Although air conditioning in a car is one of the most preferred features when hot, it can besides that bring some inconveniences. Indeed, the air conditioning in a BMW 2 Series can have a bad smell, and in this article we’re going to try to help you identify why. To achieve this, first we will have a look at the justification of this bad smell of air conditioning, then, in a second time, we will try to give you answers to make them go away.
Why does the air conditioning of my BMW 2 Series have a smell of humidity?
So we begin our article with the origin of the bad smells originating from the air conditioning of your BMW 2 Series. Regardless you have the impression that it is a musty smell, humidity, or other, the origin of these smells is quite often alike. Indeed, air conditioning creates a lot of humidity, which will tend to accumulate in the ventilation system of your BMW 2 Series. This humidity is the ideal source of the spreading of bacteria and fungi of all types in the air conditioning of your BMW 2 Series. In addition, it is possible that smoking in your car, or not cleaning it often (food remains for example) will develop amplify the odors. Finally, the last common reason for a bad air conditioning smell in your BMW 2 Series is that you have a refrigerant gas leak, called FREON gas, which is toxic and produces a bad smell that will disperse in the passenger compartment of your car.
What can I do to get the bad smell out of my BMW 2 Series?
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 BMW 2 Series, because in addition to being unpleasant these odors can be harmful to your airways, it is therefore essential to get rid of them quickly.
Eliminating an unpleasant air-conditioning odor
We will now compose a list of actions you can take to eradicate these air-conditioning odours on your BMW 2 Series:
- Even though it may appear to be evident, the dirt that builds up in your car will encourage the expansion of germs and therefore bad odors, cleaning your BMW 2 Series on a regular basis will allow you to take out many of the sources of these.
- The best treatment is to clean the whole air conditioning system of your BMW 2 Series with antibacterial and anti-fungicidal products. To achieve this, please have a look at our article which explains in detail the process to follow.
- Replace the cabin or pollen filter of your BMW 2 Series: This filter which aims to protect against impurities from entering the cabin of your car must be replaced every year and can store bad smells, be sure to verify its condition.
Avoid musty air-conditioning odors on BMW 2 Series
Finally, last part of our article on air conditioning smells on BMW 2 Series, we are now going to give you some recommendations to maintain your air conditioning system and avoid bad smells in your BMW 2 Series:
- Switch off the air conditioning 5/10 minutes before turning off the engine: Indeed, constantly perform 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 rubbish is the first thing that causes bad odors, so remember to keep your car healthy.
- To make certain that the air conditioning of your BMW 2 Series is always in good operating order (air conditioning compressor particularly), it should be run for 10 minutes every month.
- Make sure that there is no leak on your air conditioning is important, in actual fact, the liquid is toxic and additionally the operation of your air conditioning would be downgraded in the case of a leak.
To find more tips on the BMW 2 Series, take a look at the BMW 2 Series category.
