Overriding the "recircultaing" air turning off?

[SoCalChris]

Is there any way to override the "feature" that turns off the recirculating air when the defroster is on?

 

I got stuck behind a semi last night that was belching enough smoke to totally cover the highway. It was cold enough that I needed the defroster on, or my window would start freezing up. I had to smell the smoke for quite a while before I could get out from behind the semi, since Chevy decided that I shouldn't be able to turn the recirculating air on when the defroster is on.

 

On my old Civic, there was a way to override the A/C compressor cycling by pressing a combination of buttons on the dash. Is there anything like that on our trucks? This is a 2006 work truck, with the manual dual climate controls.

[Trouttrooper]

Is there any way to override the "feature" that turns off the recirculating air when the defroster is on?

 

I got stuck behind a semi last night that was belching enough smoke to totally cover the highway. It was cold enough that I needed the defroster on, or my window would start freezing up. I had to smell the smoke for quite a while before I could get out from behind the semi, since Chevy decided that I shouldn't be able to turn the recirculating air on when the defroster is on.

 

On my old Civic, there was a way to override the A/C compressor cycling by pressing a combination of buttons on the dash. Is there anything like that on our trucks? This is a 2006 work truck, with the manual dual climate controls.

 

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Nope, they've been like that since trucks had AC in the pre '87 bodystyle. GM isn't the only one either.