Do you know how to turn on the air conditioner in a car correctly? How to use the three keys A/C, TEMP and AUTO?
Text by Hengdong Shiqin
The weather is getting hotter and hotter. The scorching summer is here, and high temperatures have occurred in many places. Friends must turn on the air conditioner when driving. But what is the correct way to turn on the air conditioner in a car? I believe you are not very clear and think that just pressing the A/C button is enough. But is this method correct?
The buttons in the car cab are all marked with English letters. Most people don’t know what they mean because everyone is not very familiar with English. I would like to make an opinion on this point: Our country is getting stronger and stronger, and the population is increasing. It is the first in the world. Wouldn’t it be more suitable for us to use Chinese characters for logos?
Indeed, there are many buttons in the cab, and it is difficult for us to use English letters to identify them, but we must know how to use the three buttons A/C, TEMP, and AUTO. If they are used incorrectly, they will consume more fuel. Not to mention, there are none in the car. A good environment makes us uncomfortable and tired while driving.
After buying a car at a 4S store, many people happily drive the car on the road. Don’t experienced drivers still know how to drive? They don't understand the special functions of the car at all, so they drive a car worth hundreds of thousands of dollars as a car worth tens of thousands, wasting many functions on the car.
1. Function and usage of A/C key
. Function of A/C key:
The full name of A/C is arrcondition, which can be understood as air control or air conditioning. After turning on the A/C button, the air conditioner compressor will operate to achieve the purpose of cooling; and the heating system of the air conditioner is provided by the heat generated by the engine, so the A/C button only has the cooling function.
When turning on the air conditioner in summer, you must press the A/C button on the car, otherwise the refrigeration on the car will not work. After the air conditioner compressor starts, the car's engine load will increase, the power will also be weakened, and the fuel consumption will be reduced. It will increase because the engine provides power for the compressor .
However, today's mid-to-high-end cars are equipped with automatic air conditioners, so whether it is a manual air conditioner or an automatic air conditioner, as long as you turn on the A/C button on the car while driving, the air conditioner compressor will work and stop working when the temperature reaches The temperature inside the car reaches a constant temperature effect.
2. How to use the A/C key:
Turn on the air conditioner in the first summer. Before turning on the air conditioner, we must lower the glass of the car and use the air conditioner to blow out the hot air in the car. Then close the window and press A/C button and open the car's internal circulation at the same time, which can ensure that the temperature inside the car decreases faster and saves time.
In the second winter, turn on the air conditioner, press the TEMP button, turn off the A/C button, and open the external circulation, so that the glass will not frost easily; why should you turn off the A/C button? It's just to save some fuel, because in winter, the thermal air conditioner is turned on, and the car uses the heat generated by the engine as the hot air for the air conditioner.
Third, turn on the air conditioner when it rains. When driving on a rainy day, the vision is not very good. At this time, the speed should be slowed down, and the distance between the front and rear cars should be paid attention to. When it rains heavily, you should also press the △ button and press the A/C button, turn on the external circulation, and adjust the blowing mode to glass blowing, so that the fog on the glass will dissipate immediately.
Fourth, when you are stuck in traffic, turn on the air conditioner, press the A/C button, and turn on the internal circulation. This way, the exhaust gas from outside the car will not easily enter the car, and it will also allow the family members in the car to have a good environment and be in a good mood during the traffic jam. So irritable. At the same time, pay attention to the status of the car in front so that you can move forward at any time.
2. Function and usage of TEMP key
TEMP key is the key to adjust the temperature of the air conditioner. In summer, the temperature inside the car is higher than outside the car. The first thing many people do when getting in the car is to turn on the air conditioner. At this time, if the engine has not reached the operating temperature, turning on the air conditioner will suddenly increase the burden on the engine, which will cause damage to the engine in the long run. damage.
You should first lower the windows to ventilate the car, and then drive on the road after a few minutes when the engine is hot.At this time, don't rush to close the window. First, turn on the air supply of the air conditioner to the maximum. If you drive with the window open for two or three minutes, the heat in the car will be almost dissipated. Then press the air-conditioning button, and the cooling effect will be much better.
Under normal circumstances, the temperature in the car is adjusted to 20 to 25 degrees. If it is not a constant-temperature air conditioner, you can first set the air-conditioning temperature to the lowest and the fan speed to the maximum. When it is cold, increase the temperature and then increase the fan speed. Lower it for a while; if it's still cold, increase the temperature and then lower the fan speed.
Be sure not to stack items at the air inlet to avoid blocking the air conditioning system. In a closed air-conditioned environment, we need to ventilate for a few minutes every half hour to prevent exhaust gas from harming the body. Be sure to turn off the air conditioner before parking to avoid being trapped under the vehicle. The air conditioner will automatically turn on at the moment of ignition, increasing the burden on the engine.
3. The function and usage of the AUTO button
AUTO translates to "automatic". Nowadays, ordinary cars have two AUTO buttons, one is used to open and close the windows, and the other is the air conditioning button in the car; on the car window AUTO is relatively simple, just press once to open/close the window, and the window will open and close by itself, no need to keep pressing.
The AUTO button on the air conditioner is in the main control area of the car. It is usually in automatic mode, but there is also a manual air conditioning mode. It is usually used in car air conditioners. Generally speaking, AUTO is the button of the air conditioner in the car. When you turn on the AUTO button, the air conditioner in the car will automatically adjust the appropriate temperature and wind speed.
When the temperature inside the car is too high, turning on the AUTO button will automatically adjust the air conditioner temperature and wind speed. When the temperature drops to a certain temperature, it will maintain a constant wind speed. When the temperature rises, it will automatically cool down again. When the temperature is too low, activate the AUTO button and the temperature inside the car will be kept at a suitable state.
Summary
For those who drive, whether it is a high-end car or a low-end car, whether it is your own car or someone else's car, they are accustomed to driving in a solid way, and the keys on the car are also understood to have the same meaning. After getting into the cab, you can get acquainted with it, get used to it, and then start it.
We all have some habitual actions. Driving school instructors teach you how to drive, and the instructors teach you the skills that must be used when driving, such as turning on the air conditioner in hot and cold weather, defogging in rainy days and other common functions. It won't be taught, because these functions can be understood with a little understanding.
If teachers don’t teach, students won’t learn. This is a common problem for most people. They have only a half-understanding of the buttons in modern cars , and they don’t even bother to look through the vehicle’s user manual. Many smart cars have more buttons, and I believe there are many experienced drivers like this.
Based on this idea, I wrote this article today, hoping it will be helpful to everyone. If you have different opinions, please leave a message to discuss, so that we can learn more and better methods, so that we can enjoy driving more and drive safer in the future!
was written in Dapu, a thousand-year-old water town in southern Hunan.
2022.6.26.18:05
