Even if air conditioning in a car is one of the most chosen functionality during the summer, it can besides that bring in some inconveniences. Indeed, the air conditioning in a Kia Xceed can have a bad smell, and on this page we’re going to try to help you establish why. To achieve this, first we will have a look at the explanation 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 Kia Xceed have a smell of humidity?
So we begin our article with the beginning of the bad smells originating from the air conditioning of your Kia Xceed. If you have the feeling that it is a musty smell, humidity, or other, the source of these smells is generally similar. Indeed, air conditioning creates a lot of humidity, which will usually tend to gather in the ventilation system of your Kia Xceed. This humidity is the perfect origin of the proliferation of bacteria and fungi of all forms in the air conditioning of your Kia Xceed. Additionally, it is possible that smoking in your car, or not cleaning it on a regular basis (food remains for example) will lead to amplify the odors. Finally, the last traditional reason for a bad air conditioning smell in your Kia Xceed is that you have a refrigerant gas leak, called FREON gas, which is toxic and produces 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 Kia Xceed?
Now that you know where to look to find the cause of this smell, we will try to help you to eradicate bad air conditioning odors on your Kia Xceed, because in addition to being unpleasant these odors can be harmful to your airways, it is therefore necessary to get rid of them quickly.
Eradicating an unpleasant air-conditioning odor
We will now do a list of actions you can take to eradicate these air-conditioning odours on your Kia Xceed:
- Although it may appear to be evident, the dirt that amasses in your car will encourage the development of germs and therefore bad odors, cleaning your Kia Xceed commonly will allow you to take off many of the origins of these.
- The best method is to clean the whole air conditioning system of your Kia Xceed with antibacterial and anti-fungicidal products. To achieve this, please seek advice from our article which clarifies in detail the technique to stick to.
- Change the cabin or pollen filter of your Kia Xceed: This filter which is designed to protect against impurities from entering the cabin of your car must be replaced every year and can store bad smells, make sure you examine its condition.
Avoid musty air-conditioning odors on Kia Xceed
To finish , last part of our article on air conditioning smells on Kia Xceed, we are now going to give you some tips to maintain your air conditioning system and avoid bad smells in your Kia Xceed:
- Switch off the air conditioning 5/10 minutes before turning off the engine: Indeed, always 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 trash is the first thing that causes bad odors, so remember to keep your car healthy.
- To ensure that the air conditioning of your Kia Xceed is always in good working order (air conditioning compressor particularly), it should be run for 10 minutes every month.
- Be certain that there is no leak on your air conditioning is important, in truth, the liquid is toxic and moreover the operation of your air conditioning would be downgraded in the case of a leak.
If you have any further questions about the Kia Xceed, do not hesitate to consult our Kia Xceed category.
