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Refrigerant Recovery Procedure

OPERATION

CAUTION:

- During operation, be sure to wear safety goggles and protective gloves.
- Connect the refrigerant recovery system with the manifold gauge set to discharge the refrigerant from the A/C system and reuse it.
- When reusing the discharged refrigerant, keep service cans on hand. Because the discharge rate with the recovery system is approx. 90%, service cans are necessary to charge the refrigerant.
- Follow the detailed operation procedure attached to the refrigerant recovery system.

1. Perform the compressor oil return operation.
2. Stop the engine.
3. Close the valves on the low-/high-pressure sides of the manifold gauge set.




4. Install the low-/high-pressure hoses to the service ports on the low-/high-pressure sides of the vehicle respectively.




5. Connect the center hose to the refrigerant recovery system.
6. Follow the operation manual to activate the refrigerant recovery system.