Air conditioning is by far the most appreciated specs on newer cars. Even though it was previously reserved for high-end versions, it has nowadays been democratized for the vast majority of cars. However, this pricey and complex technology needs special care, and whether it’s for maintenance or because of odours, it is completely important to think about cleaning the air conditioning of your Volkswagen Up!. This is precisely what we will explain in more detail in this article. First we will take a look in detail at the procedure to clean the air conditioning of your Volkswagen Up!, then in a second part, we will look more generally at the maintenance of the air conditioning of your Volkswagen Up!.
How to clean my Volkswagen Up! air conditioning
Let’s commence our article with the cleaning of the air conditioning system of your Volkswagen Up!. The only method to accomplish a full cleaning of this system will be to use bactericidal and fungicidal sprays, in fact, your air conditioning generates a lot of moisture that will stagnate in the system and will activate the production of germs and bacteria of all sorts. You will find these products on the internet or in car centres. There are two ways to accomplish this, here they are
Service the air conditioning system of your Volkswagen Up! 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 process can dirty the inside of your Volkswagen Up!.
- Take away the cabin filter.
- Install 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 shut down, press 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 Up!, ventilation still on and let the passenger compartment air out for about 20 minutes.
This procedure will allow you to rather quickly clean the air-conditioning system of your Volkswagen Up!, but if you have bad air-conditioning odours on your Volkswagen Up! that are persistent, we suggest you to exercise the second technique.
Clean deeply the air-conditioning system of your Volkswagen Up!
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Now let’s move on to the more radical solution of performing a cleaning of your ventilation system in depth. 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 away your cabin filter.
- By the external air intake of your Volkswagen Up! (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 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 finish, you can spray a few sprays into the vents of your Volkswagen Up!.
- 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 Up!
Finally, to end our article, we will give you the main recommendations to respect, if you want to maximize the life of your air conditioning system on Volkswagen Up! 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 Up! every year.
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