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Ambient A/C or fan noise when A/C off?

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Old 03-05-07, 09:20 PM
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Default Ambient A/C or fan noise when A/C off?

Hi, I've had my IS for about a little over a month now. I noticed that when I turn off the A/C, there seems to be ambient noise still coming from perhaps the A/C fan. It's only noticeable when the audio is off and the car is not moving on the road. It sounds like the fan is still spinning at a low rate.

Does anybody else have this experience?

It's particularly noticeable when you get in the car (no ambient fan noise) then start the car with the A/C and audio off (hear ambient fan noise after a few seconds).
Old 03-05-07, 09:36 PM
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LOL, I had the same worry when I first got my car. Then I realized I had the ventilated seats on. Hope this helps.
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Originally Posted by VikDiddy
LOL, I had the same worry when I first got my car. Then I realized I had the ventilated seats on. Hope this helps.
LOL, doh! Thanks Vikdiddy. The driver's side was turned all the way to Cool 3. The guy doing my LPS settings must have done it... I usually set it at 0. Boy that thing sure is noisy for the lack of breeze it generates.
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Yea...I figured that out my own recently. It was certainly noisy. I thought it came from the engine until I turn my to ON (press the start button twice w/out depressing the brake) and the noise is still there. Then, I realized it was the ventilated seat.
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