In Cabin Air Circulation Auto Disables

[SightUp]

I am about to go Karen here...........

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[generaltso]

I am about to go Karen here...........

Feel free. But it won't change the behavior.

 

[RickMachE]

This function has worked this way for many, many years on Ford vehicles.

 

[Rabidsquirrel22]

It seems to me that letting it stay on recirculate indefinitely would be helpful for winter driving to prevent the car from constantly pulling in freezing cold air that needs lots of energy to warm up

 

[DadzBoyz]

The HVAC update will help with the recirc behavior. It will still shut off if it gets too humid in the cabin, but seems to work longer.

@Mach-Lee ,

You said "The HVAC update...". Are you thinking of a specific update that has already come out, or is there one on the way that you're thinking of?

If it's one that's already out, could you share which one so @SightUp can check to see that he/she has it?

 

[MW1515]

I asked my dealer recently about the HVAC having a mind of its own, especially on start up (my AC would not be how I left it when I turned the car off) and they said you have to keep it on AUTO for it to save your choices. I hate using AUTO for climate controls so this was not a fix for me
Plus I think the dealer was full of it.

 

[Mach-Lee]

@Mach-Lee ,

You said "The HVAC update...". Are you thinking of a specific update that has already come out, or is there one on the way that you're thinking of?

If it's one that's already out, could you share which one so @SightUp can check to see that he/she has it?

https://www.macheforum.com/site/threads/hvac-software-update-in-fdrs.15745/

 

[generaltso]

It seems to me that letting it stay on recirculate indefinitely would be helpful for winter driving to prevent the car from constantly pulling in freezing cold air that needs lots of energy to warm up

But then people would blame Ford when their windows fogged up.

 

[Rabidsquirrel22]

But then people would blame Ford when their windows fogged up.

I guess that every other car I’ve owned assumes the driver is smart enough to know how to deal with that, maybe Ford should too.

 

[generaltso]

I guess that every other car I’ve owned assumes the driver is smart enough to know how to deal with that, maybe Ford should too.

Maybe they should. But they don’t.

 

[Rabidsquirrel22]

Maybe they should. But they don’t.

Well there is no harm in us voicing our complaints with it on here and trying to make them aware that we want it changed.

 

[generaltso]

Well there is no harm in us voicing our complaints with it on here and trying to make them aware that we want it changed.

That‘s why I said feel free to. But don’t set your expectations too high.

 

[67 Stang Convertible]

It seems to me that letting it stay on recirculate indefinitely would be helpful for winter driving to prevent the car from constantly pulling in freezing cold air that needs lots of energy to warm up

That's exactly what I thought last winter!!!!

 

[DadzBoyz]

https://www.macheforum.com/site/threads/hvac-software-update-in-fdrs.15745/

I read through that whole thread. There doesn't seem to be anything related to Recirculation. I think you were the last poster on that thread and the update appeared to be related to heating.

 

[Neil4Real]

I read through that whole thread. There doesn't seem to be anything related to Recirculation. I think you were the last poster on that thread and the update appeared to be related to heating.

Those of us that have done it, it does appear to leave recirc on for much longer. Mine used to turn off very shortly after getting into my car, now it stays on for the entirety of my short trip to work (20 to 25 minutes).

Recirc and e-heat seem to remember my preference better. I leave the A/C on auto 1, and after setting recirc on and e-heat off probably 2 times, it now stays that way and is like that every time I get into my car. Prior to the update, recirc would always default to off and e-heat to on when I would start the car.

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