aircon

Recently purchase a 171 SLK 200K for my wife and she loves the car, unfortunately there has been a horrible smell from the air-con / heater system. This was not present when we bought the car. I have used an air con cleaner aerosol from Halfords which reduced the smell by about 80% and I will...

Is it possible to set the 4-zone climate control in a 2004 E320 so that the drivers control operates all the zones together? It is a PITA especially adjusting the rear temperature setting.

Good evening, all. I've found out why my aircon system was low on refrigerant - a leak in the condenser. High-tech detection system - a spray bottle of soapy water! New condenser needed for sure; not a problem. HOWEVER... I noticed that though the red EC light was on, and the compressor was...

(Should have posted this here first, I think. Ooops) Evenin' all. The old girl ('98 E55 AMG estate) needs a new aircon condenser, and ECP have a good deal on at present on an EIS aftermarket item. It's not a name I recognise, though. Would anyone have any comments, for or against, or care to...

Evenin' all. The old girl ('98 E55 AMG estate) needs a new aircon condenser, and ECP have a good deal on at present on an EIS aftermarket item. It's not a name I recognise, though. Would anyone have any comments, for or against, or care to recommend a good make if you so wish? Thank you in...

Had my aircon regassed by kwikfit 4 weeks ago,was working really well when I took my car on a long trip immediately after and the following day but I havent used it since till today when the aircon didnt cool the car. Does it need reset on a star machine or something else? Thanks

Hi, My a/c rocker switch has the frosty symbol at the bottom and a double line with a wiggle at the top. Which is meant to be coldest? Thanks in Advance. Cheers, Paul

Hi all, I was told that I needed to replace the two pipes that head forward from the condenser on the bulkhead as the valves that are integrated into the pipes are unserviceable. So I ordered the pipes (from a main dealer) but the new ones do not have valves in them. I queried this and the...

Hi, wondering if anybody has had the same issue as I've got with my 2006 CLK 55 amg air con. The system blows nice cold air when you have the temp setting to the maximum cold setting - "Low". However, as soon as you go up one single notch, ie to 17 degrees, it starts to blow hot air, no...

I've just had my car regassed and have reset the fault codes to allow power to get to the condenser, but it still doesn't blow properly cold. Are there any quick tests I can perform to narrow down where the problem could be?

I want to give my aircon a clean and have heard about these spray cans that you leave in your car, like a smoke grenade while the aircon is on recirculate setting :crazy: I don't really like the idea of this and envisage residue or droplet marks being left all over the interior of the car...

Hey Guys, Took the E55 for a 100 mile blast in the heat yesterday. When I arrived I panicked to find a trail of wet patches down the road where I stopped and water dribbling out from the gearbox/bulkhead area. Thought initially it was gearbox radiator, but was clean pure water. Thought maybe as...

Noticed that the Air was not a cold but this was an intermittent problem. Checking the system, sometimes when the AC is on and Max cold selected both sides, the AC light is on but no cold air and at the rad the main fan is not running. When it does work the Rad fan is on full and interior fan is...

My W124 was stored for 5 years, during which time the aircon gas must have leaked away. It's still on R12 (or no R12 to be precise!) so unless my Polish friend can get me cans of R12 I'll need to have it converted to R134. Now the car has a pretty huge service history over 160,000 miles, and...

Apropos a thread (similar) in "Interiors", can anyone shed any light on my '98 E55's aircon problem? It cools (slightly), but not much; certainly not enough during the day in hot sun. It's a digital control unit, the system pressure readout is 16 bar running, and the only stored fault code is...

Need a new Aircon compressor on my CLK 230 K, and have been given a price of £240 for the part, fitted and gassed, so wondering if this is a reasonable price for this on a Merc?

Can anyone recommend an aircon specialist in west London? I took swmbo S60 to kwik fit who managed to make things worse rather than better so now need it looked at properly. Anyone have a personal recommendation?

Does anyone know where the aircon drain tube is on a 2006 R320 Cdi? Air con works great but after being parked up for 1/2hr in this heat I would have expected to see a small puddle of water under the car somewhere but not a sign. Don't want it to start smelling if not draining properly...

2005 R171 SLK with full climate control. Looking for some pointers with an odd aircon issue. The car intermittently steams up every so often during a journey. It can be fine for 1 hour or more and then suddenly the inside of the glass is coated in moisture. No discernible change in weather. It...

Just for arguments sake. If I wanted to do away with the air con on my car is it possible to get a belt that fits the front pulleys as I would take the condensor pump off but this would mean the belt fitted at the moment would be too big. Also would possibly want to take out the air con rad and...