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Old 09-01-2009, 12:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Ornery37 View Post
I am new to the Mercedes 300d but when driving with ac the car temp well above 80.
"Car temp" is not a factor in aux fan operation.

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Originally Posted by Ornery37 View Post
And was told with other makes when you turn on the ac the electric fan should come on and it does not.
That's not quite correct. The fan is actuated by refrigerant temp as sensed by a switch on the a/c receiver/drier. Low refrigerant levels will prevent the temp from reaching the trigger point.
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