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Malfunctioning Volvo heating/cooling system
Our 10 year old Volvo V70 had its MOT and full service on Friday. We asked the garage to check the heating/cooling system which was intermittently playing up. They forgot this until we arrived to collect it, plugged it into the computer, diagnosed a fault and apparently sorted it. Or not.
It's now permanently trying to cool the air, with the aircon light flashing no matter what I set it to. I can't cure it by switching the aircon on either. The mechanic who 'fixed' it is on holiday, and neither of the two owners knows how to use the computer (I know, but we've been with them for ever and they have always been dependable). It's a small specialist Volvo garage. The large Volvo dealer can't book it in for 10 days.
Obviously we'd be daft to set off on a long journey, but how much harm might we do driving for say an hour? My inclination is always a bit cowardly - my husband's is gung ho.
I'd be very grateful for any advice.
It's now permanently trying to cool the air, with the aircon light flashing no matter what I set it to. I can't cure it by switching the aircon on either. The mechanic who 'fixed' it is on holiday, and neither of the two owners knows how to use the computer (I know, but we've been with them for ever and they have always been dependable). It's a small specialist Volvo garage. The large Volvo dealer can't book it in for 10 days.
Obviously we'd be daft to set off on a long journey, but how much harm might we do driving for say an hour? My inclination is always a bit cowardly - my husband's is gung ho.
I'd be very grateful for any advice.
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the actual in car cooling system for the passengers or the cars cooling system - ie engine wise?
if it's for the passenger one you could just unplug the power to it if you wanted0 -
Should be able to unplug it, Or remove the fuse.Thomson 757 Man0
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Yes it's the air cooling system. I'll have a look at the fuse guide. Thanks.0
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