[demick]

I read in the owners manual that the climate control if set to auto, will run the A/C all the time unless it is below freezing outside.

I simply turn off the A/C manually and it stays off until I push the auto button again. I've never had it come back on automatically even over a period of days or weeks. Perhaps different years behave differently.

Also, I often manually turn the fan down all the way until the climate control turn all the way off. No need for climate control when the top is down.