Whether you want to cool down in the summer months, or help you clear the fog from your windshield in the winter, air conditioning in vehicles has become an almost mandatory feature nowadays. But what if the air conditioning in an Audi E-Tron isn’t cold anymore? This is exactly the question we will try to answer in this article. First, we’ll look at the various problems that can prevent the air conditioning in your Audi E-Tron from cooling down, and at last, we’ll check out the solutions available to you to handle this issue.
WHY IS THE AIR CONDITIONING IN MY Audi E-Tron NO LONGER COLD?
We will begin our guidebook with the symptoms that can justify that the air conditioning of your Audi E-Tron is no longer cooling.
BAD AIR CONDITIONING SMELL in my Audi E-Tron air con
One of the fairly general indicators that can notify you to the fact that your air conditioning is not functioning is if you have a musty or damp smell inside your motor vehicle, and yes, a bad smell can be a warning of a defective air conditioning system, it can be permanent or only present when you turn on your air conditioning. To find a solution to this malfunction, we suggest you to go through our guidebook dedicated to bad air conditioning odors on Audi E-Tron.
AIR CONDITIONING NOISE ON Audi E-Tron
One of the other signs that can notify you to a not working air conditioner is that you experience a strange noise is coming on when you turn on your air conditioner (feel free to approach the vents to check for any dubious noise). This noise could signify a defective air conditioning clutch or a defective customer compressor.
LOSS OF PRESSURE IN THE AIR CONDITIONING CIRCUIT
Actually quite difficult to identify without complex mechanical expertise, a loss of pressure in your car’s air conditioning system can result in your air conditioning no longer generating cold. There are some possible causes to do this loss of pressure, and these are listed down below:
- Leakage of refrigerant fumes
- nonfunctioning air conditioning compressor
AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM THAT DOESN’T WORK AT ALL on my Audi E-Tron
At last, it’s possible that the air conditioning in your Audi E-Tron is no longer cold just because your air conditioning system is no longer functioning. Here are the different origins of an air conditioning system that no longer functions:
- Compressor pulley HS: The compressor will be out of power and the circuit will be stopped.
- Overpressure concern: This will bring about the device to trip.
- Defective sensor: As with overpressure, the air-conditioning system will switch to safe mode.
HOW DO I FIX THE AIR CONDITIONING ON MY Audi E-Tron THAT IS NO LONGER COOLING?
Now that we have been able to observe the most important triggers of a Audi E-Tron air conditioning system that no longer cools down, we are going to present you the different solutions available to you . To begin with, you should know that an air conditioning system is sophisticated, and that wanting to perform repairs yourself is not always the best idea, assuming that you are sure of the origin of the breakdown. Even so, here are the most important possible repairs and an estimate of their cost.
First step, before executing any major fix, clean the air conditioning of your Audi E-Tron, don’t hesitate to check out our focused upon content on this subject.
If this is not enough, bleed and refill the coolant, which should cost you around 100aine euros.
Changing the air conditioning clutch: you will need to spend around 150 euros for parts and around 100 euros more for labour.
Searching for and repairing an air conditioning leak: depending on the position of the leak it will cost you more or less, count on average 150/200 euros, counting the air conditioning refill.
Replacement of an air conditioning condenser: you will need to count about 200 euros.
Changing the air conditioning gas compressor on Audi E-Tron costs about 500 euros with labor.
Whenever you have any additional questions about the Audi E-Tron, do not hesitate to consult our Audi E-Tron category.
