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A/C Compressor - Initial Time Delay

Group: CLIMATE CONTROL

Number: 96-97-001

Date: JUNE, 1996

Model: 1996 ELANTRA

Subject
1996 ELANTRA INITIAL START A/C
COMPRESSOR OPERATION TIME DELAY

CONDITION:

When "cold" (initial) starting a 1996 Elantra with the A/C switch on, the engine control system inhibits A/C compressor operation for up to two minutes following starting of the engine. The length of the delay depends on the engine's coolant temperature and the ambient air temperature.





The table is the "map" for A/C compressor operation delay:

CORRECTION:

The conditions listed are "normal" and there is no corrective action needed.