On the internet it is not recommended to turn off the engine with the air conditioner on, otherwise you will never get rid of the smell of damp and musty in the cabin. This is explained by the fact that excess moisture does not have time to drain from under the car in the form of condensate.
As a result, the system has too little time to dry and ventilate.
Is it real?
Expert opinion
Alexey Reviniexpert “Behind the wheel”:
– It all depends on the climate in which the car is used. Residents of Central Russia in rainy weather should have noticed: if you do not turn on the air conditioner during the trip, then after parking the air will turn off the ventilation system is so wet it covers the windshield. In this case, a running air conditioner will only help get rid of moisture.
In addition, many modern cars have climate control. The driver first sets the temperature parameters in the cabin and then the car’s smart systems keep them within the specified limits without any intervention. In this case, the electronics itself decides whether to turn on or off the air conditioning compressor.
By itself, the advice to manually turn off the air conditioner before turning off the engine is meaningless.
To ensure that the cabin is drier and that no dirt and an unpleasant odor flies out of the air ducts, our expert recommends three useful measures:
Such a recommendation can be found on the Internet and seems justified. But the expert “Behind the wheel” explained everything.
