Air conditioning not coming on

[Evilution]

I'm afraid it didn't get used over winter and now nothing happens when I press the AC button aside from the LED coming on.
David

Use it or lose it. A minimum of 5 minutes a week to keep the oil flowing and the seals lubricated.
If you lose the gas, the pressure switch will stop the compressor from kicking in.

[Yorkshire Devil]

Hi all

Gosh it's a long time since I posted on here! I had my 2010 CDI AC regassed last summer and it was icy cool. I'm afraid it didn't get used over winter and now nothing happens when I press the AC button aside from the LED coming on.

As pretty as the LED is, I was hoping for a similar cool-air feeling to the one I had last year! There is no sound of a pump engaging when I press the button and the fuses relating to the AC are fine - should I just get someone to check the gas levels?

Many thanks for any help

David

Does the motor engage without using the aircon? How long have you left it to se if it comes on?

[Denis O]

I had the air con re-gassed on our 451 last August when we bought it. I'm guessing the previous owner hadn't used it so there was no cooling at all. It was used all the time over the winter, primarily to aid the demisting process.

Come March and a relatively warm day and the cooling is gone again. Took it back to the guys that re-gassed it last year and they re-did the process. Also checked for leaks and nothing so don't know where the gas went. It also needed to be done as the car was being permanently exported to Greece.

It's been in Greece for 3 months now and the air con is as cold as a cold thing. It really has to work hard here but it handles it without a problem.

One small point about running a convertible roof during the winter which is definitely good practice. Be careful if the window is plastic as cold plastic can crack which is not good.

[ColSmart]

Sorry I cannot answer your actual question, someone will be along to help you soon I expect.

But I do tell everyone on the many car websites I have been on for years (depending on make), is during winter always operate your A/C for a short while each week to ensure it does not jamb up from non-use.

Also for convertibles, to open and close the roof every week or so, during the winter, for the exact same reason.

[Hogster]

Hi all

Gosh it's a long time since I posted on here! I had my 2010 CDI AC regassed last summer and it was icy cool. I'm afraid it didn't get used over winter and now nothing happens when I press the AC button aside from the LED coming on.

As pretty as the LED is, I was hoping for a similar cool-air feeling to the one I had last year! There is no sound of a pump engaging when I press the button and the fuses relating to the AC are fine - should I just get someone to check the gas levels?

Many thanks for any help

David