If you want to cool down in summer time, or help you clear the fog from your windshield in the winter, air conditioning in cars has grown to be an almost mandatory feature lately. But what if the air conditioning in an Mercedes Actros isn’t cold anymore? This is precisely the question we will try to answer in this post. First, we’ll look at the various complications that can prevent the air conditioning in your Mercedes Actros from cooling down, and at last, we’ll look at the solutions available to you to deal with this problem.

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WHY IS THE AIR CONDITIONING IN MY Mercedes Actros NO LONGER COLD?

We will begin our guide with the signs of illness that can explain that the air conditioning of your Mercedes Actros is no longer cooling.

BAD AIR CONDITIONING SMELL in my Mercedes Actros air con

One of the fairly known clues that can alert you to the fact that your air conditioning is not functioning is if you have a musty or damp smell inside your car, and yes, a bad smell can be a warning of a faulty air conditioning system, it can be lasting or just present when you turn on your air conditioning. To find a solution to this failure, we recommend you to go through our guide dedicated to bad air conditioning odors on Mercedes Actros.

AIR CONDITIONING NOISE ON Mercedes Actros

One of the other signs that can notify you to a malfunctioning air conditioner is that you feel a strange noise is coming on when you turn on your air conditioner (feel free to approach the vents to verify for any suspicious noise). This noise could signify a faulty air conditioning clutch or a faulty customer compressor.

LOSS OF PRESSURE IN THE AIR CONDITIONING CIRCUIT

Quite tricky to identify without elaborate 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 below:

  • Leakage of refrigerant gases
  • nonfunctioning air conditioning compressor

AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM THAT DOESN’T WORK AT ALL on my Mercedes Actros

At last, it’s possible that the air conditioning in your Mercedes Actros 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 works:

  • Compressor pulley HS: The compressor will be out of power and the circuit will be stopped.
  • Overpressure concern: This will trigger the device to trip.
  • Faulty sensor: As with overpressure, the air-conditioning system will switch to safe mode.

HOW DO I RESOLVE THE AIR CONDITIONING ON MY Mercedes Actros THAT IS NO LONGER COOLING?

Now that we have been able to see the main triggers of a Mercedes Actros air conditioning system that no longer cools down, we are going to present you the various solutions available to you . To begin with, you should know that an air conditioning system is sophisticated, and that wanting to carry out repairs yourself is not constantly the best idea, supposing that you are sure of the source of the breakdown. However, here are the main possible repairs and an estimate of their cost.

First step, before undertaking any major fix, clean the air conditioning of your Mercedes Actros, don’t hesitate to look at our dedicated article 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 Mercedes Actros costs about 500 euros with labor.

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