SLK r170, excessive moisture

[aka$h]

The car has done very little mileage and is a 99V. The problem is the amount of condensation inside the car. After a day at work it takes 10 minutes to get rid of all the condensation on the glass, its soo much that it starts to drip.
With it being so cold today, the windscreen had ICE on the inside of it.
Its time to find a solution, where should I begin my hunt?

Thanks

 

[MangoMan]

I think it's an inherant Merc problem, I've had the same problem in most of my Mercs.
What I do is once a week, now I know this will sound very strange, but what I do is leave the Hairdryer, Yes, Hairdryer on in the car for 24 hours. Seems to help it quite a bit.
Also remove the mats from the car at the same time and dry them, if damp, in the house. Rubber-backed mats are the worse, they trap the moisture underneath them in the carpet of the car.
Also if it's not raining, I leave the sunroof up on 'Tilt' when I park it. Helps the moisture dissipate.

Ciao, Bill.

 

[aka$h]

Thats odd, I cant say ive really noticed a problem like this on any of the other Mercs. Yes you get some moisture, but this is way more than Ive seen before, its got to be a leak somewhere.

 

[Gollom]

Reading this gave me an idea. What about putting one of those windowsill wicks in the car? Go take a look here: http://www.lakeland.co.uk/product.aspx/solutions/floorsdoors/whatsnew!9011 (Would have to be on a piece of plastic of course)

Let me know if it works!

 

[andy_k]

check under the carpets in the footwells - there is a lot of foam and stuff under there which can hold a lot of water.

Like you, I suspect a leak. I'd start my search around the windscreen and aircon drains

Andy