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 Benz CLA Class isn’t cold anymore? This is exactly the question we will try to answer in this article. First, we’ll look at the various complications that can prevent the air conditioning in your Mercedes Benz CLA Class from cooling down, and finally, we’ll check out the solutions available to you to deal with this problem.
WHY IS THE AIR CONDITIONING IN MY Mercedes Benz CLA Class NO LONGER COLD?
We will start our guide with the symptoms that can justify that the air conditioning of your Mercedes Benz CLA Class is no longer cooling.
BAD AIR CONDITIONING SMELL in my Mercedes Benz CLA Class air con
One of the fairly common 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 perpetual or just present when you turn on your air conditioning. To locate a solution to this failure, we recommend you to read our guide dedicated to bad air conditioning odors on Mercedes Benz CLA Class.
AIR CONDITIONING NOISE ON Mercedes Benz CLA Class
One of the other signs that can warn you to a failing 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 verify for any suspect noise). This noise could reveal a faulty air conditioning clutch or a faulty customer compressor.
LOSS OF PRESSURE IN THE AIR CONDITIONING CIRCUIT
Actually quite tricky to spot without advanced mechanical expertise, a loss of pressure in your car’s air conditioning system can end result in your air conditioning no longer producing cold. There are some possible causes to do this loss of pressure, and these are listed down below:
- Leakage of refrigerant fumes
- Non-functioning air conditioning compressor
AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM THAT DOESN’T WORK AT ALL on my Mercedes Benz CLA Class
At last, it’s possible that the air conditioning in your Mercedes Benz CLA Class is no longer cold just because your air conditioning system is no longer functioning. Here are the different roots 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 problem: This will bring about the device to trip.
- Faulty sensor: As with overpressure, the air-conditioning system will switch to safe mode.
HOW DO I CORRECT THE AIR CONDITIONING ON MY Mercedes Benz CLA Class THAT IS NO LONGER COOLING?
Now that we have been capable to notice the main triggers of a Mercedes Benz CLA Class air conditioning system that no longer cools down, we are going to present you the different solutions available to you . First of all, you should know that an air conditioning system is complex, and that wanting to carry out repairs yourself is not always the best idea, presuming that you are sure of the origin of the breakdown. However, here are the main possible repairs and an estimate of their cost.
First step, before performing any major repair, clean the air conditioning of your Mercedes Benz CLA Class, don’t think twice to check out our focused on article on this subject.
If this is not enough, bleed and refill the coolant, which should cost you around 100aine euros.
Replacing 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.
Replacing the air conditioning gas compressor on Mercedes Benz CLA Class costs about 500 euros with labor.
If perhaps you have any additional questions about the Mercedes Benz CLA Class, do not hesitate to consult our Mercedes Benz CLA Class category.
