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Air Conditioning (A/C) System Recovery, Evacuation and Charging (82.30.30)



Air Conditioning (A/C) System Recovery, Evacuation And Charging (82.30.30)

1. WARNING:
- A/C refrigerant can be extremely hazardous and failure to follow the equipment manufacturers instructions may result in personal injury.
- Jaguar Cars Limited recommend the use of a charging station to carry out recover, evacuation and charging of the refrigerant system. Follow the manufactures equipment procedures and instructions. Failure to follow these instructions may result in personal injury
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CAUTION:
- The A/C refrigerant analyzer must be used before the recovery of any vehicle's A/C refrigerant. Failure to do so puts shop bulk refrigerant at risk of contamination. If the vehicle A/C refrigerant is contaminated, refer the customer to return to the repair facility that carried out the last A/C repair. If the customer wishes to pay the additional cost, use the A/C recovery equipment that is designated for recovering contaminated A/C refrigerant. All contaminated A/C refrigerant must be disposed of as hazardous waste. For all equipment, follow the equipment manufacturers procedures and instructions.
- Do not add R-12 refrigerant to an A/C system that requires the use of R-134a refrigerant. These two types of refrigerant should never be mixed. Doing so may cause damage to the A/C system.

Connect the charging station.

2. Recover the refrigerant.
3. Carry out the required repair procedure.
4. Add the required amount of oil to the A/C system depending on the repair procedure.
5. Evacuate the A/C system.
6. Check the A/C system for a sufficient vacuum.
7. Charge the A/C system with refrigerant.
8. Check the A/C system for correct operation.
9. Carry out a leak detection test.