A/C issue ... Anyone experience this?
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2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE 450; 2010 Chevy Corvette Convertible
A/C issue ... Anyone experience this?
Situation: While driving back to Dallas from Galveston a couple of weeks ago, my air conditioner started acting up ... Despite being set on 70, the temperature was gradually getting warmer. It also seemed like the defroster was blowing air, even though it was set on regular a/c function. The context was that I had been driving for about 3 hours with the Distronic set on 80, the outside temp was about 104, and the system had been working perfectly. I got off the interstate and pulled into a gas store, and when I did the system gradually began blowing cold air again. The system worked perfectly the rest of the way home ... It seemed like the a/c had frozen up and stopping let it thaw out. Car is 6 months old with 5,000 miles and I have not had any problems at all.
Anyone experience a similar situation or have any input?
Anyone experience a similar situation or have any input?
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I live in Houston. It has happened to me twice but it was only the driver side vents that got warm and volume was greatly reduced. Happens once driving North after about 20 minutes of driving and once driving South after about 20 minutes of driving.
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LOL! One thing I thought of is that I've never driven any previous car for so long at 80+ mph ... Nice to have the speed limit go to 75 just as I got my E350!
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AC in my e350 has even more bizzare behavior. I leave in Southern CA so it gets pretty warm inside the car. Every time I set AC on AUTO the AC fan starts working at its highest speed, the way it should to cool the interior down. Only after working for 2-3 minutes at its highest RPM, the fan drops its speed down to the minimum for about 30 seconds. Then, all of a sudden, it kicks back into full speed. After working at full speed for 5 minutes, it goes back to very slow for about 30 seconds and then kicks back to high. Something is definitely wrong with either a sensor, programming of the AC control, or the fan. Has anyone else experienced something like this?
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AC in my e350 has even more bizzare behavior. I leave in Southern CA so it gets pretty warm inside the car. Every time I set AC on AUTO the AC fan starts working at its highest speed, the way it should to cool the interior down. Only after working for 2-3 minutes at its highest RPM, the fan drops its speed down to the minimum for about 30 seconds. Then, all of a sudden, it kicks back into full speed. After working at full speed for 5 minutes, it goes back to very slow for about 30 seconds and then kicks back to high. Something is definitely wrong with either a sensor, programming of the AC control, or the fan. Has anyone else experienced something like this?
I keep it in auto set to around 74 (2011 e350 BT)
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Same thing happened to me a couple months ago headed home from SanDiego. Drivers side AC started blowing hot air and ended up shutting all drivers side vents off and running the passenger side at 60 aimed at my side. It stayed that way for ~1 hour until I got home and then started working perfectly the next morning and I haven't had a problem since. I was probably running 80-85 with afternoon sun on drivers side. Odd that you had similar speed.
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I checked with my dealer today and it is "normal" for the 350 to drop the speed of the A/C fan as it manages the electrical load in the car...and apparently it is more noticeable in the Diesel cars. It can happen more than once, although the most noticeable drop is the first one.
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In SE North Carolina, hot and humid mid May till Sept. I leave it on auto at 68 degrees. Never had a problem. But, my trips are rarely longer than a couple of hours. I'd have the dealer check it out.
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mine too actually....but I don't have the hot air coming out issue. This is just the maximum cool cuts out after about 20 seconds for just maybe a second and then it comes back on full.....and perhaps a couple of minutes later it does another "cycle" but doesn't slow quite as much for that second. I suspect a sensor but for now, I'll live with the dealer's answer.
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Same thing happened to me a couple months ago headed home from SanDiego. Drivers side AC started blowing hot air and ended up shutting all drivers side vents off and running the passenger side at 60 aimed at my side. It stayed that way for ~1 hour until I got home and then started working perfectly the next morning and I haven't had a problem since. I was probably running 80-85 with afternoon sun on drivers side. Odd that you had similar speed.
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Maybe the fragrance isn't strong enough? I also had this problem a while ago, and I thought that the air-balance was broken. And then I tried some new perfumes and everything worked just fine. I'm buying mines from Decantstore, you can visit the site here if you want. The Mercedes air freshener may not be working because it is low and needs a refill, clogged filter, or a climate control error. If your Mercedes air freshener is not working you will want to check the air freshener levels. Try it and then see what's happening.
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Old topic and when it started, I did not own W212 yet, but digitally -controlled AC systems are installed on MB sedans since 1995 and all of them have the same principals, when knobs and displays can be different.
Here is the best site for help that I know. https://www.mercedesmedic.com/ac-air...le-codes-list/
Start with sensor calibration test. On most of modern cars you will need a scanner as MB deleted on dash-reading, but get up early in the morning before sun will affect car temperatures and read all the AC-related values without starting the engine.
Post them here if you want more forum help with interpretation.
Here is the best site for help that I know. https://www.mercedesmedic.com/ac-air...le-codes-list/
Start with sensor calibration test. On most of modern cars you will need a scanner as MB deleted on dash-reading, but get up early in the morning before sun will affect car temperatures and read all the AC-related values without starting the engine.
Post them here if you want more forum help with interpretation.
