Hi All,

Got an annoying problem that I can't find the answer to:

I turn on the 'max' button to demist my windscreen, it demists fine, but when I turn the 'max' button off to stop the demister, the AC comes on and starts churning out cold air. I sometimes miss/forget it does that, and end up swearing at my otherwise lovely car.

Anyone had the same issue and got to the bottom of it? I'm hoping it's actually a 'feature' to offset the blast of hot air inside the car where I can turn off that 'feature', any pointers massively appreciated, thanks

 

Hello and welcome to the forum - it's likely just a relay that's gone bad. Try to get the codes off the DTC read; that'll likely give you a place to start troubleshooting. Please let us know if you have any other questions!

 

Hi mate, thanks for the welcome and reply - I'm a bit on the thick side, so what is a DTC read, and where/how do I get it?

 

No worries at all and forgive me for not checking my grammar in the original post . The DTC are the Diagnostic Trouble Codes or also known as engine fault codes. You would get these by plugging in a code reader/scanner into your OBD2 port. I'm not sure where you're located, but most auto part stores with a service dept can do this for you if you don't want to bring the car to the dealership's service dept. Please let us know if you have any questions!

 

ah right gotcha, ok cheers for that - it's actually due a service in about 200 miles so I'll see if they can sort that at the same time - thanks for your help mate, very much appreciated