On my 91 300D 2.5d and most other Mercedes there is an axillary fan resistor and auxiliary fan preresister relay that runs the aux fans at low speed when the A/C pressure is over 12 bar. I have seen these resistors go bad. On my 91 it is located just behind the left headlight under the hood.

PaulM

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