Even if air conditioning in a car is one of the most preferred features when hot, it can as well bring in some inconveniences. In fact, the air conditioning in a Citroen C4 Picasso can have a bad smell, and on this page we’re going to try to help you understand why. To achieve this, first we will take a look at the cause of this bad smell of air conditioning, then, in a second time, we will try to give you answers to make them disappear.

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Why does the air conditioning of my Citroen C4 Picasso have a smell of humidity?

So we start our content with the source of the bad smells coming from the air conditioning of your Citroen C4 Picasso. Whether you have the impression that it is a musty smell, humidity, or other, the source of these smells is quite often the same. In fact, air conditioning produces a lot of humidity, which will tend to accumulate in the ventilation system of your Citroen C4 Picasso. This humidity is the ideal origin of the spreading of bacteria and fungi of all sorts in the air conditioning of your Citroen C4 Picasso. Furthermore, it is possible that smoking in your car, or not cleaning it frequently (food remains for example) will play a role in amplify the odors. Finally, the last common reason for a bad air conditioning smell in your Citroen C4 Picasso 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 Citroen C4 Picasso?

Now that you know where to look to find the trigger of this smell, we will try to help you to get rid of bad air conditioning odors on your Citroen C4 Picasso, because moreover to being problematic 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 compose a list of actions you can take to get rid of these air-conditioning odours on your Citroen C4 Picasso:

  • Although it may look evident, the dirt that amasses in your car will encourage the expansion of germs and therefore bad odors, cleaning your Citroen C4 Picasso frequently will allow you to eradicate many of the origins of these.
  • The best remedy is to clean the whole air conditioning system of your Citroen C4 Picasso with antibacterial and anti-fungicidal products. To achieve this, please browse our content which clarifies in detail the process to stick to.
  • Replace the cabin or pollen filter of your Citroen C4 Picasso: This filter which intends to prevent impurities from getting into the cabin of your car must be changed every year and can store bad smells, make sure examine its condition.

Avoid musty air-conditioning odors on Citroen C4 Picasso

To finish , last part of our content on air conditioning smells on Citroen C4 Picasso, we are now going to give you some recommendations to preserve your air conditioning system and avoid bad smells in your Citroen C4 Picasso:

  • Switch off the air conditioning 5/10 minutes before turning off the engine: In fact, constantly do 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 sure that the air conditioning of your Citroen C4 Picasso is always in good working order (air conditioning compressor especially), it should be run for 10 minutes every month.
  • Ensure 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 altered in the case of a leak.

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