hashluck Posted December 12, 2004 Report Share Posted December 12, 2004 My Climate Control (02 Cab) is stuck in ECON mode. Hitting the ECON or AUTO buttons has no effect. I assume the air-con unit has turned itself off due to some kind of fault. Anyone else ever experienced this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chav Posted December 12, 2004 Report Share Posted December 12, 2004 not experienced it, but at least its still under warranty. a new air con unit should be straightforward to swap in, otherwise it must be a filter or something. you should only be without your car for a day tops tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmmlmmam Posted December 13, 2004 Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 Reckon it'll definately be the air con (IIRC all pressing ECON does is inhibit the air con portion of the climate control system). Probably got a leak and de-gassed. Apparently you can get the system to display fault codes. Saw a post on it one day, may have been on the Audi technical area. Might be worth a search if you fancy investigating before a trip to the dealer. CM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chav Posted December 13, 2004 Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 i dont think the fault code things work with the dual-control air con in the a4/a4 cab etc, its only for the single-control units. a shame as i'd quite like the digital speedo etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeadFoot Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 Exactly the same thing happened in my A3 last week. Had a quick scan through the user operation technical jargon instruction booklet type thingy and although I can't for the life of me remember exactly what it said it had something to do with outside temperature being below 5 degrees...or something along those lines. Anyway the upshot was once it got a little warmer outside I was able to turn ECON mode off. I appreciate that this information is probably completely worthless but just my ten penneth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durrsaku Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 I would say that your Compressor has had it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hashluck Posted December 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 Hmm doesn't sound right. The manual will state something like below 5 degrees the compressor will not turn on BUT you should still have FULL control over the climate. I would keep an eye on this as sounds like same fault as mine had and they did replace something under warranty at the time. Of course A3 may be different? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lottiefox Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 [ QUOTE ] My Climate Control (02 Cab) is stuck in ECON mode. Hitting the ECON or AUTO buttons has no effect. I assume the air-con unit has turned itself off due to some kind of fault. Anyone else ever experienced this? [/ QUOTE ] My 03 cab did exactly the same......cliamte system needed regassing from memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avus_Bub Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 [ QUOTE ] Hmm doesn't sound right. The manual will state something like below 5 degrees the compressor will not turn on BUT you should still have FULL control over the climate. [/ QUOTE ] I disagree. You can't have full control if you have no A/C!! The heater will just work like a normal car if you lose A/C. ECON is simply A/C off and compressor not engaged (hence ECONomy ) So if you can't switch out of ECON then there must be a A/C problem - Compressor - Low gas pressure - Electrical..... I always drive the car in ECON mode when I don't need A/C - like winter (every little helps). TBH Climate control in most cars is just too much P****** about - I'd prefer 3 knobs and an A/C button! Hope you get it sorted out ok BUB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hashluck Posted December 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 [/ QUOTE ]I disagree. You can't have full control if you have no A/C!! The heater will just work like a normal car if you lose A/C. ECON is simply A/C off and compressor not engaged (hence ECONomy ) So if you can't switch out of ECON then there must be a A/C problem - Compressor - Low gas pressure - Electrical..... [/ QUOTE ] We agree! My point was that even though the compressor may not switch on below a certain external temperature, you should still be able to leave the ACC in 'Auto' mode without the 'Econ' button being stuck on. I guess in Auto the system decides for itself if the compressor should be on wherea in Econ you are deciding manually. (btw. I no longer have the problem, this was on my old car ages ago, old topic ressurected) I leave mine in Auto all the time for 2 reasons. i) It stops the car steaming uo ii) You should use the air-con at least once a week in the winter to stop the seals drying out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durrsaku Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 [ QUOTE ] The heater will just work like a normal car if you lose A/C. ECON is simply A/C off and compressor not engaged (hence ECONomy ) [/ QUOTE ] Yes that is correct. My bet is still on the compressor though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avus_Bub Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 [ QUOTE ] We agree! My point was that even though the compressor may not switch on below a certain external temperature, you should still be able to leave the ACC in 'Auto' mode without the 'Econ' button being stuck on. I guess in Auto the system decides for itself if the compressor should be on wherea in Econ you are deciding manually. [/ QUOTE ] Maybe but ECON= No A/C. No A/C= No auto even if it's heat you need. Like I said give me 3 knobs and an A/C button anyday! [ QUOTE ] I leave mine in Auto all the time for 2 reasons. i) It stops the car steaming uo ii) You should use the air-con at least once a week in the winter to stop the seals drying out. [/ QUOTE ] Don't really get misting in my car but if I do then it's A/C on and hit the Re-Circ button! Yes that's a good call and something that I do ( just like the central heating at home in summer) [ QUOTE ] (btw. I no longer have the problem, this was on my old car ages ago, old topic ressurected) [/ QUOTE ] DOH!! - funny almost a year to the day. What was the problem then? BUB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizze Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 The car goes into ECON mode when the outside temp. drops below +5c, unless you have a diesel, then the supplementry heater kicks in at temps below +5c and the ECON button is then used to deacivate this saving you fuel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBM Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 Thats why we like our diesels! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lottiefox Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 [ QUOTE ] Thats why we like our diesels! [/ QUOTE ] Why does that happen? Do diesel drivers get cold easier???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizze Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 [ QUOTE ] Why does that happen? Do diesel drivers get cold easier???? [/ QUOTE ] Also with a diesel you can set your heater to come on in the morning 10minutes before you get in the car or with a remote that will start it from 600 metres away. [ QUOTE ] Auxiliary ventilation/auxiliary heater Auxiliary ventilation and heating provide extra comfort throughout the year. A timer or remote control (range up to 600 metres) can activate the system. The heating period is about one hour. In the summer the same device ventilates the parked car effectively and provides additional comfort in the first few minutes after driving off. The timer automatically turns the auxiliary ventilation/heater on at the desired time. In winter, for example, this always assures that the vehicle interior will always be pleasantly warm before the journey starts. [/ QUOTE ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hashluck Posted December 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 [/ QUOTE ] DOH!! - funny almost a year to the day. What was the problem then? BUB [/ QUOTE ] I don't know. The dealer changed 'something' (I thought they said some type of valve) and it was fixed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Why does that happen? Do diesel drivers get cold easier???? [/ QUOTE ] Also with a diesel you can set your heater to come on in the morning 10minutes before you get in the car or with a remote that will start it from 600 metres away. [ QUOTE ] Auxiliary ventilation/auxiliary heater Auxiliary ventilation and heating provide extra comfort throughout the year. A timer or remote control (range up to 600 metres) can activate the system. The heating period is about one hour. In the summer the same device ventilates the parked car effectively and provides additional comfort in the first few minutes after driving off. The timer automatically turns the auxiliary ventilation/heater on at the desired time. In winter, for example, this always assures that the vehicle interior will always be pleasantly warm before the journey starts. [/ QUOTE ] [/ QUOTE ] Shame my A4 doesn't do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sponge Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 Sounds good - wish I had it too. How warm is the aux heater? I can't say I've noticed it much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBM Posted December 18, 2005 Report Share Posted December 18, 2005 The Aux heater Gizze was talking about is a cost option. You won't notice the aux heater which is part of the AC as it only helps get the car up to temperature quicker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizze Posted December 18, 2005 Report Share Posted December 18, 2005 [ QUOTE ] The Aux heater Gizze was talking about is a cost option. You won't notice the aux heater which is part of the AC as it only helps get the car up to temperature quicker. [/ QUOTE ] Shhhh!!! I tried to make it sound like it was standard on diesels!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted December 18, 2005 Report Share Posted December 18, 2005 You git. I went looking for mine! So where does this Aux heater sit? Is it to warm the whole car up, or just some of the components of the engine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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