Maintenance; Air Intake; Pollen Filter; Air Conditioning Regular Operation - Opel VIVARO Owner's Manual

128 Climate control

Maintenance

Air intake

The air intake in front of the
windscreen in the engine
compartment must be kept clear to
allow air intake. Remove any leaves,
dirt or snow.

Pollen filter

The pollen filter cleans dust, soot,
pollen and spores from the air
entering the vehicle through the air
intake.
Note
Pollen filter is only fitted to vehicles
with air conditioning system.
Air conditioning regular
operation
In order to ensure continuously
efficient performance, cooling must
be operated for a few minutes once a
month, irrespective of the weather
and time of year. Operation with
cooling is not possible when outside
temperature is too low.

Service

For optimal cooling performance, it is
recommended to annually check the
climate control system, starting
three years after initial vehicle
registration, including:
● functionality and pressure test
● heating functionality
● leakage check
● check of drive belts
● cleaning of condenser and
evaporator drainage
● performance check
Note
Refrigerant R-134a contains
fluorinated greenhouse gases with a
global warming potential of 1430.
Front air conditioning system is filled
with 0.58 kg and has a CO
equivalent of 0.83 tonnes, the front
and rear air conditioning system is
filled with 0.88 kg and has a CO
equivalent of 1.26 tonnes.
Depending on vehicle, information
regarding air conditioning refrigerant
appears on a label located in the
engine compartment.
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