Even if air conditioning in a car is one of the most popular functionality when hot, it can as well bring in some inconveniences. In fact, the air conditioning in a Audi S3 can have a bad smell, and on this page we’re going to try to help you understand why. To get this done, first we will look at the motive of this bad smell of air conditioning, then, in a second time, we will try to give you solutions to make them vanish.

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Why does the air conditioning of my Audi S3 have a smell of humidity?

So we begin our article with the source of the bad smells originating from the air conditioning of your Audi S3. Regardless you have the impression that it is a musty smell, humidity, or other, the source of these smells is often times alike. In fact, air conditioning produces a lot of humidity, which will usually tend to build up in the ventilation system of your Audi S3. This humidity is the ideal origin of the spreading of bacteria and fungi of all kinds in the air conditioning of your Audi S3. In addition, it is possible that smoking in your car, or not cleaning it often (food debris for example) will develop increase the odors. Finally, the last common motive for a bad air conditioning smell in your Audi S3 is that you have a refrigerant gas leak, called FREON gas, which is toxic and releases a bad smell that will propagate in the passenger compartment of your car.

What can I do to get the bad smell out of my Audi S3?

Now that you know where to look to locate the trigger of this smell, we will try to help you to eradicate bad air conditioning odors on your Audi S3, because in addition to being annoying these odors can be harmful to your airways, it is therefore fundamental to get rid of them quickly.

Getting rid of an unpleasant air-conditioning odor

We will now do a list of actions you can take to eradicate these air-conditioning odours on your Audi S3:

  • Even though it may appear to be evident, the dirt that accumulates in your car will promote the development of germs and therefore bad odors, cleaning your Audi S3 commonly will allow you to remove many of the sources of these.
  • The best solution is to clean the whole air conditioning system of your Audi S3 with antibacterial and anti-fungicidal products. To get this done, please seek advice from our article which clarifies in detail the technique to stick to.
  • Replace the cabin or pollen filter of your Audi S3: This filter which aims to protect against impurities from getting into the cabin of your car must be replaced every year and can store bad smells, make sure you verify its condition.

Avoid musty air-conditioning odors on Audi S3

To conclude, last part of our article on air conditioning smells on Audi S3, we are now going to give you some tips to preserve your air conditioning system and avoid bad smells in your Audi S3:

  • Turn off the air conditioning 5/10 minutes before turning off the engine: In fact, constantly accomplish this step will allow you to dry a maximum of humidity in your ventilation circuit and thus limit the humidity.
  • Although it sounds basic, you don’t always have time to take care of your car, but trash is the first thing that motives bad odors, so remember to keep your car healthy.
  • To ensure that the air conditioning of your Audi S3 is always in good functioning order (air conditioning compressor particularly), it should be run for 10 minutes every month.
  • Ensure that there is no leak on your air conditioning is essential, in truth, the liquid is toxic and moreover the operation of your air conditioning would be downgraded in the case of a leak.

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