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After Charging A/C System — 2015 Audi A3 Premium, 4D Sedan Service Manual

After Charging A/C System

Mechanically Driven A/C Compressor 

After installing the A/C Compressor to the engine (before positioning the belt or installing the driveshaft) Refer to A/C SYSTEM, OPERATING AFTER CHARGING and A/C COMPRESSOR, REMOVING AND INSTALLING ON BRACKET / A/C COMPRESSOR, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Turn the A/C compressor by hand via the clutch plate or belt pulley on the A/C clutch approximately 10 turns.

After charging. Refer to A/C SYSTEM, OPERATING AFTER CHARGING .

-- Start the engine with the A/C turned off (A/C Clutch -N25- and A/C Compressor Regulator Valve -N280- are not actuated).

-- Following engine idling speed stabilization, switch on A/C compressor and run it for at least 10 minutes at idling speed with maximum cooling output.

Electrically Driven A/C Compressor 

-- First start the electrically driven A/C compressor after filling the refrigerant circuit via the "Compressor Cut-In" function from the basic setting. Refer to A/C SYSTEM, OPERATING AFTER CHARGING and Vehicle Diagnostic Tester in the "Guided Fault Finding" Function for the A/C System and the Battery Regulation.