A parking garage is not always available, so below are some tips for cooling down your car swiftly.<\/p>\n
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Seek some shade<\/strong><\/p>\n Park your car in the shade. Look for a tree or neighboring structure that could be casting a shadow in the parking lot. At least try to shield the sun from entering through your back window.<\/p>\n Crack your window<\/strong><\/p>\n This may seem risky, but if you are in a safe area it is worth it. A study in Pediatrics<\/a>, found that cracking the window 5 cm lowered the temperature in a car by about 28 degrees F on a 98-degree day. Measured with the windows fully closed the car measured 150 degrees.<\/p>\n Turn on the AC<\/strong><\/p>\n This sounds like a no brainer, but make sure the air conditioning is set on fresh air instead of recycled, since it is cooler outside.<\/p>\n Use a sunshade<\/strong><\/p>\n Sunshades reflect some of the light out of your windows before the interior of the car absorbs it. The Florida Solar Energy Center<\/a> (FSCE) a research institute run by the University of Central Florida<\/a> (UCF), discovered these shades can reduce the interior of a car by 15 to 20 degrees. Researchers also found the coolest results came when the reflective surface was turned to face the interior of the car. That\u2019s right, backwards.<\/p>\n Car window tint<\/strong><\/p>\n A good ceramic window tint covers all the windows. While it requires an investment, it is a permanent solution that will drop the internal temperature by several degrees.<\/p>\n Florida tint laws allow your windshield to be tinted with non-reflective tint along the top of the windshield. The front side windows must allow 28 percent of light through, while the back windows and rear window must allow more than 15 percent of light through.<\/p>\n Try the Japanese Door Trick<\/strong><\/p>\n Roll down the driver\u2019s side window, then open the passenger door, opening and closing it several times. This helps draw hot air out and pull in cool air.<\/p>\n \u201cRegular car maintenance will also make sure systems are running accurately,\u201d says Dustyn Shroff<\/a>, Vice President of GreatFlorida Insurance<\/a>, Florida\u2019s top independent auto insurance <\/a>agency.<\/p>\n Check the air filter<\/strong><\/p>\n Check your cabin\u2019s air filter to make sure it is clean. A dirty filter prevents air flow.<\/p>\n Keeping the interior of your vehicle cooled off will protect your investment and keep you and your passengers more comfortable.<\/p>\n GreatFlorida Insurance<\/a> has been providing friendly service and affordable auto insurance<\/a> since 1991. We are comprised of independent insurance agents with over 110 offices located throughout Florida. We are committed to helping you make informed decisions about all your insurance needs. Call us at 1-888-478-7801 or visit us online at www.greatflorida.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n You know the familiar feeling of opening the car door on a hot day, only to feel like a blast from a blow dryer in your face. Then you sit down, burning the backs of your thighs on your seat and hands on the steering wheel. \u201cA car sitting in the Florida sun is scorching,\u201d […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1219,"featured_media":8228,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4,6,1,84,13,7,90,82,83,89,9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-8226","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-auto-insurance","8":"category-boat-insurance","9":"category-commercial-insurance","10":"category-floridainsurance","11":"category-fr44-insurance","12":"category-healthcare-insurance","13":"category-motorcycle-insurance","14":"category-rideshare-insurance","15":"category-rv-insurance","16":"category-sr22-insurance","17":"category-travel-insurance","18":"category-umbrella-insurance"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8226","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1219"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8226"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8226\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13696,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8226\/revisions\/13696"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8228"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8226"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8226"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/GoggleImage_Auto_H_1.jpg\")