While air conditioning in a car is one of the most desirable aspects during the summer, it can as well bring in some inconveniences. Indeed, the air conditioning in a Mercedes C class can have a bad smell, and on this page we’re going to try to help you find out why. To achieve this, first we will look at the motive of this bad smell of air conditioning, then, in a second time, we will try to give you answers to make them go away.
Why does the air conditioning of my Mercedes C class have a smell of humidity?
So we start our article with the origins of the bad smells originating from the air conditioning of your Mercedes C class. If you have the feeling that it is a musty smell, humidity, or other, the source of these smells is quite often similar. Indeed, air conditioning causes a lot of humidity, which will usually tend to accumulate in the ventilation system of your Mercedes C class. This humidity is the ideal base of the spreading of bacteria and fungi of all kinds in the air conditioning of your Mercedes C class. In addition, it is possible that smoking in your car, or not cleaning it regularly (food remains for example) will contribute to amplify the odors. Finally, the last classic explanation for a bad air conditioning smell in your Mercedes C class is that you have a refrigerant gas leak, called FREON gas, which is toxic and emits 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 Mercedes C class?
Now that you know where to look to locate the cause of this smell, we will try to help you to eradicate bad air conditioning odors on your Mercedes C class, because moreover to being unpleasant these odors can be harmful to your airways, it is therefore important 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 eradicate these air-conditioning odours on your Mercedes C class:
- Although it may appear to be obvious, the dirt that accumulates in your car will promote the development of germs and therefore bad odors, cleaning your Mercedes C class on a regular basis will allow you to remove many of the origins of these.
- The best method is to clean the whole air conditioning system of your Mercedes C class with antibacterial and anti-fungicidal products. To achieve this, please seek advice from our article which explains in detail the process to follow.
- Replace the cabin or pollen filter of your Mercedes C class: This filter which is designed to protect against impurities from getting into the cabin of your car must be changed every year and can store bad smells, make sure check its condition.
Avoid musty air-conditioning odors on Mercedes C class
To finish , last part of our article on air conditioning smells on Mercedes C class, we are now going to give you some suggestions to maintain your air conditioning system and avoid bad smells in your Mercedes C class:
- Turn off the air conditioning 5/10 minutes before turning off the engine: Indeed, 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 rubbish is the first thing that causes bad odors, so remember to keep your car healthy.
- To be sure that the air conditioning of your Mercedes C class is always in good functioning order (air conditioning compressor especially), it should be run for 10 minutes every month.
- Be sure that there is no leak on your air conditioning is fundamental, in truth, the liquid is toxic and also the operation of your air conditioning would be altered in the case of a leak.
In the event that you have any further questions about the Mercedes C class, do not hesitate to consult our Mercedes C class category.
