Vehicle
air conditioning system (1) with a
refrigerant circuit (2) operable as a
heat pump circuit with heating function and as a
refrigeration circuit with cooling and dehumidification function, comprising: - a
refrigerant compressor (4), two shut-off valves (14, 15) connected to the
refrigerant compressor (4) on the high-pressure side, an
evaporator (3), a refrigerant condenser /
gas cooler (5) for dissipating heat extracted from a refrigerant into a vehicle environment by means of an air flow (L2), a first expansion element (6) associated with the
evaporator (3) and a
heat exchanger (7) for heating a passenger compartment, wherein the listed components (3, 4, 5, 6, 7) form the refrigerant circuit (2), wherein - a shut-off valve (14) for
refrigeration system operation can be connected to the refrigerant condenser /
gas cooler (5) via a
branch point (2.1), and - the other shut-off valve (15) of the two shut-off valves (14, 15) for the heating function can be connected to the
heat exchanger (7), characterized in that - a second expansion element (17) is arranged upstream of the refrigerant condenser /
gas cooler (5), - a further shut-off valve (16) is arranged downstream of the
heat exchanger (7) in such a way that, when the further shut-off valve (16) is open, the
branch point (2.1) is connected to the first expansion element (6), and - when the further shut-off valve (16) is open, at least one partial refrigerant flow can be diverted downstream via the second expansion element (17) via the
branch point (2.1) of the refrigerant circuit (2).