# Broken air recirculator selector switch **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** mazda6, mazda\ **Created:** [August 9, 2022, 4:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/broken-air-recirculator-selector-switch/185708 "2022-08-09T04:47:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dwkindig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5e925/32.png) [@dwkindig](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dwkindig)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2022, 4:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/broken-air-recirculator-selector-switch/185708/1 "2022-08-09T04:47:19Z")
2003 Mazda 6i. The switch isn’t just broken, it’s missing, popped off somewhere. I think the switch was also electro-capacitive in some way? But it is stuck on the fresh air selection, and I don’t seem to be able to change it. Without taking apart the console to get to the switch wiring, and without paying someone to do it since I am on fixed income, is there some way to send a command to the computer to switch it to recirculation mode? Or is there some relay or circuit i could jump that would change the mode? ---
**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2022, 5:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/broken-air-recirculator-selector-switch/185708/2 "2022-08-09T05:58:50Z")
Our cars both turn on recirculate automatically, and I turn it off automatically. Old school I guess, but for an 03 probably not worth worrying about imhop. ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2022, 12:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/broken-air-recirculator-selector-switch/185708/3 "2022-08-09T12:55:43Z")
> [@dwkindig](#): > > But it is stuck on the fresh air selection, and I don’t seem to be able to change it. I would not worry about that . I can’t even remember the last time I used recirculate . As long as the air is cold just drive on . ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2022, 1:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/broken-air-recirculator-selector-switch/185708/4 "2022-08-09T13:02:03Z")
> [@VOLVO-V70](#): > > I can’t even remember the last time I used recirculate On my car, it goes into recirculate mode automatically if the ambient air temperature warrants it. I usually switch it back to “fresh” air once the car cools down, but in yesterday’s “feels like” 105 degrees, I kept it on recirculate for my entire drive in order to get colder air. Even when I switch it back to “fresh” if I am approaching a smoke-belching diesel truck, I switch it back to recirculate until I have passed the truck.