While air conditioning in a car is one of the best features when hot, it can besides that lead to some inconveniences. In fact, the air conditioning in a Toyota Matrix can have a bad smell, and on this page we’re going to try to enable you identify why. To get this done, first we will take a look at the justification 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 Toyota Matrix have a smell of humidity?
So we commence our guideline with the origin of the bad smells coming from the air conditioning of your Toyota Matrix. If you have the impression that it is a musty smell, humidity, or other, the source of these smells is often similar. In fact, air conditioning produces a lot of humidity, which will tend to accumulate in the ventilation system of your Toyota Matrix. This humidity is the ideal origin of the spreading of bacteria and fungi of all types in the air conditioning of your Toyota Matrix. Furthermore, it is possible that smoking in your automobile, or not cleaning it frequently (food leftovers for example) will play a role in increase the odors. At last, the last classic reason for a bad air conditioning smell in your Toyota Matrix is that you have a refrigerant gas leak, called FREON gas, which is toxic and releases 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 Toyota Matrix?
Now that you know where to look to find the trigger of this smell, we will try to help you to eradicate bad air conditioning odors on your Toyota Matrix, because in addition to being problematic these odors can be harmful to your airways, it is therefore crucial to get rid of them quickly.
Eradicating 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 Matrix:
- Even though it may appear obvious, the dirt that accumulates in your car will promote the expansion of germs and therefore bad odors, cleaning your Toyota Matrix on a regular basis will allow you to take off many of the sources of these.
- The best remedy is to clean the whole air conditioning system of your Toyota Matrix with antibacterial and anti-fungicidal products. To get this done, please read our guideline which points out in detail the process to follow.
- Replace the cabin or pollen filter of your Toyota Matrix: This filter which is designed to prevent impurities from entering the cabin of your car must be replaced every year and can store bad smells, make sure verify its condition.
Avoid musty air-conditioning odors on Toyota Matrix
Finally, last part of our guideline on air conditioning smells on Toyota Matrix, we are now going to give you some tips to preserve your air conditioning system and avoid bad smells in your Toyota Matrix:
- Switch off the air conditioning 5/10 minutes before turning off the engine: In fact, 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 triggers bad odors, so remember to keep your car healthy.
- To assure that the air conditioning of your Toyota Matrix is always in good operating order (air conditioning compressor especially), it should be run for 10 minutes every month.
- Make sure that there is no leak on your air conditioning is fundamental, indeed, the liquid is toxic and furthermore the operation of your air conditioning would be altered in the case of a leak.
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