Every summer I drive from my home in L.A. to Las Vegas. Is it better to use the A/C in "auto" and not worry about the settings?
Or turn the A/C on and then turn it off when I go uphill?
Or turn the A/C on and then turn it off when I go uphill?
Agree 100%. I'm not sure what the point would be to do that. Save gas? That's not likely. Better performance? I suppose if you're wheezing along with the 4-banger on a steep hill, it would help a little. On the V6, I doubt you'd be able to tell if it was on or off. I just leave mine set to Auto 75F and forget about it. That served me just fine on those 100F+ days we had this summer.No point turning it off on hills unless your engine is really struggling or the radiator is blocked.
COLD :haha: J/KA/C settings while driving in the desert.
In Summer, t's fiercely hot around town where I live and that sucks an extra 2 MPG compared to Winter, when the A/C is off or just circulating air.Agree 100%. I'm not sure what the point would be to do that. Save gas? That's not likely. Better performance? I suppose if you're wheezing along with the 4-banger on a steep hill, it would help a little. On the V6, I doubt you'd be able to tell if it was on or off. I just leave mine set to Auto 75F and forget about it. That served me just fine on those 100F+ days we had this summer.
OK. Just for grins...Let's assume you drive 12,000 miles per year. On my Sorento, I get about 28mpg on the highway (with the A/C on auto all the time). But let's assume that I get 28mpg without A/C. That works out to about 429 gallons of gas per year. Let's now assume that for 6 months of the year, I've got the A/C cranked and I only get 26mpg (less the 2mpg you mention above). OK, so now I use 444gals. Let's say gas costs a nice round $4/gal. Am I going to agonize over fiddling with the climate controls based on the terrain to save $60/year? No. Maybe other folks would, but it just doesn't seem worth the bother to me. Color me spoiled.In Summer, t's fiercely hot around town where I live and that sucks an extra 2 MPG compared to Winter, when the A/C is off or just circulating air.
Exactly what I was getting at; even at $7 per Imp. gallon (our prices), no one in their right mind would fiddle with the A/C for economy reasons. For comparison, domestic A/C costs us about $300 extra during the summer months, and believe me, that's good value when the outside temperature is 37°C with 80% humidity.OK. Just for grins...Let's assume you drive 12,000 miles per year. On my Sorento, I get about 28mpg on the highway (with the A/C on auto all the time). But let's assume that I get 28mpg without A/C. That works out to about 429 gallons of gas per year. Let's now assume that for 6 months of the year, I've got the A/C cranked and I only get 26mpg (less the 2mpg you mention above). OK, so now I use 444gals. Let's say gas costs a nice round $4/gal. Am I going to agonize over fiddling with the climate controls based on the terrain to save $60/year? No. Maybe other folks would, but it just doesn't seem worth the bother to me. Color me spoiled.
Perhaps the prices are sufficiently different down unda to make it worth one's while. I dunno, I always drive a Swift when I'm in Sydney so I haven't spent much time pondering gas prices.![]()
What if I push the OFF button? Will that work the same way too?Yes, A/C runs in auto mode without the light being on. If you don't want it to run, push the a/c button twice. You will not be in auto mode as far as a/c is concerned, but all other functions will be controlled automatically