Air conditioning is one of the main asked specs on recent cars. Nevertheless it was previously available to high-end versions, it has today been democratized for a large proportion of vehicles. However, this costly and complex mechanism requires special attention, and whether it’s for service or because of odours, it is totally necessary to think about cleaning the air conditioning of your Tesla Model Y. This is precisely what we will explain in detail in this content. First we will take a look in detail at the technique to clean the air conditioning of your Tesla Model Y, then in a second part, we will look more generally at the service of the air conditioning of your Tesla Model Y.
How to clean my Tesla Model Y air conditioning
Let’s commence our content with the cleaning of the air conditioning system of your Tesla Model Y. The only method to perform a complete cleaning of this system will be to use bactericidal and fungicidal products, in fact, your air conditioning produces a lot of moisture that will stay in the system and will promote the development of germs and bacteria of all sorts. You will find these items on the internet or in car centres. There are two techniques to perform this, here they are
Service the air conditioning circuit of your Tesla Model Y in the simple way
Once you have a disinfectant spray, you can instantly clean your car’s air-conditioning circuit.
The process is quite simple, even so, this procedure can dirty the inside of your Tesla Model Y.
- Remove the cabin filter.
- Put in the disinfectant spray on the floor of your car (preferably on the passenger side).
- Start your car’s ventilation and air conditioning (with the engine is on) with air recycling
- With the windows closed, press the button on the bomb to empty it gradually 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 Y, ventilation still on and let the passenger compartment air out for about 20 minutes.
This procedure will allow you to fairly quickly clean the air-conditioning system of your Tesla Model Y, but if you have bad air-conditioning odours on your Tesla Model Y that are persistent, we recommend you to apply the second solution.
Clean deeply the air-conditioning system of your Tesla Model Y
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Now let’s move on to the more significant approach of performing a cleaning of your ventilation circuit complete. You will have to buy the same bactericidal and fungicidal product, it is only the application that will be different. Here is the process to stick to:
- Remove your cabin filter.
- By the external air intake of your Tesla Model Y (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 Five minutes.
- Once this first stage 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 located under the glove box.
- Finally, to conclude, you can spray a few sprays into the vents of your Tesla Model Y.
- 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 Y
Finally, to end our content, we will give you the main tips to respect, if you wish to maximize the life of your air conditioning circuit on Tesla Model Y 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 Y every year.
If you want more guides on the Tesla Model Y, go to our Tesla Model Y category.
