Air Conditioning System Maintenance; Vehicle Storage; Winter Care - Mahidra TUV 300 Owner's Manual

MAINTENANCE
anti-corrosion spray for the underbody to avoid rusting and
corrosion especially for vehicles in coastal places.

14.10 Air Conditioning System Maintenance

Your vehicle's air-conditioning is a sealed system. Any major
maintenance, such as recharging should be done by a qualified
technician. However, you can do a few things by yourself to make
sure the air conditioning works efficiently.
Run the air-conditioning system at least once a week, even during
the cold weather months. Run it for at least ten minutes with the
engine running at normal operating temperature. This circulates
the lubricating oil contained in the refrigerant.
Whenever you get the air-conditioning system serviced, make
sure the service facility uses a refrigerant recycling system.
This system captures the refrigerant for re-use. Releasing the
refrigerant into the atmosphere may cause damage to the
environment.

14.11 Vehicle Storage

If you are leaving your vehicle for more than 2 weeks you may want
to take stopping to protect your battery. Disconnect the negative
cable from the battery. Anytime you store your vehicle, or keep it
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out of service (i. e. vacation) for two weeks or more, run the air
conditioning system at idle for about five minutes in the fresh air
mode and high blower speed setting. This will ensure adequate
system lubrication to minimize the possibility of compressor
damage when the system is started again.
It is recommended storing the vehicle in a covered, clean, dry, well
leveled, ventilated and closed place.

14.12 Winter Care

14.12.1 Dealing With Ice
Make sure you have window ice scrapers and de-icers for the locks.
When you're stuck, having a small shovel is useful to dig out of the
snow. The weight of a bag of sand in the trunk will give added
traction in rear-wheel drive vehicles and can be used to sprinkle on
the snow and ice to gain better traction. And don't forget personal
protection such as a warm coat, hat, gloves and a blanket, in case
you get stuck in a storm.
14.12.2 Keep Enough Fuel in the Tank
Never let the fuel level in the tank drop below the half-full mark. A
sudden storm with unexpected heavy rains could leave you
stranded for hours. Having adequate fuel supply will allow you to idle
the engine from time to time to keep warm.
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