# Air conditioning **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** c-class, mercedes-benz\ **Created:** [September 14, 2009, 7:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/air-conditioning/36608 "2009-09-14T07:26:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pallyhi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@pallyhi](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pallyhi)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2009, 7:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/air-conditioning/36608/1 "2009-09-14T07:26:41Z")
the a/c on my 1998 c 280 cuts in and out. i have checked the freon level and it is OK. my mechanic says i need a compressor and evaporator. he does not think there is any leak. ---
**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2009, 10:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/air-conditioning/36608/2 "2009-09-14T10:21:03Z")
Is there any history of prior problems with this A/C? Is your mechanic an A/C specialist? What part of what country do you live in? How who tested the freon level? ---
**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2009, 6:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/air-conditioning/36608/3 "2009-09-14T18:27:22Z")
Define “checked the freon level”. What are the high and low side pressures? ---
**Author:** ![pallyhi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@pallyhi](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pallyhi)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2009, 7:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/air-conditioning/36608/4 "2009-09-14T19:11:27Z")
Hello - no I have not had any other a/c problems with the car. My mechanic is a former Mercedes service tec. I live in Hawaii, so the a/c is on all the time. The level was checked with some kind of guage, and I beleive he used some kind of light or instrument to check for leaks and some type of pressure guage to check the freon level.