Is your vehicle's air conditioning ready for summer?

As we leave winter behind and head into spring now is the time to look at a preparing your vehicle for those long summer road trips. Your vehicle’s Air Conditioning System is a vitally important componant and as part of your HVAC system (heating, ventilation, air conditioning) it is designed to perform three things:

1. Remove Heat
2. Remove Moisture
3. Filter the Air in the Cabin

Your vehicles air conditioning is essential in helping to keep you alert during long road journeys by providing you with a more cool and comfortable environment to drive in. Having vehicle air conditioning used to be considered a luxury, but now the majority of vehicles have it as standard.



It’s important to remember that you should always leave your air conditioning maintenance to a trained professional who is certified in handling refrigerants. It’s also a good idea to understand a little bit about your air conditioning system, in order for you to use it correctly.

• Use your vehicles air conditioning all year long! Using your air conditioning system regularly all year round you are able to prolong the life of the system. While in use, your air conditioning system has oil flowing through the entire system which means it is always being kept well lubricated.
• Your vehicle smells! If you don’t take care of the maintenance of your vehicles air conditioning then it may start to emit foul smells. This is more often than not a direct result of a build up of bacteria and can be resolved with an anti-bacterial treatment and replacement cabin filters.
• Your vehicles air conditioning system is emitting strange noises! Any unusual noises coming from your vehicles air conditioning may indicate an early sign of something going wrong with a vital componant within the system and you should seek immediate help from an automotive service professional. 
• Finally – Have your vehicles air conditioning serviced regularly! By ensuring that your vehicles air conditioning is serviced like the rest of your vehicle on a regular basis, you can keep your vehicles air conditioning system running smoothly. 

If you have any questions about your a/c system or need service before the summer arrives please call in to one our nine convenient Curry's locations and talk to our highly trained team.