Operation CHARM: Car repair manuals for everyone.

Removing




1. Remove the cover above the heating/air-conditioning system.
2. Remove the refrigerant by suction using the service unit.
3. Disconnect the battery and cover terminal or battery. Remove the complete air cleaner assembly. Undo the fastening screw for the air cleaner housing and the hose clamp on the air flow sensor.
4. Undo the hose on the charge air cooler at the left and right on the pressure pipe.
5. Disconnect the electrical plug connection on the air flow sensor and remove the complete air cleaner assembly.
6. Remove the pressure pipe to the throttle body and disengage frequency valve on the holder.
7. Just loosen belt pulley for hydraulic pump. Relieve the drive belt at the tensioning pulley and remove the belt.
8. Remove belt pulley for hydraulic pump.
9. Undo fastening screws on the expansion tank (2 M8 screws) and the hydraulic pump (3 M8 screws and one M6). Leave aside expansion tank with hydraulic pump and connected lines.
10. Undo the fuel supply lines on the fuel cooler. Make sure to counter when doing this.






11. Remove throttle body.
12. Disconnect electrical plug connection for compressor.






13. Undo the compressor from the console (3 screws).
14. Lift the compressor with fastening screws out of the bracket and carefully remove to the rear.

NOTE: The hydraulic pump with expansion tank must be lifted slightly upwards when doing this.

15. Undo the refrigerant lines at the compressor. Immediately close connections and lines with plugs so that they are air-tight.