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The ECON button - What a confusing little thing
Stanipkiss:
--- Quote from: alexmccabe on June 04, 2013, 06:01:37 pm ---Now here is a interesting development...it didn't blow cold air either way today. So that was great driving home in 24° heat... hah.
We've established it is screwed, so where do I go from here?
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I read this thread last night, as my car also has the ECON button i thought i would see what happened before I posted.
This morning was NO difference driving to work. Gave it another go on the way home and still NO difference!
I think your right Alex!!
Scottymon:
Was the same on the SAAB's, you want Economy press Eco / Econ, if not, don't.
TBH, I very rarely use A/C, but I did today and it was very welcome.
@alexmccabe : have you tried having it regassed?
kenGTI:
I find that one way to find out if the AC is working is to have a look at your MPGs for that journey, if the AC is on then your MPGs should be lower
alexmccabe:
--- Quote from: Scottymon on June 04, 2013, 07:06:58 pm ---Was the same on the SAAB's, you want Economy press Eco / Econ, if not, don't.
TBH, I very rarely use A/C, but I did today and it was very welcome.
@alexmccabe : have you tried having it regassed?
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Not as yet as it only stopped blowing cold today, it's £70 for an aircon service at my garage and I don't have the spare money at the moment. I will get that done eventually. Probably at the same time as an actual service.
Stanipkiss:
Had a look in the manual and it says
"Button ECON- switches on economy mode. When the lamp in the button lights up, the cooling system is switched off to save fuel. In vehicles with a supplementary heating system the supplementary system is switched off, and in diesel engines the supplementary heater for the engine coolant ia also switched off,giving the heater less heat output."
Hope this helps.
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