Air conditioning is one of the most important specs on newer cars. Even though it was historically restricted to high-end versions, it has nowadays been democratized for the great majority of automobiles. However, this expensive and complex equipment necessitates 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 Volkswagen CC. This is exactly what we will teach you in detail in this article content. First we will take a look in detail at the process to clean the air conditioning of your Volkswagen CC, then in another step, we will look more generally at the service of the air conditioning of your Volkswagen CC.
How to clean my Volkswagen CC air conditioning
Let’s commence our article content with the cleaning of the air conditioning system of your Volkswagen CC. The only way to accomplish a full cleaning of this system will be to use bactericidal and fungicidal products, actually, your air conditioning makes loads of moisture that will stay in the system and will help the development of germs and bacteria of all kinds. You will find these products on the internet or in car centres. There are two solutions to achieve this, here they are
Clean the air conditioning system of your Volkswagen CC in the simple way
Once you have a disinfectant spray, you can easily clean your car’s air-conditioning system.
The methodology is quite simple, even so, this process can dirty the inside of your Volkswagen CC.
- Take off the cabin filter.
- Set up 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 shut down, push the button on the bomb to empty it little by little and close the vehicle doors and leave it on for about ten minutes.
- Once this time has passed, open the doors of your Volkswagen CC, ventilation still on and let the passenger compartment air out for about 20 minutes.
This technique will allow you to quickly clean the air-conditioning system of your Volkswagen CC, but if you have bad air-conditioning odours on your Volkswagen CC that are persistent, we advise you to practice the second technique.
Clean deeply the air-conditioning system of your Volkswagen CC
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Now let’s go forward to the more radical approach of performing a cleaning of your ventilation system in depth. 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 procedure to follow:
- Take off your cabin filter.
- By the external air intake of your Volkswagen CC (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 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 established under the glove box.
- Finally, to conclude, you can spray a few sprays into the vents of your Volkswagen CC.
- 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 CC
Finally, to conclude our article content, we will give you the main tips to respect, if you wish to maximize the life of your air conditioning system on Volkswagen CC 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 CC every year.
To get more tips on the Volkswagen CC, take a look at the Volkswagen CC category.
