Air conditioning is one of the main important features on modern cars. Despite the fact it was historically restricted to high-end versions, it has today been democratized for a large proportion of vehicles. Nevertheless, this pricey and sophisticated device requires special attention, and whether it’s for service or because of odours, it is absolutely important to think about cleaning the air conditioning of your Renault Clio 3. This is specifically what we will show you in detail in this article. First we will look in detail at the procedure to clean the air conditioning of your Renault Clio 3, then in a second step, we will look more generally at the service of the air conditioning of your Renault Clio 3.
How to clean my Renault Clio 3 air conditioning
Let’s begin our article with the cleaning of the air conditioning system of your Renault Clio 3. The only way to carry out a complete cleaning of this system will be to use bactericidal and fungicidal products, actually, your air conditioning creates a lot of moisture that will stagnate in the system and will help the production of germs and bacteria of all kinds. You will find these products on the internet or in car centres. There are two methods to do this, here they are
Service the air conditioning system of your Renault Clio 3 in a simple way
Once you have a disinfectant spray, you can instantly clean your car’s air-conditioning system.
The process is quite easy, nevertheless, this technique can dirty the inside of your Renault Clio 3.
- Remove 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 is on) with air recycling
- With the windows shut down, push the button on the bomb to empty it slowly but surely and close the automobile doors and leave it on for about ten minutes.
- Once this time has passed, open the doors of your Renault Clio 3, ventilation still on and let the passenger compartment air out for about 20 minutes.
This process will allow you to rather quickly clean the air-conditioning system of your Renault Clio 3, but if you have bad air-conditioning odours on your Renault Clio 3 that are persistent, we suggest you to practice the second methodology.
Clean deeply the air-conditioning system of your Renault Clio 3
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Now let’s advance to the more significant process 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 different. Here is the process to follow:
- Remove your cabin filter.
- By the external air intake of your Renault Clio 3 (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 shut down for 5 minutes.
- Once this first stage is performed 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 Renault Clio 3.
- 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 Renault Clio 3
Finally, to conclude our article, we will give you the main advice to respect, if you want to maximize the life of your air conditioning system on Renault Clio 3 and limit unforeseen expenses.
- Have your air conditioning serviced every year
- Swap your cabin filter every two years.
- Have your FREON gas recharged every two years.
- lean the air-conditioning system on your Renault Clio 3 every year.
If you wish more tutorials on the Renault Clio 3, go to our Renault Clio 3 category.
