Test procedure

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Open instrument panel vents -4-.
Start engine.
Set ventilation control knobs as shown in Fig 1:
A/C switch -E35- (-1-) ON
Check components and specified functions using A/C DOES NOT COOL - EVAPORATOR AND A/C LINES AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURE (FROM 1994 M.Y.) table:

Fig 1: A/C System Operation Troubleshooting: A/C Does Not Cool - Evaporator And A/C Lines At Ambient Temperature (From 1994 M.Y.)

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A/C DOES NOT COOL - EVAPORATOR AND A/C LINES AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURE (FROM 1994 M.Y.)

Components

Specified function and check

Remedy if specified function not obtained

3 - A/C switch - E35-

With engine OFF and ignition switched ON, A/C clutch -N25- must audibly click when A/C switch -E35- is pressed repeatedly

Check A/C pressure switch -F129-, refer to FUNCTIONS
Locate malfunction using wiring diagram⁽¹⁾

⁽¹⁾	If A/C clutch -N25- does not click ON and voltage is present (at least 9.5 V) at A/C clutch connector, A/C clutch -N25- is faulty.