People are only just realising when a car button should be used - and it’s not year-round
On a hot and sunny day this button can be extremely handy to push - and a car enthusiast has explained why.
It's not the air conditioning and it's not the heater; the air recirculation button can often sit dormant in our cars for months on end.
But one car enthusiast has shared a tip about the feature - and when exactly it should be used. Terry Quinn took to Facebook and said: Most vehicles have a recirculation button with the AC controls in their cars.
"But many of us are unsure when to use it. Well, the easy answer is to use it in the summer and turn it off in the winter. The recirculation button simply takes the air from inside the car and recirculates it in the cabin instead of pulling fresh air from outside.
“On days when it is miserably hot outside, if you do not recirculate the cooler air in the cabin, than your AC system is pulling hot air from outside and trying to cool it. Using the recirculation feature will get your car cooler and will decrease the wear and tear on your AC system.
She also added two side notes about other times to use and not use the button.
Terry said: “If your car has been baking in the sun, it’s better to roll the windows down and turn recirculate off for the first minute or so to get rid of the super hot air inside the car before turning the recirculate on.
“Also, any time you are stuck in traffic (summer or winter) be sure to use the recirculate. If you are pulling air from outside, then you are pulling in all the pollutants and carbon monoxide from all the traffic.
The post got 10,000 likes on Facebook and hundreds of comments, with people thanking the poster for sharing and saying they never knew how to work the button before.
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One said: “Thank you for the info cause I been struggling with this. I had no idea you could do this. thank you so much. I really appreciate it.”
But others thought it was common knowledge, a user said: “If you’ve been operating a vehicle and just now learning this then you shouldn’t be driving.”
Some shared more tips relating to the button, saying drivers should also use it when passing production plants, farmers’ fields and when they get out of their car to keep mice out.
