Honda Car Forum

If one is stopped in a traffic jam with the hybrid, and the engine
goes off, does a/c cooling stop as well (I mean the condenser, not the
fan)?

I haven't looked at the accord engine, but in every vehicle I've ever
seen including my hybrid civic the AC compressor is driven off the
accessory belt, so when the engine shuts off so does the compressor.
However in the HCH the fan keeps blowing cold air for some time after
the engine shuts off, so you won't begin to instantly roast.

no, the a/c still runs, it also has a 3 phase electric clutch in it.
Chip

On 7 Apr 2005 19:48:01 -0700, jeff.laughlin@gmail.com wrote:

>I haven't looked at the accord engine, but in every vehicle I've ever
>seen including my hybrid civic the AC compressor is driven off the
>accessory belt, so when the engine shuts off so does the compressor.
>However in the HCH the fan keeps blowing cold air for some time after
>the engine shuts off, so you won't begin to instantly roast.

Steve Jacobs wrote:
>
> If one is stopped in a traffic jam with the hybrid, and the engine
> goes off, does a/c cooling stop as well (I mean the condenser, not the
> fan)?

The A/C compressor is also "hybrid". The system turns to electric drive
when the engine is stopped, so you still get A/C.
(http://www.roadandtrack.com/article....&page_number=1)


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