Working With The A/C Service Station - Skoda Citigo 2012 Workshop Manual

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Air conditioning system with refrigerant R134a - Edition 10.2014
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Working with the A/C service station

For currently available AC Service stations, see ⇒ Catalogue of
factory equipment .
Caution
If it is suspected that chemical agents (special additives) have
been filled into the vehicle refrigerant circuit for sealing any
leaks, the A/C Service station does not connect and the refrig‐
erant cannot be drained.
Chemical agents (special additives) used for sealing leaks
form deposits in the refrigerant circuit which impair the function
of the air conditioning system and lead to a failure of the air
conditioning system (and the A/C Service station).
The customer must be informed that there are agents present
in his air conditioning system which were not approved by Ško‐
da. This air conditioning system cannot be emptied or repaired
by them.
Note
The company Škoda rejects the use of chemical agents for
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sealing leaks on the refrigerant circuit.
Chemical agents (special additives) used for sealing leaks on
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the refrigerant circuit usually react to the ambient air and the
humidity contained within the air. They lead to functional prob‐
lems of the valves and other components with which they
come into contact through deposits in the refrigerant circuit
(and the A/C Service station). These deposits can no longer
be completely removed from the components.
In most cases, chemical agents used for sealing leaks in the
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refrigerant circuit cannot be detected from the outside. The
necessary sticker, which must be affixed for identification is
often not present. Therefore be careful with a vehicle, whose
past you are not familiar with.
In the accessory trade containers are offered in which these
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chemical agents (for sealing leaks) should be deposited. Since
the company Škoda rejects the use of these agents, no state‐
ment about the effectiveness and the deposition rate of these
filters can be made at this point.
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