Bentley Volkswagen.Golf.Jetta.R32.Official.Factory.Repair.Manual.1999-2005

Refrigerant circuit
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station
Observe the following with regard to service station
operation (e.g. A/C service station VAS 6007A ):
- The filters and dryers installed must be replaced at the
latest on completion of the service life specified in the
relevant operating instructions.
- Exclusive use is to be made of refrigerant oils which have
been approved for the vehicle-specific refrigerant circuit.
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In the following situations, extracted refrigerant is not to be
re-used even after treatment in the service station:
- In the event of compressor damage causing
decomposition of the refrigerant due to overheating.
- If dark, sticky deposits are present in the refrigerant circuit
(this can only be determined after opening system).
- If there is any doubt about the composition of the
refrigerant extracted from the refrigerant circuit.
The service station is to be drained in all these cases
00-4, Refrigerant circuit, discharging using service station ,
the system cleaned if necessary and the filters, dryers and
refrigerant oil replaced.
Contaminated refrigerant can, e.g. in the Federal Republic
of Germany, be returned to the supplier in so-called
recycling containers for recycling or for environmentally
safe disposal (other or additional regulations may apply in
other countries).
Commercially available service stations can be classified in
2 groups:
- A. Service stations which clean extracted refrigerant for
re-use (so-called extraction and recycling stations), e.g.
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