Unable to disengage ECON mode...HELP!

**rssarma** · 03-30-2008 10:18 PM

Hi,

I live in the NY area and have had my car for a couple of weeks and so far everything seems to be working fine on the car. Yesterday was my first long drive (about 150 miles) and the car ran flawlessly, but I was driving the whole time with the "ECON" mode engaged. Today when I was driving again, I tried disengaging the "ECON" mode in order to set it at auto, but this simply wouldn't work. If I press the "Auto" button, ECON stays ON and if I press the ECON button, it simply doesn't go off.....what do you think is wrong???

**rssarma** · 03-31-2008 08:32 AM

Any help?? Please...

**nimski62** · 03-31-2008 08:41 AM

Your A/C compressor isnt working.

1.) Either low on freon, get it checked out.
2.) compressor went bad (likely, but unlikely)

**B6driver** · 03-31-2008 12:16 PM

mine is constantly ON too... but thats because i have a ripped AC hose... ECON will go on if you have a loss of pressure in the AC system. check your hoses, get it scanned (it will show up in VAG-COM) in my case it was a failure of the G65 pressure sensor.

**rssarma** · 03-31-2008 01:17 PM

I just got my OBD2 cable on eBay, I'll try and do a scan tonight to see if I can see anything, B6Driver, did you get your unit repaired?

**rssarma** · 04-03-2008 09:15 AM

Just an Update in case anyone is interested...the car just needed FREON, the A/C is back in business!!

**B6driver** · 04-03-2008 10:20 AM

Originally Posted by rssarma

I just got my OBD2 cable on eBay, I'll try and do a scan tonight to see if I can see anything, B6Driver, did you get your unit repaired?

not yet... i was quoted about $600 to replace the hose and recharge the system.. I have other things right now that i can put the $$ to I can live without A/C in the winter

**pondside36** · 04-03-2008 10:55 AM

Another cause if it isn't low freon as stated above, is the head unit itself (the climate contols) can fail, that happened to me, around $700 bucks to fix if not under warranty.