Air conditioning is by far the most appreciated specs on recent cars. Even though it was previously reserved for high-end versions, it has now been democratized for the vast majority of vehicles. However, this costly and complex technology necessitates special attention, and whether it’s for maintenance or because of odours, it is definitely necessary to think about cleaning the air conditioning of your Volkswagen Golf 3. This is specifically what we will show you in more detail in this document. First we will look in detail at the procedure to clean the air conditioning of your Volkswagen Golf 3, then in another part, we will look more generally at the maintenance of the air conditioning of your Volkswagen Golf 3.
How to clean my Volkswagen Golf 3 air conditioning
Let’s commence our document with the cleaning of the air conditioning circuit of your Volkswagen Golf 3. The only technique to conduct a complete cleaning of this circuit will be to use bactericidal and fungicidal products, in reality, your air conditioning makes a lot of moisture that will stay in the circuit and will promote the expansion of germs and bacteria of all kinds. You will find these products on the internet or in car centres. There are two solutions to get this done, here they are
Service the air conditioning system of your Volkswagen Golf 3 in a simple way
Once you have a disinfectant spray, you can instantly clean your car’s air-conditioning system.
The method is quite simple, even so, this procedure can dirty the inside of your Volkswagen Golf 3.
- Take off the cabin filter.
- Put in the disinfectant spray on the floor of your car (preferably on the passenger side).
- Turn on your car’s ventilation and air conditioning (with the engine running) with air recycling
- With the windows closed, push the button on the bomb to empty it little by little 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 Golf 3, ventilation still on and let the passenger compartment air out for about 20 minutes.
This approach will allow you to very fast clean the air-conditioning system of your Volkswagen Golf 3, but if you have bad air-conditioning odours on your Volkswagen Golf 3 that are persistent, we advise you to apply the second approach.
Clean deeply the air-conditioning system of your Volkswagen Golf 3
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Now let’s go forward to the more significant technique of performing a cleaning of your ventilation system complete. You will have to purchase the same bactericidal and fungicidal product, it is only the application that will be distinct. Here is the process to stick to:
- Take off your cabin filter.
- By the external air intake of your Volkswagen Golf 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 closed for Five minutes.
- Once this first part 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 located under the glove box.
- Finally, to finish, you can spray a few sprays into the vents of your Volkswagen Golf 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 Golf 3
Finally, to end our document, we will give you the main advice to respect, if you want to maximize the life of your air conditioning system on Volkswagen Golf 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 Golf 3 every year.
To find more tips on the Volkswagen Golf 3, take a look at the Volkswagen Golf 3 category.
