POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post
Quick/simple question......Do you turn off the A/C before turning off the engine? Thanks.
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POST 2Original post
No. I just turn off the engine.
POST 3Original post
Ditto.....
POST 4Original post
Why would you turn the A/C off?
POST 5 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post
I have always thought that when you leave it on and then turn the back engine on it could not be good... Compare it to when the power goes out at home and then comes back on.... The power surge can not be good for the electronics....
POST 6Original post
I used to turn the AC off before shutdown back in the 70's, otherwise the compressor stayed on even during start-up. New cars nowadays have the AC automatically turned off during start-up, with a few second delay upon engine start. So, no, I no longer turn the AC off before shut-down or start-up.
POST 7Original post
I guess Porsche doesn't have the same problem, but with BMW's E39 5 series if you didn't turn off the A/c about 30 seconds before shutting the car off, during the summer months youd get a real musty smell coming out of your vents.
POST 8Original post
AC??? I just put the to down....
POST 9Original post
My climate control always turns on when I turn on the car. I always have to manually dial it to off..
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