Refrigerant Lines, Disconnecting And Connecting At Condenser, RS Models: Removing

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-- Turn off the ignition.

-- Discharge the refrigerant circuit. Refer to REFRIGERANT CIRCUIT (Refrigerant R134a, Servicing; Refrigerant Circuit, Using Service Station).

-- Remove the air guide for the left auxiliary radiator. Refer to RADIATOR/COOLANT FAN [For transmission(s) 0B6] [For engine(s) CAUA] or RADIATOR/COOLANT FAN [For engine(s) CFSA] or RADIATOR/RADIATOR FAN [For engine(s) CAED, CAEB, CPMB, CPMA] or RADIATOR/COOLANT FAN [For engine(s) CALA] .

-- Remove the bolt -B-.

Fig 1: Identifying Bolt

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-- Remove the refrigerant line -A- from the condenser.

-- Remove the bolt -1-.

Fig 2: Identifying Refrigerant Pipe Components

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-- Remove the refrigerant pipe -2- from the condenser.

-- Seal the open lines and connections with clean plugs from the :VAS6122 .