Air conditioning is one of the most important specs on modern cars. Although it was before reserved for high-end models, it has today been democratized for the vast majority of cars. Nevertheless, this costly and elaborate mechanism requires special treatment, and whether it’s for service or because of odours, it is totally important to think about cleaning the air conditioning of your Volkswagen Golf 5. This is exactly what we will teach you in more detail in this document. First we will look in detail at the process to clean the air conditioning of your Volkswagen Golf 5, then in a second step, we will look more generally at the service of the air conditioning of your Volkswagen Golf 5.

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How to clean my Volkswagen Golf 5 air conditioning

Let’s commence our document with the cleaning of the air conditioning circuit of your Volkswagen Golf 5. The only way to perform a full cleaning of this circuit will be to use bactericidal and fungicidal products, actually, your air conditioning generates a lot of moisture that will stagnate in the circuit and will activate the creation of germs and bacteria of all sorts. You will find these items on the internet or in car centres. There are two techniques to accomplish this, here they are

Clean the air conditioning system of your Volkswagen Golf 5 in a simple way

Once you have a disinfectant spray, you can very easily clean your car’s air-conditioning system.
The process is very easy, even so, this technique can dirty the inside of your Volkswagen Golf 5.

  • Take out 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 little by little and close the car doors and leave it on for about ten minutes.
  • Once this time has passed, open the doors of your Volkswagen Golf 5, ventilation still on and let the passenger compartment air out for about 20 minutes.

This procedure will allow you to very fast clean the air-conditioning system of your Volkswagen Golf 5, but if you have bad air-conditioning odours on your Volkswagen Golf 5 that are persistent, we encourage you to practice the second process.

Clean deeply the air-conditioning system of your Volkswagen Golf 5

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Now let’s move on to the more radical solution of performing a cleaning of your ventilation system complete. You will have to purchase the same bactericidal and fungicidal spray, it is only the application that will be distinct. Here is the procedure to stick to:

  • Take out your cabin filter.
  • By the external air intake of your Volkswagen Golf 5 (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 Five minutes.
  • Once this first part is achieved 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 Volkswagen Golf 5.
  • 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 5

Finally, to end our document, we will give you the main advice to respect, if you wish to maximize the life of your air conditioning system on Volkswagen Golf 5 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 5 every year.
  • If you have any additional questions about the Volkswagen Golf 5, do not hesitate to consult our Volkswagen Golf 5 category.