Car AC gas filling is a regas: the old refrigerant is recovered, the system is vacuumed, and the exact weight of R134a or R1234yf your car specifies is put back in. For a system that is simply low after a few years, we do this at your villa or car park in Khalifa City by appointment, any day of the week. If the pressure check points to a leak or a failed part, the car goes to our partner workshop instead and we tell you why.
AC pressure check, vacuum and regas by weight, often at your door.
Where the job is done
Simple cases are done at your car in Khalifa City. Bigger jobs go to a partner workshop and the car is returned to you.
From May to October a car parked on a Khalifa City driveway starts each trip with a cabin far hotter than the air outside, and the AC runs flat out for the first ten minutes. A system that is even slightly undercharged shows it then. Book the regas before the heat arrives if you can, since everyone else calls in the first hot week.
Simple cases are done at your car in Khalifa City. Bigger jobs go to a partner workshop and the car is returned to you.
The blower motor, condenser fans and compressor clutch all run off the battery and alternator, and low voltage makes a healthy AC feel weak at idle. We test the battery free on every AC visit, so you are not paying for gas when the real problem is electrical.
Gauges go on both service ports with the engine running. The readings show if the system is low, empty or has a different fault.
The machine removes whatever gas is left and weighs it, then holds the system under vacuum. If the vacuum will not hold, there is a leak and we stop there.
The correct refrigerant goes in by the gram, to the manufacturer's figure. Guessing from pressure alone ends in an overfill or an underfill.
A thermometer in the centre vent, engine at fast idle, doors closed. You see the temperature drop before we pack up.
Most calls end with one of these. The technician tests first, so you only buy a battery when the old one has really failed.
Lights left on, or the car sat while you were away for three weeks. We boost it with a protected pack that is safe for modern electronics, then check the battery can still hold a charge.
A digital tester reads the battery's health, voltage and cranking power in about two minutes. You see the numbers on the screen before anyone talks about a new battery.
The right size and type for your car, brought to you and fitted. Radio and window settings are kept, the old battery goes for recycling and the warranty starts that day.
We weigh what comes out and what goes in, so you know how low it actually was.
A system that fails the vacuum test is not filled, because the gas would be gone again within weeks.
R134a and R1234yf are handled with separate equipment and never mixed.
Reviews from customers of our mobile battery teams in and around Khalifa City.
Khalid A.Nissan Patrol, Khalifa CityThe Patrol would only click on the morning of the school run. I sent my location on WhatsApp and the technician was at the villa in about half an hour. He tested the old battery first, showed me the reading, then changed it in the driveway.
Sarah M.Kia Sportage, Al Raha GardensCame back from three weeks away to a completely dead car. I assumed I needed a new battery, but the technician tested it and said it only needed a jump start and a proper drive. I appreciated not being sold something I did not need.
Arjun P.Toyota Camry, Al RayyanaMy Camry was down in the basement at Al Rayyana and I was not sure anyone would come to the bay. The technician left his van in a visitor space and carried the battery and tools down to me. Paid by card and the old battery went with him.
The vans work from inside Khalifa City, so every sector between the E10 and the Al Ain road is close. These are the places we get called to most.
We also cover the neighbourhoods around us. Drive times are from central Khalifa City in normal traffic.
There is no fixed interval, because a sealed system does not use gas up. In practice a small amount seeps out over the years, and many cars benefit from a regas every 2 to 3 years in this climate. Needing one every summer means there is a leak.
Yes, for a straightforward regas. The recovery and charging machine travels with us, and we need about 45 minutes with the car in shade if possible. Leak repairs and part replacements are done at the partner workshop.
The sticker under the bonnet says, and we go by that. As a rough guide, most cars built before about 2017 use R134a and many newer ones use R1234yf. The two are not interchangeable and have different service ports.
About 45 minutes to an hour. Most of that is the vacuum stage, which should not be rushed because it is what removes moisture from the system.
Then gas was not the fault, and the pressure readings usually tell us what is. Common causes are a weak compressor, a blocked condenser or a failed fan. That is covered by our AC repair service at the workshop.
The same number sorts out the rest of the car. Roadside jobs are done where the car stands. Workshop jobs are collected and returned.
Tell us the car and share your location. A technician sets off with the right battery, usually arriving in 20-35 minutes.