Although air conditioning in a car is one of the most preferred product features during the summer, it can also bring some inconveniences. In fact, the air conditioning in a Dacia Sandero 2 can have a bad smell, and today we’re going to try to help you establish why. To do this, first we will 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 Dacia Sandero 2 have a smell of humidity?
So we commence our content page with the origin of the bad smells coming from the air conditioning of your Dacia Sandero 2. Whether you have the impression that it is a musty smell, humidity, or other, the source of these smells is often times similar. In fact, air conditioning produces a lot of humidity, which will tend to build up in the ventilation system of your Dacia Sandero 2. This humidity is the ideal origin of the spreading of bacteria and fungi of all kinds in the air conditioning of your Dacia Sandero 2. Furthermore, it is possible that smoking in your car, or not cleaning it frequently (food debris for example) will lead to increase the odors. Finally, the last classic cause for a bad air conditioning smell in your Dacia Sandero 2 is that you have a refrigerant gas leak, called FREON gas, which is toxic and produces 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 Dacia Sandero 2?
Now that you know where to look to locate the cause of this smell, we will try to help you to get rid of bad air conditioning odors on your Dacia Sandero 2, because moreover to being uneasy these odors can be harmful to your airways, it is therefore fundamental to get rid of them quickly.
Eliminating 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 Dacia Sandero 2:
- Nevertheless it may appear evident, the dirt that accumulates in your car will encourage the expansion of germs and therefore bad odors, cleaning your Dacia Sandero 2 on a regular basis will allow you to take out many of the origins of these.
- The best method is to clean the whole air conditioning system of your Dacia Sandero 2 with antibacterial and anti-fungicidal products. To do this, please have a look at our content page which explains in detail the technique to follow.
- Change the cabin or pollen filter of your Dacia Sandero 2: This filter which intends to stop impurities from entering the cabin of your car must be replaced every year and can store bad smells, remember to examine its condition.
Avoid musty air-conditioning odors on Dacia Sandero 2
To conclude, last part of our content page on air conditioning smells on Dacia Sandero 2, we are now going to give you some tips to preserve your air conditioning system and avoid bad smells in your Dacia Sandero 2:
- 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 make sure that the air conditioning of your Dacia Sandero 2 is always in good operating order (air conditioning compressor specifically), it should be run for 10 minutes every month.
- Be sure that there is no leak on your air conditioning is fundamental, indeed, 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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