agctr Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 Hey Everyone, A few people have been asking about this in another thread so thought I would post it for everyone. The climate control has an ECON function which saves fuel and is less labour intensive on the motor. To turn the ECON function on in AUTO or A/C mode, please follow the below 1. Jump in the car and turn the car on 2. Hit the AUTO button once, this puts the system into Automatic mode and the temp you have set it on. 3. Hit the AUTO button again and a little logo should appear under the AUTO sign that says ECON, this is when you know the system is in ECON mode. 4. If you dont want it on AUTO mode but still want to have A/C on but in ECON mode, follow step 1,2 and 3 again. As soon as you change the temp or any settings the AUTO will go off but will still remain in ECON mode. This function will stay on as long as you have the A/C function running regardless if you stop and restart the car. Any other questions, just let me know. Also Note:- Under hard acceleration, the car will turn off the A/C momentarily and will come back on automatically once the car has returned to normal revs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rao Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 Doesn't the econ mode turn off the A/C compressor which is usually always on in an auto climate control system (when the temps are over around 40 degrees)? That would mean that you can't have the A/C and ECON on at the same time. Rob IF YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR CAR YOU SHOULD NEVER DRIVE IT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agctr Posted July 20, 2004 Author Share Posted July 20, 2004 Yes the system will still remain on but instead of the compressor being on most of the time, it does cut in and out to stable the temp inside the car regardless if AUTO or A/C mode is on in ECON mode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim1969 Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 How do you get back out of ECON? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Throttlejockey Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 Sorry, but US cars don't have that function. I just tried it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agctr Posted July 20, 2004 Author Share Posted July 20, 2004 Jim To get out of ECON mode, just hit the off button and hit AUTO again or A/C. Thats curious throttle, as Im sure that would be a standard option built into the actual climate control system. Has anyone else noticed this on the USDM model?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Th3Franz Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 I'll give it a try but the owner's manual had no mention of it that I can recall.. -Franz The end of a Legacy http://www.youtube.com/th3franz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoldonSubie Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 [quote name='agctr']Jim To get out of ECON mode, just hit the off button and hit AUTO again or A/C. Thats curious throttle, as Im sure that would be a standard option built into the actual climate control system. Has anyone else noticed this on the USDM model??[/quote] I tried it this evening and it doesn't appear to have it. On other cars, like the Mitsu Diamante, the "econ" setting is usually turned on by pressing the AC button. AC once and AC comes on. AC twice and AC Econ comes on. Push it a third time and it shuts off. Again, I couldn't get this feature to work on my XT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerdave Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 Bummer, I actually liked the "econ" button on my old Toyota Corolla FX16. Maybe there's a way (ECU code that can be input by the dealer) to enable this in the USDM car? I'd tend to think the "feature" is there in all the markets, just not turned on in the US. Anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest *Jedimaster* Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 Tried it today- doesn't work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agctr Posted July 20, 2004 Author Share Posted July 20, 2004 Sorry to hear that Jedi, I thought that function atleast would have been global. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest *Jedimaster* Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 No biggie. To be honest, I would have preferred manual controls. I like the push buttons, but the auto setting on a hot day set to AC just blows cold air forever- I'd imagine it eventually turns the fan speed down, but not soon enough for me to not take it out of auto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agctr Posted July 21, 2004 Author Share Posted July 21, 2004 Well yes I know what you mean, the AUTO function does sometimes take a while to lower the speed of the fan although if you want to do this adjust the temp up or down as necessary. As soon as you do this, the fan speed will either increase or decrease as required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenzo Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 ...or just use the fan speed up/down buttons :?: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agctr Posted July 21, 2004 Author Share Posted July 21, 2004 Yes that is correct Kenzo but as soon as u do that, it takes it out of AUTO mode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agctr Posted July 23, 2004 Author Share Posted July 23, 2004 Do you think this may be because the USDM model has duel controls ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest *Jedimaster* Posted July 23, 2004 Share Posted July 23, 2004 Y'know, it could be. Hadn't thought of that. BTW, I was on my way to work today and turned the AC on and all this mist came out- man does that AC unit work well! It was pretty hot out and I had the moonroof open, so I guess the cool air hit the warm air and made the mist. Scared me at first- there was so much of it I thought something happened and the car was smoking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerdave Posted July 23, 2004 Share Posted July 23, 2004 I still think there may be (an as yet unpublished) code to program the USDM cars to allow this Econ function. I bet it's just software that is present, just needs to be enabled, like DRL, etc. The BMW 3-series forums are full of codes for "features" that the dealers can turn on and off. They might not be enabled for the US market cars, but they're still present (or vice versa). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubie02 Posted July 23, 2004 Share Posted July 23, 2004 one thing I always liked about subarus so far is that the A/C REALLY blows cold--no pussyfooting around! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agctr Posted July 25, 2004 Author Share Posted July 25, 2004 LOL Jedi, atleast you know the aircon works and have to agree that the air can get very cold in there, their systems work fantastically. Good Point RD, would be interesting to see if any one person could get their hands on a book that contained all the codes. Im sure that feature would have to be there as I wouldnt think they would have totally different setups for each country. If anything you would hope that they would be pretty similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john.di.martino Posted July 25, 2004 Share Posted July 25, 2004 Followed your instruction however can not get ECON mode. I have an Australian version. Am I doing something wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firedawgs Posted July 25, 2004 Share Posted July 25, 2004 One, nice thing Subaru did do though. When in full throttle or heavy loads the compressor will temporarly shut off, then continue when eased up. I read that in the manual. Updated my vBGarage: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agctr Posted July 26, 2004 Author Share Posted July 26, 2004 What model car do you have John and does it have climate control as Im sure all the Oz-SPEC cars should have this function. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agctr Posted July 26, 2004 Author Share Posted July 26, 2004 BTW firedawgs, duly noted and I think its a great idea installed by Subaru, certainly assists with the fuel consumption anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john.di.martino Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 The car is a MY04 Liberty GT Premium. Just picked it up last week. It's got the climate control. I did as you said. 1. Switch the Climate control to auto 2. Press the auto button again No ECON. Looking closely as the display, you can see all the symbol that are available even when not lit up. It doesn't appear the the word ECON is there at all. Regards John Di Martino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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