Renault Laguna III Manual page 2612

Condenser - expansion valve connecting pipe: Removal - Refitting
F4R, and AIR CONDITIONING 01 or AIR CONDITIONING 02
Equipment required
refrigerant charging station
Tightening torquesm
"condenser - expansion
valve" connecting pipe
bracket bolt on the
expansion valve
nut for the "condenser -
expansion valve" con-
necting pipe bracket on
the condenser
IMPORTANT
Consult the safety and cleanliness advice and oper-
ation recommendations before carrying out any
repair (see 62A, Air conditioning, Air condition-
ing: Precautions for the repair, page 62A-1) .
Note:
Use blanking plugs for the fuel circuits with part
numbers 77 01 208 229 or 77 01 476 857 to plug
any openings exposed to the open air. The y must
be clean. Do not use plugs which have already
been used to plug a fuel circuit.
WARNING
To prevent moisture from entering the system,
place plugs on the cold loop components which are
open to the air.
WARNING
In order to avoid any refrigerant leaks, do not dam-
age (deform, twist, etc.) the pipe.
REMOVAL
I - REMOVAL PREPARATION OPERATION
a Position the vehicle on a two-post lift (see Vehicle:
Towing and lifting) (MR 415, 02A, Lifting equip-
ment).
AIR CONDITIONING
8 Nm
8 Nm
62A-56
a Drain the refrigerant circuit using the refrigerant
charging station (see 62A, Air conditioning, Re-
frigerant circuit: Draining - Filling, page 62A-7) .
a Disconnect the battery (see Battery: Removal - Re-
fitting) (MR 415, 80A, Battery).
a Remove:
- the engine undertray,
- the front bumper (see Front bumper: Removal -
Refitting) (MR 415, 55A, Exterior protection),
- the right-hand headlight (see Headlight: Removal
- Refitting) (MR 415, 80B, Headlights).
a Unclip the right-hand front air deflector at (1) .
a Detach the fuel hoses.
a Remove the expansion bottle bolt.
a Remove the expansion bottle.
WARNING
To prevent the surrounding components from
overheating, do not damage (tear, pierce bend
etc.) a heat shield.
All damaged heat shields must be replaced.
a Remove:
- the heat shield clips,
- the heat shield (partially).
62A
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