AUTO 240 - Heating and Air Conditioning

(Formerly AUTOT 240)

Prerequisite:AUTO 103
Transfers to: CSU

This course covers the operating principles of common automotive heating and air conditioning systems. Topics include new service equipment, contamination issues, servicing and diagnosing manual and automatic systems, retrofitting R-12 refrigeration systems to R-134a, and Air Quality Management District (A.Q.M.D.) and Environmental Protection Agency (E.P.A.) rules. Students who take the course also have the opportunity to earn their certification license (E.P.A. Rule 1411). Students with permission from the Division of Career and Technical Education (CTE) may re-enroll only one time for certification or licensure standards.