Air con on 2006 mini one not working

[B Mini]

What should I be checking if the air con isn’t working.  The light is not illuminating.  We have just bought the mini and would like to say hi to everyone. 

[Greydog]

Hi John

Welcome to the Forum

If your lucky it just needs a re-gas if your not lucky and it needs parts due to leak it could cost a bit.

If you brought from a Garage/Dealer tell them and see what they say (they ought to fix it)

If it was a private sale it's tougher, Kwik Fit often do Air Con Re-gas deals worth giving them a try the machines they use vacuum out the system check it holds a vacuum so will only re-gas if there are no leaks. All Aircon systems loose a little each year particularly if the previous owners turned it off for lengthy periods. Bad practice the seals dry out allowing gas to leak.

Hope this is useful

Dave