Heating, air conditioner

Chapter overview

• Technical data
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• 1 Safety information
  1
• 1.1 Safety precautions when working on air conditioning systems
  1
• 1.2 Safety measures when working on vehicles with a start/stop system
  1
• 1.4 Safety precautions when working on the cooling system
  2
• 1.5 Safety precautions when handling refrigerants
  2
• 1.6 Safety precautions for working on vehicles with auxiliary heater
  3
• 2 Identification
  4
• 2.1 Identification of heater and air conditioning unit
  4
• 3 General information
  6
• 3.1 Type plates
  6
• 3.2 Notes concerning odours in air conditioned vehicles
  6
• 3.3 Notes for vehicles with start-stop system
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• 3.4 Notes on dust and pollen filter
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• 4 Repair notes
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• 4.1 Rules for cleanliness
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• 4.2 Nuts and bolts
  10
• 4.3 Pipe/wire routing and attachment
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• 4.4 Fitting radiator and condensers
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• 4.5 Checking heater output
  11
• 4.6 Checking cooling output
  13
• 4.7 Working on refrigerant circuit
  16
• 4.8 Paint work on vehicles with air conditioning system
  16
• 4.9 Refrigerant circuit seals
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• 5 Technical data
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• 5.1 Refrigerant capacity
  18
• 5.2 Refrigerant oil capacities
  18
• 5.3 Oil distribution
  19
• Heating
  20
• 1 Overview of fitting locations - heating
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• 1.1 Overview of fitting locations - components not located in passenger compartment
  20
• 2 Heater
  23
• 2.1 Assembly overview – heater unit
  23
• 2.2 Removing and installing flexible shafts
  24
• 3 Control motors
  28
• 4 Air duct
  29
• 5 Operating and display unit
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• 5.1 Overview of operating and display unit
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• 5.2 Removing and installing operating and display unit
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• 6 Other controlling and regulating components
  34
• Air conditioning system
  35
• 1 Overview of fitting locations - air conditioning system
  35
• 1.1 Overview of fitting locations - components not located in passenger compartment
  35
• 2 Refrigerant circuit
  42
• 2.1 System overview - refrigerant circuit
  42
• 2.2 Assembly overview - condenser
  44
• 2.3 Removing and installing high-pressure sender G65
  45
• 2.4 Removing and installing expansion valve
  46
• 2.5 Removing and installing condenser
  49
• 2.6 Removing and installing desiccant bag or cartridge
  52
• 2.7 Removing and installing evacuating and charging valves on low and high-pressure side
  55
• 3 Air conditioner compressor
  68
• 3.1 Assembly overview - drive unit of air conditioner compressor
  68
• 3.2 Assembly overview - pulley
  69
• 3.3 Removing air conditioning compressor from and installing on bracket
  71
• 3.4 Removing and installing air conditioner compressor
  72
• 3.5 Checking high-pressure safety valve on air conditioner compressor
  77
• 3.6 Removing and installing pulley
  78
• 4 Control motors
  82
• 4.1 Overview of fitting locations – front control motors
  82
• 4.2 Removing and installing centre flap control motor V70
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• 4.3 Removing and installing defroster flap control motor V107
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• 4.4 Removing and installing air recirculation flap control motor V113
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• 4.5 Removing and installing left temperature flap control motor V158
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• 4.6 Removing and installing right temperature flap control motor V159
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• 4.7 Removing and installing fresh air/air recirculation, air flow flap control motor V425
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• 4.8 Removing and installing fresh air/air recirculation, air flow flap actuator
  94
• 5 Front heater and air conditioning unit
  96
• 5.1 Assembly overview - add-on parts of heater and air conditioning unit and of air intake box
  96
• 5.2 Assembly overview – heater and air conditioning unit
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• 5.3 Assembly overview – evaporator housing
  102
• 5.4 Removing and installing evaporator
  103
• 5.5 Checking auxiliary air heater element Z35
  104
• 5.6 Removing and installing auxiliary air heater element Z35
  107
• 5.7 Removing and installing heater and air conditioning unit
  108
• 5.8 Dismantling and assembling heater and air conditioning unit
  114
• 5.9 Removing and installing dust and pollen filter
  116
• 5.10 Removing and installing fresh air blower V2
  117
• 5.11 Removing and installing fresh air blower control unit J126
  117
• 5.12 Removing and installing heat exchanger
  118
• 5.13 Removing and installing evaporator temperature sensor G308
  127
• 5.14 Removing and installing condensation drain
  127
• 5.15 Checking condensation drain
  128
• 5.16 Removing and installing fresh air blower series resistor with overheating fuse N24
  128
• 5.17 Removing and installing glove box cooling
  129
• 6 Air duct
  130
• 6.1 Assembly overview - air duct and air distribution in passenger compartment
  130
• 6.2 Air intake and air outlet openings
  133
• 6.3 Removing and installing driver side footwell vents
  134
• 6.4 Removing and installing front passenger side footwell vents
  134
• 6.5 Removing and installing rear footwell vent
  135
• 6.6 Installing plug in air duct to centre vent
  136
• 6.7 Removing and installing air ducts
  136
• 6.8 Removing and installing forced ventilation for passenger compartment
  138
• 6.9 Checking forced ventilation for passenger compartment
  139
• 6.10 Removing and installing fresh air intake
  139
• 6.11 Removing and installing air duct for defroster vent
  140
• 6.12 Removing and installing air duct for centre dash panel vent
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• 7 Operating and display unit
  142
• 7.1 Overview of fitting locations – operating and display unit
  142
• 7.2 Removing and installing operating and display unit
  146
• 8 Other controlling and regulating components
  148
• 8.1 Removing and installing sunlight penetration photosensor G107
  148
• 8.2 Principle of operation of air quality sensor G238
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• 8.3 Removing and installing air quality sensor G238
  150
• 8.4 Removing and installing ambient temperature sensor G17
  151
• 8.5 Removing and installing left vent temperature sender G150
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• 8.6 Removing and installing left footwell vent temperature sender G261
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• 8.7 Removing and installing right footwell vent temperature sender G262
  152