MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: john87 on January 17, 2012, 10:05:42 am
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Not a pressing issue, I'm just curious why some cars have one and some cars have the other...
My 2008 GTI has the AC button, whereas I've noticed on some pics that instead of saying 'AC' it says 'ECON' - my assumption is that this button has the opposite effect of the AC button on my car, i.e. when it is illuminated, the aircon is switched off.
Was it the earlier versions that had the ECON button?
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Yep your right. Also some cars have a duel button, on late econ panels and all ac panels iirc, so instead of holding the econ button for 3seconds to make the passenger and drivers side the same you just push the dual button
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You're right in that it reverses the operation.
I had ECON but my newer panel has AC, I prefer the latter personally!
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Also some cars have a duel button
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Falsolikelife.com%2Fshooting%2Fimages%2Fduel%2Fduel16.jpg&hash=c4c465cd0aa556be7c25f692842469724076fe31)
Sorry, as you were.
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LOL. can you imagine!!! Hah. Mine seem to be involving a lot of BMWs presuming mines a TDI... :signLOL:
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Apologies all new member with a GT TDI on an 04 plate. From the above am I right saying that when the ECON button is illuminated, then air con is switched OFF?? And when the button is not illuminated then the air con is in fact ON.
If this is the case then I've been driving with the air con on since October :signLOL: :ashamed:
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Apologies all new member with a GT TDI on an 04 plate. From the above am I right saying that when the ECON button is illuminated, then air con is switched OFF?? And when the button is not illuminated then the air con is in fact ON.
If this is the case then I've been driving with the air con on since October :signLOL: :ashamed:
Yes!
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What an idiot! :stupid: Thanks for that! I'll switch the ECON button on in that case then! :grin:
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I'm sure I'll be corrected but i thought the car used the aircon even when heating, and that econ essentially used the outside air? Also aircon doesn't turn on under 3.5 degrees outside temp I believe
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As far as I know the air con is always on but when the econ button is illuminated it turns down the power
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Ha ha i only had my car a week and a half but i too have been driving around with the econ button not illuminated!! What a wally! :congrats:
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I was also slightly confused with this at first but googled it to make sure.
The ECON button is silly really which is why they 'corrected' it in later models.
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Also some cars have a duel button
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Falsolikelife.com%2Fshooting%2Fimages%2Fduel%2Fduel16.jpg&hash=c4c465cd0aa556be7c25f692842469724076fe31)
Sorry, as you were.
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Aircon isn't just used to cool the air when temperatures are hot outside, you have to remember that the system is "air conditioning" so if your heating your car with Aircon on it is better quality air inside the vehicle then when just heating in econ mode. But if your not bothered about that and want to save a bit on fuel, have the econ button switched on! :happy2:
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Also some cars have a duel button
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Falsolikelife.com%2Fshooting%2Fimages%2Fduel%2Fduel16.jpg&hash=c4c465cd0aa556be7c25f692842469724076fe31)
Sorry, as you were.
:ashamed:
:signLOL:
:grin: yes, comedy genius post. The younguns on here will be wondering what on earth that is all about.
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Also some cars have a duel button
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Falsolikelife.com%2Fshooting%2Fimages%2Fduel%2Fduel16.jpg&hash=c4c465cd0aa556be7c25f692842469724076fe31)
Sorry, as you were.
:ashamed:
:signLOL:
:grin: yes, comedy genius post. The younguns on here will be wondering what on earth that is all about.
Have to say you got me wondering :stupid:
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It's an early Speilberg film called Duel, where a driver is terrorised and hounded by a truck on a long road journey. Hence the picture taken from the film :happy2:
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It's an early Speilberg film called Duel, where a driver is terrorised and hounded by a truck on a long road journey. Hence the picture taken from the film :happy2:
YOU CAN'T BEAT ME ON THE GRADE!!!
Sorry about that :laugh: yes indeed, my 08 plate has the 'dual' button...