The air conditioning system is serviced in a car service by qualified personnel. It is allowed to perform the following preventive operations on your own.
1. Regularly (at least once a month) turn on the air conditioner regardless of the season.
On a part of cars of later releases automatic inclusion of the conditioner is provided at each inclusion of a defroster of a windshield. It is necessary to monitor the density of the coolant to prevent freezing of the heater radiator when the air conditioner is automatically turned on.
2. For efficient operation of the air conditioning system, the radiator cap valve must operate at the pressure specified by the manufacturer. Replace the defective plug.
3. Periodically clean the condenser fins.
4. Check the cleanliness of the drain tube that drains accumulated water away from the evaporator.
5. Periodically check the tightness of the air conditioner. The appearance of an oily liquid near the leak indicates a violation of the tightness of the system.
6. Check the integrity of the compressor drive belt and its tension, monitor the integrity of the wiring, the reliability of the fastening of the connectors.
7. Check the condition of the air conditioning fan, the presence of flow from all nozzles when the fan is turned on in the HIGH and MAX positions. Check the correct operation of the heater control levers.