Refrigerant System Performance Test
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- Inspect the refrigerant pressure. (See REFRIGERANT PRESSURE CHECK .)
- Place a dry-bulb thermometer in the driver's side center ventilator outlet.
- Start the engine and warm it up.
- Prepare the vehicle as follows.
- Airflow volume: MAX HI
- A/C switch: ON
- Air intake port: REC
- Airflow temperature: MAX COLD
- Airflow mode: VENT
- Bonnet: Open
- All the doors and the trunk: Close
- All the windows: Close
- Engine speed:1, 500 rpm
- Wait until the air conditioner output temperature stabilizes. (The A/C compressor repeatedly turns on and off at regular intervals.)
- Verify the air conditioner output temperature and the ambient temperature.
- Measure the air conditioner output temperature after approx. 10 min have elapsed from engine start.
- Verify that there is air conditioner output temperature readings within the shaded areas of the figure below.
SKYACTIV-G 2.5
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SKYACTIV-G 2.5T
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SKYACTIV-D 2.2
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- If not as verified, inspect the refrigerant system according to the troubleshooting chart. (See FOREWORD [FULL-AUTO AIR CONDITIONER] .)