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Hey guys, I have a 2009 with factory nav (not sure if it makes a difference), but when I turn the air recycle button, the A/C ALWAYS turns on... If

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Old 09-24-2012, 04:21 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Hey guys, I have a 2009 with factory nav (not sure if it makes a difference), but when I turn the air recycle button, the A/C ALWAYS turns on...
If I turn the A/C off the recycle turn off...
I could have sworn I used to be able to use recycle without A/C

Can anyone else confirm if their system is the same???

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The recirculate button is also known as MAX A/C... recirculates air from the cabin thru the condensor and A/C system... normal operation.
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I do not fully comprehend my system either. I am always fooling around with the A/C on a trip. The little light that comes on is blocked from my seating position.

I usually turn it on just to verify then turn it off.

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The recirculate button is also known as MAX A/C... recirculates air from the cabin thru the condensor and A/C system... normal operation.
Yeah, but sometimes I just want the already cold air in the car to recirculate without putting more stress on the engine lets say during a "mountain run"

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I do not fully comprehend my system either. I am always fooling around with the A/C on a trip. The little light that comes on is blocked from my seating position.

I usually turn it on just to verify then turn it off.

Good luck.
Yeah, that light was an afterthought, at night I can usually get away with putting my finger in front of the light and seeing that it's on... During the day, that trick doesn't work so well...
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I believe that our cars turn off A/C at WOT throttle anyway.... I leave mine on and don't notice a performance loss at all.
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I believe that our cars turn off A/C at WOT throttle anyway.... I leave mine on and don't notice a performance loss at all.
Now that you mention it, I have heard of that...
In any case, I'm wondering if my settings are screwed or what happened... Or if all 370Z's are set up this way
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Nope... yours is the same as everyone's... recirc'd air goes thru the A/C system.
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this has been posted before.

Push in the left A/C knob to turn on/off
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this has been posted before.

Push in the left A/C knob to turn on/off
... I know that...
It's just that once you click recirculate the A/C turn on, if you push the A/C on/off button, the recirculate turns off...
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... I know that...
It's just that once you click recirculate the A/C turn on, if you push the A/C on/off button, the recirculate turns off...
I think this is a 'safety' feature so the windows don't fog up. Recirculating the interior air can make the air fairly humid, so the A/C is set to automatically come on with recirc, essentially as a dehumidifier.

I agree, even with auto controls, I still like fully manual functionality.

Can I ask, though, why do you want recirc on without A/C?
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I think this is a 'safety' feature so the windows don't fog up. Recirculating the interior air can make the air fairly humid, so the A/C is set to automatically come on with recirc, essentially as a dehumidifier.

I agree, even with auto controls, I still like fully manual functionality.

Can I ask, though, why do you want recirc on without A/C?
Kinda makes sense

Sometimes it'll just get too cold, and I just want to turn the A/C off (I have TP's so it smells like crap at a light or something) Or if I know I am going to temporarily push it, I'll turn the A/C off (sometimes not at WOT)
I know there is a temperature setting too, lol... I use freeze my *** off or the death hot setting, nothing in between, lol
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Sometimes it'll just get too cold, and I just want to turn the A/C off...
Well, too bad, Nissan has made that decision for you...


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... I know that...
It's just that once you click recirculate the A/C turn on, if you push the A/C on/off button, the recirculate turns off...
weird... pretty sure it still recirculates on mine??? I'll check tomorrow

EDIT: in fact I'm positive my fans keep blowing, I specifically did this just today. It was cool outside and wanted the ac off with fans blowing. pushed the button to turn off ac and fans were still blowing
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weird... pretty sure it still recirculates on mine??? I'll check tomorrow

EDIT: in fact I'm positive my fans keep blowing, I specifically did this just today. It was cool outside and wanted the ac off with fans blowing. pushed the button to turn off ac and fans were still blowing
But was your recirculate still on?
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But was your recirculate still on?
hmmm not sure lol I 'm guessing prob not
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