Air conditioning is one of the main important options on modern cars. Even though it was historically restricted to high-end models, it has today been democratized for a large proportion of cars. Nevertheless, this expensive and sophisticated equipment requires special treatment, and whether it’s for service or because of odours, it is totally necessary to think about cleaning the air conditioning of your Kia Picanto 3. This is precisely what we will explain in more detail in this document. First we will look in detail at the technique to clean the air conditioning of your Kia Picanto 3, then in a second part, we will look more generally at the service of the air conditioning of your Kia Picanto 3.

clean-air-conditioning-kia-picanto-3

How to clean my Kia Picanto 3 air conditioning

Let’s begin our document with the cleaning of the air conditioning system of your Kia Picanto 3. The only option to perform a full cleaning of this system will be to use bactericidal and fungicidal sprays, in reality, your air conditioning makes loads of moisture that will stagnate in the system and will activate the expansion of germs and bacteria of all kinds. You will find these products on the internet or in car centres. There are two ways to perform this, here they are

Clean the air conditioning circuit of your Kia Picanto 3 in a simple way

Once you have a disinfectant spray, you can easily clean your car’s air-conditioning circuit.
The method is very easy, however, this treatment can dirty the inside of your Kia Picanto 3.

  • Take out the cabin filter.
  • Set up the disinfectant spray on the floor of your car (ideally 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 gradually and close the car doors and leave it on for about ten minutes.
  • Once this time has passed, open the doors of your Kia Picanto 3, ventilation still on and let the passenger compartment air out for about 20 minutes.

This procedure will allow you to rather quickly clean the air-conditioning system of your Kia Picanto 3, but if you have bad air-conditioning odours on your Kia Picanto 3 that are persistent, we encourage you to exercise the second technique.

Clean deeply the air-conditioning system of your Kia Picanto 3

.
Now let’s advance to the more significant solution of performing a cleaning of your ventilation circuit detailed. You will have to buy the same bactericidal and fungicidal spray, it is only the application that will be different. Here is the procedure to follow:

  • Take out your cabin filter.
  • By the external air intake of your Kia Picanto 3 (between the hood 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 part is done 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 Picanto 3.
  • 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 Picanto 3

Finally, to end our document, we will give you the main suggestions to respect, if you wish to maximize the life of your air conditioning circuit on Kia Picanto 3 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 Kia Picanto 3 every year.
  • If you have any further questions about the Kia Picanto 3, do not hesitate to consult our Kia Picanto 3 category.