Refrigerant System, Recovery
Review the safety precautions and warnings in this group before performing this procedure. Refer to GENERAL INFORMATION .
If equipped with the rear heating-A/C system, use a heat gun to heat the underbody lines to help remove any trapped refrigerant from the rear A/C system.
When servicing the A/C system, a R-134a refrigerant recovery/recycling/charging station that meets SAE standard J2788 must be used (1). Per SAE standard J2788, refrigerant recovery stations must recover 95% of the refrigerant system within 30 minutes at 21.1 degrees C (70 degrees F) and be able to measure the amount of refrigerant removed from the system to an accuracy of 28 grams (1 oz.). See the operating instructions supplied by the equipment manufacturer for proper care and use of this equipment.