C32 AMG, C55 AMG (W203) 2001 - 2007
View Poll Results: do you turn your AC off before you turn your car off?
Yes, I always turn it off first.
24.00%
No, I don't turn it off. I leave it running.
44.00%
I only turn it off when I know the car will be parked for a while.
12.00%
You're an idiot. Stop making threads, noobman.
20.00%
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Old Sep 6, 2012 | 06:11 PM
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a car that can't do the throttle reset.
terrible thread: poll.. accessories off, car off?

Another classic terrible thread by me. You've been warned.

Before you shut down your 203, do you shut down the AC or just let that bad boy run?

Told you, terrible thread.
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Old Sep 6, 2012 | 06:44 PM
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I don't turn anything off, it turns itself off when I take the key out.
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Old Sep 6, 2012 | 07:05 PM
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No.. You should be a Moderator because you ask the questions that no one thinks of.. For example, when using a condom, do you roll it off or slap it off when finished..?
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Old Sep 6, 2012 | 08:49 PM
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Now that was funny! (Condom comment)

I turn it off if the car will sit a while because I had another car that grew mold due to the precipitation that had let it grow on the evaporator.

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Old Sep 6, 2012 | 09:32 PM
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a car that can't do the throttle reset.
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I don't turn anything off, it turns itself off when I take the key out.
Oh you sly devil you.
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Old Sep 6, 2012 | 11:56 PM
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I voted for #4 in jest.

However, to note - half of the year, the AC doesn't run or barely runs in our cars because of the sh*t season called winter (only redeeming features of winter are hockey and skiing). For winter, basically the heat is on full blast all the time, and I leave that setting as is too. Things may be a bit different for me this coming year, as I will drive my recently acquired A4 most of the time, instead of the C55.
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Old Sep 7, 2012 | 12:27 PM
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lol it turns off when I turn the car off
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Old Sep 7, 2012 | 01:49 PM
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lol it turns off when I turn the car off
You're late to the party.
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In winter, or WHEN you have a lot of moist in the car, use the AC!
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I don't have a C Class. But whenever I'm about to turn the car off, I always turn off the AC/heat right before.
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Old Sep 11, 2012 | 02:16 PM
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No.. You should be a Moderator because you ask the questions that no one thinks of.. For example, when using a condom, do you roll it off or slap it off when finished..?
gonna have to +1 you on that one
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I turn mine off a few minutes before to give it time to dry off. I hate mold/mildew
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