AC operation question

I am a new RPod owner. We have a 2016 179. We just got back from a week-long trip. At night, I'd set the thermostat at 68 (it was over 100° where we were). It would come on, cool for a bit, then shut off and come back on (low) for a few minutes, then shut off. But then it wouldn't come back on unless I shut it off completely, wait 10 or 15 seconds and turn it back on.
Can someone explain to me how the AC works so it will come on and off like a house AC....or do they not work that way?

Thank You!

It did cool it, nicely. Went to sleep and woke sweaty. Couldn't get it to turn back on regardless of changing temp on thermostat unless I shut it off completely and turn it back on.

To answer your other question, that's not the way they normally work...as offgrid pointed out, the evaporator coils might be freezing up, and that is usually caused by one or a combination of 3 reasons:

thanks for the info. I'll check out the stuff you posted. I appreciate it.