Air conditioning is probably the most important features on modern cars. Nevertheless it was before reserved for high-end versions, it has today been democratized for the vast majority of cars. Nevertheless, this expensive and elaborate unit needs special treatment, and whether it’s for service or because of odours, it is absolutely necessary to think about cleaning the air conditioning of your Volkswagen Caddy 3. This is precisely what we will explain in more detail in this content. First we will take a look in detail at the process to clean the air conditioning of your Volkswagen Caddy 3, then in a second part, we will look more generally at the service of the air conditioning of your Volkswagen Caddy 3.
How to clean my Volkswagen Caddy 3 air conditioning
Let’s start our content with the cleaning of the air conditioning circuit of your Volkswagen Caddy 3. The only option to perform a full cleaning of this circuit will be to use bactericidal and fungicidal sprays, in fact, your air conditioning makes loads of moisture that will stagnate in the circuit and will activate the creation of germs and bacteria of all kinds. You will find these items on the internet or in car centres. There are two solutions to get this done, here they are
Service the air conditioning circuit of your Volkswagen Caddy 3 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 simple, however, this procedure can dirty the inside of your Volkswagen Caddy 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 is on) with air recycling
- With the windows closed, push the button on the bomb to empty it gradually and close the motor vehicle doors and leave it on for about ten minutes.
- Once this time has passed, open the doors of your Volkswagen Caddy 3, 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 Volkswagen Caddy 3, but if you have bad air-conditioning odours on your Volkswagen Caddy 3 that are persistent, we suggest you to utilise the second process.
Clean deeply the air-conditioning system of your Volkswagen Caddy 3
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Now let’s move on to the more significant tactic of performing a cleaning of your ventilation circuit detailed. You will have to be equipped with the same bactericidal and fungicidal product, it is only the application that will be different. Here is the process to stick to:
- Take away your cabin filter.
- By the external air intake of your Volkswagen Caddy 3 (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 closed for A moment.
- Once this first step is finished 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 conclude, you can spray a few sprays into the vents of your Volkswagen Caddy 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 Volkswagen Caddy 3
Finally, to finish our content, we will give you the main tips to respect, if you want to maximize the life of your air conditioning circuit on Volkswagen Caddy 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 Volkswagen Caddy 3 every year.
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