Air conditioning is one of the main important options on newer cars. Although it was previously reserved for high-end versions, it has now been democratized for the vast majority of vehicles. Nevertheless, this costly and sophisticated device needs 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 Kia Sorento. This is exactly what we will explain in detail in this content. First we will take a look in detail at the technique to clean the air conditioning of your Kia Sorento, then in another part, we will look more generally at the service of the air conditioning of your Kia Sorento.

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How to clean my Kia Sorento air conditioning

Let’s commence our content with the cleaning of the air conditioning circuit of your Kia Sorento. The only way to perform a full cleaning of this circuit will be to use bactericidal and fungicidal products, in reality, your air conditioning creates a lot of moisture that will stay in the circuit and will help the creation of germs and bacteria of all sorts. You will find these items on the internet or in car centres. There are two methods to accomplish this, here they are

Clean the air conditioning system of your Kia Sorento in a simple way

Once you have a disinfectant spray, you can instantly clean your car’s air-conditioning system.
The methodology is quite simple, even so, this treatment can dirty the inside of your Kia Sorento.

  • 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 little by little and close the vehicle doors and leave it on for about ten minutes.
  • Once this time has passed, open the doors of your Kia Sorento, ventilation still on and let the passenger compartment air out for about 20 minutes.

This methodology will allow you to rather quickly clean the air-conditioning system of your Kia Sorento, but if you have bad air-conditioning odours on your Kia Sorento that are persistent, we encourage you to practice the second solution.

Clean deeply the air-conditioning system of your Kia Sorento

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Now let’s go forward to the more radical technique of performing a cleaning of your ventilation system in depth. 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 operation to follow:

  • Take out your cabin filter.
  • By the external air intake of your Kia Sorento (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 A moment.
  • 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 placed under the glove box.
  • Finally, to conclude, you can spray a few sprays into the vents of your Kia Sorento.
  • 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 Sorento

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