VW Golf 7 Air Conditioner with R134a Workshop Manual PDF (Edition 12.2017)

This factory PDF manual walks you through every aspect of the R134a air-conditioning system on Golf Mk7 (2013–2018), Variant, and other compatible models. You’ll find detailed technical data, refrigerant specs, safety precautions, system layouts, service-station operation, leak detection, contaminant removal, component replacement, and diagnostics—all illustrated with exploded views and flow diagrams. Perfect for professional shops or DIYers aiming for showroom-perfect A/C performance.

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

• Technical data
• General information on air conditioning
  • Other reference material
  • Basics of air conditioning technology
  • Vapour pressure table for refrigerant R134a
  • Refrigerant R134a
  • Properties of refrigerant R134a
  • Refrigerant oil
  • Comfort
  • How air conditioning works
  • General work safety
  • Safety measures when working on vehicles with air conditioning and when working with refrigerant R134a
  • Basics for working on refrigerant circuit
• General information on refrigerant circuit
  • Components of refrigerant circuit
  • Design of refrigerant circuit
  • Evacuation and charging valves for quick-release couplings of air conditioner service station on refrigerant circuit
  • Switches and senders in refrigerant circuit and related connections
  • Electrical components not installed in refrigerant circuit
  • Pressures and temperatures in refrigerant circuit
  • Refrigerant circuit with expansion valve
  • Refrigerant circuit with restrictor and reservoir
  • Test and measurement work that can be performed using a pressure gauge
  • Air conditioner service and recycling equipment
  • Notes to repairs on refrigerant circuit
• Legal texts and regulations
  • Laws and regulations
  • Recycling and refuse law
  • Converting R12 refrigerant circuits to R134a refrigerant circuits and repairing them (retrofitting)
  • Maintaining records on refrigerant
• Refrigerant circuit
  • Important repair notes on air conditioning
  • Converting refrigerant circuits from R12 refrigerant to R134a
• Working with the air conditioner service station
  • Important instructions for working with the air conditioner service station
  • Connecting a air conditioner service station for measuring and testing
  • Drain the refrigerant circuit using the air conditioner service station
  • Evacuate the refrigerant circuit using the air conditioner service station
  • Fill the refrigerant circuit using the air conditioner service station
  • Bringing air conditioning system into service after charging
  • Charging the container in the air conditioning service station with refrigerant
  • Emptying air conditioner service station
• Detecting leaks in refrigerant circuit
  • Leak detection in refrigerant circuit using compressed air or nitrogen
  • Searching for leaks in refrigerant circuits using leak detector V.A.G 1796
  • Detecting leaks in refrigerant circuit using leak detecting system VAS 6196 or VAS 6201 or a later model
• Clearing refrigerant circuit of contaminants
  • Vehicles with high-voltage system (hybrid vehicles)
  • Blowing through refrigerant circuit with compressed air and nitrogen
  • Flushing refrigerant circuit with refrigerant R134a
• Clearing refrigerant circuit of contaminants, commercial vehicles
  • Vehicles with high-voltage system
  • Flushing refrigerant circuit with refrigerant R134a
  • Adapters for setting up flushing circuits
  • Procedure for setting up and flushing refrigerant circuit for various models
• Complaints
  • Possible complaints about refrigerant circuit
  • Odours from heater and air conditioner unit
• Connecting the air conditioning service station
  • For vehicles that have connections on both low-pressure and high-pressure sides of refrigerant circuit
• Checking pressures on vehicles
  • Checking pressures in the refrigerant circuit (using an air conditioning service station)
  • Checking various compressor/regulator configurations
• Renewing components
  • In the event of leaking or damaged components (apart from compressor, receiver or reservoir)
  • Renew the air conditioner compressor
  • Replace receiver or reservoir and restrictor
• Testing equipment and tools
  • List of test equipment, tools and materials