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Preparing my 450SE for the Bay to Birdwood trip 1

Mercedes

Preparing my 450SE for the Bay to Birdwood trip

There was a bit of preparation for my 450SE to embark on the 4,200km trip for the Bay to Birdwood.  The car was running well, but the main thing to sort out was the air-conditioning.  This trip would take us through some pretty hot parts of the country, and I wanted working air to do it. Air Conditioning My 450SE was still running the...

560SEC Climate Control repairs part 1 3

Mercedes

560SEC Climate Control repairs part 1

When purchased, my 560SEC did not have working climate control.   Not only did the A/C not work, but the heater had a mind of its own, occasionally bursting in to life and turning on full heat.  Curiously for a car that has been in Australia since the early 2000s, the car had not been converted to R134A. My first step was to see if...