Although air conditioning in a car is one of the most preferred product features when hot, it can as well bring some inconveniences. Indeed, the air conditioning in a BMW X1 can have a bad smell, and in this article we’re going to try to help you find out why. To do this, first we will have a look at the reason of this bad smell of air conditioning, then, in a second time, we will try to give you possibilities to make them go away.
Why does the air conditioning of my BMW X1 have a smell of humidity?
So we start our article content with the source of the bad smells coming from the air conditioning of your BMW X1. If you have the impression that it is a musty smell, humidity, or other, the source of these smells is generally the same. Indeed, air conditioning creates a lot of humidity, which will usually tend to build up in the ventilation system of your BMW X1. This humidity is the perfect source of the expansion of bacteria and fungi of all kinds in the air conditioning of your BMW X1. Additionally, it is possible that smoking in your vehicle, or not cleaning it regularly (food debris for example) will play a role in increase the odors. Finally, the last traditional justification for a bad air conditioning smell in your BMW X1 is that you have a refrigerant gas leak, called FREON gas, which is toxic and secretes a bad smell that will spread in the passenger compartment of your car.
What can I do to get the bad smell out of my BMW X1?
Now that you know where to look to locate the trigger of this smell, we will try to help you to get rid of bad air conditioning odors on your BMW X1, because moreover to being annoying these odors can be harmful to your airways, it is therefore crucial to get rid of them quickly.
Getting rid of an unpleasant air-conditioning odor
We will now make a list of actions you can take to get rid of these air-conditioning odours on your BMW X1:
- Even though it may appear to be evident, the dirt that amasses in your car will promote the expansion of germs and therefore bad odors, cleaning your BMW X1 commonly will allow you to remove many of the sources of these.
- The best treatment is to clean the whole air conditioning system of your BMW X1 with antibacterial and anti-fungicidal products. To do this, please have a look at our article content which points out in detail the process to follow.
- Replace the cabin or pollen filter of your BMW X1: This filter which is designed to prevent impurities from getting into the cabin of your car must be replaced every year and can store bad smells, make sure to check its condition.
Avoid musty air-conditioning odors on BMW X1
To conclude, last part of our article content on air conditioning smells on BMW X1, we are now going to give you some recommendations to preserve your air conditioning system and avoid bad smells in your BMW X1:
- Switch off the air conditioning 5/10 minutes before turning off the engine: Indeed, always 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 triggers bad odors, so remember to keep your car healthy.
- To make sure that the air conditioning of your BMW X1 is always in good operating order (air conditioning compressor in particular), it should be run for 10 minutes every month.
- Ensure that that there is no leak on your air conditioning is fundamental, in actual fact, the liquid is toxic and also the operation of your air conditioning would be downgraded in the case of a leak.
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