AC on with Recirc

[BuzzH3]

Is the AC compressor supposed to come on when you hit the recirculation button? The AC button is off, but I can't run the vents in recirc mode without the AC coming on. The AC light is still off, but the air coming out of the vents gets very cold.

I normally have the vents on without recirc, but occasionally when I get behind an oil-burning Dodge product, I flip on recirc so I don't pull the smell in.

Just wondering if this is normal or if it is a problem.

[H3.007]

I get the same thing as well. I thought it was my imagination but now I think I ma having the same issue as BuzzH3.

[djaqualight]

Me 3

[Linus Gump]

Yes, the ac does come on with the recirc. It does the to keep the humidity down in the vehicle so the windows dont fog up. This is the first vehicle I have owned that automatically makes the ac come on with the recirc. In some ways it is nice, but in other ways it sucks. I like to have the recirc on when the temp in the vehicle is just right, but the cool ram air coming in form the vents while driving is just a touch chilly. Now the air gets colder, and I am still forced to mess with the temp control.

[f5fstop]

You should still be able to control the heat coming out, regardless whether or not the A/C is on, with the temperature controls.

[Linus Gump]

You are right, but that wasn't my point. When I am comfortable, I want to stay that way, not futch with stuff to stay that way. The easiest way to do that is to turn the flow of air off by switching to recirc, but in the H3 that still means I have to mess with the temp control to stay comfortable.