"Tomes" <askme@here.net> wrote in message
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> "ronbon" <n877@msn.com> wrote in message
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>> 2005 corolla, A/C light does not come on in defrost mode. My Trooper
>> does in both defrost and floor/defrost. Is this normal?
>> Ron
>>
> It could very well mean that something is amiss with your AC, something
> that is causing it not to work. Perhaps it is the belt, perhaps it is
> something more insidious. I believe that it should be automatically
> coming on with the Defrost setting to dry out the air. Try using the AC
> only and see if that causes the light to come on. See if it makes cold
> air come out (I would do this when the car is all warmed up inside and try
> it using 'inside air' to see if it chills that air). If the AC works fine
> it might only be that the light bulb is burned out or it is not telling
> the AC to turn on anymore for some reason.
>
> Come tell us what this test reveals.
> Tomes
>

Or, it could mean her car is not supposed to have the AC come on
automatically with the defroster. Mine does. My son's 96 Camry does not. I'd
suggest looking at the owner's manual, even if it looks scary, and requires
going outside to get it.