Air conditioning is one of the main appreciated specs on modern cars. Although it was previously restricted to high-end versions, it has nowadays been democratized for the great majority of cars. However, this pricey and complex mechanism needs special care, and whether it’s for service or because of odours, it is completely necessary to think about cleaning the air conditioning of your Volkswagen Golf. This is specifically what we will teach you in detail in this content page. First we will take a look in detail at the technique to clean the air conditioning of your Volkswagen Golf, then in another step, we will look more generally at the service of the air conditioning of your Volkswagen Golf.

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How to clean my Volkswagen Golf air conditioning

Let’s commence our content page with the cleaning of the air conditioning system of your Volkswagen Golf. The only method to conduct a complete cleaning of this system will be to use bactericidal and fungicidal products, in reality, your air conditioning makes a lot of moisture that will stagnate in the system and will help the production of germs and bacteria of all kinds. You will find these products on the internet or in car centres. There are two solutions to accomplish this, here they are

Clean the air conditioning system of your Volkswagen Golf 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 easy, however, this procedure can dirty the inside of your Volkswagen Golf.

  • Take out the cabin filter.
  • Install the disinfectant spray on the floor of your car (if possible on the passenger side).
  • Turn on your car’s ventilation and air conditioning (with the engine running) with air recycling
  • With the windows closed, press 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 Volkswagen Golf, ventilation still on and let the passenger compartment air out for about 20 minutes.

This solution will allow you to fairly quickly clean the air-conditioning system of your Volkswagen Golf, but if you have bad air-conditioning odours on your Volkswagen Golf that are persistent, we encourage you to apply the second approach.

Clean deeply the air-conditioning system of your Volkswagen Golf

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Now let’s go forward to the more radical solution of performing a cleaning of your ventilation system complete. You will have to buy the same bactericidal and fungicidal spray, it is only the application that will be distinct. Here is the operation to follow:

  • Take out your cabin filter.
  • By the external air intake of your Volkswagen Golf (between the hood 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 5 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 finish, you can spray a few sprays into the vents of your Volkswagen Golf.
  • 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

Finally, to finish our content page, we will give you the main recommendations to respect, if you wish to maximize the life of your air conditioning system on Volkswagen Golf 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 Volkswagen Golf every year.
  • If you wish more tutorials on the Volkswagen Golf, go to our Volkswagen Golf category.