Gree C5 fault code

What it means

The capacity jumper cap on the control board is missing, badly seated or damaged — the board cannot tell what unit it is driving.

Safety: Safe isolation before working on the PCB.

Source: Gree (Zhuhai) Service Manual, Bora Inverter R32 §9.1 Error Code List

UK models this code applies to

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