Even if air conditioning in a car is one of the best features when hot, it can also bring some inconveniences. Indeed, the air conditioning in a Toyota Aygo 2 can have a bad smell, and in this article we’re going to try to help you identify why. To accomplish this, first we will examine the motive 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 Toyota Aygo 2 have a smell of humidity?
So we start our guideline with the beginning of the bad smells originating from the air conditioning of your Toyota Aygo 2. Whether you have the feeling that it is a musty smell, humidity, or other, the source of these smells is often times similar. Indeed, air conditioning brings about a lot of humidity, which will usually tend to gather in the ventilation system of your Toyota Aygo 2. This humidity is the perfect origin of the proliferation of bacteria and fungi of all types in the air conditioning of your Toyota Aygo 2. Additionally, it is possible that smoking in your vehicle, or not cleaning it often (food remains for example) will lead to enhance the odors. Finally, the last traditional motive for a bad air conditioning smell in your Toyota Aygo 2 is that you have a refrigerant gas leak, called FREON gas, which is toxic and releases 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 Toyota Aygo 2?
Now that you know where to look to locate the trigger of this smell, we will try to help you to eradicate bad air conditioning odors on your Toyota Aygo 2, because moreover to being unpleasant these odors can be harmful to your airways, it is therefore essential to get rid of them quickly.
Eliminating an unpleasant air-conditioning odor
We will now make a list of actions you can take to eradicate these air-conditioning odours on your Toyota Aygo 2:
- Even though it may appear obvious, the dirt that amasses in your car will promote the expansion of germs and therefore bad odors, cleaning your Toyota Aygo 2 frequently will allow you to take out many of the origins of these.
- The best method is to clean the whole air conditioning system of your Toyota Aygo 2 with antibacterial and anti-fungicidal products. To accomplish this, please read our guideline which clarifies in detail the process to follow.
- Replace the cabin or pollen filter of your Toyota Aygo 2: This filter which is designed to prevent impurities from getting into 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 Toyota Aygo 2
To conclude, last part of our guideline on air conditioning smells on Toyota Aygo 2, we are now going to give you some tips to maintain your air conditioning system and avoid bad smells in your Toyota Aygo 2:
- Turn off the air conditioning 5/10 minutes before turning off the engine: Indeed, constantly 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 garbage is the first thing that motives bad odors, so remember to keep your car healthy.
- To be sure that the air conditioning of your Toyota Aygo 2 is always in good operating order (air conditioning compressor especially), it should be run for 10 minutes every month.
- Ensure that there is no leak on your air conditioning is necessary, in fact, the liquid is toxic and furthermore the operation of your air conditioning would be altered in the case of a leak.
Whenever you have any additional questions about the Toyota Aygo 2, do not hesitate to consult our Toyota Aygo 2 category.
