06/10/2026
Re-sharing this post -> a good reminder!! ☀️🔥🥵
How to COOL your car during a heat wave!🔥
Here's a useful tip from Koffman AutoWorks: Most vehicles have a RECIRCULATION button with the AC controls, but many of us are unsure how and when to use it.
**The easy answer is to use it in the summer and turn it off in the winter.
The recirculation button takes the air from inside your car or truck and recirculates it in the cabin instead of pulling in fresh air from outside. On hot days (like today), if you do not recirculate the cooler air inside the cabin, then your Air Conditioning system is pulling hot air from outside and trying to cool it. Using the recirculation feature will get your car cooler faster and decrease the wear and tear on your AC system to keep it cool.
-> SIDE NOTE: If your car has been baking in the sun, it's better to roll the windows down and turn recirculate off for the first minute or two to get rid of the super heated air inside the car before turning recirculate back on.
ALSO, any time you are stuck in traffic, (summer or winter), make sure to use the recirculate. If you are pulling air from outside, then you are pulling in all the pollutants and carbon monoxide from the traffic around you. Studies show that recirculating your AC can cut down on the pollutants entering your vehicle by 20% when stuck in traffic!!
