Air conditioning is one of the main asked options on newer cars. Nevertheless it was historically available to high-end varieties, it has today been democratized for the vast majority of automobiles. However, this costly and complex unit necessitates special attention, and whether it’s for maintenance or because of odours, it is definitely important to think about cleaning the air conditioning of your Audi A6. This is precisely what we will show you in more detail in this article. First we will take a look in detail at the process to clean the air conditioning of your Audi A6, then in a second step, we will look more generally at the maintenance of the air conditioning of your Audi A6.
How to clean my Audi A6 air conditioning
Let’s start our article with the cleaning of the air conditioning circuit of your Audi A6. The only method to execute a full cleaning of this circuit will be to use bactericidal and fungicidal sprays, actually, your air conditioning generates a lot of moisture that will stagnate in the circuit and will help the production of germs and bacteria of all kinds. You will find these products on the internet or in car centres. There are two ways to accomplish this, here they are
Service the air conditioning system of your Audi A6 in a simple way
Once you have a disinfectant spray, you can easily clean your car’s air-conditioning system.
The process is very easy, however, this technique can dirty the inside of your Audi A6.
- Take out the cabin filter.
- Set up the disinfectant spray on the floor of your car (preferably on the passenger side).
- Turn on your car’s ventilation and air conditioning (with the engine is on) with air recycling
- With the windows shut down, push the button on the bomb to empty it slowly but surely and close the vehicle doors and leave it on for about ten minutes.
- Once this time has passed, open the doors of your Audi A6, ventilation still on and let the passenger compartment air out for about 20 minutes.
This approach will allow you to fairly quickly clean the air-conditioning system of your Audi A6, but if you have bad air-conditioning odours on your Audi A6 that are persistent, we recommend you to apply the second solution.
Clean deeply the air-conditioning system of your Audi A6
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Now let’s advance to the more radical approach of performing a cleaning of your ventilation system detailed. You will have to purchase the same bactericidal and fungicidal product, it is only the application that will be distinct. Here is the procedure to stick to:
- Take out your cabin filter.
- By the external air intake of your Audi A6 (between the bonnet and the windscreen), with the engine on and the ventilation on, spray several times for 5 seconds and leave all windows and doors shut down for A moment.
- Once this first step is finished you will be able to tackle the inside part of your air conditioning system, doing the same but not the inside air intake which is usually found under the glove box.
- Finally, to finish, you can spray a few sprays into the vents of your Audi A6.
- All you have to do is air out your car while the product dissipates before you can use it again.
Maintenance of the air-conditioning of its Audi A6
Finally, to conclude our article, we will give you the main advice to respect, if you desire to maximize the life of your air conditioning system on Audi A6 and limit unforeseen expenses.
- Have your air conditioning serviced every year
- Change your cabin filter every two years.
- Have your FREON gas recharged every two years.
- lean the air-conditioning system on your Audi A6 every year.
If you want more guides on the Audi A6, go to our Audi A6 category.
