Evacuating And Charging Valve, Low And High Pressure Side: Removing

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NOTE:

Extract the refrigerant using the A/C Service Station VAS 6007A (or succeeding model).

Environmentally hazardous draining of refrigerant is an offense punishable by law.

To prevent the ingress of dampness, all components of the refrigerant circuit which have been opened must be sealed with suitable plugs.

See notes. Refer to 00 TECHNICAL DATA .

-- Extract the refrigerant with the A/C Service Station VAS 6007A (or newer model) from the refrigerant circuit.

-- Remove the evacuating and charging valve caps -2- and -6- for low pressure and high pressure sides.

-- Remove the evacuating and charging valve on the low pressure side -1- with the Refrigerant Socket T10364/3 from the refrigerant line -3-.

-- Remove the evacuating and charging valve on the high pressure side -5- with the Refrigerant Socket T10364/4 from the refrigerant line -4-.

Fig 1: Identifying Evacuating And Charging Valve Caps

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