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Dirtdog · 09-01-2014, 01:43 AM

turn it off... so you don't strain the engine on start up and so you don't get the foul smell out the vents on start up.

Vroom_vroom · 09-01-2014, 04:57 AM

i have discovered if i shut the blower off it keeps the a/c on when you turn the blower back on. if i leave the blower on and shut the car off the ac and recirc. are always off

Angrybird 12 · 09-01-2014, 06:02 AM

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Originally Posted by B52bombardier1

Your AC runs in the winter though most people do not realize it. As soon as you switch to any defrost setting, the AC kicks in on most cars. Chilled air is drier air which means your windshield will get clear faster.

Rick

Not always true. There is a low temperature cutoff that will not allow the compressor to run, I think it's when the temperature is below freezing.

bradshaw · 09-01-2014, 11:57 AM

Just did a check, at 40 F and below compressor will not engage.

SteelCamaro · 09-01-2014, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by B52bombardier1

Your AC runs in the winter though most people do not realize it. As soon as you switch to any defrost setting, the AC kicks in on most cars. Chilled air is drier air which means your windshield will get clear faster.

Rick

Unless your Camaro is garaged the entire winter.

Angrybird 12 · 09-01-2014, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by bradshaw

Just did a check, at 40 F and below compressor will not engage.

Thanks, I was trying to find that info.

Camaro Dude · 09-01-2014, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by hrpiii

Oh my, lot of OCD here. I do not do this, turn stuff off before shutting the car off. The first time I rode with someone that did, I was a little confused as to why. Then every time I rode with him, he repeated that process. He had no 'reason', he just did.

When I fire it up, I want to FIRE IT UP. Radio on, air on, radar detector on, GPS on, cutout open.... let's roll brotha!

One of the first things you learn when flying an aircraft, is to SHUT EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL OFF before engine is cranked. Ditto for engine off.

Oh, btw, I shut my AC off right before Sledge engages.

ROE · 09-01-2014, 05:53 PM

i do

tomlink · 09-01-2014, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by angryv6

+1

Except - my sunroof and windows are probably already open.

Yes I am in NC but you get used to the heat. As long as the car is moving so I get air I avoid the AC. Stuck in traffic or using the phone in the car, I'll close everything and turn on the AC.

And I see notes about the radio startup volume. Isn't that a setting? It is on page 7-7 of my manual. Set it once and never worry about it again.

Cheveey57 · 09-01-2014, 07:45 PM

I will turn my AC off sometime in October.

Jfoster · 09-01-2014, 07:49 PM

So, do you guys also let off the gas to help the transmission shift (auto)?

fussboss · 09-01-2014, 08:54 PM

- My radio resets to a low level when the car is started. So I can have it up LOUD when the car is turned off, when I start the car the volume is low.

- I often remote start my car on the way to it. For two reasons, to get the engine warm and to get the AC going so it is nice and cool by the time I get in.

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Dirtdog Pro Hide n Seek Player Drives: 2010 SS LS3/LSA 620whp/630tq Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 921 View My Garage	turn it off... so you don't strain the engine on start up and so you don't get the foul smell out the vents on start up. __________________ 620whp/630wtq. ADM LSA Conversion, E85, PFADT Tri-Y Headers into Borla S, PFADT Swaybars, Springs, Links, 20x10 20x11 Forgestar F14s, Lots of AAC

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Vroom_vroom The gritos pollo!!! Drives: Like a idiot Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 1,215 View My Garage	i have discovered if i shut the blower off it keeps the a/c on when you turn the blower back on. if i leave the blower on and shut the car off the ac and recirc. are always off __________________ ______ If you don't stop how can they give you a ticket?-The Big Tuna___ '12 1Ls Camaro; Slp loud mouth I\|maganflow x-pipe\|Injen long ram intake\|brembo brake upgrade\| russell s.s. lines\|2LT polished 19's\|billet 5mm spacers\|tinted tail lights&markers\|pdmi\|billet c. can\| '13 Avenger R/T '77 T/A 6.6;, draining my wallet.

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Cheveey57 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2LT RS Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Long Island Posts: 1,425	I will turn my AC off sometime in October. __________________ If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much space.

09-01-2014, 11:57 AM	#102
bradshaw Drives: 2010 LS3 2SS M6 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Lafayette, La Posts: 158 View My Garage	Just did a check, at 40 F and below compressor will not engage.

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ROE Drives: 2008 cts Join Date: May 2008 Location: staten island Posts: 375	i do

09-01-2014, 07:49 PM	#109
Jfoster Drives: 2016 GT vert. Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: La Posts: 198	So, do you guys also let off the gas to help the transmission shift (auto)?

09-01-2014, 08:54 PM	#110
fussboss Drives: 2014 2LT RS Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: San Diego Posts: 282	- My radio resets to a low level when the car is started. So I can have it up LOUD when the car is turned off, when I start the car the volume is low. - I often remote start my car on the way to it. For two reasons, to get the engine warm and to get the AC going so it is nice and cool by the time I get in.