Air con not very cold

madman · 04-01-2009, 04:20 PM

With the lovely weather we had today I had to put the air con on and the temp down to 16 to cool the car down. However I was disappointed by how crap it was. Compared to the super cold air i got last summer is wasn't cold at all.

Taking into consideration its only a year old with 11k miles and with the shitty weather we get in the UK the climate rarely goes below 20 does anyone have any ideas. Surely it shouldn't need recharging already and if it does will warranty cover it?

golf4501 · 04-01-2009, 04:34 PM

is your vent dial still set to the red side?

thegeneral101 · 04-01-2009, 04:35 PM

its not the strongest AC unit, just throw it on max air for a bit

E90330iS · 04-01-2009, 04:38 PM

how often is freon refilled?

JeepJeep · 04-01-2009, 04:43 PM

For everyone else, 16 degrees Celsius = 60.8 degrees Fahrenheit, with 20 degrees Celsius = 68 degrees Fahrenheit

Did you mean to say the climate rarely goes above 20, because that makes more sense with the theme of your thread.

I'm fairly certain that your dealership would fix that under warranty.

madman · 04-01-2009, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by golf4501

is your vent dial still set to the red side?

No, I slid it accross to blue. But I have made this mistake in the past LOL. I'll see how it goes over the next couple of days and get it back in the stealers after the weekend if it doesn't improve.

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JeepJeep ಠ_ಠ 41 Rep 1,959 Posts Drives: everywhere Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: 818 / 805 iTrader: (0)	For everyone else, 16 degrees Celsius = 60.8 degrees Fahrenheit, with 20 degrees Celsius = 68 degrees Fahrenheit Did you mean to say the climate rarely goes above 20, because that makes more sense with the theme of your thread. I'm fairly certain that your dealership would fix that under warranty.
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