Air conditioning is one of the most important features on modern cars. Although it was before reserved for high-end models, it has nowadays been democratized for the great majority of automobiles. However, this expensive and elaborate equipment requires special care, and whether it’s for maintenance or because of odours, it is completely crucial to think about cleaning the air conditioning of your Nissan Micra 5. This is precisely what we will explain in more detail in this article. First we will take a look in detail at the technique to clean the air conditioning of your Nissan Micra 5, then in a second step, we will look more generally at the maintenance of the air conditioning of your Nissan Micra 5.

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How to clean my Nissan Micra 5 air conditioning

Let’s commence our article with the cleaning of the air conditioning system of your Nissan Micra 5. The only method to accomplish a full cleaning of this system will be to use bactericidal and fungicidal products, in reality, your air conditioning creates 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 solutions to perform this, here they are

Clean the air conditioning circuit of your Nissan Micra 5 in an easy way

Once you have a disinfectant spray, you can very easily clean your car’s air-conditioning circuit.
The technique is very easy, nevertheless, this technique can dirty the inside of your Nissan Micra 5.

  • Take off the cabin filter.
  • Install 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 running) with air recycling
  • With the windows closed, push the button on the bomb to empty it little by little and close the automobile doors and leave it on for about ten minutes.
  • Once this time has passed, open the doors of your Nissan Micra 5, ventilation still on and let the passenger compartment air out for about 20 minutes.

This methodology will allow you to quickly clean the air-conditioning system of your Nissan Micra 5, but if you have bad air-conditioning odours on your Nissan Micra 5 that are persistent, we encourage you to practice the second technique.

Clean deeply the air-conditioning system of your Nissan Micra 5

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Now let’s go forward to the more radical process of performing a cleaning of your ventilation circuit complete. 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 operation to stick to:

  • Take off your cabin filter.
  • By the external air intake of your Nissan Micra 5 (between the bonnet 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 Five minutes.
  • Once this first step 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 Nissan Micra 5.
  • 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 Nissan Micra 5

Finally, to finish our article, we will give you the main suggestions to respect, if you want to maximize the life of your air conditioning circuit on Nissan Micra 5 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 Nissan Micra 5 every year.
  • If perhaps you have any further questions about the Nissan Micra 5, do not hesitate to consult our Nissan Micra 5 category.