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Airco S-Max powerfull enough?

colonelwai
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Hi all, 

I am driving a S-Max 2011 1.6 EcoBoost since 4 weeks. I have refill the airco with 600 grams of cooling- liquid, because of my holiday in Italy. 
 

Currently, it’s about 33 degrees in Italy and the airco is okay, but that’s about it. The airco in my previous car (Toyota Verso) was freezing cold, but it seems the S-Max is more a cheap cooling box. 
 

1. Does anyone know where the internal temperature-sensor is? 
2. Is the airco of the S-Max not powerfull enough (comparing with my previous cars, the frontwindow and the dashboard under it are MASSIVE)

3. anyone advise how to get the airco freezing cold?

4. Is this a common S-Max ‘problem’? I have already calibrate the airco (just Google ‘calibrate’ S-Max’ and you will find the correct YouTube)

Thank you!

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    I have a similar issue with my 2012 diesel. I have read that the expansion valve sometimes plugs up but I don't know if this is common in the S-max.

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    yeah i've noticed the air con is really low 

    i've had it looked at twice too and they've refilled it but when driving the car just doesnt seem to cool down as much as it should

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