Is it okay to turn on the A/C while the windows are open?
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Re: Is it okay to turn on the A/C while the windows are open?
Originally posted by darkfact
Or it might harm the car?
Or it might harm the car?
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Re: Is it okay to turn on the A/C while the windows are open?
Originally posted by darkfact
Or it might harm the car?
Or it might harm the car?
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From: Vancouver Island, B.C. Canada
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The only thing to be concerned about it the wasted energy, as the chilled air is escaping from the cabin at a far higher rate than it would if windows/roof were closed.
This will make your fuel economy worsen appreciably. But then you're probably paying 2 cents per litre for fuel, so why worry about 1 L/100 km?
This will make your fuel economy worsen appreciably. But then you're probably paying 2 cents per litre for fuel, so why worry about 1 L/100 km?
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From: Gaithersburg, MD
2002 C240 6-spd (ret)
Re: A/C
Originally posted by Mike T.
The only thing to be concerned about it the wasted energy, as the chilled air is escaping from the cabin at a far higher rate than it would if windows/roof were closed.
This will make your fuel economy worsen appreciably. But then you're probably paying 2 cents per litre for fuel, so why worry about 1 L/100 km?
The only thing to be concerned about it the wasted energy, as the chilled air is escaping from the cabin at a far higher rate than it would if windows/roof were closed.
This will make your fuel economy worsen appreciably. But then you're probably paying 2 cents per litre for fuel, so why worry about 1 L/100 km?
