Workshop Manuals Factory service & repair Land Rover
01 02 WORKSHOP MANUAL SUPPLEMENT03 04 CONTENTS05 06 CONTENTS07 INFORMATION08 09 INTRODUCTION10 GENERAL SPECIFICATION DATA11 ENGINE TUNING DATA12 GENERAL FITTING REMINDERS13 MAINTENANCE14 ENGINE15 EMISSION CONTROL16 ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM17 FUEL SYSTEM18 COOLING SYSTEM19 MANIFOLD AND EXHAUST SYSTEM20 CLUTCH21 MANUAL GEARBOX22 TRANSFER GEARBOX23 PROPELLER SHAFTS24 STEERING25 FRONT SUSPENSION26 REAR SUSPENSION27 BRAKES28 CHASSIS AND BODY29 PANEL REPAIRS30 AIR CONDITIONING31 WIPERS AND WASHERS32 ELECTRICAL33 INSTRUMENTS
Land Rover TD5 Defender30 · AIR CONDITIONING
30 · Heating & A/C

AIR CONDITIONING

Make
Land Rover
Model
Defender TD5 Defender
AIR CONDITIONING
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AIR CONDITIONING

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ADJUSTMENT

Recharging

WARNING: Refrigerant must always be
recycled before re-use, to ensure that the
purity of the refrigerant is high enough for

safe use within the air conditioning system.
Recycling should always be carried out with
equipment which is design certified by
Underwriter Laboratory Inc. for compliance with
SAE-J1991. Other equipment may not re-cycle the
refrigerant to the required level of purity.

WARNING: A R134a Refrigerant Recovery
Recycling Recharging station must not be
used with any other type of refrigerant.

WARNING: R134a refrigerant from
domestic and commercial sources must
not be used in motor vehicle air

conditioning systems.

CAUTION: When a major repair has been
carried out, a leak test should be carried
out using inert gas.

1. Close valves on refrigerant station.
2. Close valve on oil charger.
3. Disconnect yellow hose from refrigerant station.
4. Remove lid from oil charger.
5. Pour correct quantity of refrigerant oil into oil

charger.

6. Fit lid to oil charger.
7. Connect yellow hose to refrigerant station.
8. Open valve on oil charger.
9. Move pointer on refrigerant gauge to mark

position of refrigerant drop.

10. Slowly open correct valve on refrigerant station

and allow vacuum to pull refrigerant into system.

11. Close valve on refrigerant station when correct

amount of refrigerant has been drawn into air
conditioning system.

12. If the full charge is not accepted by the system,

start the engine and run it at 1,500 rev/min for a
minimum of 2 minutes. Switch on the air
conditioning system, open the vehicle windows,
set the temperature control to cold and the
blower switch to maximum.

13. Consult Refrigerant station instruction manual for

correct procedure to complete the charge.

14. Turn Main switch to ’OFF’.
15. Close valves on connectors.
16. Disconnect high and low pressure hoses from

connectors.

17. Fit dust caps to connectors.
18. Carry out performance test on air conditioning

system.

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