2010 ASTON MARTIN V8 VANTAGE service

Air Conditioning (A/C) System (12.03)
Climate Control (12.00)
12-3-2 Workshop Manual May 2007
Major Components
Compressor
• Engine mounted, driven by the accessory drive belt
• Variable displacement type
• High-pressure relief valve, to avoid system over-pressure
• ECU controlled clutch energised via a relay
Receiver drier
• Vertically mounted on the right-hand side of the engine bay
• The high-side charge port is installed to the high side entry pipe to the receiver drier
Condenser
• Multi-pass fin-over-tube type, mounted in front of the engine cooling pack and directly to the radiator
Trinary switch
Located in the compressor discharge pipe
• Provides a signal, via the A/C module, to the PCM, to disengage the compressor clutch should the refrigerant
pressure be less than 2 bar or greater than 30 bar
• Provides a hard-wired signal to the PCM, to switch the cooling fans to HIGH speed at 22 bar rising pressure and
to LOW speed at 17,5 bar falling pressure
• Provides a hard-wired signal to the PCM, to switch the radiator cooling fans to LOW speed at 12 bar rising
pressure and to switch the fans OFF at 8 bar falling
pressure
Expansion Valve
The expansion valve is located on the outside of the A/C unit
and comprises of a diaphragm, connected by a capillary
tube to a temperature sensing bulb, which regulates the
valve according to temperature variations at the evaporator
outlet pipe. This component is not serviceable.
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Air Conditioning (A/C) System (12.03)
Climate Control (12.00)
May 2007 Workshop Manual 12-3-3
The A/C unit houses the evaporator, heater matrix and air
flow flaps.
The unit also incorporates two servo motor operated air
distribution flaps.
1. Regulates airflow to the cabin vents.
2. Regulates airflow to the defrost / demist air ducting.
When the cabin air flap is open, air is ducted to the cabin via
face and foot level air vents.
Condensate (water) which forms on the evaporator fins is
drained out of the unit case through a drain hose, located at
underneath / rear of the evaporator.
Refrigerant System

Warning
Do not perform a pressure test or leak test for R-134a service equipment and or vehicle A/C using
compressed air. Some mixtures of air and R-134a have
been shown to be combustible at elevated pressures.
These mixtures, if ignited, ma y cause injury or property
damage. Additional health and safety information may
be obtained from refrigerant manufacturers.
Warning
Do not allow refrigerant to leak near a fire or any kind of heat. A poisonous gas may be generated if
refrigerant gas contacts fire or heat such as from
cigarettes and heaters. When carrying out any
operation that can cause refr igerant leakage, extinguish
or remove the above mentioned heat sources and
maintain adequate ventilation.
Warning
Handling liquid refrigerant is dangerous. A drop of
refrigerant on the skin can result in localized frostbite. When handling refrigerant, wear gloves and safety
goggles. If refrigerant sp lashes into the eyes,
immediately wash them with clean water and consult a doctor.
Warning
Avoid breathing A/C refrigerant or lubricant vapor.
Exposure may irritate eyes, nose and throat. Also, due
to environmental concerns , Aston Martin recommend
the use of a recovery/recycling/recharging unit when
draining R-134a from the A/C system. If accidental A/C
system discharge occurs, vent ilate the work area before
resuming service.

Battery System (14.01)
Power Supply (14.00)14-1-2 Workshop Manual May 2007
Power Supply (14.00)
Battery System (14.01)
Description
The 12 volt negative earth (‘-’ ve) battery is located under the RH side rear seat and is grounded to the vehicle body.
The battery positive (‘+’ ve) terminal is connected to a battery connect switch. The connect switch may be accessed by
raising the rear seat cushion.
Battery Connect Switch
When the battery connect switch is in an ‘open’ state it
isolates electrical power from all systems except the ‘keep
alive memory’ functions in the PCMs, TCU, radio,
navigation system and door modules.
This function isolates electri cal power from vehicle circuits
under all normal service conditions with the following
exceptions:
• Before any welding or other work which may induce high voltages into the electronic control modules
• Before disconnecting any of the control modules with ‘keep alive memory ’
• Before any major service task (e.g . engine removal)
• Before installing any accessory which involves modification of vehicle wiring
In the above four exceptions the battery earth (‘-’ ve) lead
should be disconnected.
When the battery earth (‘-’ ve) terminal is disconnected,
data held in keep alive memories will be lost. After connecting the battery, the radio preset stations and the
door window controllers will require to be reset (adaptive
learning data in the PCM module will require to be re-
learned by driving the vehicle for some miles in a range of
driving conditions),
driveability may be slightly
compromised until the vehicle systems have completed
their adaptive learning routines again.
Battery Disconnection and Alarm
Activation
The vehicle is installed with an alarm which will be activated
if the battery is disconnected. This alarm is driven by a back
up battery within the alarm sounder unit.
To prevent the alarm from so unding when the battery is
disconnected (for workshop procedures), disconnect the
battery within 10 seconds of switching off the ignition.
Always carry out the following procedures upon connection
of the battery.
• Reset the clock
• Reset the radio preset programmes.
• Reset the window maximum up and maximum down settings.
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Wiring and Circuit Protection (18.01)
Electric Distribution/E lectronic Control (18.00)
18-1-4 Workshop Manual May 2007
How to Read the Circuits
Below is a simple guide to what symbols mean on the circuit
diagrams. For some of the symbols there are descriptions as
to how they function.
Wires
Wires vary in size to allow diffe rent current to be carried. For
example a wire with a diamet er of 0.50mm (This is the
diameter of all the internal copper strands together) will
carry 11A (dependant on ambient temperature) whilst a wire
with a diameter of 2.00mm will carry 25A.
Twisted Wires
The ‘figure of 8’ shown on circuits as below denotes a
twisted wire and shows the wires that are twisted together.
A wire generates a certain amount of ‘electrical noise’ when
a current is passed through it. By twisting the 2 wires
together the ‘electrical noise’ is cancelled out on each wire
by the opposing wire. This is used more on sensors and
audio speakers.

Screened and Twisted Screen Wires
The signals through a wire can be affected by externally
generated electrical noise. To reduce the external
interference the wires are placed inside a conductive sleeve.
One end of the conductive sleeve is always open whilst the
other end can be terminated to a ground, to a component,
or left open.
Boot Fusebox
Fuse/

RelayRatingFunction
F1 5A Spare
F2 20A Spare
F3 30A Heated rear window
F4 20A Spare
F5 30A Spare
F6 20A Spare
F7 5A Battery disconnect switch (BDS) power
F8 20A Spare
F9 20A Tracker
F10 30A Spare
F11 20A Spare
F12 20A Spare
F13 10A Spare
F14 5A Rear parking assistance module (optional)
F15 5A Spare
F16 30A Spare
F17 5A Spare
F18 30A Audio amplifier
F19 5A Spare
F20 10A Canister vent
F21 30A Spare
F22 20A Exhaust by-pass and vacuum pump
Wire numbers have been deleted from the original
engineering circuits. This al lows the type size to be
increased for improved legibil ity of the service circuits.
173 WR 2.0
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Wiring and Circuit Protection (18.01)
Electric Distribution/E lectronic Control (18.00)
18-1-34 Workshop Manual May 2007
74. Remove bolts (x4) and earth strap for satellite navigation
mounting plate access (tie aside) (see Fig. 33).
75. Disconnect GPS (x2) and AM/FM tuner multiplugs.
76. Disconnect Lucar connectors (x2) from AM/FM tuner and unclip service loop and push harness into vehicle.
77. Push rear light harness and grommet into vehicle.
78. Remove harness clips (x4).
79. Remove wires from earth headers (x3).
80. Disconnect Interior light, accessory sockets (x2), battery disconnect switch, power pl ug and barometric sensor
(clipped to body x4).
81. Release harness from body (x3).
82. Release grommet and pull harness from wheel arch area (see Fig. 34). 83. Disconnect multiplugs forward harness to main harness
(x3) (clipped to body x1) (see Fig. 35).
84. Disconnect (bolted) multiplug forward harness to main harness (clipped to body).
85. Release grommet and feed harness from under bonnet through bulkhead into cabin.
86. Remove harness from vehicle.
Installation
1. Connect throttle pedal mult iplugs (x2) (see Fig. 1).
2. Install earth headers (x3).
3. Connect Stop light switch, Clutch UP switch and Clutch DOWN switch multiplugs (x2) Clip to body (x1).
4. Install harness clips (x3).
5. Secure multiplugs to sill (x2).
6. Secure roof harness clips (x4) and velcro (x2) to body
7. Connect engine harness to main harness multiplugs (x4) (clip to body).
8. Install earth headers (x4).
9. Connect battery header (x1).
10. Secure harness from clips (x3).
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Wiring and Circuit Protection (18.01)
Electric Distribution/Electronic Control (18.00)
May 2007 Workshop Manual 18-1-35
11. Connect door harness to main harness multiplug and
secure boot.
12. Connect Crash sensor an d parking brake multiplugs.
13. Connect Fuel pump module, parking aid module (x2) and pre-tensioner multiplugs (clip to body).
14. Install earth header.
15. Install clips (x13).
16. Connect petrol tank multiplug and secure to body
17. Install harness clips (x2).
18. Pull harness from passenger compartment and secure grommet.
19. Connect crash sensor, battery disconnect switch and pre-tensioner multiplugs (clip to body x2).
20. Install battery header.
21. Install earth headers (x2).
22. Secure in-line fuse to body.
23. Secure harness to floor (bolts x4).
24. Install clips (x8).
25. Feed harness into tailgate area and secure grommet (LH).
26. Connect LH tailgate harness multiplug (clip to body).
27. Install LH harness clips (x3).
28. Connect RH tailgate ha rness multiplug (clipped to
body).
29. Feed harness into tailgate area and secure grommet (RH).
30. Install RH harness clips (x4).
31. Install nuts (x7) harness to tunnel.
32. Install earth headers (x2).
33. Connect Airbag module (x2) multiplugs.
34. Install harness clips (x3).
35. Install nuts (x3) harness to tunnel.
36. Install earth headers (x2).
37. Connect Yaw sensor multiplug.
38. Install earth headers (x2).
39. Install nuts (x3) harness to front bulkhead.
40. Install harness clips (x4).
41. Connect fuel filler flap release and interior light
multiplugs.
42. Push rear light harness through body and secure grommet.
43. Install new harness clips (x7).
44. Pull harness from interior, connect Lucar connectors (x2) to AM/FM tuner and clip service loop.
45. Connect GPS (x2) and AM/FM tuner multiplugs.
46. Install bolts (x4) and earth strap for Satellite Navigation mounting plate access.
47. Connect rear bumper harness (x2) and Subframe harness multiplugs (clipped to body x1).
48. Push harness into w/arch area and secure grommet.
49. Install wires to earth headers (x3).
50. Push rear light harness through body and fit grommet. 51. Secure harness to body (x3).
52. Connect Interior light, a
ccessory sockets (x2), battery
disconnect switch, power plug (clipped to body x4).
53. Install new harness clips (x4).
54. Feed harness from cabin th rough bulkhead into under
bonnet area and secure grommet.
55. Connect multiplugs forward harness to main harness (x3) (clip to body).
56. Connect (bolted) multiplug forward harness to main harness (clip to body).
57. Install brake booster (see Workshop Manual procedure 06.07.AB Brake Booster - RHD - Renew
58. Install footrest (bolts x4).
59. Install handbrake lever (bolts x4).
60. Install front floor carpet and a post trim panel.
61. Install multimedia module (see Workshop Manual procedure 19.07.BB Module - Multi Media - Renew).
62. Position LH and RH rear lamp assemblies and connect
multiplugs (x2).
63. Install rubber seals (x3), plain washers (x3), and star washers (x3). Install and tighten nuts (x3).
64. Position fusebox, connect main battery feed, install and torque tighten nut, install terminal cover.
65. Connect multiplugs (x2) and install fusebox in mounting bracket.
66. Install mobility kit.
67. Install tyre sealant bottle.
68. Install power amplifier (see Workshop Manual procedure 15.01.AB Power Amplifier - Renew).
69. Fit rear floor carpet - check procedure
70. Connect multiplug (x1) subwoofer.
71. Install subwoofer (nut x1 and bolt x1).
72. Install seat belt bracket (bolts x4).
73. Install speaker to LH and RH trim moulding (nuts x6).
74. Connect multiplug (x2) LH and RH speaker
75. Feed seatbelt/s through quarter trim moulding.
76. Install quarter trim moulding (bolts x2 and screw x1).
77. Install RH and LH quarter trim middle panel, secure
with clips, Install and tighten screw.
78. Install RH rear wheel arch liner (see Workshop Manual procedure 01.02.JB Wheel Arch Liner - Rear - RH -
Renew).
79. Install central electronic module (see Workshop Manual procedure 18.01.LC Module - Central Electronic -
Renew).
80. Install instrument panel (see Workshop Manual procedure 01.12.AB Instrument Panel - Facia Assembly
- Remove for Access and Refit).
81. Install front header panel (see Workshop Manual procedure 01.05.BB Panel Assembly - Header - Renew).
82. Connect vehicle battery.

Special Tools - Pictorial Index
Appendix & Glossary
May 2007 Workshop Manual 20-1-7
204-523 (Ball Joint Splitter)
418-583 (Oxygen Sensor Diagnostic Lead)
204-524 (Front Suspension Support)
501-F111 (Door Service Trolley)
Part No./Description

&
501-115 (Front Veneer Removal)
206-100 (Brake Hose Install)
501-112 (Wiper Linkage to Wiper Motor)
206-103 (Handbrake Cable Removal)
Part No./Description



Maintenance Schedules
Appendix & Glossary20-1-12 Workshop Manual May 2007
Maintenance Schedules
1000mls
1500km
3 months10000mls
16000km
12 months20000mls
32000km
24 months
Pre-maintenance
x x x Pre-Maintenance Road Test Evaluation.
x x x Install vehicle protection kit and wing covers.
x x x Check Bulletins/Field Service Actions/Recall Status.
Fluids, Filters and Leaks Checks x - - Check/top-up engine oil level.- x x Renew engine oil and filter. Clean sump filters.
x x x Check for engine oil leaks. Every 48,000km
(30,000 miles)/3 Years Renew air cleaner elements.
Every 32,000km
(20,000 miles)/2 Years Renew air cleaner elements - extreme environments.
x x - Check transaxle for leaks.
Every
32,000km (20,000
miles)/3 Ye a r s Every
96,000km (60,000
miles)/6 Ye a r s Every
160,000km (100,000
miles)/10 years Check/top-up transaxle oil levels.
Every 64,000km
(40,000 miles)/4 Years Renew transaxle oil and clean filter.
Every 160,000km
(100,000 miles)/5 Years Renew engine coolant-ensure 50/50 concentration.
x x x Check/top-up engine coolant.
x x x Check for fuel leaks. Every 2 Years Renew brake/clutch fluid.
- x x Check/top-up brake/clutch fluid reservoir.
x x x Check power steering system for leaks.
x x x Check brake hoses, pipes and unions for leaks.
x x x Check suspension dampers for leaks.
x x x Top-up windscreen/headlamp washer reservoir.
x x x Check exhaust system for leaks.
x x x Check A/C system for leaks. - - x Renew pollen filter.
x x x Check/top-up power steering fluid.