Precautions on Servicing A/C System: Notes

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2003 Suzuki XL-7 and 2003 Suzuki Grand Vitara. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

WARNING: Should refrigerant HFC-134a (R-134a) strike your eye(s), consult a doctor immediately.

DO NOT USE YOUR HAND TO RUB AFFECTED EYE(S).
Instead, use quantities of fresh cold water to splash it over affected area to thus gradually raise its temperature above the freezing point.
Obtain proper treatment as soon as possible from a doctor or eye specialist. Should liquid refrigerant HFC-134a (R-134a) get on your skin, such affected part should be treated in the same manner as when skin is frostbitten or frozen.

CAUTION: None of refrigerant, compressor oil and component parts is interchangeable between two types of A/C: one using CFC-12 (R-12) and the other using HFC-134a (R-134a). For identification between these 2 types, refer to A/C REFRIGERANT TYPE DESCRIPTION .

When replenishing or changing refrigerant and compressor oil and when replacing parts, make sure that the material or the part to be used is appropriate to the A/C installed in the vehicle being serviced.

Use of incorrect one will result in leakage of refrigerant, damage in parts or other faulty condition.

When servicing air conditioning system, the following rules must be observed.