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Old Mar 27, 2008 | 11:39 AM
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HEY I LIVE HERE IN RAINNY VANCOUVER BC AND I HAVE JUST NOTICED LATELY WITH THE WEATHER THAT WHEN I PARK THE CAR AT WORK IN THE MORNING THE WINDOWS GET FOGGED UP...I PARK THE CAR UNDER GROUND WITH (THE WINDOWS CLOSED). DURING THE NIGHT AND I HAVE CHECKED ALL THE MATS ARE DRY....NO WATER I HAVE EVEN RAN THE AC WITH THE CIRCULATE BUTTON ON SO NO OUTSIDE AIR GETS IN ...ANY IDEAS ...HAS ANYONE ELSE HAVE THIS..
 
Old Mar 27, 2008 | 12:23 PM
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Leave the roof down....just kidding. Although, maybe you should try lowering one window a bit to "normalize" the inside/outside temps. Sounds like a dew point issue.
 
Old Mar 27, 2008 | 08:09 PM
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sounds like you need to get rid of the horny girl in your back seat
 
Old Mar 27, 2008 | 08:11 PM
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ha ha never mind i just saw that you have a slk....no back seat sorry
 
Old Mar 28, 2008 | 01:14 PM
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ALL GOOD SUGGESTIONS BUT I STILL SEEM TO HAVE FOGGED WINDOWS..MY WIFE FOUND OUT ABOUT THE GIRL THOUGH HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THE WINDOWS BECAUSE THE LAWYERS WOULD TAKE IT...
 
Old Mar 30, 2008 | 12:05 PM
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Usual cause of fogging windows (apart from the suggestions already put forward) is when the A/C evaporator drain is blocked.

You don't ident vehicle type...someone suggested SLK?...

S Class are extremely prone to the A/C plenum (air inlet) drain being blocked but it is usually the evaporator chamber drain.

Does the fog clear with the A/C running? with and without recirc selected?

Stuart
 
Old Apr 24, 2008 | 10:18 PM
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I have a 2003 SLK-230

Whenever I start it up, the AC blows a HOT, incredibly HUMID blast for about 4 minutes.
It's so humid, it fogs up all the windows until the AC cools down and starts to defrost things.
(Oh, I'm in San Diego and it's "summer")

I suspect that the evaporator drain is clogged.

How can I get to it?
Does anyone know where I can access it?
From the inside? From the outside?

Rick
 
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