A/C has gotten stupid

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  1. nudriver

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    This happened years ago and then stopped. Picked my car up from the body shop and it's happening again. I will have a/c on blowing on face and then it will randomly go to face and feet. What's going on and how can I stop it?!
     
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    Did you maybe switch from NORM mode to ECO mode? Whenever you change modes the A/C settings change.
     
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    How do you do that?
     
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    Both of my Priii have a button on the center console that allows the driver to select between PWR, NORM, and ECO modes. those modes re-map the acceleration curve and other settings.
     
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    My car has the recycling air button and the blowing towards head and feet and then another that has an arrow and some kind of dashed arrow. None fix the problem.
     
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    Is there a windshield blowing button? How does it react when pressed?
    Can you take a photo of the panels or a video of these processes?
     
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    You mean defogger?
     
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