2002 Civic A/C Light comes on when heater is switched to windshield defrost.
 

My 2002 Civic A/C Light comes on when I turn the heater switched to windshiled defrost.
In this position, I cannot get the A/C turned off.
I have to turn the heater switch from defrost to floor heat - then I can press the A/C button & it goes off.

Maybe I could just pull the A/C fuse.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

John Lukins

its normal, A/C light is suppose to come on when you have the windshield defrost on

Re: (flipmoderacer02)
 

Thanks for the quick reply.

Is this unique to Honda.
Usually you turn on the A/C and the condensor motor kicks in & you fuel economy goes to the floor.
Not the case with Honda?

John

1) Have the car turned off.

2) Turn the "air condition position" knob to the left all the way (counter-clock-wise).

3) Hold the "air-recirculation button" and the "A/C" button "DOWN". (don't touch the "defrost" button)

4) Start the car with the "BUTTONS" held down, and wait for 7 seconds.

5) All done. You can turn the "A/C" off and on now.


P.S. To turn the original feature back on, repeat all steps, but for "STEP 2", turn the knob all the way to the "right" (clock-wise).

Re: (Rennen)
 

Thanks - but didn't work.
Attached is a (URL Link to) a JPG of my heater console.
Does your solution work for this model?

http://www.q5systems.com/temp/pb090002.jpg

This is in the OLD FAQ's:

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by toyomatt84 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"><FONT SIZE="4">DIY: Turn Off Automatic A/C Turn-On</FONT>

What you will need: Two Fingers

Time Needed: 10 seconds.

Annoyed with how you can't turn off the A/C when you turn to defog? Here's the override (realize that A/C expediates the defog process).

These steps are taken from a discussion thread on 2k1civic.com

1. Turn Car Off
2. Turn Temperature Knob To Full Blue (All the way to the left - Counter-Clock Wise)
3. Turn Vent Knob To Off (All the way to the left - Counter-Clock Wise)
4. Hold Down Air Recirculation Button As Well As A/C Button
5. Keep Both Buttons Depressed and Start Car
6. Keep Both Buttons Depressed for 7 Seconds
7. *AC LIGHT SHOULD BLINK*

You will now have control of your A/C regardless of what setting you are in, to revert back, simply repeat the procedue.

~Credit goes to: Ghosty's Tutorial.
( http://madstatic.com/2k1civic/diy/acdisable/ )</TD></TR></TABLE>

Re: (toyomatt84)
 

That did it - it worked !!!!!

Thanks for your help.

i dont think it changes anything, i did it, but it still acted the same...