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air/con

Post by johnny11 » Sat Feb 02, 2008 2:55 pm

my eco button on the climate control will not turn off, the light stays on all the time, and now if i`ve got the the whole climate control off you can still hear the compressor whirling away when it should turn off, thought i`d ask here first before i go the dealers..

any ideas??

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RE: air/con

Post by TheMachine » Sat Feb 02, 2008 5:34 pm

on my car the fan seams to run as soon as the key is turned more or less weather the eco button is pushed or not, but when i switch it off manualy the bloody windscreen mists up!! i cant win...

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Re: air/con

Post by skiwi » Sat Feb 02, 2008 8:51 pm

johnny11 wrote:my eco button on the climate control will not turn off, the light stays on all the time, and now if i`ve got the the whole climate control off you can still hear the compressor whirling away when it should turn off, thought i`d ask here first before i go the dealers..

any ideas??
bit puzzled. the eco button should turn the compressor off, but the a/c fan on. you are saying that the button is pressed (light) and the compressor is still on. are you sure it is not just the a/c fan that is on?

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Post by johnny11 » Sun Feb 03, 2008 10:37 am

if i turn the fan on the econ light comes on (red light) after a few seconds and will not turn off how ever much you press it, then if i turn the fan off by pressing the - button until the who air/con is off you still hear the compresser whirling away.

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Post by grizz » Sun Feb 03, 2008 10:50 am

You might hear the fan but the a/c compressor is just a pump that has a electromagnetic clutch , all you can hear is a "click" as it switches on or off .
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RE: Re: air/con

Post by skiwi » Mon Feb 04, 2008 10:05 am

the econ light should go on and then off with each depress. check that you don't have sticky buttons, as this can sometimes be the culprit - otherwise you have a fault. does your normal a/c work ok?

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