Air conditioning is by far the most appreciated options on modern cars. Nevertheless it was in past times restricted to high-end versions, it has today been democratized for the great majority of vehicles. Nevertheless, this pricey and elaborate device needs special attention, and whether it’s for maintenance or because of odours, it is totally crucial to think about cleaning the air conditioning of your Kia Sportage. This is precisely what we will explain in detail in this article. First we will take a look in detail at the technique to clean the air conditioning of your Kia Sportage, then in a second part, we will look more generally at the maintenance of the air conditioning of your Kia Sportage.
How to clean my Kia Sportage air conditioning
Let’s commence our article with the cleaning of the air conditioning system of your Kia Sportage. The only method to perform a complete cleaning of this system will be to use bactericidal and fungicidal products, actually, your air conditioning produces a lot of moisture that will stay in the system and will promote the production of germs and bacteria of all sorts. You will find these products on the internet or in car centres. There are two techniques to perform this, here they are
Service the air conditioning system of your Kia Sportage in an easy way
Once you have a disinfectant spray, you can very easily clean your car’s air-conditioning system.
The methodology is quite simple, nevertheless, this process can dirty the inside of your Kia Sportage.
- Take off the cabin filter.
- Set up 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 shut down, press the button on the bomb to empty it gradually and close the vehicle doors and leave it on for about ten minutes.
- Once this time has passed, open the doors of your Kia Sportage, ventilation still on and let the passenger compartment air out for about 20 minutes.
This procedure will allow you to quickly clean the air-conditioning system of your Kia Sportage, but if you have bad air-conditioning odours on your Kia Sportage that are persistent, we encourage you to exercise the second approach.
Clean deeply the air-conditioning system of your Kia Sportage
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Now let’s move on to the more radical method of performing a cleaning of your ventilation system detailed. You will have to buy the same bactericidal and fungicidal spray, it is only the application that will be distinct. Here is the process to follow:
- Take off your cabin filter.
- By the external air intake of your Kia Sportage (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 shut down for 5 minutes.
- Once this first stage 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 located under the glove box.
- Finally, to finish, you can spray a few sprays into the vents of your Kia Sportage.
- 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 Sportage
Finally, to finish our article, we will give you the main suggestions to respect, if you desire to maximize the life of your air conditioning system on Kia Sportage 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 Sportage every year.
Whenever you have any further questions about the Kia Sportage, do not hesitate to consult our Kia Sportage category.
