Air conditioning is probably the most asked specs on modern cars. Nevertheless it was historically reserved for high-end versions, it has today been democratized for a large proportion of cars. However, this expensive and elaborate device necessitates special attention, and whether it’s for maintenance or because of odours, it is definitely crucial to think about cleaning the air conditioning of your BMW X1. This is exactly what we will explain in more detail in this content. First we will check in detail at the technique to clean the air conditioning of your BMW X1, then in a second part, we will look more generally at the maintenance of the air conditioning of your BMW X1.
How to clean my BMW X1 air conditioning
Let’s start our content with the cleaning of the air conditioning circuit of your BMW X1. The only way to conduct a full cleaning of this circuit will be to use bactericidal and fungicidal products, in reality, your air conditioning creates 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 solutions to accomplish this, here they are
Service the air conditioning system of your BMW X1 in the simple way
Once you have a disinfectant spray, you can instantly clean your car’s air-conditioning system.
The methodology is quite easy, even so, this process can dirty the inside of your BMW X1.
- Take away the cabin filter.
- Put in the disinfectant spray on the floor of your car (preferably on the passenger side).
- Start your car’s ventilation and air conditioning (with the engine running) with air recycling
- With the windows shut down, push the button on the bomb to empty it little by little and close the motor vehicle doors and leave it on for about ten minutes.
- Once this time has passed, open the doors of your BMW X1, ventilation still on and let the passenger compartment air out for about 20 minutes.
This methodology will allow you to quickly clean the air-conditioning system of your BMW X1, but if you have bad air-conditioning odours on your BMW X1 that are persistent, we suggest you to practice the second approach.
Clean deeply the air-conditioning system of your BMW X1
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Now let’s go forward to the more radical method of performing a cleaning of your ventilation system in depth. You will have to buy the same bactericidal and fungicidal spray, it is only the application that will be distinct. Here is the procedure to stick to:
- Take away your cabin filter.
- By the external air intake of your BMW X1 (between the bonnet and the windscreen), with the engine on and the ventilation on, spray a couple of times for 5 seconds and leave all windows and doors shut down for 5 minutes.
- Once this first stage is completed 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 placed under the glove box.
- Finally, to finish, you can spray a few sprays into the vents of your BMW X1.
- 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 BMW X1
Finally, to conclude our content, we will give you the main recommendations to respect, if you want to maximize the life of your air conditioning system on BMW X1 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 BMW X1 every year.
To discover more tips on the BMW X1, take a look at the BMW X1 category.
