While air conditioning in a car is one of the most desirable product features during the summer, it can also bring in some inconveniences. Indeed, the air conditioning in a Volkswagen Lupo can have a bad smell, and today we’re going to try to enable you find out why. To get this done, first we will check out the explanation of this bad smell of air conditioning, then, in a second time, we will try to give you answers to make them vanish.

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Why does the air conditioning of my Volkswagen Lupo have a smell of humidity?

So we commence our guideline with the source of the bad smells originating from the air conditioning of your Volkswagen Lupo. Whether you have the feeling that it is a musty smell, humidity, or other, the origin of these smells is more often than not the same. Indeed, air conditioning produces a lot of humidity, which will usually tend to build up in the ventilation system of your Volkswagen Lupo. This humidity is the ideal origin of the growth of bacteria and fungi of all sorts in the air conditioning of your Volkswagen Lupo. Also, it is possible that smoking in your automobile, or not cleaning it often (food leftovers for example) will contribute to amplify the odors. At last, the last classic explanation for a bad air conditioning smell in your Volkswagen Lupo is that you have a refrigerant gas leak, called FREON gas, which is toxic and secretes 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 Volkswagen Lupo?

Now that you know where to look to find the trigger of this smell, we will try to help you to get rid of bad air conditioning odors on your Volkswagen Lupo, because moreover 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 compose a list of actions you can take to get rid of these air-conditioning odours on your Volkswagen Lupo:

  • Even though it may seem obvious, the dirt that amasses in your car will promote the development of germs and therefore bad odors, cleaning your Volkswagen Lupo on a regular basis will allow you to eradicate many of the origins of these.
  • The best treatment is to clean the whole air conditioning system of your Volkswagen Lupo with antibacterial and anti-fungicidal products. To get this done, please have a look at our guideline which clarifies in detail the procedure to stick to.
  • Replace the cabin or pollen filter of your Volkswagen Lupo: This filter which aims to protect against impurities from entering the cabin of your car must be replaced every year and can store bad smells, make sure to check its condition.

Avoid musty air-conditioning odors on Volkswagen Lupo

To conclude, last part of our guideline on air conditioning smells on Volkswagen Lupo, we are now going to give you some recommendations to preserve your air conditioning system and avoid bad smells in your Volkswagen Lupo:

  • Switch 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 garbage is the first thing that causes bad odors, so remember to keep your car healthy.
  • To be certain that the air conditioning of your Volkswagen Lupo is always in good working order (air conditioning compressor specifically), it should be run for 10 minutes every month.
  • Be certain that there is no leak on your air conditioning is essential, indeed, the liquid is toxic and additionally the operation of your air conditioning would be altered in the case of a leak.

If you have any additional questions about the Volkswagen Lupo, do not hesitate to consult our Volkswagen Lupo category.