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Manual A/C

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The air conditioning removes the heat from the passenger compartment via the route shown. Using the refrigerant (R-134a)

This vehicle uses HFC-134a (R-134a) refrigerant which does not contain chlorofluorocarbons. Pay attention to the following service items:
^ Do not mix refrigerants CFC-12 (R-12) and HFC-134a (R-134a). They are not compatible.
^ Use only the recommended polyalkyleneglycol (PAG) refrigerant oil (ND-OIL 8) designed for the R-134a compressor. Intermixing the recommended (PAG) refrigerant oil with any other refrigerant oil will result in compressor failure.
^ All A/C system parts (compressor, discharge line, suction line, evaporator, condenser, receiver/dryer, expansion valve, O-rings for joints) have to be proper to refrigerant R-134a. Do not confuse with R-12 parts.
^ Use a halogen gas leak detector designed for refrigerant R-134a.
^ R-12 and R-134a refrigerant servicing equipment are not interchangeable. Only use a Recovery/Recycling/Charging System that is U.L.-listed and is certified to meet the requirements of SAE J2210 to service R-134a air conditioning systems.
^ Always recover the refrigerant R-134a with an approved Recover/Recycling/Charging System, before disconnecting any A/C fitting.