Kepping is car in good conditions is one of the important responsibilities you need to achieve if you want to keep your car in good condition and avoid unexpected malfunctions that would require you to waste a lot of cash. Some maintenance work seem obvious to nearly everybody, including oil and filter changes, but for others you may not always be aware of them. Today we’re going to look into a less famous but equally essential maintenance task, how to change the cabin filter on my Alfa Romeo Giulia? For this, first we’ll check out where the cabin filter on your Alfa Romeo Giulia is, and secondly how to replace this popular filter, as well named pollen filter.

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Where is the cabin filter on my Alfa Romeo Giulia?

So let’s start our short post with location of the cabin filter on your Alfa Romeo Giulia. Depending on the year of your automobile and the series, the filter can be placed in three different areas, we will now describe these locations.

Passenger compartment filter located in the engine compartment

To locate the cabin filter of your Alfa Romeo Giulia?, we encourage you to take a look at the side of the engine compartment, in fact, it is one of the most preferred locations for car manufacturers. This is simply cause this is where the Alfa Romeo Giulia’s external air intake is located. This is where your vehicule will supply air to your passenger compartment. It is most of the time located just below the windscreen, at the level of the air vents, you can access it through the bonnet of your car, it will be in a plastic box.

Cabin filter which is beneath the glove box of an Alfa Romeo Giulia

The second possible area for the cabin filter on your Alfa Romeo Giulia is under the glove compartment of your motor vehicle. This is the simplest place to access, you will just have to lie down and look under your glove box and you should recognize a black box including the pollen filter, just unclip it to access your filter.

Cabin filter which is under the dashboard of your Alfa Romeo Giulia

Finally, last location where the cabin filter on your Alfa Romeo Giulia can be placed is beneath your dashboard, to access it you will have to remove your glove box which is almost always held by clips or a screw. Once this is done, you should see the black box it is in.

How to replace the cabin filter of my Alfa Romeo Giulia?

Finally, we will now discover how to replace the cabin filter of your Alfa Romeo Giulia? Even though this is a rather basic technique, it must be done at the right time to avoid problems on your vehicle.

When to replace the cabin filter on Alfa Romeo Giulia?

The big query for most Alfa Romeo Giulia owners is when to replace this filter, because we know that you have to change it every 20,000 kilometres; don’t hesitate to read our short post on the removal of the service indicator light; nevertheless, for the cabin filter, it’s a entire other question. It should be replaced every year if you use your vehicle regularly or every two years if you drive in the country side and only make short trips. The purpose of this filter is to filter out air harmful particles, allergens and exhaust gases. Do not hesitate to replace it more frequently if you drive in city.

How to remove the cabin filter on my Alfa Romeo Giulia?

Last but not least, the last step that certainly draws you to this guide, how to remove the cabin filter from your Alfa Romeo Giulia? This step is in fact very common. Once you’ve found the location of the filter, all you have to do is to unclip the box in which it is located and gently pull it out. Be careful when taking it out to look carefully in which direction it is positioned (you will often find an arrow that gives the direction of the air), so remember to position your new filter in the same direction. You just have to close and re-clip the box and you’re done changing the cabin filter of your Alfa Romeo Giulia.

If you have any further questions about the Alfa Romeo Giulia, do not hesitate to consult our Alfa Romeo Giulia category.