When the car turned into a furnace, the sun hits the windshield and the steering wheel burns the fingers, many immediately press the air conditioning button. In reality, another setting can change the situation.
Each summer, drivers fight against an overheated cabin, an air conditioning that is struggling to follow and an impression of consuming more fuel than reason. What many ignore is that it is not only a matter of degree set on the central screen or power of the fan. The very functioning of the ventilation circuit plays an essential role.
First of all, you have to understand that the air conditioning of a vehicle draws air outside, cools it, then diffuses it inside. Result: the car is struggling to refresh the cabin and consumes more to try to do so.
In traffic jams, this is another story. The cars stopped or rolling at a step reject more particles, and the air intakes located at the front capture all these pollutants to inject them into the passenger compartment. This is particularly true in town, in end -of -day traffic jams or under tunnels. For asthmatic, sensitive or simply concerned people not to inhale more fine particles than necessary, a small button radically changes the experience.
It allows you to run the air in the vehicle in the vehicle. And so not to bring it again. In short, cleaner, cooler, and less work for air conditioning, it is the function of air recirculation. In summer, activating this button prevents air conditioning from having to continue continuously the burning air from outside. The indoor air, already refreshed, is recycled: the system works less, cooled better, consumes less.
In case of high heat, specialists recommend opening the windows for a minute first to get the stifling air accumulated, then close and activate recirculation. In a few minutes, the temperature drops faster, without forcing the engine. “A small gesture for better efficiency and less energy consumption”, recall the experts.
