Air conditioning is probably the most interesting options on newer cars. Even though it was in past times restricted to high-end versions, it has nowadays been democratized for the great majority of cars. Nevertheless, this costly and sophisticated mechanism needs special care, and whether it’s for maintenance or because of odours, it is totally necessary to think about cleaning the air conditioning of your Tesla Model 3. This is precisely what we will demonstrate in detail in this article. First we will look in detail at the technique to clean the air conditioning of your Tesla Model 3, then in a second part, we will look more generally at the maintenance of the air conditioning of your Tesla Model 3.
How to clean my Tesla Model 3 air conditioning
Let’s commence our article with the cleaning of the air conditioning system of your Tesla Model 3. The only way to carry out a complete cleaning of this system will be to use bactericidal and fungicidal sprays, in reality, your air conditioning makes loads of moisture that will stay in the system and will help the production of germs and bacteria of all kinds. You will find these items on the internet or in car centres. There are two solutions to perform this, here they are
Clean the air conditioning circuit of your Tesla Model 3 in an easy way
Once you have a disinfectant spray, you can instantly clean your car’s air-conditioning circuit.
The technique is quite easy, however, this process can dirty the inside of your Tesla Model 3.
- Take away the cabin filter.
- Put in 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 running) with air recycling
- With the windows shut down, 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 Tesla Model 3, ventilation still on and let the passenger compartment air out for about 20 minutes.
This solution will allow you to fairly quickly clean the air-conditioning system of your Tesla Model 3, but if you have bad air-conditioning odours on your Tesla Model 3 that are persistent, we advise you to practice the second methodology.
Clean deeply the air-conditioning system of your Tesla Model 3
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Now let’s go forward to the more significant tactic of performing a cleaning of your ventilation circuit in depth. You will have to be equipped with the same bactericidal and fungicidal product, it is only the application that will be distinct. Here is the process to follow:
- Take away your cabin filter.
- By the external air intake of your Tesla Model 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 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 Tesla Model 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 Tesla Model 3
Finally, to conclude our article, we will give you the main suggestions to respect, if you want to maximize the life of your air conditioning circuit on Tesla Model 3 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 Tesla Model 3 every year.
If you wish more guides on the Tesla Model 3, go to our Tesla Model 3 category.
