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Old Jul 30, 2006 | 11:29 PM
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never mind!

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Old Jul 31, 2006 | 08:44 AM
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no go on.... I insist! :-)
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Old Jul 31, 2006 | 09:11 AM
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Since kb doesn't want to play , kennyboy, is that a picture of your car in your avatar? If so, what is the story with the "S model??" air intake in the hip on your C4S?
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Old Jul 31, 2006 | 10:08 AM
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personally, i have no idea what the max button does. it sounds like it should turn up the ac to some maximum setting, but i can't really tell the difference when i turn it on (maybe because by the time i hit that button i already have the ac fan on the highest setting)
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Old Jul 31, 2006 | 10:36 AM
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Tricky little button.....it puts the A/C to "max"....fan and cold......
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Old Jul 31, 2006 | 10:39 AM
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Just to hijack this one, mine cuts out occasionally. I have the AC on, hit the max button and it blows at full for a little bit, cuts back to the #2 setting, starts again...

I don't think it should work like that, what should I look at first?

Hey, look at that, search on 'AC max' and then reading through someone having similar problems found "http://p-car.com/diy/acdiag.html"

Ignore this one also ^
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Old Jul 31, 2006 | 10:45 AM
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Originally Posted by grouchy
I don't think it should work like that, what should I look at first?
I'd check the switch itself first. It sounds like it could be loosing contact.
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Old Jul 31, 2006 | 10:54 AM
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Doesnt Max just turn the system to recirculate instead of cooling outside hot air?
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All A/C setting will set the car on recirc. Max sets the fan on 4, air on recirc, windshield and footwell vents closed, defrost off, temp full cold, compressor on. So, for example, if you had the A/C on but NOT the max button, you could direct cold air to your feet. With MAX, so it says, it closes those vents.
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Old Jul 31, 2006 | 12:22 PM
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Since kb doesn't want to play , kennyboy, is that a picture of your car in your avatar? If so, what is the story with the "S model??" air intake in the hip on your C4S?
Hi Jeff - yeah specified by the original owner when he bought it.... Turbo S scoops... don't do nowt but they look great on a grand prix white car!

I dare'nt expand the photo anymore coz our driveways, garages and houses are soooo tiny compared you to guys!
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Originally Posted by BS911
All A/C setting will set the car on recirc. Max sets the fan on 4, air on recirc, windshield and footwell vents closed, defrost off, temp full cold, compressor on. So, for example, if you had the A/C on but NOT the max button, you could direct cold air to your feet. With MAX, so it says, it closes those vents.
Doesn't the lower slider lever thing close the footwell vents?
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Old Jul 31, 2006 | 05:10 PM
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Yes, but the MAX button is your one stop shopping, do it all at once button. That is why they say to use MAX for testing the vent temps, not just full cold. That way they KNOW you are in the exact config to get the most cooling possible.
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Old Jul 31, 2006 | 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted by grouchy
Just to hijack this one, mine cuts out occasionally. I have the AC on, hit the max button and it blows at full for a little bit, cuts back to the #2 setting, starts again...

I don't think it should work like that, what should I look at first?

Hey, look at that, search on 'AC max' and then reading through someone having similar problems found "http://p-car.com/diy/acdiag.html"

Ignore this one also ^
Are you sure this is the same problem? Seems different.

Mine also cuts back to lower fan settings occasionally while on max, seems to happen mostly at idle.
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