While air conditioning in a car is one of the best product features during the summer, it can also lead to some inconveniences. In fact, the air conditioning in a Infiniti QX30 can have a bad smell, and in this article we’re going to try to help you establish why. To get this done, 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 solutions to make them vanish.

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Why does the air conditioning of my Infiniti QX30 have a smell of humidity?

So we start our content with the origin of the bad smells coming from the air conditioning of your Infiniti QX30. Regardless you have the impression that it is a musty smell, humidity, or other, the origin of these smells is often times similar. In fact, air conditioning creates a lot of humidity, which will usually tend to gather in the ventilation system of your Infiniti QX30. This humidity is the perfect origin of the proliferation of bacteria and fungi of all sorts in the air conditioning of your Infiniti QX30. Moreover, 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. At last, the last classic motive for a bad air conditioning smell in your Infiniti QX30 is that you have a refrigerant gas leak, called FREON gas, which is toxic and emits 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 Infiniti QX30?

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 Infiniti QX30, because in addition to being problematic these odors can be harmful to your airways, it is therefore important 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 Infiniti QX30:

  • Although it may appear evident, the dirt that amasses in your car will encourage the expansion of germs and therefore bad odors, cleaning your Infiniti QX30 regularly will allow you to eradicate many of the origins of these.
  • The best solution is to clean the whole air conditioning system of your Infiniti QX30 with antibacterial and anti-fungicidal products. To get this done, please browse our content which explains in detail the technique to stick to.
  • Replace the cabin or pollen filter of your Infiniti QX30: This filter which is designed to prevent impurities from getting into the cabin of your car must be changed every year and can store bad smells, be sure to check its condition.

Avoid musty air-conditioning odors on Infiniti QX30

Finally, last part of our content on air conditioning smells on Infiniti QX30, we are now going to give you some recommendations to preserve your air conditioning system and avoid bad smells in your Infiniti QX30:

  • Switch off the air conditioning 5/10 minutes before turning off the engine: In fact, 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 garbage is the first thing that causes bad odors, so remember to keep your car healthy.
  • To be certain that the air conditioning of your Infiniti QX30 is always in good operating order (air conditioning compressor especially), it should be run for 10 minutes every month.
  • Make sure that there is no leak on your air conditioning is necessary, in actual fact, the liquid is toxic and furthermore the operation of your air conditioning would be altered in the case of a leak.

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