Problem with the floor vents on my E320.
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Problem with the floor vents on my E320.
I did a search but was unable to come up with anything on my own. My 1997 E320 doesn't seem to blow heat at the vents by the centre console that blow towards your feet. I usually have it set at auto, but even using the manual controls on the climate control, it does not seem to adjust the flapper to direct heat towards your feet. Then after leaving the car for a while sometimes, it will work fine. It has not been to bad lately 0 degress Celsius, but when it drops down to -15 it gets pretty cold on the feet.
Any ideas,
Steve
Any ideas,
Steve
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Steve, It must be a trait of the our cars, because I have the same complaint about my 2001 E 430. My feet are always colder than the rest of me. I have tried to manually adjust the direction of air, to no avail. Luckily, I live in the south of the US and dont have as much need for heat!!! Then , it is going to be 17F tomorrow night !!
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My 1999 w 210 was also cold,special on my feet. But i fix it.
1/3 of the hole are closed of the plastic bars. I took a hacksaw blade and cut it of, and install a small aluminum wing to guide the hot air to my feet. No more cold feet.
1/3 of the hole are closed of the plastic bars. I took a hacksaw blade and cut it of, and install a small aluminum wing to guide the hot air to my feet. No more cold feet.
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Originally Posted by Arvid
My 1999 w 210 was also cold,special on my feet. But i fix it.
1/3 of the hole are closed of the plastic bars. I took a hacksaw blade and cut it of, and install a small aluminum wing to guide the hot air to my feet. No more cold feet.
1/3 of the hole are closed of the plastic bars. I took a hacksaw blade and cut it of, and install a small aluminum wing to guide the hot air to my feet. No more cold feet.
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It is freezing here now (-26 Celsius) and my vents by my feet still aren't working properly. There are no codes stored in the climate control unit. It is like the flapper controls are not working when the temperature drops below -15. When you leave the car off for a couple of minutes and come back it seems to work properly. I have even tried setting the climate control without using the auto feature and directing the air to your feet. That doesn't even work. Is there a feature that makes it so the defrost automatically takes priority at a certain outside temperature?
Thanks in advance.
Steve
Thanks in advance.
Steve
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I got it fixed.
With help from previous posts on this forum and mercedesshop.com I was finally able to fix it. It was the rubber hose connection behind the oil filter that connects to the gray hose that leads to the junction box on the passenger side fender. I don't know how long the hose had been disconnected but the head was off last March by the Benz dealership. It could have even came disconnected during an oil change. I was getting nervous about what kind of bill I might have coming to me to fix the complicated (yet simple) system.
Thanks again,
Steve
Thanks again,
Steve
