Before doing anything else, remove and isolate the negative
Battery Cable and then recover any refrigerant. Front fascia should be removed on 2.0L diesel models, but not for those with a gasoline engine. From there, take out the upper
Radiator mounts from the support on fuel-powered cars and gently move the radiator back for access to the A/C condenser. Get rid of the nut that holds the A/C discharge line to the discharge jumper line on the A/C condenser's right side, remove the discharge line from the discharge jumper line and throw away the O-ring seal and gasket. After removing the nut that links the discharge jumper line to the A/C condenser, take out the bolt that holds the line to the radiator. Disconnect the discharge jumper line from the A/C condenser and throw away the O-ring seal and gasket, then put plugs into or tape over the exposed fittings of the discharge and the jumper line and also put plugs or tape over the condenser port. Lift the car up and, for gas cars, insert your hand through the gap in the front bumper to reach the A/C liquid line. Detach the nut that holds the A/C liquid line to the A/C condenser. Then, unplug the A/C liquid line from the A/C condenser, discard the O-ring and gasket and stuff plugs or tape into both the liquid line and condenser outlet ports. Undo the two bolts linking the condenser brackets to the radiator, lower down the car and-if fitted with a cooler-remove the transmission cooler lines on the left bracket of the condenser. Then, carefully lift the A/C condenser straight up, take off the two condenser brackets attached to the radiator and move the condenser away from the engine.