8X00IN Safety regulations for working on air-conditioned vehicles and dealing with refrigerant R134a

WM 8X00IN Safety regulations for working on air-conditioned vehicles and dealing with refrigerant R134a

Emptying the refrigerant circuit

Information

Refrigerant R134a contributes to the greenhouse effect as soon as it is released into the Earth's atmosphere.

Refrigerant should not be released into the environment but is to be extracted from the refrigerant circuit using an extraction or service station. The extracted refrigerant is then prepared again on-site or returned to the manufacturer for environmentally-friendly disposal (varying or additional regulations may apply in certain countries).

Painting work on vehicles with air-conditioning

WARNING

Painting work on vehicles with air-conditioning

- Material damage due to the air-conditioning system bursting.

-> When carrying out repairs involving painting work, object temperatures in the drying oven or its preheating zone should not exceed 80 °C.

Notes on general repairs

The refrigerant circuit of the air-conditioning is only to be emptied and opened if this is necessary due to safety measures or if components of the refrigerant circuit have to be replaced.

The air-conditioning refrigerant circuit also remains closed during all other standard vehicle repair work.

Contact corrosion!

For this reason, the manufacturer only fits connecting elements with a special surface coating.

Contact corrosion can occur if unsuitable connecting elements (screws, nuts, washers, rivets, plugs, adhesives, etc.) are used.

Only use original Porsche parts!