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pyromancy5 said:Question about the floor only defogging mode. My 2014 SL allows me to have both window vent and floor vents open, and it does not indicate the AC is on (like it does with the defogging button).
Is AC actually on when I use this mode???
LeftieBiker said:pyromancy5 said:Question about the floor only defogging mode. My 2014 SL allows me to have both window vent and floor vents open, and it does not indicate the AC is on (like it does with the defogging button).
Is AC actually on when I use this mode???
If I understand you correctly, you have to switch the A/C on and off as desired. It doesn't come on automatically as with Defrost.
LeftieBiker said:* Partial Recirculate Mode. The Leaf has a barely-documented feature that is actually very helpful in Winter, especially when combined with the next Trick after this. With the ventilation set to one of the modes that allows Recirculation (any of the non-defrost modes), and with Recirculate mode on, press and hold the Recirculate button until the light above it starts to flash, then quickly release it. The light will flash twice, then go out, making it look like the car is in Fresh Air mode. In fact, if done correctly (and it may take a little practice, to avoid re-engaging full Recirculate) the ventilation system is now taking in roughly 1/3 fresh air, and recirculating the other 2/3. This mode does two things: it reduces the amount of external smog getting sucked into the car, and it increases the efficiency of the heater in cold weather, because most of the air doesn't have to be heated from outside ambient. It is also called "Auto Recirculate" (not to be confused with Auto Climate Control).
Automatic air intake control:
To set the automatic control mode, push and hold the (intake air control) button. The indicator light will blink twice and the inside/outside circu- lation will then be controlled automatically. When in automatic mode, the indictor light will come on when inside air recirculation is active.
BrockWI said:In winter 0F to 20F I regularly drive around in the partial re-circ and often I have to switch to outside air to keep the side windows from fogging/frosting up. As soon as I start to see it condensing and moving a bit forward I switch to no recirc and it clears back up, then after a bit I switch it back into partial recirc to reduce heat load. In the spring and fall (25F to 50F) it is similar except I use full recirc and then switch to partial recirc if it starts to fog up for a bit.
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