Observe the following conditions prior to the A/C performance test
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- Connect BMW diagnosis system. Check of the fault memory (no faults in the fault memory).
- Attach a thermometer with separate display device to the head restraint and route the display device wiring out of the passenger compartment outward.
- Perform the test in a suitable workshop area with an ambient temperature above 18° C.
- Vehicle temperature should be approximately the same as the ambient temperature in the workshop.
- Engine must be at operating temperature.