Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: In the event of leaking or damaged components (apart from the air conditioner compressor, receiver or reservoir)
- If the refrigerant circuit was completely empty
- If there is still refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit
Renewing components
All components of the refrigerant circuit submitted for
quality monitoring must always be sealed (use the original
sealing caps from the genuine part).
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If the refrigerant circuit was completely empty
Remove defective part.
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Remove air conditioner compressor.
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Remove oil drain screw from air conditione ...
Other materials:
Checking pressures
Switch off ignition.
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Connecting air conditioner service station
→ Chapter.
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Read pressure from pressure gauges; two results may be
displayed.
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Safety precautions when working on fuel supply system
Risk of injury due to highly-pressurised fuel.
The fuel system is under high pressure. Risk of injury due to fuel
which may spurt out.
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Release high pressure before opening the fuel system.
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Working on refrigerant circuit
Repairs requiring the opening of the refrigerant circuit
must only be carried out by specially trained personnel.
Notes on repairs to vehicles with air conditioning and on
handling refrigerant can be found in ELSA under
→ Air c ...