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What's the best way of running the Air Conditioner

Discussion in 'Prius c Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by Dimitrij, Jun 8, 2016.

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  1. Friend of Bill W.

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    Here On northern Indiana it seems to be either hot or cold, and almost always muggy so I rarely drive with the windows down. Not to mention we have a VERY high percentage of cigarette smokers, like every other car in traffic is a chimney, so I usually keep my setting on recycle or the smell gets sucked into my car, and ac around 72 or less, I'm hot blooded.

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    #21 Friend of Bill W., Jun 9, 2016
  2. Dimitrij

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    Ha! I thought that open windows is the second worst thing that can happen to the drag coefficient, never mind the evil noise and dust/pollen.
     
    #22 Dimitrij, Jun 11, 2016
  3. bisco

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    pollen is brutal around here right now.
     
    #23 bisco, Jun 11, 2016
  4. MikeDee

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    I almost never use the auto setting. It cranks the fan speed on high which is noisy and too much air blowing which is annoying. I just set the temp to 70 and adjust the fan speed manually on recirculating air. Sometimes I will run in ECO mode to get more efficiency.
     
    #24 MikeDee, Jun 26, 2016
  5. ShaAnn

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    101 here in Cali today....went to nearby town 30 miles away...ran AC on 69 degrees ECO mode on.....was surprised to get 46 MPG as I never have gotten over 44 whether around town or driving to Chico.....gas prices are rising out here....$2.45 a gallon at cheap stations.....glad I have my Prius c
     
    #25 ShaAnn, Jun 26, 2016
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