Air conditioning is one of the main asked features on newer cars. Although it was previously available to high-end varieties, it has now been democratized for a large proportion of automobiles. However, this pricey and complex technology necessitates special care, and whether it’s for service or because of odours, it is absolutely necessary to think about cleaning the air conditioning of your GMC Terrain. This is exactly what we will describe in detail in this article. First we will look in detail at the procedure to clean the air conditioning of your GMC Terrain, then in a second step, we will look more generally at the service of the air conditioning of your GMC Terrain.
How to clean my GMC Terrain air conditioning
Let’s start our article with the cleaning of the air conditioning system of your GMC Terrain. The only way to perform a complete cleaning of this system will be to use bactericidal and fungicidal sprays, in fact, your air conditioning produces loads of moisture that will stay in the system and will help the development of germs and bacteria of all kinds. You will find these products on the internet or in car centres. There are two methods to achieve this, here they are
Clean the air conditioning circuit of your GMC Terrain in a simple way
Once you have a disinfectant spray, you can very easily clean your car’s air-conditioning circuit.
The process is very easy, nevertheless, this treatment can dirty the inside of your GMC Terrain.
- Remove the cabin filter.
- Install 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 running) with air recycling
- With the windows closed, press 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 GMC Terrain, ventilation still on and let the passenger compartment air out for about 20 minutes.
This procedure will allow you to fairly quickly clean the air-conditioning system of your GMC Terrain, but if you have bad air-conditioning odours on your GMC Terrain that are persistent, we encourage you to apply the second approach.
Clean deeply the air-conditioning system of your GMC Terrain
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Now let’s advance to the more radical solution of performing a cleaning of your ventilation circuit in depth. You will have to be equipped with the same bactericidal and fungicidal spray, it is only the application that will be different. Here is the operation to follow:
- Remove your cabin filter.
- By the external air intake of your GMC Terrain (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 achieved 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 GMC Terrain.
- 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 GMC Terrain
Finally, to end our article, we will give you the main tips to respect, if you desire to maximize the life of your air conditioning circuit on GMC Terrain 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 GMC Terrain every year.
If you need more guides on the GMC Terrain, go to our GMC Terrain category.
