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Old 24 Jul 2005, 04:17 pm
Paul
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Default Re: AC and Gas Mileage


"MF" <me@isp.com> wrote in message
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: I have an 05 Accord
:
: Is the amount of gas used by the AC proportional to the temperature
: setting? I was thinking that the lower the temperature the more often
: the compressor would have to come on. Is this accurate?
:
: thanks,
: -Mark

No. When you have the A/C on, the compressor is running pretty much all the
time. If you set the temperature higher than the minimum setting, there's a
heating coil in the system that brings the temperature back UP to the
setting you want.

Paul


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