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The ideal vehicle temperature: how to adjust the air conditioning?

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The ideal vehicle temperature: how to adjust the air conditioning?

The summer and the high temperatures are currently saying hello. Many drivers feel hot even before they get into the car. A big advantage is when the car has one Air conditioning disposes. But even if you have air conditioning in your car, you should have it on hot days do not set too cold. Although it is tempting to cool the interior of the vehicle significantly when the outside temperature is over 30 degrees, you should do not do. Because there is a big mistake on the interior of the vehicle cool down well below 20 ° Cwhen it's over 30 degrees outside. An interior temperature between 22 and 25 ° C. It has been proven that this is the temperature at which drivers can stay concentrated the longest.

Higher costs but more safety in road traffic

A vehicle that is too hot can affect the driver burdensome act as both body temperature and heart rate rise. This can have a strong influence on the ability to concentrate and the ability to react. Should the temperature in the interior rise from 25 to 35 degrees, the risk of an accident also increases by 20 percent. This temperature difference would be about 0,5 per mille at the wheel comparable. Therefore do not save in the wrong place and switch the air conditioning on to a suitable temperature.

The ideal vehicle temperature: how to adjust the air conditioning?

Let the hot air out of the car

In extreme heat, the accumulated heat must first be removed before driving out of the car. The best way to do this is to remove all the doors, windows and the tailgate (for station wagons, SUVs, three-door vehicles, etc.) open wide to allow the heat to escape. You should also keep the windows open when driving away for a few hundred yards leave it open. Any existing sunroof should also be opened when driving off. You can only close the window after a short distance and activate the air conditioning.

The ideal vehicle temperature: how to adjust the air conditioning?

First switch the air conditioner to for a few minutes recirculation mode. For a short time, too the maximum cooling capacity to be selected. In this way, the interior can be cooled down quickly and efficiently. The cool air can then be sucked in again from the interior and cooled more easily. Then you can choose the temperature you want.

For more detailed information on air conditioning, it is best to refer to your car's manual.

Also make sure that the outlet nozzles not directly are directed towards the head or the body, otherwise in the worst case it can even lead to an inflammation of the mucous membranes. For this reason, it is best to direct the cold airflow against the windshield on hot days. In this way, it has the opposite effect and does not affect the occupants of the vehicle directly, but indirectly.

Cooling uses fuel

Modern air conditioning systems are regulated and require a great deal of cooling in the case of strong cooling more gasoline or electricity. At very high outside temperatures, the fuel consumption can in extreme cases 2,0 to 4 liters per 100 km Increase driving distance. When maintaining the temperature, the additional consumption by the air conditioning in urban areas is around 1 to 2 liters and out of town around the 0,2 to 0,7 liters. Seen over the course of the year, there is an average additional consumption of 0,5 to 1 liters.

The ideal vehicle temperature: how to adjust the air conditioning?

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