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00603 - Footwell / Defroster Flap Motor (V85): Faulty

Sporadic problems reported from the airflow control flap motors are common. I have three separate flap motor DTCs on my car right now and everything works fine. They can be ignored if they're doing their job.

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00792 - A/C Pressure Switch (F129)

This one is your actual problem. Something is reading out of tolerance for refrigerant pressure, either low or high. Given that you have the problem when standing and not when driving, $5 says your electric aux cooling fan behind the A/C condenser isn't working. The system can't shed heat while standing, pressure gets too high and the compressor shuts off. When you start driving, you have natural airflow over the condenser, things cool down, pressures drop and the compressor is willing to start up again.

There's another thread over here where I posted a list of compressor shut-off codes. Check to see if it's a refrigerant overpressure.

 

00792 - A/C Pressure Switch (F129)

This one is your actual problem. Something is reading out of tolerance for refrigerant pressure, either low or high. Given that you have the problem when standing and not when driving, $5 says your electric aux cooling fan behind the A/C condenser isn't working. The system can't shed heat while standing, pressure gets too high and the compressor shuts off. When you start driving, you have natural airflow over the condenser, things cool down, pressures drop and the compressor is willing to start up again.

There's another thread over here where I posted a list of compressor shut-off codes. Check to see if it's a refrigerant overpressure.

That was my first thought.
Check that the fan is running correctly.
It has 2 speeds, at 100 deg F it should be running balls out.

 

Thanks for the replys.

jyoung8607- I read the thread you linked to. Do I have to wait until the AC has a problems again to get the code from the climatronic system? Or can I do it anytime? Also I haven't seen the climatronic flash on startup yet and the temperature appears to be right.

Is there anyway to physically tell if the aux cooling fan is working without putting the car on a lift or taking any parts out? If so how do I tell and where can I find it under the hood?

 

Is there anyway to physically tell if the aux cooling fan is working without putting the car on a lift or taking any parts out? If so how do I tell and where can I find it under the hood?

Turn the A/C on and look at the fan; if it is spinning but hard to hear then it is on low, if it is spinning and you can hear it over the engine then it is on high.

The pressure switch also controls the fan high speed in a sense, when the pressure is too low it will not switch to high speed.


Change you're pressure switch; easy to do once you get the refrigerant drained by a shop and remove the front bumper skin-it is on the right side by the horns.

 

Can't you swap out these pressure switches without draining the refrigerant?
Maybe I'm confusing this with a BMW.
Need to check the manual.