On Sun, 24 Jul 2005 21:17:23 GMT, "Paul"
<paulDONTSPAMMEmueller@mindspring.com> wrote:

>
>"MF" <me@isp.com> wrote in message
>news:a13ac$42e3c647$18d67c4b$27647@KNOLOGY.NET. ..
>: 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
>

Interesting points. Now, I'm not sure of something:

When you tip in on the accelerator, from a steady cruising speed, does
it curb or temporarily disengage the a/c compressor, as many cars have
been designed to do, for purposes of 'giving the power back' to the
engine?