147 climate control failure, but only when its cold

Sorry about the duplication, dam computers.
John,UK.

John, UK. wrote:

> OI*C* I missed the bit about it coming on later. Good point.
>
> Mine works in this way too, but the lights still light up.

Yep. Checked it today. 1dec C outside. TBH I can't hear the compressor
when the engine is running anyway, so I have no idea if it comes on. THe
fan deffo dunt start, but I wouldn't expect it to.

> I think everyone missed the bit about, no lights on dials lighting up.

Well, I didn't but it slipped my mind IYSWIM

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GT wrote:
> "Catman" > wrote in message
> news >
>>GT wrote:
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>>>"Catman" > wrote in message
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>>>>GT wrote:
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>>>>>"xdeity" > wrote in message
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>>>>>
>>>>>>Got a 147 ts lusso with climate control. when it is cold there is no
>>>>>>power to the climate control unit at all. it works perfectly in the
>>>>>>warm weather but when > its cold none of the lights come on, no fans
>>>>>>no
>>>>>>heat, nothing at all, so my windows steam up and it gets very cold in
>>>>>>the car. sometimes, once i have been > driving for a while it will
>>>>>>come
>>>>>>on.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>this sounds to me like its some kind of connection issue, but the alfa
>>>>>>service people are saying i need a brand new climate control unit
>>>>>>costing
>>>>>>£555 fitted. > this is obviously a lot of money, so wondered if any of
>>>>>>you have any suggestions re this.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>they tell me that they have checked all the fuses etc but there must
>>>>>>be
>>>>>>something if it is only failing when its cold and it comes on when
>>>>>>warmed
>>>>>>up, maybe > a connection expanding and contracting maybe.
>>>>>
>>>>>I might have misread your question, but isn't is supposed to work like
>>>>>that? My 156 behaves exactly as you have described, but I'm sure the
>>>>>manual agrees and explains why!... If the outside temperature is below
>>>>>a
>>>>>certain level (I think 3.5 deg C), then the air compressor can't be
>>>>>switched on to protect it from freezing (I think I remember reading
>>>>>that
>>>>>in the manual).
>>>>
>>>>Mine dunt do that.
>>>
>>>Page 106 of the manual - "The climate control compressor works only when
>>>the engine is running and the outside temperatures is more than 2 deg C".
>>>(I incorrectly said 3.5 degrees before). This sounds like the fault the
>>>original question was regarding?!?
>>
>>OI*C* I missed the bit about it coming on later. Good point.
>
>
> So I don't think the original question actually identifies a fault in the
> system at all. Unless I have misunderstood the problem - which is quite
> common!!
>
> xdeity, does this sounds like a short summary of the problem... The
> compressor (snowflake button on dashboard) won't come on below 2 degrees
> (external temperature) and secondly, the fans don't blow until the engine
> has warmed up (unless you manually turn up the fan dial)? If that is an
> accurate interpretation of the problem, then there is nothing wrong - that
> is what is supposed to happen! Don't fork out £555 for a new unit!!!


This is exactly how it works on my 147. I don't fully understand how
the climate control works though ... too many buttons and lights :-/


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