Service Information: Disposal of refrigerant R1234yf

As part of the recall process for vehicles with refrigerant R1234yf in model 231 it may be necessary to dispose of the refrigerant R1234yf. Depending on the type of A/C service device its absorption capacity will be exhausted after several extraction processes. Additional vehicles can only be processed after the refrigerant R1234yf has been removed from the A/C service device.

The email address: anja.kurth@friedrichs­kaeltemittel.de

can be used to request R­cylinder free of charge with a maximum filling capacity of 9 kg:

Please address any technical queries on handling the R­cylinder to the

telephone number: +49 4185 7001 34

The quoted email address can be used in the following countries to arrange for the full R cylinders to be collected free of charge:

 Germany

 France

 Poland

 Spain

 Switzerland

 Italy

 Austria

 Belgium

 Sweden

 Portugal

In all other countries the R cylinders must be disposed of through a locally-available waste disposal service. Any costs incurred here can be processed by documenting the professional disposal with

damage code 83824.

In a warranty case the vehicle identification number must be quoted as part of the process for a vehicle involved in a recall.