CitronC230K_03

i installed my digital climate control along with my audio 10 but the climate control only blows hot air. it is a unit which ends with 09 85 not the 02 85 and everything works great but it only blows how air. any suggestions!!

tifosiv122

Thats what happens with the 02's...

What does the red and blue buttons look like? Little arrows or the whole button is colored?

Erik

tberry

i notice that in a pic too. I think if the temp buttons are lil arrows and now whole oval shapped button then its newer ones (also i think the EC/Rest button now say off/rest). I was lucky enough to get one of the old ones (didnt even know about it and it works.....almost perfect meaning sometime buttons are 'sticky' and i still havent discovered tunnel mode

jswedberg

tunnel mode:
Press and hold air-recirc button.
Press and hold again to put windows and sunroof back to original position

tifosiv122

Old style:



New style:




Sorry for the large pic.

Erik

tberry

i know i know....tried all that....still no work....i dont really care to be honest it just sounded cool

CitronC230K_03

they are not little arrows , looks like little dots all pushed really close together and the button then sorta looks like its one solid color. also it says EC/Rest on it, not AC OFF. the tunnel mode worked. but it just kept blowing hot air. then i took the unit out, and put the original on in. turned it to AC and cool air blew out. then i took that out and put the digital one in then it was stuck on blowing cold air. i also noticed the part number to my analog controls is 209 830 0185. it would make sense that the digital climate control 209 830 0285 might work then. i dunno, thats why im asking!

CitronC230K_03

the little pic on top is the one i have
that big pic is not the one i have.
also the box says 203 830 0985 as does the unit itself!!

tifosiv122

Thats odd...you have the exact same problems as the new ones...I wonder if yours was a 'final' run of the old ones with the new components or something...where did u buy it from?

Erik

bagwell

put the old unit back and return the digital unit...!!

its a sign...

CitronC230K_03

i bought it from euro parts express. i was told that it was the last unit in stock. dont know how true it is. either way i know it doesnt work right.
already did it!! the digital looks cool, but the analog is working just fine for me, plus the quy from euro parts express told me i could return it for a credit if i needed to. im sending it back to him this weekend. do you guys think the 209 830 02 85 unit would work since my analog units # is 209 830 01 85? im wondering if it is worth a try. any of the other 03 owners who tried the 209 830 02 85 units and they didnt work, were your analog units 209 830 01 85, or another number?

CitronC230K_03

btw, i love the audio10!!!
the install instructions session posted were awesome and made it a very easy install.

tifosiv122

I never looked when I pulled my analog unit out, sorry. You can pick up the 02 unit at almost any MB dealer for around $250...the 09 was the expensive $600 unit.

Erik

truelove

uh oh Citron, your car isn't gonna be so much like mine anymore after you do all this stuff. that's okay, i hope you're enjoying your new toy.

CitronC230K_03

im totally enjoying my new car. i havent one complaint. even my not so good luck with the digital climate control has nothing to do with my car itself. i just got back from penske motors asking about the part. i was told that my climate control is for a california car and the one im trying to replace it with is for a non ca car. thats why it isnt working. from what i saw on the sheet he brought up was that the only climate control that looked close enough in options was the 209 830 02 85, because both units had emissions code for ca underneath, but the there was 1 option that didnt match. im wondering if i should by the 209 830 0285 and try and install it. i would like to be able to return it though if it doesnt. ill probably just keep the analog one. im happy with it and really dont wanna keep opening up the center dash area.

tifosiv122

The 02 will not work, and you have your explaination for the 09 not working. Unless you secure 100% money back before buying an 02, I wouldn't suggest doing it as you have a 99.99% chance it will not work.

Erik

Davidta

CitronC230K_03 I still have the 02 unit, would you like to try trading your 09 with my 02 I could try your 09 in my 2.3 coupe and you could try my 02 in your 1.8?

tifosiv122

You never returned yours?

Erik

Davidta

No I figured when I got motivated I might play with it some more, I also got busy with finals and am now in NYC instead of NH so it was just going to have to wait.

CitronC230K_03

i would trade it but im afraid the 02 85 wont work either. i was looking at the spec sheet and it doesnt have ca emissions on it either. what doesnt make sense is how does a ca C320 digital climate work, and what number is it??

CitronC230K_03

another thing is my VIN on my car doesnt show up as a califonia vehicle, but the climate control is a ca climate control. im not sure if its because its so new or what. is there any california coupe owners with a 2003 that have successfully installed a digital climate control. the parts guy told me to get the VIN from the car and he could look it up and give me a place to start. or maybe the part number to a C320, or preferably a C240 with digital climate control and possibly the VIN.

im probably just gonna give up. the anaolg unit is al that bad, its auto and works fine. plus i hate to keep taking the dash apart. i dont know!

Class C

I have the same problem w/ mine in my sedan, it just keeps blowing cold air. I will try and get the part # once I pull it out and put my old one in. Mine is also the old style.

This unit works just fine in a Euro sedan as it was tested in the Netherlands before I recieved it. Maybe I needed a CA version.

hmmmm.....

tifosiv122

Didn't your car come with it stock? I thought all 320 Sedans have them stock.

Erik

brabus c

so if i have a c240 and i buy the Digital climate control do i need any kinda of modifications for it to work properly? or do i just plug it in and the temperature numbers and everything should work like stock? thanks for any info on INSTALLS.

CitronC230K_03

well from the parts dept. at penske motors they say that the options need to match for climate controls whether swapping digital for digital or analog for analog. option 484 is the ca emissions code for the climate controls but from EPC sheet they gave me i cant find anything that matches. they told me that the controls for a C320 wont work because different options and i never asked about a C240. but because of the ca emissions thats what i was told. again, im not sure if they were blowing smoke or what, im just relaying the info!!