So I have a 2001 e46 330Ci. About 6 mos. ago I was merrily driving
along and all on it's own the climate control sets the fan speed to
max. Mind you the little LED display doesn't change with the fan speed.
When it does this the only way to get back to the current setting is to
turn climate control off and then back on again. A few minutes later it
does it's fan speed ramp up again. I _do not_ have the climate control
in 'auto' mode or anything.

Super annoying. Anyone ever run into this before?


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thepixelfreak

On Wed, 9 May 2007 19:05:50 -0700, thepixelfreak <not (AT) dot (DOT) com> wrote:

If this happened six months ago, why are you worrying about it now?

-- Larry

"thepixelfreak" wrote
If it were an e39, I would say you need a new Final Stage Unit, which is a
very common issue in those cars. Not sure if the e46 suffers from a similar
problem, but it's a possibility.

Pete

In article <2007050919055016807%not@dotcom>,
thepixelfreak <not (AT) dot (DOT) com> wrote:
Very common problem - final stage resistor.

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*If a pig loses its voice, is it disgruntled? *

Dave Plowman dave (AT) davenoise (DOT) co.uk London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

On 2007-05-09 19:31:17 -0700, pltrgyst <pltrgyst (AT) spamlessxhost (DOT) org> said:

Because I found this newsgroup yesterday.
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thepixelfreak

On 2007-05-09 19:05:50 -0700, thepixelfreak <not (AT) dot (DOT) com> said:

Thanks for the Final Stage Resistor clues.

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thepixelfreak

Faulty heater fan resistor pack.


"thepixelfreak" <not (AT) dot (DOT) com> wrote

"thepixelfreak" <not (AT) dot (DOT) com> wrote

Had you pressed / knocked windscreen clear button? (user error)

The other alternative is that it is very hot / cold and the AC has waited
until the compressor has ramped up / coolant has warmed up and then put up
the fan to compensate automatically. (no fault found).