Air Balance problem ?
Thread Starter
Member
Joined: May 2016
Posts: 130
Likes: 37
From: Oxford, UK
GLC63S, A35 AMG
Air Balance problem ?
So my car has the air balance package with the ioniser.
Firstly, I just can’t smell the fragrance at all in the vehicle even though set to 3. Secondly, the ionizer function keeps randomly turning itself off.
Sounds normal, or is this glitch #15 on my April 2019 car ?
Firstly, I just can’t smell the fragrance at all in the vehicle even though set to 3. Secondly, the ionizer function keeps randomly turning itself off.
Sounds normal, or is this glitch #15 on my April 2019 car ?
Junior Member
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 47
Likes: 18
From: Tennessee, USA
2024 AMG GLE 53, 2023 E450 Cabriolet & 2025 GLS 450
Thread Starter
Member
Joined: May 2016
Posts: 130
Likes: 37
From: Oxford, UK
GLC63S, A35 AMG
Junior Member
Joined: Sep 2019
Posts: 24
Likes: 6
GLE 450
I have the same issue. GLE 450
Trending Topics
MB World Stories
The Best of Mercedes & AMG
6 Mercedes Models That Did NOT Age Well (But Are Somehow Still Cool)
Verdad Gallardo
Manual Mercedes? 6 Times Sindelfingen Let Drivers Have All The Fun
Verdad Gallardo
Mercedes SLR McLaren 722 S Is Extremely Rare Example Modified by McLaren
Verdad Gallardo
8 Classic Boxy Mercedes Designs That Have Aged Like Fine Wine
Verdad Gallardo
Flawlessly Restored Mercedes 190E Evo II Heads to Auction
Verdad Gallardo
Electric Mercedes C-Class Unveiled: 11 Things You Need to Know
Verdad Gallardo
Mercedes EQS Gets A Major Update: Everything You Need to Know
Verdad Gallardo
5 Underrated Mercedes-Benz Models That Don't Get the Love They Deserve
Verdad Gallardo
Mercedes 300D Has Pushed Well Past 1 Million Miles and It Ain't Stopping
Verdad Gallardo
Thread Starter
Member
Joined: May 2016
Posts: 130
Likes: 37
From: Oxford, UK
GLC63S, A35 AMG
So I wouldn't say that i've 'fixed' these problems, but I do believe I understand what's happening ....
1) The Air Balance perfume only seems to operate out of the central vents in the dashboard. When the A/C is on 'auto', most of the time very little air flows out of those central vents - a lot more seems to come out by the windscreen and the lower dash vents. Hence, you really don't notice the smell (at all) because so little air is flowing out of the appropriate vents, and hence very little perfume is released. But ... if you force the A/C to blow out of the central vents hard, you can definitely smell it working.
2) The Air Ionizer similarly only appears to work through the central vents in the dashboard. When there is very little airflow through those vents, my guess is that a static charge builds up, and the module turns itself off to protect itself from any kind of static discharge. When you force the air to flow through the central vents, it appears to stay on for extended periods without automatically shutting itself off.
Anyway ... that's what I think it going on.... not a fault it seems, but if i'm right, just a poorly thought out design that focuses on the central dashboard vents for both functions, and combined with the 'automatic' air distribution, isn't exercised enough for either function to work particularly well.
1) The Air Balance perfume only seems to operate out of the central vents in the dashboard. When the A/C is on 'auto', most of the time very little air flows out of those central vents - a lot more seems to come out by the windscreen and the lower dash vents. Hence, you really don't notice the smell (at all) because so little air is flowing out of the appropriate vents, and hence very little perfume is released. But ... if you force the A/C to blow out of the central vents hard, you can definitely smell it working.
2) The Air Ionizer similarly only appears to work through the central vents in the dashboard. When there is very little airflow through those vents, my guess is that a static charge builds up, and the module turns itself off to protect itself from any kind of static discharge. When you force the air to flow through the central vents, it appears to stay on for extended periods without automatically shutting itself off.
Anyway ... that's what I think it going on.... not a fault it seems, but if i'm right, just a poorly thought out design that focuses on the central dashboard vents for both functions, and combined with the 'automatic' air distribution, isn't exercised enough for either function to work particularly well.
Last edited by Wiggis; Nov 29, 2019 at 05:29 AM.
