Air conditioning is one of the most appreciated specs on newer cars. Even though it was previously restricted to high-end varieties, it has now been democratized for the great majority of vehicles. However, this pricey and complex unit needs special treatment, and whether it’s for maintenance or because of odours, it is totally crucial to think about cleaning the air conditioning of your Kia Rio. This is precisely what we will describe in detail in this document. First we will look in detail at the procedure to clean the air conditioning of your Kia Rio, then in another part, we will look more generally at the maintenance of the air conditioning of your Kia Rio.

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How to clean my Kia Rio air conditioning

Let’s begin our document with the cleaning of the air conditioning circuit of your Kia Rio. The only solution to carry out a full cleaning of this circuit will be to use bactericidal and fungicidal products, in fact, 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 kinds. You will find these products on the internet or in car centres. There are two techniques to perform this, here they are

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

Once you have a disinfectant spray, you can very easily clean your car’s air-conditioning circuit.
The method is quite easy, nevertheless, this procedure can dirty the inside of your Kia Rio.

  • Remove 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 shut down, push the button on the bomb to empty it gradually and close the motor vehicle doors and leave it on for about ten minutes.
  • Once this time has passed, open the doors of your Kia Rio, 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 Kia Rio, but if you have bad air-conditioning odours on your Kia Rio that are persistent, we encourage you to apply the second technique.

Clean deeply the air-conditioning system of your Kia Rio

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

  • Remove your cabin filter.
  • By the external air intake of your Kia Rio (between the hood 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 shut down for A moment.
  • Once this first part is completed 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 finish, you can spray a few sprays into the vents of your Kia Rio.
  • 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 Rio

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