Section 49 (A/C-Heater System - Manual): Description
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WARNING:
To avoid injury from accidental air bag deployment, read and carefully follow all SERVICE PRECAUTIONS and DISABLING & ACTIVATING AIR BAG SYSTEM procedures in AIR BAG article in ACCESSORIES/SAFETY EQUIPMENT section.
The system uses a cycling clutch, fixed orifice tube refrigerant system and is designed to cycle compressor on and off to maintain desired cooling level and to prevent evaporator freeze. Primary components are compressor, condenser, fixed orifice tube, evaporator core, suction accumulator-drier and A/C-heater control panel.