Hello, all.. when i start up, I hear a whining sort of sound from the area where the fan/heater controls are. this was much worse when the weather was really cold. If I press the switch to change the airflow to just circulate internally, the whining gets louder. After a while, it goes away. Any ideas?

Sounds like a bearing problem.

Hi, thanks for the tip..how do I get to it? take out all the stuff where the buttons are and all that?

Hi,

well, normally the dashboard has to be removed however you can have a look into whether this is possible without having to remove the dash.

If you mail me your email address, I will mail you back the relevant pages from the factory manual.

BR,

Joseph