2001 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA Air conditioning

1B-6 AIR CONDITIONING (OPTIONAL)
Diagnosis
General
Main A/C system (front A/C system)
Condition Possible Cause Correction
Cool air does not
come out (A/C system
does not operative)No refrigerant Perform recover, evacuation and
charging.
Fuse blown Check “IG METER”, “REAR DEFG”
and “A/C” fuses, and check for
short circuit to ground.
A/C switch faulty Check A/C switch.
Blower motor switch faulty Check blower motor switch.
A/C evaporator temperature sensor (A/C evap-
orator thermistor) faultyCheck A/C evaporator tempera-
ture sensor (A/C evaporator ther-
mistor).
Refrigerant (dual) pressure switch faulty Check refrigerant (dual) pressure
switch.
Wiring or grounding faulty Repair as necessary.
A/C ON permission signal in ECM faulty Check A/C ON permission signal.
A/C controller and its circuit faulty Check A/C controller and its circuit.
Cool air does not
come out (A/C com-
pressor does not
operative (won’t rota-
tive))Magnet clutch faulty Check magnet clutch.
Compressor relay faulty Check compressor thermal switch.
Compressor relay faulty Check compressor relay.
Drive belt loose or broken Adjust or replace drive belt.
Compressor faulty Check compressor.
A/C ON permission signal in ECM faulty Check A/C ON permission signal.
A/C controller faulty Check A/C controller.
Cool air does not
come out (A/C con-
denser cooling fan
motor does not opera-
tive)Condenser cooling fan motor relay faulty Check condenser cooling fan motor
relay.
Wiring or grounding faulty Repair as necessary.
A/C condenser fan motor relay signal in ECM
faultyCheck A/C condenser cooling fan
motor relay signal.
Condenser cooling fan motor faulty Check condenser cooling fan
motor.
Cool air does not
come out (Blower
motor does not opera-
tive)Fuse blown Check “FRONT BLOW” and
“REAR DEFG” fuses, and check for
short circuit to ground.
Blower motor relay faulty Check blower motor relay.
Blower motor resistor faulty Check blower motor resistor.
Blower motor switch faulty Check blower motor switch.
Wiring or grounding faulty Repair as necessary.
Blower motor faulty Check blower motor.

AIR CONDITIONING (OPTIONAL) 1B-7
Cool air does not
come out or insuffi-
cient cooling (A/C sys-
tem normal operative)Insufficient or excessive charge of refrigerant Check charge of refrigerant.
Refrigerant leak in system Check system for leaks.
Condenser clogged Check condenser.
A/C evaporator clogged or frosted Check A/C evaporator.
A/C evaporator temperature sensor (A/C evap-
orator thermistor) faultyCheck A/C evaporator tempera-
ture sensor (A/C evaporator ther-
mistor).
A/C controller faulty Check A/C controller.
Expansion valve faulty Check expansion valve.
Drive belt slipping Check or replace drive belt.
Magnetic clutch faulty Check magnetic clutch.
Cool air does not
come out or insuffi-
cient cooling (A/C sys-
tem normal operative)Compressor faulty Check compressor.
Air in A/C system Replace condenser dryer, and then
perform evacuation and charging.
Air leaking from cooling unit or air duct Repair as necessary.
Heater and ventilation system faulty Check air inlet box assembly.
Check heater control lever assem-
bly.
Check heater assembly.
Blower motor faulty Check blower motor.
Excessive compressor oil existing in A/C sys-
temPull out compressor oil in A/C sys-
tem circuit, and replace compres-
sor.
Cool air does not
comes out only inter-
mittentlyWiring connection faulty Repair as necessary.
Expansion valve faulty Check expansion valve.
Excessive moisture in A/C system Replace condenser dryer, and then
perform evacuation and charging.
A/C controller faulty Check A/C controller.
Magnetic clutch faulty Check magnetic clutch.
Excessive charge of refrigerant Check charge of refrigerant.
Cool air comes out
only at high speedsCondenser clogged Check condenser.
Insufficient charge of refrigerant Check charge of refrigerant.
Air in A/C system Replace condenser dryer, and then
perform evacuation and charging.
Drive belt slipping Adjust or replace drive belt.
Compressor faulty Check compressor.
Cool air does not
comes out only at high
speedsExcessive charge of refrigerant Check charge refrigerant.
A/C evaporator frosted Check A/C evaporator.
Check A/C thermistor.
Insufficient velocity of
cooled airA/C evaporator clogged or frosted Check A/C evaporator.
Air leaking from cooling unit or air duct Repair as necessary.
Blower motor faulty Check blower motor.
Wiring or grounding faulty Repair as necessary. Condition Possible Cause Correction

1B-8 AIR CONDITIONING (OPTIONAL)
Rear A/C system
Condition Possible Cause Correction
Cool air dose not come
out (Rear blower motor
normal operative)Solenoid valve relay faulty Check solenoid valve relay, and then
replace if necessary
Solenoid valve faulty Check solenoid valve, and then replace if
necessary
Diode in rear A/C harness faulty Check diode, and then replace rear A/C
harness if necessary
Rear A/C evaporator temperature controller faulty Check rear A/C evaporator temperature
controller, and then replace if necessary
Rear blower motor switch faulty Check rear blower motor switch, and
then repair rear A/C evaporator and
check rear A/C evaporator temperature
controller if necessary
Rear A/C evaporator clogged or frosted Check rear A/C evaporator, and then
replace if necessary
Rear expansion valve faulty Check rear expansion valve, and then
replace if necessary
Air leaking from rear A/C unit or air duct Check and repair if necessary
Insufficient or excessive charge of refrigerant Check charge of refrigerant, and then
perform recovery, evacuation and charg-
ing if necessary
Refrigerant pipe or hose deformed Check pipe (hose), and then replace if
necessary
Cool air dose not come
out (Rear blower motor
dose not operative)Fuse blown Check “A/C” and “REAR BLOW” fuses,
and then check for short circuit to ground
Rear blower motor relay faulty Check rear blower motor relay, and then
replace if necessary
Rear A/C main switch faulty Check rear A/C main switch, and then
replace if necessary
Rear blower motor switch faulty Check rear blower motor switch, and
then replace if necessary
Rear blower motor resister faulty Check rear blower motor resister, and
then replace if necessary
Wiring or grounding faulty Check and repair
Rear blower motor faulty Check rear blower motor, and then
replace if necessary
Cool air dose not come
out at only intermittentlyLoose or poor connected wiring connector Connect connector correctly
Rear expansion valve faulty Check rear expansion valve, and then
replace if necessary
Rear A/C evaporator temperature controller faulty Check rear A/C evaporator temperature
controller, and then replace if necessary
Wiring or grounding faulty Check and repair
Cool air dose not come
out at only high speedRear A/C evaporator frosted Check rear A/C evaporator temperature,
evaporator drain hose and then replace if
necessary
Insufficient velocity of
cooled airRear A/C evaporator clogged or frosted Check rear A/C evaporator, and then
repair rear A/C evaporator or check rear
A/C evaporator temperature if necessary
Air leaking from rear A/C unit or air duct Check rear A/C unit and air duct, and
then repair if necessary
Rear blower motor faulty Check rear blower motor, and then
replace if necessary
Wiring or grounding faulty Check and repair

AIR CONDITIONING (OPTIONAL) 1B-9
Quickly Checking of Refrigerant Charge (If
Equipped with Sight Glass)
The following procedure can be used for quickly checking whether
the A/C system has a proper charge of refrigerant or not.
1) Run engine at fast idle.
2) Operate A/C at the following conditions for a few minutes.
Main (front) A/C switch at ON position.
Rear A/C main switch at ON position (if equipped).
Front blower motor switch at max position.
Rear blower motor switch at max position (if equipped).
Air outlet control button at face position.
Temperature control lever at max cool position.
Vehicle door at all open.
Air inlet door at recirculation position.
3) Look at the sight glass (1) and compare what is observed
with the symptoms listed in the table given below.
2. Bubbles
2
1
Condition Possible Cause Correction
Bubbles observed in sight
glassInsufficient charge of refrigerant in system Check system for leaks with a leak tester.
No bubbles observed in
sight glassNo charge or proper or too much charge of refrigerant in
systemRefer to the following items.
No temperature differ-
ence between compressor
inlet and outletEmpty or nearly empty system Perform recovery, evacuating and charg-
ing system and then check it for leaks
with a leak tester.
Noticeable temperature
difference between com-
pressor inlet and outletProper or too much charge of refrigerant in system Refer to the following items.
When A/C is turned OFF,
refrigerant in sight glass
clears immediately and
remains clearToo much charge of refrigerant in system Recharge with specified amount of refrig-
erant.
When A/C is turned OFF,
refrigerant in sight glass
once produces bubbles
and then clearsProper charge of refrigerant in system Perform “PERFORMANCE DIAGNOSIS”
in this section.
NOTE:
For specified amount of refrigerant, refer to “OPERATION PROCEDURE FOR CHARGING A/C WITH
REFRIGERANT” in this section.

1B-10 AIR CONDITIONING (OPTIONAL)
Performance Diagnosis
1) Confirm that vehicle and environmental conditions are as fol-
lows.
Vehicle is not exposed to direct sun.
Ambient temperature is within 15 - 35 °C (59 - 95 °F).
2) Make sure that high pressure valve (1) and low pressure
valve (2) of manifold gauge (3) are firmly closed.
3) Connect high pressure charging hose (4) to high pressure
service valve (5) on vehicle, and connect low pressure
charging hose (6) to low pressure service valve (7) on vehi-
cle.
4) Bleed the air in charging hoses (3), (4) by loosening their
respective nuts on manifold gauge, utilizing the refrigerant
pressure. When a hiss is heard, immediately tighten nut.
5) Warm up engine to normal operating temperature (engine
coolant temperature at 80 - 90 °C (176 - 194 °F)) and keep it
at specified idle speed.
6) Operate A/C at the following conditions.
Main (front) A/C switch at ON position.
Rear A/C main switch at ON position (if equipped).
Front blower motor switch at max position.
Rear blower motor switch at max position (if equipped).
Air outlet control button at face position.
Temperature control lever at max cool position.
Vehicle door at all open.
Air inlet door at recirculation position.
7) Keep all windows, doors and engine food open.
8) With about 20 mm (0.8 in.) of dry bulb thermometer (1)
inserted into center face air outlet (2), rear A/C air outlet (3)
(dual A/C model only) and near A/C evaporator air inlet, read
temperature indicated on each thermometer. CAUTION:
Do not interchange high and low pressure charging
hoses by mistake.
2
64
3
75 1
3
1
2

AIR CONDITIONING (OPTIONAL) 1B-11
9) Check for each pressure of low side and high side if it is
within shaded range of graph.
If each gauge reading is out of specified pressure, correct
defective part referring to “PERFORMANCE DIAGNOSIS
TABLE”.
Example :
10) Check inlet port temperature-to-outlet port temperature rela-
tionship using graph.
For example, if A/C evaporator inlet port temperature is 25
°C (77 °F) and center face air outlet temperature is 8 °C
(46.4 °F), their crossing point is within acceptable range as
shown in graph.
11) If crossing point is out of acceptable range, diagnose trouble
referring to “PERFORMANCE DIAGNOSIS TABLE”.
12) Check that difference in temperature of center face air outlet
air and rear A/C air outlet air are within 5 °C (41 °F).
If the rear A/C air outlet air temperature is higher over 5 °C
(41 °F) than center face air outlet air temperature, check rear
A/C unit. Gauges should read as follows
when ambient temperature is 30 °C (86 °F)
Pressure on high pressure
gauge (HI) :1400 - 1750 kPa
14.0 - 17.5 kg/cm
2
199.1 - 248.9 psi
Pressure on high pressure
gauge (LO) :230 - 350 kPa
2.3 - 3.5 kg/cm
2
32.7 - 49.8 psi
NOTE:
Pressure registered on gauge varies with ambient tem-
perature. Therefore, use the graphs when determining if
pressures are normal or not.

1B-12 AIR CONDITIONING (OPTIONAL)
Performance diagnosis table
HIGH PRESSURE GAUGE
LOW PRESSURE GAUGE
THERMOMETER AT CENTER DUCT
Condition Possible Cause Correction
Pressure high
(“A” area of high side
graph)Refrigerant overcharged Recharge.
Expansion valve frozen or clogged Check expansion valve.
Clogged refrigerant passage of high side Clean or replace.
Condenser cooling fan malfunction (Insufficient cooling
of condenser)Check condenser cooling fan.
Dirty or bent condenser fins (Insufficient cooling of con-
denser)Clean or repair.
Compressor malfunction (Insufficient oil etc.) Check compressor.
Engine overheat Check engine cooling system.
Pressure low
(“B” area of high side
graph)Insufficient refrigerant (Insufficient charge or leakage) Check for leakage, repair if necessary
and recharge.
Expansion valve malfunction (valve opens too wide) Check expansion valve.
Compressor malfunction (Insufficient compression) Check compressor.
Condition Possible Cause Correction
Pressure high
(“C” area of low side
graph)Expansion valve malfunction (valve opens too wide) Check expansion valve.
Compressor malfunction (Insufficient compression) Check compressor.
Pressure low
(“D” area of low side
graph)Insufficient refrigerant (Insufficient charge or leakage) Check for leakage, repair if necessary
and recharge.
Expansion valve malfunction (valve opens too narrow) Check expansion valve.
Clogged refrigerant passage (crashed pipe) Repair or replace.
Condition Possible Cause Correction
Outlet air temperature at
center duct is high
(Crossing point is in area
“E”)Insufficient or excessive charge of refrigerant Check refrigerant pressure.
Dirty or bent A/C evaporator fins Clean or repair.
Air leakage from cooling (heater) unit or air duct Repair or replace.
Malfunctioning, switch over function of damper in cool-
ing (heater) unitRepair or replace.
Compressor malfunction Check compressor.
Outlet air temperature at
center duct is low
(Crossing point is in area
“F”)Insufficient air volume from center duct (Heater blower
malfunction)Check blower motor and fan.
Compressor malfunction Check compressor.
NOTE:
If ambient temperature is within 30 - 35 °C (85 - 95 °F), it is possible to do using “DETAIL DIAGNOSIS
TABLE” in this section for detail diagnosis.

AIR CONDITIONING (OPTIONAL) 1B-13
Detail diagnosis table (at ambient temperature within 30 - 35 °C (85 - 95 °F))
Condition Possible Cause Correction
MANIFOLD
GAUGEMPa
(kg/cm
2)
(psi)Detail
Lo Hi
0.23 - 0.35
(2.3 - 3.5)
(33 - 50)1.4 - 1.75
(14 - 17.5)
(200 - 249)Normal condition––
Negative
pressure0.5 - 0.6
(5 - 6)
(71.2 - 85.3)The low pressure side
reads a negative pressure,
and the high pressure side
reads an extremely low
pressure.
Presence of frost around
tubing to and from receiver/
dryer and expansion valve.Dust particles or water drop-
lets are either stuck or frozen
inside expansion valve, pre-
venting the refrigerant from
flowing.Clean expansion valve.
Replace it if it cannot be
cleaned.
Replace condenser/dryer.
Evacuate the A/C system and
recharge with fresh refriger-
ant.
Normal :
0.23 - 0.35
(2.3 - 3.5)
(33 - 50)
↑ ↓
↑ ↓↑ ↓ ↑ ↓
Abnormal :
Negative
pressureNormal :
1.4 - 1.75
(14 - 17.5)
(200 - 249)
↑ ↓
↑ ↓↑ ↓ ↑ ↓
Abnormal :
0.7 - 1.0
(7 - 10)
(100 - 142)During A/C operation, the
low pressure side some-
times indicates negative
pressure, and sometimes
normal pressure. Also high
pressure side reading fluc-
tuates between the abnor-
mal and normal pressure.Expansion valve is frozen due
to moisture in the system, and
temporarily shuts off the
refrigeration cycle.Replace expansion valve.
Replace condenser/dryer.
Evacuate A/C system and
recharge with fresh refriger-
ant.
0.05 - 0.15
(0.5 - 1.5)
(4.2 - 21.3)0.7 - 1.0
(7 - 10)
(100 - 142)Both low and high pressure
sides indicate low readings.
Continuous air bubbles are
visible through sight glass.
Output air is slightly cold.Insufficient refrigerant in sys-
tem. (Refrigerant leaking)Using a gas leak detector,
check for leaks and repair as
necessary.
Recharge refrigerant to a
specified amount.
If the pressure reading is
almost 0 when the manifold
gauges are attached, check
for any leaks, repair them,
and evacuate the system.
0.4 - 0.6
(4 - 6)
(56.9 - 85.3)Pressure on low pressure
side is high.
Pressure on high pressure
side is low.
Both pressure becoming
equal right after A/C is
turned OFF.Internal leak in compressor Inspect compressor and
repair or replace as neces-
sary.
0.35 - 0.45
(3.5 - 4.5)
(50 - 64)2.0 - 2.5
(20 - 25)
(285 - 355)High pressure reading on
both low and high pressure
sides.
Air bubbles are not visible
even when engine rpm is
lowered.Overcharged A/C system.
Faulty condenser cooling
operation.
Faulty condenser fan opera-
tion.Adjust refrigerant to specified
amount.
Clean condenser.
Inspect and repair condenser
fan.
High pressure reading on
both low and high pressure
sides.
Low pressure side tubing is
not cold when touched.
Air bubbles are visible
through sight glass.Presence of air in A/C sys-
tem. (Improperly evacuated)Replace condenser dryer.
Inspect quantity of compres-
sor oil and presence of con-
taminants in oil.
Evacuate system and
recharge with fresh refriger-
ant.
0.45 - 0.55
(4.5 - 5.5)
(64 - 78)High pressure reading on
both low and high pressure
sides.
Large amount of frost or
dew on the low pressure
side tubing.Faulty expansion valve.
Refrigerant flow is not regu-
lated properly.Replace expansion valve.