How to change the cabin filter

The cabin filter serves to clean the air entering the interior through the air intakes. The filter element is made of simple paper or coal fiber. Recently there were salon filters from an electrically charged material.

The air that falls into the car ventilation system comes from roads, contains dust and exhaust gases of other machines. The salon filter absorbs substances harmful to our health. However, it serves not forever. It is too dirty himself becomes a source of bad air in the cabin.

Menuing the cabin filter is recommended for each seasonal service. The replacement process itself is simple. However, it does not always happen to get to the element. Therefore, the first thing they do is open a manual (or search engine) and we are looking for a cabin filter in a particular car.

There are four possible locations of the filter element of the cabin (and the fifth - its absence). Let's talk about each of them.

1

How to change the cabin filter, located behind the glove compartment?

Everything is simple here.

• We open the glove box, look at what he keeps.

• Such a fastening is unscrewed counterclockwise. At the top of the glove care, we find a rope and disconnect it. The glove box falls down, but rests on the lower fasteners (they do not interfere). Sometimes you need to unscrew the screws in a circle or simply flatten the glove box with the clip.
• Filter enclosures (compartment covers) differ from each other, but you will learn them along a narrow long lid.
  Remove the lid with the latch.
• Take out the old filter. I remember which side up it was installed.
• We take the new filter with clean hands, put on the place of the old one (arrows in the direction of air).
• Install the glove box back.

2

How to change the cabin filter located behind the central ventilation nozzles?

In this case, the order of action is the same, with the difference that the filter will be located not in the center, but deep on the left.

If it is not possible to get to the filter element, you will have to remove the central part of the interior torpedo (or the whole torpedo).

3

How to change the cabin filter located near the gas pedal?

• We are located more comfortable and closer to the pedals.
• We find two (or three) bolts of fastening gas pedal (turnkey size 8-12). We unscrew them. Pedal leave hanging to avoid unnecessary problems.

Gas pedal fastening bolts are far away. They are not easy to see, the more unscrewed. For work, stocking of a rolling extension for a ratchet (cardan-type or spring).

• Remove the trim from the side of the central console (if it interferes).
• We find the compartment cover of the salon filter. Unscut the self-mains holding it.
• Take out the old filter.
• We establish a new one (you can smire a little so that it breaks into the compartment.

4

How to change the cabin filter located outside the salon?

• Open the hood.
• Remove the rubber coating seal.
• We find the place of fastening Jabs (this is a plastic panel under the janitor).
  We unscrew the bolts (or screws, or pistons) fastening.
• Remove the jab, swaying back - forward.
• If visually imperceptibly the location of the filter element, groped it with hand.
• We take out the old cabin filter. Do not forget to see how he was located.
• Install a new one.
• Collect plastic parts back.

Replacing the salon filter - the event is necessary, periodically repeated. It makes sense to master this skill itself. To do this, you need to know where the element is in your car and how to change it. With such knowledge, the process will seem light and fascinating to you.