn vent knob to all the way to the left (panel position).
5) Turn the ignitions switch "off."
6) Hold down both air recirculation button and a/c button while turning the ignition switch "on." Nothing lights up initially, keep waiting. The orange air recirculation indicator on the button will start flashing.
7) Continue holding both buttons until the orange air recirculation indicator stops flashing, then let go.
To reactivate automatic a/c feature on 2002+ S2000/CRV:
1) Turn vehicle off.
2) Turn fan knob off.
3) Turn temperature knob all the way to the left (blue area).
4) Turn vent knob all the way to the right (defrost position).
5) Hold down both air recirculation button and a/c button while starting car.
6) Continue holding for 7 seconds until air recirculation button stops flashing.
7) After the 7 seconds described in step 6, the recirculation button will start to flash. Continue to hold the button for another 7 seconds. After this, the a/c light will turn to green and it's finished
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True the ac helps get rid of the moisture. But sometime you want to melt the ice or snow on your windshield in the morning it's much quicker without the ac pumping cool air onto the windshield and windows. I find it much more useful to have full manual control over when my ac should be on.
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If you turn the knob all the way to the right the a/c will turn on (there's no way to turn it off). In my old Prelude I can push the a/c button and it will turn off the a/c. This is not the case in the S or the CRV. The a/c will always be on with the air vent in windshield mode. The setup in the Prelude is perfect, the a/c still goes on when the vent is in windshield mode but you have the option to turn it off if you want hot air. I have no idea what they were thinking not allowing people to turn off the a/c.