Notes regarding refrigerant (R134a, R1234yf) and refrigerant oil

IMPORTANT: Two different refrigerants (R134a, R1234yf) specific to the country are used.

Respective to country-specific , vehicle-specific and year-of-manufacturer-specific, two different refrigerant oils (ND-8, Sanden SP-A2) are used.

Before carrying out repair work on the refrigerant circuit, always determine which refrigerant/refrigerant oil is used in the vehicle!

Refrigerant: This information can be found on the nameplate on the hood.

Refrigerant oil: This information can be found on the nameplate on the hood for vehicles with a production date starting 2013.

R1234yf refrigerant is used i n the following countries:

Observe notes on HANDLING R1234YF REFRIGERANT !

Europe				Asi
Belgium	Great Britain	Malta	Sweden	Isra
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Ireland	Macedonia	Switzerland	Turk
Bulgaria	Iceland	The Netherlands	Slovakia	Indi
Denmark	Italy	Norway	Slovenia	Sou Korea
Germany	Croatia	Austria	Spain
Estonia	Latvia	Poland	Czech Republic
Finland	Liechtenstein	Portugal	Hungary
France	Lithuania	Romania	Cyprus
Greece	Luxembourg	Serbia

*Does not apply to vehicle models with European version. All models equipped with R134a.

Introduction of R1234yf refrigerant:

European countries listed in the table Turkey and Israel:

BMW i as of 09/2013
from 07/2016 BMW, MINI, RR USA and Canada:
from 07/2016 BMW, BMW i, MINI South Korea:
from 11/2018 BMW, BMW i, MINI

The introduction date may vary slightly according to the specific country and model.

The refrigerant R134a will continue to be used in all other countries .

Observe notes on HANDLING R134A REFRIGERANT .

Refrigerant oil Sanden SP-A2 is used for both, R1234yf and R134a .

Observe notes on HANDLING REFRIGERANT OIL .

IMPORTANT: Only vehicles with a production date from 09/2013 and R1234yf refrigerant/Sanden SP - A2 refrigerant oil can be filled using the A/C service station for R1234yf .

In addition to vehicles with a production date from 09/2013, also all previous vehicles without the electric A/C compressor with R134a refrigerant and both ND-8 and Sanden SP-A2 refrigerant oil can be filled using the A/C service station for R134a.

Exception :

BMW i and hybrid vehicles (with an electric A/C compressor) that are filled with R134a refrigerant/Sanden SP-A2 refrigerant oil.

These vehicles must be injected with Sanden SP-A2 refrigerant oil.

When filling the refrigerant circuit with R134a, always ensure you use the correct, vehicle-specific refrigerant oil type!

The previous ND-8 refrigerant oil must not be mixed with Sanden SP-A2 refrigerant oil!

This means that the refrigerant oil ND-8 must not be filled into refrigerant circuits that were filled with Sanden SP-A2 in the factory.

Sanden SP-A2 refrigerant oil may be mixed with ND-8 refrigerant oil in vehicles without an electric A/C compressor.

This means that the refrigerant oil Sanden SP-A2 oil can be filled into refrigerant circuits that were filled with ND-8 in the factory.

However, this is only permitted on vehicles as of the F-Series.

Observe the overview of the refrigerant oil that is to be filled.

To prevent impermissible mixing the different refrigerant oil types, rinse the A/C service station hoses after each suction/filling procedure!