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MetroMPG · 07-15-2016, 11:08 AM

Unless the Merc had an electric motor-driven AC compressor, then it probably also shut the air conditioning off when the engine stopped. For brief stops, even in very hot weather, this wouldn't be a problem.

I rarely use the air myself. But I can see it being a problem for people who are sensitive to the heat. (Or it gets much hotter than it does here! 32C / 90F yesterday is getting up to our summer high temps.)

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