What does econ mean on audi

Nothing seems to happen when pressed, Anybody know? Its the button below the Recirculate button. AKA: djwaffelz. Originally Posted by djwaffelz. Originally Posted by David-Alexander.

I hope that's a joke. Why would it be for the turbo if it's on the climate control panel? Makes no sense. My Photo Gallery: Originally Posted by Papachristou. RS4 RSB tein stech springs and some small vag com mods. I don't even want to remember the others. It causes the display on your dashboard to display information about the economy, such as gross domestic product, per capita income, and even stock quotes.

If you press it and hold it, that's what turns the turbo off. Bowl] B6 A4 1. Originally Posted by PhilABowl. Originally Posted by sean1. Econ is there to save you fuel. The AC is only going to keep your car at the temp it is when you turn it on. Press any of the quadrants on the screen face, feet, feet and face, defrost , or change the fan speed and auto will switch off. The LED is lit when the function is on. How do i shut off the air condition on a audi A6 3.

Pressing the Econ button should turn the compressor off and i believe holding the econ button dow for a few seconds will turn off climate control entirely. The cooling mode switches off automatically when there are cold outside temperatures. The thing that causes the car to use more fuel when the AC is on is the load put on the engine by the compressor also the draw on the alternator but this is much less than the compressor.

The compressor is either engaged our disengaged, it can't be "half-on". If you understand how AC works you will know that for cold air to come out you need the compressor on. As an aside, another very common misconception about AC is that higher temp means less power usage and lower temp makes it cooler faster.

The AC unit in a car bows cold air when it's on, it doesn't know what temperature it is, it keeps blowing until shut off. When you turn the temp up in your car, the car either opens a little vent to let hot air mix with the cold air or turns off the AC compressor when it reaches your desired temperature on more advanced vehicles.

The same is true for the reverse, the AC unit will blow the same temperature air if it's set for 70 as when it's set for 60, the only difference if how long the compressor will stay on for making cold air. On Asian vehicles Honda and Toyota the ECON button decreases the sensitivity on the drive by wire throttle system making it feel a lot tamer. Sign up to join this community. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top.

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