Air conditioning is by far the most appreciated options on newer cars. Even though it was in past times reserved for high-end models, it has nowadays been democratized for a large proportion of automobiles. However, this pricey and elaborate technology requires 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 Toyota Avalon. This is specifically what we will explain in more detail in this content. First we will look in detail at the procedure to clean the air conditioning of your Toyota Avalon, then in a second step, we will look more generally at the maintenance of the air conditioning of your Toyota Avalon.
How to clean my Toyota Avalon air conditioning
Let’s start our content with the cleaning of the air conditioning system of your Toyota Avalon. The only method to carry out a complete cleaning of this system will be to use bactericidal and fungicidal products, in reality, your air conditioning generates a lot of moisture that will stagnate in the system and will activate the creation of germs and bacteria of all sorts. You will find these products on the internet or in car centres. There are two techniques to accomplish this, here they are
Clean the air conditioning system of your Toyota Avalon in the simple way
Once you have a disinfectant spray, you can very easily clean your car’s air-conditioning system.
The process is very simple, however, this process can dirty the inside of your Toyota Avalon.
- Take off the cabin filter.
- Set up 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 closed, push 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 Toyota Avalon, ventilation still on and let the passenger compartment air out for about 20 minutes.
This procedure will allow you to rather quickly clean the air-conditioning system of your Toyota Avalon, but if you have bad air-conditioning odours on your Toyota Avalon that are persistent, we advise you to exercise the second methodology.
Clean deeply the air-conditioning system of your Toyota Avalon
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Now let’s advance to the more radical method of performing a cleaning of your ventilation system complete. You will have to buy the same bactericidal and fungicidal product, it is only the application that will be different. Here is the procedure to stick to:
- Take off your cabin filter.
- By the external air intake of your Toyota Avalon (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 closed for Five minutes.
- Once this first part is done 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 conclude, you can spray a few sprays into the vents of your Toyota Avalon.
- 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 Toyota Avalon
Finally, to end our content, we will give you the main tips to respect, if you want to maximize the life of your air conditioning system on Toyota Avalon 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 Toyota Avalon every year.
If you have any further questions about the Toyota Avalon, do not hesitate to consult our Toyota Avalon category.
