Notes regarding refrigerant (R134a, R1234yf) and refrigerant oil (X5 M)

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 in the following countries:

Observe notes on HANDLING R1234YF REFRIGERANT! .

Europe				Asia	America
Belgium	Great Britain	Malta	Sweden	Israel	USA
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Ireland	Macedonia	Switzerland	Turkey	Canada
Bulgaria	Iceland	The Netherlands	Slovakia	India*
Denmark	Italy	Norway	Slovenia	South 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 other vehicle 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: I01, I12 with production date up to 08/2014:
In the national-market version with R134a a wrong refrigerant oil is contained on the nameplate!
Always use Sanden SP-A2!
(Part number Sanden SP-A2: 2 339 920)

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!