Remove the intake pipe
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CAUTION:
Refrigerant circuit under high pressure.
Injury hazard!
Injury hazard!
- Note and follow safety instructions on containers.
- Avoid contact with refrigerant; wear safety goggles and hand protection.
- For additional information see: HANDLING REFRIGERANT and NOTES ON AIR CONDITIONING REPAIR WORK .
NOTE:
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Driving without the strut brace/front-end strut or tension strut is not permitted.
Driving without the strut brace/front-end strut or tension strut is not permitted.
Preliminary work
- Refer to SUCTIONING THE AIR CONDITIONING .
- Refer to REMOVING THE COVER PANEL OF THE MASTER DME CONTROL UNIT .
- Refer to REMOVING THE COVER PANEL OF THE SLAVE DME CONTROL DEVICE .
- Refer to REMOVING THE COVER IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON THE LEFT .
- Refer to REMOVING THE COVER IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON THE RIGHT .
- Refer to RELEASING LEFT FRONT-END STRUT .
- Refer to RELEASING THE RIGHT FRONT-END STRUT .
- Refer to REMOVING FRONT CROSS CONNECTION .
- Refer to REMOVING LEFT INTAKE SILENCER HOUSING .
- Refer to REMOVING RIGHT INTAKE SILENCER HOUSING .
- Refer to REMOVING THE REAR TOP CROSS CONNECTION .
- Refer to REMOVING FAN COWL WITH ELECTRIC MOTOR .
- Refer to REMOVING THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL .
- Loosen screw (1) sidewards from the wheel house.
- Remove the intake pipe (2)
from the air conditioning compressor (3)
and place aside.
- Loosen screw (1) .
- Open the holder (arrow).
- Guide out the intake line (2) entirely upwards and remove.