Air conditioning is one of the most appreciated specs on recent cars. Even though it was historically available to high-end models, it has today been democratized for the great majority of cars. However, this expensive and complex mechanism requires special care, and whether it’s for service or because of odours, it is absolutely crucial to think about cleaning the air conditioning of your Fiat Tipo. This is specifically what we will explain in more detail in this document. First we will take a look in detail at the process to clean the air conditioning of your Fiat Tipo, then in another part, we will look more generally at the service of the air conditioning of your Fiat Tipo.
How to clean my Fiat Tipo air conditioning
Let’s begin our document with the cleaning of the air conditioning system of your Fiat Tipo. The only technique to accomplish a total cleaning of this system will be to use bactericidal and fungicidal products, actually, your air conditioning creates a lot of moisture that will stay in the system and will promote the creation of germs and bacteria of all kinds. You will find these products on the internet or in car centres. There are two procedures to accomplish this, here they are
Clean the air conditioning system of your Fiat Tipo 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, even so, this technique can dirty the inside of your Fiat Tipo.
- Take away the cabin filter.
- Put in the disinfectant spray on the floor of your car (ideally on the passenger side).
- Start 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 slowly but surely and close the motor vehicle doors and leave it on for about ten minutes.
- Once this time has passed, open the doors of your Fiat Tipo, ventilation still on and let the passenger compartment air out for about 20 minutes.
This solution will allow you to promptly clean the air-conditioning system of your Fiat Tipo, but if you have bad air-conditioning odours on your Fiat Tipo that are persistent, we recommend you to utilise the second solution.
Clean deeply the air-conditioning system of your Fiat Tipo
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Now let’s move on to the more significant technique of performing a cleaning of your ventilation system detailed. You will have to be equipped with the same bactericidal and fungicidal spray, it is only the application that will be distinct. Here is the procedure to follow:
- Take away your cabin filter.
- By the external air intake of your Fiat Tipo (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 closed for Five minutes.
- Once this first step is performed 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 conclude, you can spray a few sprays into the vents of your Fiat Tipo.
- 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 Fiat Tipo
Finally, to finish our document, we will give you the main tips to respect, if you desire to maximize the life of your air conditioning system on Fiat Tipo 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 Fiat Tipo every year.
If you have any further questions about the Fiat Tipo, do not hesitate to consult our Fiat Tipo category.
