S6Express

I always like to run my A/C on recycle, but everytime I get in the car, it's off by default. Is there a way to make the A/C recycle button/feature stay on? I have VAG COM, so I'm hoping there's a setting in there.

fEArmE

I dont think you can do that due to safety concern. I could be wrong.

S6Express

Not sure why. My wife's Honda Odyssey stays on recycle. My BMW M5 would stay on recycle, and those are electronic controls. A lot of cars have mechanical ***** that are always in recycle.

Oscar2

My Toyota Land Cruiser used to default to recycle mode. It bothered me that I always had to hit that button, every single time I got into the car.
So I appreciate that the default is reversed on the Audi.

@fFearme: I can't imagine that there are any safety issues related to defaulting to recycle mode (esp. since other cars default to it).

But I am kind of curious why one would even want recycle to be the default? I rarely encounter situations where recycle would preferable to fresh.

S6Express

When sitting at a stop light or in traffic and a diesel truck's fumes are coming in from the "fresh" air. When you drive by a landfill on the turnpike and you don't want the wonderful smell coming in. I even get fryer smell when I drive by a fast food restaurant. By the time you push the recycle button the smell is already in the car, so I want to avoid getting them in. You need to be locked in your car for a long time for the air to get stale when using the air on recycle. My typical drive is no longer than 20 minutes.

snagitseven

Today's Audi climate control systems are pretty sophisticated. When left in Auto, the programming can determine the best combination of the interior's environment including air distribution and others. Knowing that owners will want to fiddle with their own adjustments, they allow for various overrides but the auto setting will usually provide the best overall mix of settings for comfort. This is true of many of the computerized systems in the car, i.e. auto headlights, auto rain sensor, auto sound system volume and the myriad of engine and transmission controls. With the advent of computer technology, for better or worse, the old days are gone.

uberwgn

This would be my perspective, too:



You really don't want to shut down the flow of fresh air into the car for multiple reasons, including your personal safety (think CO poisoning).

Many cars I've owned have a timer on the RECIRC button that disables the feature after 15 - 20 mins.

I think both our Audis have an auto-recirc function that can be enabled thru MMI settings. It's supposed to shutdown incoming air when the pollution sensor detects poor air quality. (I don't think the Audi design works as well as the BMW design, FWIW.)

snagitseven

Yes, auto circ is part of the auto climate control system. I'm not positive but the manual seems to indicate that the auto recirc sensitivity setting adjustment in the Car menu may only be included with the Prestige 4-zone climate control (at least on the C7's).

atlanta A6

This is true. You can access it under car settings for the 4 zone climate control

keithl

I wish it had some sort of containment sensor, as I haev to keep remembering to set it to recirculate when trucks are around me. My Acuras and Infiniti all remembered the recir setting you had set and ran in AUTO mode for all other function allowing you to permanently leave recir set.