Air conditioning is by far the most important features on newer cars. Although it was previously restricted to high-end versions, it has today been democratized for a large proportion of cars. Nevertheless, this costly and elaborate equipment necessitates special treatment, and whether it’s for service or because of odours, it is definitely crucial to think about cleaning the air conditioning of your Kia Optima. This is exactly what we will describe in detail in this content. First we will take a look in detail at the technique to clean the air conditioning of your Kia Optima, then in another part, we will look more generally at the service of the air conditioning of your Kia Optima.

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How to clean my Kia Optima air conditioning

Let’s begin our content with the cleaning of the air conditioning system of your Kia Optima. The only solution to do a total cleaning of this system will be to use bactericidal and fungicidal products, in reality, your air conditioning makes a lot of moisture that will stay in the system and will activate the creation 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

Clean the air conditioning system of your Kia Optima 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 easy, nevertheless, this technique can dirty the inside of your Kia Optima.

  • Take out 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 closed, 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 Kia Optima, ventilation still on and let the passenger compartment air out for about 20 minutes.

This technique will allow you to promptly clean the air-conditioning system of your Kia Optima, but if you have bad air-conditioning odours on your Kia Optima that are persistent, we encourage you to apply the second technique.

Clean deeply the air-conditioning system of your Kia Optima

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Now let’s move on to the more significant process of performing a cleaning of your ventilation system complete. You will have to purchase the same bactericidal and fungicidal spray, it is only the application that will be different. Here is the operation to follow:

  • Take out your cabin filter.
  • By the external air intake of your Kia Optima (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 A little bit.
  • Once this first step is conducted 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 conclude, you can spray a few sprays into the vents of your Kia Optima.
  • 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 Kia Optima

Finally, to end our content, we will give you the main recommendations to respect, if you wish to maximize the life of your air conditioning system on Kia Optima 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 Kia Optima every year.
  • To get more tips on the Kia Optima, take a look at the Kia Optima category.