Q: Air conditioning only blows hot air after having a blown and replaced fuse

asked by on October 25, 2016

I accidentally shorted the wires in one of the vanity mirrors, after which all interior lights went out and the air-conditioning lost the ability to produce cold air.

I replaced the blown fuse (number F49, which is listed as being for the airconditioning ECU as well as the various courtesy lights) and the interior lights came back on, but the aircon still only blows hot air.

I looked at the fuses that according to the manual are related to the air-conditioning, but the ones I checked looked fine.

My car has 57000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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