4 'tips' to save gas when using car air conditioning

According to experts, turning on the car air conditioner too hard will cause an additional 25% fuel consumption. However, if you know the “trick”, you will save a lot of money on gas when driving and using the air conditioner at the same time.

In modern cars, the air conditioner is responsible for providing clean filtered air, maintaining the appropriate temperature and humidity of the air flow in the passenger compartment, but this is also an extremely complex system. Therefore, if there is an error during use, the air conditioner will have to work too hard, affecting the fuel consumption of the car.

According to the experience of long-time drivers, when using air conditioning, you need to pay attention to the following points to save fuel when using it.

Turn on/off air conditioner

Before starting the car, turn off the A/C, fan, and lights. After starting the car, turn on the ventilation fan, open the windows to blow hot air out of the passenger compartment, close the windows, and then turn on the air conditioner.

After that, the user can gradually increase the cold level and fan speed to help the body adapt. In case you want to stop the car or turn off the engine, you must turn off the A/C first, turn off the fan, then open the door and step outside.

Keep the car cool

In hot weather, car windows should be covered with frosted glass or use additional curtains and sunshades. They will limit direct sunlight and "heat up" the space inside the car. When parking outdoors, drivers should choose the shadiest place to ensure that when returning, the "beloved car" is not too hot. The windows should also be lowered by 1-2 cm to allow air currents inside and outside the car to circulate with each other.

Lower the window at the right time

Research has shown that when the weather is cool and cloudy or when driving on roads with fresh, clean air, you can completely turn off the air conditioner and lower the windows at speeds below 80km/h, then your car will save quite a bit of fuel.

When the car is running at over 80km/h, you should not save fuel like this, because the amount of fuel the car consumes to compensate for wind resistance when the windows are down is more expensive than the fuel used for air conditioning.

Regular air conditioning care

Finally, you should regularly maintain the air conditioner on time at service workshops and professional garages: the condenser, evaporator, return air filter, clean fan will increase the heat exchange efficiency of the air conditioner, check the gas, when the gas is low, it will reduce the efficiency of the air conditioner. You should also check the rubber gaskets of the door under the chassis to ensure tightness.

According to VnMedia