How to Clean a Fresh Air Vent in a Chevy Avalanche
Introduced in 2001, the Chevy Avalanche is a General Motors (GM) four-door, sport utility truck, which holds five or six passengers. It's difficult to control odors in any vehicle, but there are measures you can take. Once odors settle in, cleaning the fresh air vents is something you need to do. It's an easy task you can accomplish each time clean your truck.
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Instructions
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Purchase GM Vehicle Care Odor Eliminator. Dealers buy this product by the case and usually stock it for sale to their customers in a 16 oz. spray bottle. It's not available in stores, but you may be able to find it online.
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Confirm that the air fan is off by getting in your truck and turning your Avalanche on. Then, make sure there's ventilation in your truck by opening the front windows. After that, turn your Avalanche off.
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Spray the odor eliminator into all the inside vents in your Chevy Avalanche. Use one or two sprays in each of the vents. Start your Chevy Avalanche and put the air fan on high cool, but don't use the air conditioning setting.
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Get out of your truck, close the door and find the fresh air vent located under the cowl. The cowl is located at the base of your hood, in the area closest to the windshield. Spray the odor eliminator into the vent 10 times. You may have to open the hood to get a clearer shot at the vent.
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Wait a minute and get back into your Avalanche. Wipe away any formula coming out of the vents.
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Check the smells coming from the vents. If there are still odors, go back to the outside vent and spray the odor eliminator into the vent five more times.
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Repeat Steps 5 and 6 until there aren't any odors in your Chevy Avalanche. Once this is accomplished, turn the air conditioning to the re-circulation setting.
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Close the windows, spray more odor eliminator into the lower right instrument panel area three to five times and run your Avalanche for five to seven minutes. Turn your truck off and exit your now fresh-smelling vehicle.
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Tips & Warnings
Some 2002-2006 model Chevy Avalanches are equipped with a cabin air filter, which filters the air inside the vehicle. Replacing this filter will also help the interior air quality, including the smell. It's located behind the glove compartment, under the dashboard or in the engine chamber.
