Even if air conditioning in a car is one of the most preferred product features during the summer, it can besides that lead to some inconveniences. Indeed, the air conditioning in a Renault Grand Scenic 4 can have a bad smell, and today we’re going to try to help you identify why. To get this done, first we will check out the cause 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 Renault Grand Scenic 4 have a smell of humidity?

So we commence our guideline with the origins of the bad smells originating from the air conditioning of your Renault Grand Scenic 4. Whether you have the feeling that it is a musty smell, humidity, or other, the origin of these smells is quite often similar. Indeed, air conditioning makes a lot of humidity, which will usually tend to gather in the ventilation system of your Renault Grand Scenic 4. This humidity is the ideal base of the proliferation of bacteria and fungi of all kinds in the air conditioning of your Renault Grand Scenic 4. In addition, it is possible that smoking in your vehicle, or not cleaning it on a regular basis (food leftovers for example) will play a role in increase the odors. Finally, the last common motive for a bad air conditioning smell in your Renault Grand Scenic 4 is that you have a refrigerant gas leak, called FREON gas, which is toxic and emits a bad smell that will propagate in the passenger compartment of your car.

What can I do to get the bad smell out of my Renault Grand Scenic 4?

Now that you know where to look to locate the motive of this smell, we will try to help you to eradicate bad air conditioning odors on your Renault Grand Scenic 4, because in addition to being annoying 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 Renault Grand Scenic 4:

  • Even though it may appear to be obvious, the dirt that accumulates in your car will encourage the development of germs and therefore bad odors, cleaning your Renault Grand Scenic 4 regularly will allow you to take off many of the sources of these.
  • The best method is to clean the whole air conditioning system of your Renault Grand Scenic 4 with antibacterial and anti-fungicidal products. To get this done, please consult our guideline which points out in detail the process to follow.
  • Replace the cabin or pollen filter of your Renault Grand Scenic 4: This filter which aims to stop impurities from getting into the cabin of your car must be replaced every year and can store bad smells, be sure to verify its condition.

Avoid musty air-conditioning odors on Renault Grand Scenic 4

To finish , last part of our guideline on air conditioning smells on Renault Grand Scenic 4, we are now going to give you some suggestions to maintain your air conditioning system and avoid bad smells in your Renault Grand Scenic 4:

  • 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 motives bad odors, so remember to keep your car healthy.
  • To assure that the air conditioning of your Renault Grand Scenic 4 is always in good operating order (air conditioning compressor specifically), it should be run for 10 minutes every month.
  • Ensure that there is no leak on your air conditioning is fundamental, in truth, the liquid is toxic and in addition the operation of your air conditioning would be downgraded in the case of a leak.

If perhaps you have any additional questions about the Renault Grand Scenic 4, do not hesitate to consult our Renault Grand Scenic 4 category.