Changing the Air-Con intake Default?

[Carlover76]

I guess all Spectra owner know that the Air-Con intake Selection is by default set to taking from the air outside instead of letting the air-con circulating within the car, anyone have any comments or solutions to that?

 

Any where I can get those mechanics to set it by default to let the air-con circulate within the car instead of everytime start the car got to select it myself?

 

Please do give me advice and help, thanks!

[Madarmour]

Usually the manual should instruct you how to get around this problem, unless it's fixed. Then even outside mechanic can't do anything liow! If still not sure, ask the agent.

 

My $0.02.

[Carlover76]

But according to one of my friend who is driving this car, he say that this is a factory default so I don't know whether I can change it or not?

 

What car are you driving also? Do yours have this problem also?

[Madarmour]

I'm driving the 156. Yes, my car's default is to switch on the aircon automatically whenever I start the engine, once the sensor detects the cabin temp to be above a certain degree. However now I've switched it to fully manual control.

[Carlover76]

156 is what make of car? Sorry I am not sure about it! What I mean is not switching on the air-con automatically, what I meant is letting the air-con circulating the interior of the car or letting the air coming in from outside. I know most car is a manual dragging switch for this function but for Spectra, it is a selection button.

[Madarmour]

156 is the Alfa Romeo 156. My default is different than yours but it still is a factory default and mine has a way to switch it off.

[Carlover76]

Wow! Alfa Romeo leh! Heeee!

 

Anyway thanks for your reply, probably must see those Spectra owners their solution to this!

[Madarmour]

No probs! Happened to me too and cope with the default settings for more than a year before some other 156 owners pointed out to me that it can be switched off. My fault, as I did not read the owner's manual thoroughly! I think quite a lot of us actually don't bother with the manual. Get the keys and drive away.........

[Turbobrick]

If U have a auto climate control in your spectra then perhaps the agent can program the aircon to recirculate when started rather then open the vents.

 

Like the Ford Focus the recirculation is default to off, nothing can be done about that.

[Carlover76]

Ya, I will check with my salesman and also the service centre whether any thing can be done to it and if the current Spectra owners have any solution to this problem, do share with me, thanks!

[Darkie]

Hey there

 

This is actually on all Korean cars (to my knowledge lah ). Even my Matrix, whenever I switch the air-con on, i will have to manually press the 'recycle' button.

 

Its just a habit now of doing it ... initially, you'll find it a little inconvenient - after that ... its just a routine and doesn't bother me anymore.

 

Cheerios!

 

p.s. I had a couple of Matrix members who tried to re-config the default settings ... to no avail tho'. :P

[Cosx]

Hi Ben,

 

strange, my KIA carens is 2 button selection..... if I select recirculation it will remains as recirculation.

 

[Yongwd]

u gotta find the aircon relay control box that controls the vents movement and recirculation, reverse the motor polarity will do the trick. Goes the same for Benz E-class, C-class etc which u gotta press the recirculation button as it timed out every 20min.

[Carlover76]

Thanks to all, I guess I need to get used to it since changing it is not a possible solution,

 

[Cool]

There is a way to disable the sensor.. I think if you "short" the connecting cables should do it. C&C engineers should know how.

[Lester]

Hi Cool

 

 

 

You are suggesting to permanantly jam the vents in close position? I'dn't advice that cos you never know when you need to air your vents especially when you are cultivating a Jurassic park inside the a/c ducts.

 

 

 

2 cents

 

 

 

Lester