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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: DamoGTI on 30 April 2008, 12:16
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Does anyone know if this is the case??? I havent got an aircon botton on the dash but I didnt have one in my S3 either. Just put it on Low and it chucked out ice cool air.
Is this the case with my Golf Gti or was it an optional extra??
Cheeers
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yes they should have climate control as standard which is more advanced than air con
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any idea how I get the aircon to work?
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push the AC button :huh:
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Sorry Im being dumb here, where is the AC button??
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On the heater control mate..
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on the right under auto?
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Considering this thread has been brought up, how does climate control work?? Iv never really read the manaul :embarassed:
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Set a temperature you wish the cabin to be and then press the Auto button. The car will produce hot/cold air so that the temperature in the cabin achieves the preferred temperature.
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Considering this thread has been brought up, how does climate control work?? Iv never really read the manaul :embarassed:
You can basically set the temp you want, press auto and it will maintain a constant temp in the car, by applying more or less heat/cool air automatically.. Bit like a thermostat..
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cheers guys, just checked mine at it doesnt have AC it has something called ECON?? any ideas what that is?? I guess I dont have AC then..Bugger!
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From what I understand, the econ button when on swiches the AC off, so yours maybe on automatically unless you press the ECON button on.. Maybe wrong though! :sad:
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If by chance its an Irish Market Gti it didn't come with basic aircon as standard until late '06, climate was always an extra.
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Flippin South Africans dont know how to spell..... :evil:
Ours say Econ:
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Not much help am I?
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cheers guys, just checked mine at it doesnt have AC it has something called ECON?? any ideas what that is?? I guess I dont have AC then..Bugger!
Don't panic! You do have aircon. VW confused us all in earlier versions with this "ECON" button. ECON effectively turns the aircon off, so when ECON is activated, aircon is off. Stupid really. Current cars have a simple AC button instead.
So, just select a temp (18-20 degrees is best), press AUTO and leave it to do its work...
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hurrrrm. She is an early 06 and it has climate control.. I should look through the manual really to see what this ECON is?
Perhaps it give me an additional 25Hp or something?? :grin:
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Disengages the aircon compressor clutch, improves mpg and less power drain from the engine. I pretty much have mine on economy mode all the time, doesn't make a huge difference in our climate.. although you need to run it on full steam occasionally to keep everything moving freely.
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ok cool, so what your saying is I should press the ECON button to turn the Air Con off. Perhaps ive been using more fuel as its been on all the time.
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Perhaps it give me an additional 25Hp or something??
Na. For that you can order stickers to stick on your engine. They increase HP by up to 30Hp per sticker.
Bugger. Now you all know the secret behind the Ed30 :laugh: :grin:
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HAHAHA! Ive just ordered 30 Maxpower stickers. I should be pushing 1000Bhp by the end of the week.
Skylines here I come!
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what happened to the guy who posted them stickers??!! wtf were they all about anyway :grin: :grin:
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I think they add horse power.
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Flippin South Africans dont know how to spell..... :evil:
Ours say Econ:
(http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x255/08micsta/PICT0036.jpg)
Not much help am I?
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How come my buttons look "different"? :wink:
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Sorry Hurdy...dont think i like those alluminium rings around the buttons :sad:
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Mine is an early one so I dont have the 'Dual' button even though it is still dual climate.
and as the other state, just think of the econ button as turning off the compressor nothing else, you just wont get ice cold air with this lit up.
Note: some imported cars dont have climate.
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Hurdy, What head unit is that mate? Is it any good?
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Hurdy, What head unit is that mate? Is it any good?
Kenwood DNX 7200 from the facia picture :laugh:
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Sorry Hurdy...dont think i like those alluminium rings around the buttons :sad:
have to agree, im glad i have seen them thought as i saw them advertised and did wonder what they looked like
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Sorry Hurdy...dont think i like those alluminium rings around the buttons :sad:
have to agree, im glad i have seen them thought as i saw them advertised and did wonder what they looked like
Freebies, so I can't complain :smiley:
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So if the air con is turned OFF the MPG is increased, better than being in ECON mode?
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i only ever put aircon on just to keep it maintained, its never hot enough to have aircon in the UK :laugh:
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i only ever put aircon on just to keep it maintained, its never hot enough to have aircon in the UK :laugh:
Not showing off, but it is where I live, lots of hot days! 2nd place in the British Isles sunniest places to that other island close to France, known as "Jersey".
We dont talk about that Island though, its inferior to Guernsey.....
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i only ever put aircon on just to keep it maintained, its never hot enough to have aircon in the UK :laugh:
Not showing off, but it is where I live, lots of hot days! 2nd place in the British Isles sunniest places to that other island close to France, known as "Jersey".
We dont talk about that Island though, its inferior to Guernsey.....
you need to live in Nottingham, you would get better MPG :laugh:
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I Know Econ = A/C
but what does the Dual button actually do? Earlier cars don't have one, but it is a dual system anyway.
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you can 2 zones of temperature in the cabin with a maximum of 4 degrees centigrade difference. maybe that's what its for?
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i only ever put aircon on just to keep it maintained, its never hot enough to have aircon in the UK :laugh:
Not showing off, but it is where I live, lots of hot days! 2nd place in the British Isles sunniest places to that other island close to France, known as "Jersey".
We dont talk about that Island though, its inferior to Guernsey.....
you need to live in Nottingham, you would get better MPG :laugh:
Hehe, 35mph speed limit here on an island 6 miles x 9 miles. Nowhere to blast the GTI (legally....)
By the way, a lot better MPG now I'm using Super Unleaded!
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So if the air con is turned OFF the MPG is increased, better than being in ECON mode?
I think when ECON is on AC is completely off. The OFF button turns the whole system off, fans included. No AC = up to 10% better fuel economy :wink:
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Thats correct, OFF is off, ECON is compressor off only - so no air cooler than ambient temp.
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i only ever put aircon on just to keep it maintained, its never hot enough to have aircon in the UK :laugh:
18+ in the frozen north today. Run mine all the time :grin:
Cass
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you need to live in Nottingham, you would get better MPG :laugh:
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Too many SPECS cameras in Nottingham I seem to recall. M1 without the straight bits :wink:
Cass
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So if the air con is turned OFF the MPG is increased, better than being in ECON mode?
I think when ECON is on AC is completely off. The OFF button turns the whole system off, fans included. No AC = up to 10% better fuel economy :wink:
ECON is compressor off - 4-5% saving at best. Not worth bothering about until fuel gets to £5 litre (probably September :shocked:). Always run mine to keep the system lubricated. More costly not too. System also provides filtered and dehumidified air in the cabin.
Cass
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Hey there Hurdy.
Where did you get those rings from? I noticed them ages ago on Vortex but never found out how to get hold of them.
I have an idea for them. I was thinking. Thje rings with Gti engraved in red on the smooth sides. Maybe twice. But need a set first before I can send it in to a fellow engraver.
Or perhaps just give Gulf the idea. He has easy access to the machinery.
Mike
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Hey there Hurdy.
Where did you get those rings from? I noticed them ages ago on Vortex but never found out how to get hold of them.
I have an idea for them. I was thinking. Thje rings with Gti engraved in red on the smooth sides. Maybe twice. But need a set first before I can send it in to a fellow engraver.
Or perhaps just give Gulf the idea. He has easy access to the machinery.
Mike
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I was given them for free when I bought a full set of Eibach Coilovers
See the link below about a third of the way down the page.
http://www.awesome-gti.co.uk/vw%20golfmk5/interior.html
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you need to live in Nottingham, you would get better MPG :laugh:
Too many SPECS cameras in Nottingham I seem to recall. M1 without the straight bits :wink:
Cass
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oh yeh, specs all over, and speed cameras were the specs arent !!!!