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Originally Posted by mctwin2kman
That is the exact opposite of what you should do. If you re-circ on a hot day as you mentioned it actually cools faster than sucking in the hot air from outside the car. This works due to the fact that you are just moving the inside air and cooling it, instead of sucking in more air and then forcing the hot air out. Also in the manual I believe it recommends both re-circ and to roll the windows down when you first get in to let out the hot air. On every car I have ever driven they commonly call the re-circ button the MAX Air Button.
And since the re-circed air is cooling and then sucking in more air from inside the car it will actually cool the interior faster than normal mode would do. As the air cools more and more it is less strain on the AC System, where if the outside air is 95 and you are sucking it in the AC System is working at the same load no matter what the inside temp is until of course you achieve the proper temp and it allows the Compressor to cycle properly.
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Jamie,
I realize it looked like I was suggesting using recirc full-time. That is not the case. I was trying to point out that re-circ should not be used initially when the car is soooooo hot, but that , after it cools, it is good to use recirc. Kinda got lost in the translation, I'm afraid... I see your point, but think the window idea is best of all... purge the excess hot air out quickly, let the car cool a bit, then switch to recirc.