How's the Stinger's AC?

[MerlintheMad]

The AC in the Stinger is great. Tint also really helps, but nothing beats being able to aim all 3 center vents at your face, instead of being permanently aimed towards a non-existent passenger.

As for the mention up there about AC and Power, the car shuts off AC under heavy load. Set it to exterior air and try flooring it when it's humid. You'll get gross sticky air almost immediately. I think it's been a thing for a while in lots of cars, my old 11 Fusion, 09 Mazda 3 and 17 Sedona all did it.

Every car I've had does that. I haven't experienced it in the Stinger (yet) because the few times I have "floored it" I've either had the AC off or the outside conditions have been friendly and the AC is "hardly working".

 

[BlaydeX15]

Every car I've had does that. I haven't experienced it in the Stinger (yet) because the few times I have "floored it" I've either had the AC off or the outside conditions have been friendly and the AC is "hardly working".

Yeah, Not sure when it started being standard. My 87 325e and 92 Corsica didn't do it, can't remember if my wife's 01 Cobalt did or not, since we only had that car a few months (Before we met, she somehow said yes to an 18% interest rate, yikes.)

 

[eflyguy]

Air works great, I have found if you run AC and get it cool, you can then switch AC Auto off, then switching to defrost and low blowers, they will continue to blow out cool air without using the AC. I keep it around 67 degrees without having to use any AC.

Defog (not Defrost) runs the AC as needed, even in winter when you have heat up. The AC button will not light up. It *can* be disabled but it would be unwise in any climate other than the desert. It's covered in the manual. 4-147.

 

[eflyguy]

Yeah, Not sure when it started being standard. My 87 325e and 92 Corsica didn't do it, can't remember if my wife's 01 Cobalt did or not, since we only had that car a few months (Before we met, she somehow said yes to an 18% interest rate, yikes.)

CFR › Title 49 › Subtitle B › Chapter III › Subchapter B › Part 393 › Subpart G › Section 393.79
Windshield defrosting and defogging systems.

(a)Vehicles manufactured on or after December 25, 1968. Each bus, truck, and truck-tractor manufactured on or after December 25, 1968, must have a windshield defrosting and defogging system that meets the requirements of FMVSS No. 103 in effect on the date of manufacture.

Every vehicle I ever owned that had AC, did this. A friend of mine wrecked a late 70's land yacht because she couldn't be bothered/afford to get the AC fixed, and drove into the big cement structure for a lamp post in a parking lot on a humid night after work. In the UK, where AC was not common, we would carry a rag to wipe the inside of the windshield down periodically.

 

[BlaydeX15]

CFR › Title 49 › Subtitle B › Chapter III › Subchapter B › Part 393 › Subpart G › Section 393.79
Windshield defrosting and defogging systems.

(a)Vehicles manufactured on or after December 25, 1968. Each bus, truck, and truck-tractor manufactured on or after December 25, 1968, must have a windshield defrosting and defogging system that meets the requirements of FMVSS No. 103 in effect on the date of manufacture.

Every vehicle I ever owned that had AC, did this. A friend of mine wrecked a late 70's land yacht because she couldn't be bothered/afford to get the AC fixed, and drove into the big cement structure for a lamp post in a parking lot on a humid night after work. In the UK, where AC was not common, we would carry a rag to wipe the inside of the windshield down periodically.

Oh, yeah, that one makes sense. I drove with my head out the window most of one winter because the blower in my car stopped working (The 325e), so the defrost was useless. If I took special care to breathe shallow and exhale out the window, I could make it home from work without icing over the front windshield. Long trip or passengers? Nope! Blind driving.

It was a blown fuse. An entire -30f winter with no heat because I didn't check the fuses.

But I was actually talking about the AC turning off under heavy acceleration. It's in most cars, but I'm not sure when it started being a commonplace thing, since my older cars didn't do it.

 

[Waynerm002]

So Mike, you ready to get into a Stinger?

 

[Mike_TX]

So Mike, you ready to get into a Stinger?

Lol. Not quite yet. I'm just into year 2 on a 3-year lease on my Optima, so I'm maybe a year away from trading. I've jumped the gun too many times in the past and have a big slug of negative equity to show for it.

 

[5tinger]

Make sure to use the AC at least once per month to prevent seals from drying out and therefore cuasing the gas to leak out.