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[SMD]

Recently bought a 3.2 Elite and these are not faults but things that I have found annoying like:

- Boot can only be opened with keys out of the ignition.

- Heating system: don't know if this is a fault on my car but when I have a car full of passengers and the windows start to mist up even with the a/c on (admittedly it does need a recharge) but when I press the air circulation button on and then off again it clears it up. Its got auto air circulation but I drive with it completely off (if that makes any difference).

- Memory setting doesnt seem to work. I set it up as per manual ie. simultaneously press 'M' with '1'. I changed the seating position and wanted to revert back to setting 1 and that didn't work so I guess I didnt set it up properly or it doesnt work. 

 :-/

[aaronjb]

The recirc thing sounds familiar - I seem to recall reading a post that stated that; if the battery voltage dropped below a threshold when cranking the engine, the recirc flap position would become 'confused' and stuck on recirculate (regardless of the controls) until you cycle it on/off again so the a/c controls can figure out what position everything should be in..

ISTR it was 9v and there was a fix in the form of later a/c firmware? Unless I dreamt that part..

[Agemo]

As for the boot release, have a look at this brilliant upgrade:-
http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1155211091

[tunnie]

Boot release can be fixed with hilpers boot mod, what age is your Elite??

Early facelifts it was not possible to pop the boot, mid late 2001/early 2002 though it was fixed, press and hold to release the boot 

[Diamond Black Geezer]

As regards the steaming issue, you're quite right.

I would suggest two things,
-Check in your pollen filter (thats passenger side, in a lift-up flap in the black plastic scuttle) for signs of damp, and that at the very bottom it may have become clogged up with leaves / sludge.

-i have had good results with having the sunroof open a tiny crack, this allows the damp air from sweat, breath, etc) to escape. The screen does seem to clear and stay clear.
 

[SMD]

Mine was registered July 2001 so hope it has been fixed. Thanks for that link, will give it a go if it hasnt been sorted.

Re: the dampness, I did check the passenger drain and it looked clear. If the voltage dropped below 9v, does that mean a new battery may be required?

[SMD]

Well I had a look to see if the boot would open if I kept the button pushed down and it didn't open so before I go ahead with the mod, are there any side effects? I read on another thread that the courtesy lights stay on longer. I also read the disclaimer on the linked thread which I dont understand. There will be no delay ie. push the button on the dash/key and it opens instantly? How can you accidently pop the boot that way?

Thanks

[Agemo]

You are right about the side effects. The light will stay on for ten seconds or whatever, which can be annoying in the dark. I fitted a "by-pass" using a redundant TrafficMaster switch, which is used to instantly turn off the interior light.   

I know what you mean about accidentally opening the boot, not a likely situation in my opinion.