As per subject line, the climate control seems to have packed-in on my car.= All the lights and controls behave as normal. The green light on the snowf= lake symbol comes on when pressed and the fan/blower kicks in, suggesting t= hat the system is trying to control the cabin temperature. However, the air= never comes out at anything less than ambient. The heating function still = works. I must confess that I cannot be sure whether the aircon failure is the culm= ination of a gradual reduction in efficiency, or whether it is a sudden fau= lt. It came to light about three weeks back, when the missus borrowed the c= ar for a long trip on a very hot day. I had several, increasingly desperate= phone calls from her, asking how to get the aircon working. I ran through = all the adjustments I could think of, but somehow imagined that she must ha= ve failed to follow instructions. When I got the car back, it transpired th= at the system was indeed failing to produce cold air, no matter what. Hoping that low refrigerant level might be the root cause of the problem, I= took the car to Kwik Fit for vacuum removal and replacement. No change (bu= t no charge either, since I didn't get my =3Dor>10% reduction in air temper= ature). I have checked fuses 6, 77 and 88 which, according to the fusebox diagram, = are involved in aircon. No problems with these. So, my question is, where to next? Is there anything else I can easily chec= k before I resign myself to GBH of the wallet at a garage or aircon special= ist? Incidentally, would people here recommend an aircon specialist or a BM= W dealer? Advice appreciated. Regards,
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