Air conditioning is one of the most asked options on modern cars. Although it was historically restricted to high-end versions, it has now been democratized for the great majority of vehicles. However, this expensive and complex equipment needs special attention, and whether it’s for maintenance or because of odours, it is definitely crucial to think about cleaning the air conditioning of your Lincoln MKC. This is exactly what we will demonstrate in detail in this article. First we will look in detail at the process to clean the air conditioning of your Lincoln MKC, then in another step, we will look more generally at the maintenance of the air conditioning of your Lincoln MKC.

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How to clean my Lincoln MKC air conditioning

Let’s commence our article with the cleaning of the air conditioning system of your Lincoln MKC. The only option to perform a total cleaning of this system will be to use bactericidal and fungicidal sprays, actually, your air conditioning makes loads of moisture that will stagnate in the system and will promote the expansion of germs and bacteria of all sorts. You will find these products on the internet or in car centres. There are two ways to perform this, here they are

Service the air conditioning system of your Lincoln MKC in a simple way

Once you have a disinfectant spray, you can easily clean your car’s air-conditioning system.
The methodology is very easy, however, this treatment can dirty the inside of your Lincoln MKC.

  • Take off the cabin filter.
  • Install the disinfectant spray on the floor of your car (if possible on the passenger side).
  • Turn on 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 motor vehicle doors and leave it on for about ten minutes.
  • Once this time has passed, open the doors of your Lincoln MKC, ventilation still on and let the passenger compartment air out for about 20 minutes.

This technique will allow you to very fast clean the air-conditioning system of your Lincoln MKC, but if you have bad air-conditioning odours on your Lincoln MKC that are persistent, we encourage you to apply the second process.

Clean deeply the air-conditioning system of your Lincoln MKC

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Now let’s go forward to the more radical approach of performing a cleaning of your ventilation system detailed. You will have to be equipped with the same bactericidal and fungicidal product, it is only the application that will be different. Here is the procedure to follow:

  • Take off your cabin filter.
  • By the external air intake of your Lincoln MKC (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 finished 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 conclude, you can spray a few sprays into the vents of your Lincoln MKC.
  • 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 Lincoln MKC

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 Lincoln MKC 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 Lincoln MKC every year.
  • To get more tips on the Lincoln MKC, take a look at the Lincoln MKC category.