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3CorsaMeal
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3rd Feb 12 at 13:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Do you know in cars you get some control, usually a pic of an arrow circulating inside the car or the arrow coming in from outside of car.

seen here on bottom left of top controls



what do you normally have yours on? and when do you swap it over?

Noticed my escort doesn't have this option
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3rd Feb 12 at 13:09   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Coming in from the outside all the time, apart from when it smells outside.
Chris x
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Always use the outside air unless I drive through a bonfire smoke.

Dont have the option on my Defender though
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If I let one go and the misses is in the car, I hit the re-circ.
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quote:
Originally posted by Beato
If I let one go and the misses is in the car, I hit the re-circ.


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3rd Feb 12 at 13:25   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Supposed to use recirc when warming car up its better than trying to heat cold air.
John
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If you stick recirc on when warming the car up it normally just steams the window up.
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3rd Feb 12 at 13:41   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I was going to say the same as John.

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3rd Feb 12 at 13:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Don't have this option on the bmw...maybe as it heats up in no time anyway.
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quote:
Originally posted by sand-eel
Don't have this option on the bmw...maybe as it heats up in no time anyway.
Its shit

Always thought it was to block outside smells, not to heat the interior up quicker, as John says - it will mist up.

[Edited on 03-02-2012 by Chris x]
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Never used it in my others cars as it makes the air really uncomfortable and it makes me feel unwell.
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3rd Feb 12 at 14:28   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i dont have this option either

hell.. all i have is on and off.. nothing else works lol
Fro
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If it's hot outside i recirc it with the climate control on. Do the opposite if it's really cold. Climate/aircon stops it misting up.

If you're getting a lot of mist changing pollen filter may help.

Edit: Also clean your windows found that can help.

[Edited on 03-02-2012 by Fro]
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i normally put it on re-circ to help it warm up, then just when i start to see the windows misting/heaters getting warm i switch back to outside air
Hammer
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Whatever I left it on when I was messing about with the dials, genuinely don't know
Nic Barnes
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3rd Feb 12 at 15:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I do whatever is the most popular answer on the Internet.
Jake
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i was told recirc is good when the airconditioning is on
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quote:
Originally posted by Jake
i was told recirc is good when the airconditioning is on


This TBH.
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I used to set it to open all the time, but now I have climate control I just set it to automatic and let it do whatever it wants
Dom
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quote:
Originally posted by Chris x
Always use the outside air unless I drive through a bonfire smoke.

Dont have the option....
Nic Barnes
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Just noticed my van has recirc. Thanks for bringing this to my attention Internet.
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quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
Just noticed my van has recirc. Thanks for bringing this to my attention Internet.


Anytime
Bonney
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I just leave it on the AUTO setting and adjust the temperature to suit., then it flicks between what the car thinks.
Matty SRi
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3rd Feb 12 at 19:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Mine is always set to outside air. If i change it, the air con automatically comes on, so i assume that is re-circ is better for air con like others have said.
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Never have the recirc on, althugh does make sense with aircon on as your cooling the air and then taking in more warm air from outside
My climate control automatically goes into recirc mode when I reverse so I dont draw in all the diesel fumes

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