Eleven years, man. ELEVEN YEARS, I've been driving my Civic, and I was always cranky about not having a way to turn off the AC when running the "defrost" vent. Thanks a million!
I had no idea that my air conditioning was being turned on when I used my defroster. I noticed that it seemed like it was revving up the same way it does when the AC is on. But since the AC light didn’t come on I assumed it wasn’t. This is super useful
I did this on my Civic a while back. Don't remember where I learned it though. I write these these tips in my owners manual whenever I run across them. It's great that you show how to enable and return to original.
Tried it five times on my 2010 Civic, didn't work. Watch the video several times to see if I was missing anything. What it did do is turn the compressor off when I switch to modes other than defrost. Whereas before I'd have to click the AC switch to turn it off in the vent or floor positions, so it's sort of worked.
The reason the AC is on for Defrost is to lower the humidity so you can clear the fog off the windshield faster when starting cold. When you cold start , The combination for this is: Fan on high, AC on , Heat on high, windows cracked (For fresh air). You run that for several minutes to clear that dangerous fog on the windshield.
Yea I was so happy when I figured out this trick . Pretty sure every 8th gen civic owner will agree that the way they have it set up from factory is annoying as hell. I do still turn on the ac to defrost my windshield if the car is still cold . It works well.
Most autos have this feature to keep your compressor seals wet. If you change it to no a/c defrost, come Summer, surprise my a/c refrigerant is low and it blows warm air.🌋
If i dont want a/c on for defrost ill just switch to floor selector like when its cold out bc the air comes out of defroster vent aswell.idk if its supposed to but my jeep,honda,yukon & nissan all 3 do it. In any case thanks for sharing. I love how these lil hidden gems are programmed into the vehicles as if the manufacturer is playing a lil treasure hunt game with us to go figure these things out lol
appreciate this. my compressor is shot and I don't need the AC condenser fan blowing under the hood when I'm trying to warm up/defrost my car in the winter. Having the option of just air blowing, or air conditioned air blowing on the windshield should always be a driver's option. Thank you!
alas you want your AC on. Since it will absorb the moisture in the air hence preventin ice and fog from forming in the inside. Also the AC air that will come out is always hoter then the outsite air in scenarios you need it,
@@rveasna22 worked perfect! The shaking stops as soon as ac mode is deactivated. My man! Any other tricks you know? Ive already disabled auto locks and stuff
@@rveasna22 i hit a deer with my fa5 that had the bolt ons but flash pro was next! Scooped an fg2 recently and havent done much to it yet. Thought about finding a k24 block for my spare k20z3 head from the crashed civic.
This is the reason ac still works in so many old 6th and 7th gen civics tho ac needs to run periodically to stay lubed up and prevent seals from cracking
Hi, maybe this makes sense for some drivers some places, or single occupant. Damp climate or with passengers, don't change anything. The Civic is a smart car. Do the maintenance and drive. Mark Richardson
@@rveasna22 it's nice i never know that but why honda or any any war maker want ac on with defrost is that important or we must have this original setting or it's just we can change no harm to Ac or Battery or engine or any harm to anything?
@@Day_Trading The AC will also dehumify the air this is why it on if you set it to the windwhield. it defogs your windshield by basicly absorping the water.
Any device, AC compressor, alternator, power steering pump, that is connected to crancshaft decreases engine power or to be more precise decreases energy output. On some vehicles when You switch AC on while engine runs rpm may go up a liitle. Try accelerating with and without AC on You will feel the difference. Depending on how big the engine is this can be felt more or less. In a 1.8l civic or even in 2.4l Accord fuel consumption will increase about 0.5l per 100km depending how hot it is outside.
Ummmm. It was designed this way on purpose. You want the AC running to defrost. It pulls the humidity out. My AC went out in my car, and defrost was a nightmare until I was able to have a new compressor installed. But all means, bypass the design with this secret.
@@rveasna22 You want AC on with defrost is what I’m saying. If Honda felt that it would sometimes work better with it off, they would have allowed you to just turn it off without the “secret” which is for troubleshooting. Turn it off. I’m not stopping you. But ac runs with defrost for a reason. Physics.
Michael Gonzalez *If you haven’t found/got one yet* you can usually find someone who sells them at swap meets or events like that:) They have a wide variety of colors/textures where I’m at
Puss In Boots Depends who does them. Mine fits perfectly along the trim and it saves my FHA’s from cracking or drying out due to Arizona’s 120+ degree heat :)
Eleven years, man. ELEVEN YEARS, I've been driving my Civic, and I was always cranky about not having a way to turn off the AC when running the "defrost" vent. Thanks a million!
And all the cash down the drain after all those years with fuel consuption AND as a bonus, loss of HPz
I had no idea that my air conditioning was being turned on when I used my defroster. I noticed that it seemed like it was revving up the same way it does when the AC is on. But since the AC light didn’t come on I assumed it wasn’t. This is super useful
I did this on my Civic a while back. Don't remember where I learned it though. I write these these tips in my owners manual whenever I run across them. It's great that you show how to enable and return to original.
Thanks. I'm just trying to help out the 8th gen community with this little trick
Tried it five times on my 2010 Civic, didn't work. Watch the video several times to see if I was missing anything. What it did do is turn the compressor off when I switch to modes other than defrost. Whereas before I'd have to click the AC switch to turn it off in the vent or floor positions, so it's sort of worked.
The reason the AC is on for Defrost is to lower the humidity so you can clear the fog off the windshield faster when starting cold. When you cold start , The combination for this is: Fan on high, AC on , Heat on high, windows cracked (For fresh air). You run that for several minutes to clear that dangerous fog on the windshield.
Also, how much gas are you actually saving? Probably not worth the hassle,
no but the way these compressors burn out its not a bad idea to keep it off as much as possible@@Bertminator
Owned my si for 10 years had no idea about this. Thanks!
Yea I was so happy when I figured out this trick . Pretty sure every 8th gen civic owner will agree that the way they have it set up from factory is annoying as hell. I do still turn on the ac to defrost my windshield if the car is still cold . It works well.
Did this hack years ago, so much more convenient when i just want plain air blowing through the windshield vent and not drain engine power
The compressor /ac being on dries the air to defrost the windows quicker
Then leave it on if you want. But this also gives you the opportunity to save fuel. Choose is yours unlike before hack.
Most autos have this feature to keep your compressor seals wet. If you change it to no a/c defrost, come Summer, surprise my a/c refrigerant is low and it blows warm air.🌋
I use the ac to defrost the windshield, then when it's done I turn it off and just want normal air
If i dont want a/c on for defrost ill just switch to floor selector like when its cold out bc the air comes out of defroster vent aswell.idk if its supposed to but my jeep,honda,yukon & nissan all 3 do it.
In any case thanks for sharing. I love how these lil hidden gems are programmed into the vehicles as if the manufacturer is playing a lil treasure hunt game with us to go figure these things out lol
I honestly was thinking about this this morning on why my ac compressor turns on I my 7th gen had the same issue. Thanks
appreciate this. my compressor is shot and I don't need the AC condenser fan blowing under the hood when I'm trying to warm up/defrost my car in the winter. Having the option of just air blowing, or air conditioned air blowing on the windshield should always be a driver's option. Thank you!
alas you want your AC on. Since it will absorb the moisture in the air hence preventin ice and fog from forming in the inside. Also the AC air that will come out is always hoter then the outsite air in scenarios you need it,
Didn't know this was a thing until your video showed up in my recommended feed. Thanks a lot man!
Hell yeah. Didn't know my video would be on people's recommended LoL
@@rveasna22 Just bought a used 2010 civic so I've been looking up maintenance and repair videos a bunch. Looks like your video fit that algorithm 👍
thank you! my compressor is shot and i don’t feel like dealing with it til summer so this will save me.
Thank you so much for this! Everytime i turn my defrost on, my car/engine kinda shakes inside. Hopefully taking it off ac mode will help that!
You got it buddy!!
@@rveasna22 worked perfect! The shaking stops as soon as ac mode is deactivated. My man! Any other tricks you know? Ive already disabled auto locks and stuff
@@harrylou90 another trick I know is flashpro changes everything LoL
@@rveasna22 i hit a deer with my fa5 that had the bolt ons but flash pro was next! Scooped an fg2 recently and havent done much to it yet. Thought about finding a k24 block for my spare k20z3 head from the crashed civic.
I've been distracted by the dash carpet......
Could you please repeat the procedure?
This is the reason ac still works in so many old 6th and 7th gen civics tho ac needs to run periodically to stay lubed up and prevent seals from cracking
good to know was gonna do this but don't really see the benefit
Awesome hack! Been wondering how do do this for years!
Thank you very much for sharing this!
Thank you so much. Did this with both my civics..
The climate control confused with all the button pushing
Thanks for this. Really helpful
Dude thank you so much
Yo where’d you get your dash cover?
From someone off of Facebook.
Just a heads up, defrosting with AC takes less than 10 seconds, without AC I'm going to assume it takes way longer.
Hi, maybe this makes sense for some drivers some places, or single occupant. Damp climate or with passengers, don't change anything. The Civic is a smart car. Do the maintenance and drive. Mark Richardson
Thanks my Cambodian brotha! 💪🏽
How you know I'm cambodian?
rveasna22 ur name lol and ur accent
@@lowbvll8969 I don't hear an accent haha
are you fckin kidding me I wish I had seen this sooner haha
I only uploaded it 4 years ago haha
Good vid..I done it years ago.(HONDA POWER😎🙏🏼💯
Where you get that dash cover
Is this good for car or bad for or what are the advantages and disadvantages pls explain
It's good for me. I like the air blowing on the windshield most of the time. And I like not having the ac on when I do
@@rveasna22 it's nice i never know that but why honda or any any war maker want ac on with defrost is that important or we must have this original setting or it's just we can change no harm to Ac or Battery or engine or any harm to anything?
@@Day_Trading The AC will also dehumify the air this is why it on if you set it to the windwhield. it defogs your windshield by basicly absorping the water.
Where u get the dash mat from ?
Thank you
Whats the purpose of putting a carpet on your dashboard??
Protect the dash from uv rays. And sun glare
What a stupid questions, need Logic in High school
@@xxprojessexx8838 Not as stupid as your spelling and grammar. Do yourself a favor and go back to school loser.
Will it make check engine come on after you do this because I did that and later check engine come on
That sounds like a different issue. What code did you get?
Jokes on you, my compressor is broken anyway.
Built that way to dry the air in the winter. No real noticable effect on gas mileage left alone
Where did you get that dash cover from?
Someone on facebook
where did u get ur dash mat
Facebook
@@rveasna22 how did u install it?
@@dior9962 sorry for the late replay. I just bought velcro strips from Walmart and put 3 on it
Good vid
YOOO HOW DO I GET THE RED DASHBOARD. I have a 2010 4door dx-g civc i wanna mod it out
@@stbralex7187 it's an si
It was today my mind was blown
Where did you get the dash cover?
A guy on fb marketplace
Does this also work for the 9th gen si??
Not sure
Hi, can you explain why this will help the economy of gaz !?
Any device, AC compressor, alternator, power steering pump, that is connected to crancshaft decreases engine power or to be more precise decreases energy output. On some vehicles when You switch AC on while engine runs rpm may go up a liitle. Try accelerating with and without AC on You will feel the difference. Depending on how big the engine is this can be felt more or less. In a 1.8l civic or even in 2.4l Accord fuel consumption will increase about 0.5l per 100km depending how hot it is outside.
What Marcin said above
why won't it just tell you that the ac is on? thanks though man... I avoid using ac unless i really need it.
only works on si's ?
Not sure. Should work on other trims. I just happen to have an si
it seem by factory I could just turn the ac off when i see the light.
@toubielo8788 it seems that way. But you will still here the compressor click on and off. Indicating the ac is still running
No wonder why I would lose so much gas when heat is on
I never had to do that with mine I just turn off the ac works every time
civic 8 gen secret
So you're discovered a hack that makes it worse?
I dont get the idea of this, someone can explain it more detailed way?
And then you give it some gas. Lots of gas
Evens out lol
Bruh. The air conditioner is not running in defrost mode. It’s jus the blower. The compressor won’t run without the engine…..
It ac runs. You just can't control it if it's in defrost mode. You can hear it running even with the ac button off
most confusing shit ever.
It was confusing
Did this and now my whole radio doesn't work
Damm that sucks. Must be a different issue with it. As it doesn't have anything to do with the radio.
Ummmm. It was designed this way on purpose. You want the AC running to defrost. It pulls the humidity out. My AC went out in my car, and defrost was a nightmare until I was able to have a new compressor installed. But all means, bypass the design with this secret.
Was also designed to turn it off
@@rveasna22 for troubleshooting purposes. Not for the lay driver. Had it been, you could just press the ac button to turn off. 🙄. Try again.
@@tb2324 ac button does not turn it off. It's always running in defrost mode whether the ac light is on or off
@@tb2324 doing this trick allows you to be able to turn it off
@@rveasna22 You want AC on with defrost is what I’m saying. If Honda felt that it would sometimes work better with it off, they would have allowed you to just turn it off without the “secret” which is for troubleshooting. Turn it off. I’m not stopping you. But ac runs with defrost for a reason. Physics.
Whats that bull shit you got on the dashboard?
Dashboard kilt
civic si 8 generation ac defect defrost
Where did you get the dash matt?
Got it from a guy local to me that was selling it
Michael Gonzalez *If you haven’t found/got one yet* you can usually find someone who sells them at swap meets or events like that:) They have a wide variety of colors/textures where I’m at
It looks like a badly fitted wig.
Puss In Boots Depends who does them. Mine fits perfectly along the trim and it saves my FHA’s from cracking or drying out due to Arizona’s 120+ degree heat :)