CitroJim wrote: 03 Sep 2023, 19:28
Something I learned about Polly today....
When parked all day in full sun, draw the blinds across the panoramic sunroof... If you neglect to do this the car ends up hotter than a nuclear reactor in meltdown...
Yep! In fact I was saying the same thing earlier in another discussion
viewtopic.php?p=768108#p768108 suppose it's obvious when you think about it: big greenhouse= hot in sunshine!
I too have only recently joined the "functional air con club" it's excellent for demisting as mentioned. In fact my C5 X7 is first car where I have sometimes needed to keep bringing the air con back on again as it slowly begins to condense a little with just blower only.
Like you I previously would have used it the absolute bare minimum but now try to engage it often to keep the system healthy. Sat at traffic lights, engine idling but unlikely long enough a stop to switch off completely: give the air con a run, more load helps an idling diesel warm up quicker so next benefit in my opinion.
AX looking very smart. Never before noticed that small bit of black plastic that I guess comes up with the boot lid, rather than being part of the rear bumper. Very odd!
Child seat is the "with a leg" type (rather than the overhead strap "top tether" type) - just to check, there's no underfloor storage in the rear footwells of Polly?
Worth checking the handbook with respect to child seat leg if not already done so?
