[JimD]

My 2006 Suzuki SUV works the same as my 2009 128i vert. Auto turns on the AC, pushing the AC button turns it back off. Most of the time, it is set in Auto with AC off. I don't like having to set the temp slider to get the temperature I want but I want to decide if I need the AC or not. I don't fully understand what the bimmer is doing yet but the zuk likes to switch on the AC on cool days just because the temp inside the car is high. Running the vent solves it in a couple minutes. Silly to run the AC. The zuk also wants to run in recirc mode - even under these circumstances.

I like conveniences but I also want the car to do what I want it to do. And yes, my bimmer (and zuk) are manual transmissions.

Jim