Air conditioning is by far the most appreciated features on recent cars. Despite the fact it was in past times available to high-end models, it has nowadays been democratized for a large proportion of vehicles. However, this costly and elaborate equipment necessitates special attention, and whether it’s for maintenance or because of odours, it is absolutely important to think about cleaning the air conditioning of your Nissan X-trail. This is exactly what we will demonstrate in more detail in this document. First we will look in detail at the process to clean the air conditioning of your Nissan X-trail, then in a second step, we will look more generally at the maintenance of the air conditioning of your Nissan X-trail.

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How to clean my Nissan X-trail air conditioning

Let’s begin our document with the cleaning of the air conditioning system of your Nissan X-trail. The only technique to conduct a complete cleaning of this system will be to use bactericidal and fungicidal products, in reality, your air conditioning makes a lot of moisture that will stay in the system and will promote the production of germs and bacteria of all kinds. You will find these items on the internet or in car centres. There are two techniques to accomplish this, here they are

Service the air conditioning circuit of your Nissan X-trail in a simple way

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

  • Take away the cabin filter.
  • Put in the disinfectant spray on the floor of your car (preferably on the passenger side).
  • Turn on your car’s ventilation and air conditioning (with the engine is on) with air recycling
  • With the windows closed, push 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 Nissan X-trail, ventilation still on and let the passenger compartment air out for about 20 minutes.

This process will allow you to promptly clean the air-conditioning system of your Nissan X-trail, but if you have bad air-conditioning odours on your Nissan X-trail that are persistent, we advise you to utilise the second solution.

Clean deeply the air-conditioning system of your Nissan X-trail

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Now let’s move on to the more significant tactic of performing a cleaning of your ventilation circuit detailed. You will have to be equipped with the same bactericidal and fungicidal spray, it is only the application that will be different. Here is the operation to stick to:

  • Take away your cabin filter.
  • By the external air intake of your Nissan X-trail (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 closed for A moment.
  • Once this first part is conducted 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 established under the glove box.
  • Finally, to finish, you can spray a few sprays into the vents of your Nissan X-trail.
  • 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 X-trail

Finally, to conclude our document, we will give you the main advice to respect, if you desire to maximize the life of your air conditioning circuit on Nissan X-trail 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 X-trail every year.
  • To get more tips on the Nissan X-trail, take a look at the Nissan X-trail category.