Air conditioning is probably the most interesting specs on modern cars. Despite the fact it was in past times restricted to high-end varieties, it has nowadays been democratized for a large proportion of vehicles. However, this costly and complex technology requires special care, and whether it’s for service or because of odours, it is definitely important to think about cleaning the air conditioning of your Renault Zoe. This is precisely what we will explain in detail in this article content. First we will look in detail at the technique to clean the air conditioning of your Renault Zoe, then in another step, we will look more generally at the service of the air conditioning of your Renault Zoe.
How to clean my Renault Zoe air conditioning
Let’s start our article content with the cleaning of the air conditioning system of your Renault Zoe. The only way to perform a total cleaning of this system will be to use bactericidal and fungicidal sprays, in reality, your air conditioning generates loads of moisture that will stagnate in the system and will promote the development of germs and bacteria of all sorts. You will find these products on the internet or in car centres. There are two methods to achieve this, here they are
Service the air conditioning circuit of your Renault Zoe in a simple way
Once you have a disinfectant spray, you can very easily clean your car’s air-conditioning circuit.
The methodology is quite easy, however, this process can dirty the inside of your Renault Zoe.
- Take out the cabin filter.
- Set up the disinfectant spray on the floor of your car (if possible on the passenger side).
- Start your car’s ventilation and air conditioning (with the engine is on) with air recycling
- With the windows shut down, press 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 Renault Zoe, ventilation still on and let the passenger compartment air out for about 20 minutes.
This process will allow you to quickly clean the air-conditioning system of your Renault Zoe, but if you have bad air-conditioning odours on your Renault Zoe that are persistent, we advise you to utilise the second solution.
Clean deeply the air-conditioning system of your Renault Zoe
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Now let’s go forward to the more radical technique of performing a cleaning of your ventilation circuit in depth. You will have to buy the same bactericidal and fungicidal spray, it is only the application that will be distinct. Here is the operation to stick to:
- Take out your cabin filter.
- By the external air intake of your Renault Zoe (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 conclude, you can spray a few sprays into the vents of your Renault Zoe.
- 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 Zoe
Finally, to conclude our article content, we will give you the main recommendations to respect, if you wish to maximize the life of your air conditioning circuit on Renault Zoe 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 Zoe every year.
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