Air conditioning is one of the most interesting specs on modern cars. Nevertheless it was previously restricted to high-end versions, it has nowadays been democratized for the great majority of cars. However, this costly and elaborate equipment requires special treatment, and whether it’s for service or because of odours, it is absolutely necessary to think about cleaning the air conditioning of your Cadillac XTS. This is exactly what we will show you in detail in this document. First we will take a look in detail at the technique to clean the air conditioning of your Cadillac XTS, then in another part, we will look more generally at the service of the air conditioning of your Cadillac XTS.
How to clean my Cadillac XTS air conditioning
Let’s start our document with the cleaning of the air conditioning circuit of your Cadillac XTS. The only option to accomplish a full cleaning of this circuit will be to use bactericidal and fungicidal products, actually, your air conditioning creates a lot of moisture that will stay in the circuit and will help the production of germs and bacteria of all sorts. You will find these items on the internet or in car centres. There are two solutions to achieve this, here they are
Service the air conditioning system of your Cadillac XTS in a simple way
Once you have a disinfectant spray, you can very easily clean your car’s air-conditioning system.
The methodology is very simple, however, this technique can dirty the inside of your Cadillac XTS.
- Take out the cabin filter.
- Install the disinfectant spray on the floor of your car (if possible on the passenger side).
- Turn on your car’s ventilation and air conditioning (with the engine is on) with air recycling
- With the windows closed, push the button on the bomb to empty it little by little and close the car doors and leave it on for about ten minutes.
- Once this time has passed, open the doors of your Cadillac XTS, ventilation still on and let the passenger compartment air out for about 20 minutes.
This methodology will allow you to fairly quickly clean the air-conditioning system of your Cadillac XTS, but if you have bad air-conditioning odours on your Cadillac XTS that are persistent, we advise you to exercise the second approach.
Clean deeply the air-conditioning system of your Cadillac XTS
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Now let’s move on to the more significant solution of performing a cleaning of your ventilation system in depth. You will have to purchase the same bactericidal and fungicidal spray, it is only the application that will be different. Here is the process to follow:
- Take out your cabin filter.
- By the external air intake of your Cadillac XTS (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 closed for 5 minutes.
- 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 established under the glove box.
- Finally, to finish, you can spray a few sprays into the vents of your Cadillac XTS.
- 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 Cadillac XTS
Finally, to end our document, we will give you the main advice to respect, if you wish to maximize the life of your air conditioning system on Cadillac XTS and limit unforeseen expenses.
- Have your air conditioning serviced every year
- Swap your cabin filter every two years.
- Have your FREON gas recharged every two years.
- lean the air-conditioning system on your Cadillac XTS every year.
If perhaps you have any further questions about the Cadillac XTS, do not hesitate to consult our Cadillac XTS category.
