Air conditioning is probably the most appreciated specs on newer cars. Despite the fact it was in past times available to high-end models, it has now been democratized for the great majority of cars. However, this pricey and elaborate technology needs 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 Multivan. This is specifically what we will demonstrate in detail in this content. First we will take a look in detail at the process to clean the air conditioning of your Volkswagen Multivan, then in a second part, we will look more generally at the maintenance of the air conditioning of your Volkswagen Multivan.
How to clean my Volkswagen Multivan air conditioning
Let’s begin our content with the cleaning of the air conditioning circuit of your Volkswagen Multivan. The only option to execute a full cleaning of this circuit will be to use bactericidal and fungicidal sprays, in reality, your air conditioning makes a lot of moisture that will stagnate in the circuit and will promote the development of germs and bacteria of all kinds. You will find these products on the internet or in car centres. There are two ways to achieve this, here they are
Service the air conditioning circuit of your Volkswagen Multivan in a simple way
Once you have a disinfectant spray, you can instantly clean your car’s air-conditioning circuit.
The process is quite simple, even so, this treatment can dirty the inside of your Volkswagen Multivan.
- Take away 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 is on) with air recycling
- With the windows shut down, press 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 Multivan, ventilation still on and let the passenger compartment air out for about 20 minutes.
This procedure will allow you to promptly clean the air-conditioning system of your Volkswagen Multivan, but if you have bad air-conditioning odours on your Volkswagen Multivan that are persistent, we suggest you to exercise the second process.
Clean deeply the air-conditioning system of your Volkswagen Multivan
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Now let’s move on to the more significant process of performing a cleaning of your ventilation circuit in depth. You will have to buy the same bactericidal and fungicidal product, it is only the application that will be distinct. Here is the procedure to follow:
- Take away your cabin filter.
- By the external air intake of your Volkswagen Multivan (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 stage is conducted 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 placed under the glove box.
- Finally, to conclude, you can spray a few sprays into the vents of your Volkswagen Multivan.
- 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 Multivan
Finally, to end our content, we will give you the main suggestions to respect, if you desire to maximize the life of your air conditioning circuit on Volkswagen Multivan 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 Multivan every year.
To find more tips on the Volkswagen Multivan, take a look at the Volkswagen Multivan category.
