Even if air conditioning in a car is one of the most popular functionality when hot, it can besides that lead to some inconveniences. In truth, the air conditioning in a Kia Rio 3 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 look at the reason of this bad smell of air conditioning, then, in a second time, we will try to give you solutions to make them go away.
Why does the air conditioning of my Kia Rio 3 have a smell of humidity?
So we commence our content page with the origins of the bad smells originating from the air conditioning of your Kia Rio 3. Whether you have the feeling that it is a musty smell, humidity, or other, the origin of these smells is often times similar. In truth, air conditioning makes a lot of humidity, which will tend to accumulate in the ventilation system of your Kia Rio 3. This humidity is the perfect source of the spreading of bacteria and fungi of all forms in the air conditioning of your Kia Rio 3. Additionally, it is possible that smoking in your car, or not cleaning it regularly (food remains for example) will lead to amplify the odors. At last, the last classic motive for a bad air conditioning smell in your Kia Rio 3 is that you have a refrigerant gas leak, called FREON gas, which is toxic and releases 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 Kia Rio 3?
Now that you know where to look to find the trigger of this smell, we will try to help you to eliminate bad air conditioning odors on your Kia Rio 3, because moreover to being uneasy these odors can be harmful to your airways, it is therefore necessary to get rid of them quickly.
Eliminating an unpleasant air-conditioning odor
We will now compose a list of actions you can take to eliminate these air-conditioning odours on your Kia Rio 3:
- Even though it may seem to be obvious, the dirt that amasses in your car will promote the expansion of germs and therefore bad odors, cleaning your Kia Rio 3 on a regular basis will allow you to eradicate many of the origins of these.
- The best remedy is to clean the whole air conditioning system of your Kia Rio 3 with antibacterial and anti-fungicidal products. To achieve this, please browse our content page which points out in detail the technique to stick to.
- Replace the cabin or pollen filter of your Kia Rio 3: This filter which is designed to stop impurities from getting into the cabin of your car must be changed every year and can store bad smells, remember to check its condition.
Avoid musty air-conditioning odors on Kia Rio 3
To finish , last part of our content page on air conditioning smells on Kia Rio 3, we are now going to give you some tips to maintain your air conditioning system and avoid bad smells in your Kia Rio 3:
- Turn off the air conditioning 5/10 minutes before turning off the engine: In truth, always conduct 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 triggers bad odors, so remember to keep your car healthy.
- To be certain that the air conditioning of your Kia Rio 3 is always in good functioning 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 essential, indeed, the liquid is toxic and moreover the operation of your air conditioning would be downgraded in the case of a leak.
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