s320L w140 1998 , heater has stopped working??

s320L w140 1998 , heater has stopped working??

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fast cars

Original Poster:

269 posts

207 months

Friday 14th November 2008
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Hi can anybody help , My heater has stopped working , the climate control panel still displays as normal , but no heat or fan speed control , any info greatly appreciated

MZ

227 posts

200 months

Friday 14th November 2008
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When you press the defrost (windscreen symbol) button, does the heater work then?

I had one of these do a similar thing last year; the disply displayed everything, but the heater would only work if you pressed defrost. I needed a new climate control panel; £175 from a breaker.

fast cars

Original Poster:

269 posts

207 months

Friday 14th November 2008
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hi , no nothing at all ,display remains all good but no function from any of the keys , would it be a safe bet to say its the control panel and not the blower fan itself?

MZ

227 posts

200 months

Friday 14th November 2008
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IIRC on the car I had some of the keys would work, but I could not increase the temperature or alter the direction of the fan unless defrost was pressed. Basically what had happened was the contacts behind the 'heat' symbol had worn out over time - you might feel no 'click' when you press heat, but will feel it 'click' when you press cold if this is the case.