Should I turn off AC when I start the car?
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Should I turn off AC when I start the car?
Maybe I'm still too old school. Should I turn off the AC when I start the car, or just leave it on? Not sure if it helps or harms the car. It took me a little while to get rid of the habit of putting the gear in neutral every so often after reading the owner's manual stating that will actually be bad for the engine/transmission.... Thanks!
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His mama. Traded y0 mama in because she was squeaking.
What? No, you don't need to turn off the A/C when you start the car.
Automotive technology has advanced quite a bit since the Model T's of your time.
You'll be fine.
Automotive technology has advanced quite a bit since the Model T's of your time.
You'll be fine.
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When you turn the key to the crank position, all power to accessories is cut so that full voltage is directed towards the starter motor. Its more pronounced on less expensive cars & easier to hear the blower die as you turn the key.
Get ahold of a less expensive car, turn the blower on max, and turn on the radio and wipers if you like, turn the key very slowly from off to on and onward to crank & you will hear the radio go off as well as the blower. The wipers will stop too. When you release the key & it springs back to the On position, the radio & blower go back on.
So no... you don't have to turn off anything... either before you crank or before you shut down.
Get ahold of a less expensive car, turn the blower on max, and turn on the radio and wipers if you like, turn the key very slowly from off to on and onward to crank & you will hear the radio go off as well as the blower. The wipers will stop too. When you release the key & it springs back to the On position, the radio & blower go back on.
So no... you don't have to turn off anything... either before you crank or before you shut down.
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Haha, thanks! I know that I don't have to turn AC off. I just somehow had this impression (forget from where, but it stuck in my mind for decades) that it would help preserving the AC compressor if I don't keep it engaged at start....
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This is in the owner's manual: "Coasting the vehicle, or driving for any other reason with gear selector lever in N can result in transmission damage that is not covered by the Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty"
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So for the MB hit the key and drive.
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Of course you should wait and give good time for the magnetos to be fully engaged; thence good ladies in their bodices are free to enter the E320-350 rumble seat!