Replacing coolant radiator
Prerequisite
- Ignition is switched off.
WARNING:
Hot fluids.
Risk of scalding!
Risk of scalding!
- Conduct all work in the vehicle wearing appropriate personal protective equipment only.
CAUTION:
Residual pressure in the heating and air conditioning system.
Injury hazard!
Injury hazard!
- Wear safety goggles and protective gloves when disconnecting the refrigerant line.
- Close the refrigerant lines with seal plugs.
CAUTION:
Materials harmful to health.
Danger to health through contact with health-endangering cloths!
Danger to health through contact with health-endangering cloths!
- Observe and uphold safety instructions on the containers and the notices on the safety data sheets of the manufacturers.
- Conduct all work in appropriate personal protective equipment only.
Preliminary work
- Refer to SUCTION THE AIR CONDITIONING .
- Refer to REMOVING THE COVER ON LEFT AND RIGHT IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AT THE TOP .
- Refer to REMOVING LEFT INTAKE FILTER HOUSING WITH LEFT FRONT-END STRUT .
- Refer to REMOVING RIGHT INTAKE FILTER HOUSING WITH RIGHT FRONT-END STRUT .
- Refer to REMOVE FRONT CROSS CONNECTION .
- Refer to REMOVE THE REAR TOP CROSS CONNECTION .
- Refer to REMOVE FAN COWL .
- Refer to REMOVING THE FRONT RIGHT LOWER WHEEL ARCH COVER .
- Refer to REMOVING THE LEFT FRONT BOTTOM WHEEL ARCH COVER .
- Refer to REMOVE THE FRONT UNDERBODY PROTECTION OR FRONT THRUST FIELD .
- Refer to REMOVING THE UNDERBODY PROTECTION OF THE STEERING GEAR AND THRUST FIELD RESPECTIVELY .
- Refer to DRAINING COOLANT .
- Refer to REMOVE THE COOLANT RADIATOR WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER .
- Remove A/C condenser
- Unlock the detents (1).
- Feed out and remove the air conditioning condenser from the guides (2) toward the top.
- Unlock and remove the coolant temperature sensor (2) on the previous radiator at the detents (1).
- Check sealing ring (1) for damage and, if necessary, replace it.
- Install and lock the coolant temperature sensor (2) in the new radiator at the detents (1).
- Install air conditioning condenser
- Position the air conditioning condenser.
- Feed the air conditioning condenser upwards into the guides (2).
- Lock the detents (1).
Follow-up work
- Refer to INSTALLING RADIATOR WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER .
- Refer to CLOSING THE HIGH-TEMPERATURE COOLANT CIRCUIT .
- Refer to INSTALLING THE UNDERBODY PROTECTION OF THE STEERING GEAR OR THE FRONT THRUST FIELD .
- Refer to INSTALL THE FRONT UNDERBODY PROTECTION OR FRONT THRUST FIELD .
- Refer to INSTALLING THE FRONT LEFT BOTTOM WHEEL ARCH COVER .
- Refer to INSTALLING THE FRONT BOTTOM RIGHT WHEEL ARCH COVER .
- Refer to INSTALLING FAN COWL .
- Refer to INSTALL THE REAR TOP CROSS CONNECTION .
- Refer to INSTALL FRONT CROSS CONNECTION .
- Refer to INSTALLING THE RIGHT INTAKE FILTER HOUSING WITH THE RIGHT FRONT-END STRUT .
- Refer to INSTALLING LEFT INTAKE FILTER HOUSING WITH LEFT FRONT-END STRUT .
- Refer to INSTALLING THE COVER ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AT THE TOP
- Refer to FILL AND VENT THE HIGH-TEMPERATURE COOLANT CIRCUIT .
- Refer to EVACUATE AND CHARGE CONDITIONING .