Air conditioning is probably the most appreciated features on modern cars. Even though it was in past times reserved for high-end models, it has nowadays been democratized for the vast majority of vehicles. Nevertheless, this costly and complex unit necessitates special attention, and whether it’s for maintenance or because of odours, it is completely important to think about cleaning the air conditioning of your Fiat Doblo. This is precisely what we will explain in detail in this document. First we will look in detail at the technique to clean the air conditioning of your Fiat Doblo, then in another part, we will look more generally at the maintenance of the air conditioning of your Fiat Doblo.
How to clean my Fiat Doblo air conditioning
Let’s commence our document with the cleaning of the air conditioning circuit of your Fiat Doblo. The only option to accomplish a full cleaning of this circuit will be to use bactericidal and fungicidal products, in fact, your air conditioning makes a lot of moisture that will stagnate in the circuit and will promote the expansion of germs and bacteria of all kinds. You will find these items on the internet or in car centres. There are two ways to accomplish this, here they are
Clean the air conditioning circuit of your Fiat Doblo in a simple way
Once you have a disinfectant spray, you can instantly clean your car’s air-conditioning circuit.
The technique is quite simple, nevertheless, this procedure can dirty the inside of your Fiat Doblo.
- Take away the cabin filter.
- Install the disinfectant spray on the floor of your car (if possible on the passenger side).
- Turn on your car’s ventilation and air conditioning (with the engine running) with air recycling
- With the windows closed, press the button on the bomb to empty it gradually and close the vehicle doors and leave it on for about ten minutes.
- Once this time has passed, open the doors of your Fiat Doblo, ventilation still on and let the passenger compartment air out for about 20 minutes.
This process will allow you to rather quickly clean the air-conditioning system of your Fiat Doblo, but if you have bad air-conditioning odours on your Fiat Doblo that are persistent, we advise you to practice the second process.
Clean deeply the air-conditioning system of your Fiat Doblo
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Now let’s advance to the more significant tactic of performing a cleaning of your ventilation circuit complete. You will have to buy the same bactericidal and fungicidal spray, it is only the application that will be distinct. Here is the operation to follow:
- Take away your cabin filter.
- By the external air intake of your Fiat Doblo (between the hood and the windscreen), with the engine on and the ventilation on, spray a couple of times for 5 seconds and leave all windows and doors closed for A few minutes.
- Once this first part is completed you will be able to tackle the inside part of your air conditioning system, doing the same but not the inside air intake which is usually established under the glove box.
- Finally, to conclude, you can spray a few sprays into the vents of your Fiat Doblo.
- All you have to do is air out your car while the product dissipates before you can use it again.
Maintenance of the air-conditioning of its Fiat Doblo
Finally, to conclude our document, we will give you the main recommendations to respect, if you want to maximize the life of your air conditioning circuit on Fiat Doblo and limit unforeseen expenses.
- Have your air conditioning serviced every year
- Swap your cabin filter every two years.
- Have your FREON gas recharged every two years.
- lean the air-conditioning system on your Fiat Doblo every year.
If you want more guides on the Fiat Doblo, go to our Fiat Doblo category.
