Which Button Turns Off the Air Conditioning in a Buick?

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VonBrynlee
09/01/25 6:50am
The button to turn the air conditioning on and off in a Buick is located in the bottom area of the center console, which is the air conditioning control zone. The snowflake button in the upper left corner of the air conditioning control zone is the switch for the air conditioning compressor. Defogging: There are separate buttons for front and rear windshield defogging. Press the corresponding button to activate the heating defogging function. Heating: Turn the knob to the high-temperature indicator area to deliver warm air. AUTO: The AUTO function helps the driver automatically regulate the interior temperature. Whether it's cooling or heating, or adjusting the fan speed higher or lower, it intelligently makes timely adjustments.
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Nathaniel
09/14/25 2:40am
As someone who frequently explores these buttons while driving, I can confirm that turning off the air conditioning in Buick vehicles does depend on the model's design. For newer models like the GL8 and LaCrosse, there's a dedicated physical button with a snowflake icon below the center console screen - pressing it once completely powers off the system. Older models like the Excelle with rotary knob controls are slightly more complicated; you need to turn the fan speed knob counterclockwise until it clicks at the minimum position for complete shutdown. When you can't locate the button, repeatedly pressing the fan speed reduction button until the display shows zero speed achieves the same effect. By the way, some drivers mistakenly believe adjusting the temperature controls can turn off the AC, but those buttons only switch between cooling and heating modes - the actual power cutoff requires the dedicated off button.
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