Vehicle maintenance is one of the most important duties you need to achieve if you want to keep your car in good condition and avoid unpredicted breakdowns that would necessitate you to waste a lot of money. Some maintenance work seem obvious to almost everyone, including oil and filter replacing, but for others you might not always be aware of them. Today we’re going to focus on a less known but equally significant maintenance task, how to change the cabin filter on my Audi Sq7? To do this, first we’ll discover where the cabin filter on your Audi Sq7 is, and secondly how to change this popular filter, as well named pollen filter.

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Where is the cabin filter on my Audi Sq7?

So let’s start our article with location of the cabin filter on your Audi Sq7. Determined by the year of your vehicle and the series, the filter can be located in three different areas, we will now describe these locations.

Passenger compartment filter situated in the engine compartment

To find the cabin filter of your Audi Sq7?, we encourage you to look at the side of the engine compartment, in truth, it is one of the most chosen spots for car makers. This is just cause this is where the Audi Sq7’s external air intake is positioned. This is where your car will supply air to your passenger compartment. It is generally based just below the windscreen, at the level of the air vents, you can access it through the bonnet of your motor vehicle, it will be in a plastic box.

Cabin filter which is underneath the glove box of an Audi Sq7

The second possible location for the cabin filter on your Audi Sq7 is under the glove compartment of your car. This is the simplest place to access, you will just have to lie down and look under your glove box and you should find out a black box including the pollen filter, just unclip it to access your filter.

Cabin filter which is under the dashboard of your Audi Sq7

Finally, last spot where the cabin filter on your Audi Sq7 can be located is underneath your dashboard, to access it you will have to take off your glove box which is usually held by clips or a screw. Now that this is done, you should see the black box it is in.

How to change the cabin filter of my Audi Sq7?

Finally, we will now discover how to change the cabin filter of your Audi Sq7? Although this is a rather ordinary step, it must be done at the right time to prevent complications on your car.

When to change the cabin filter on Audi Sq7?

The big query for a good number of Audi Sq7 owners is when to change this filter, because we know that you have to change it every 20,000 kilometres; don’t hesitate to read our article on the removal of the service indicator light; nevertheless, for the cabin filter, it’s a complete other question. It should be changed every year if you use your car 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 change it more frequently if you drive in city.

How to take off the cabin filter on my Audi Sq7?

Last but not least, the last step that definitely draws you to this publication, how to take off the cabin filter from your Audi Sq7? This step is in fact very basic. Once you’ve found the position of the filter, all you have to do is to unclip the box in which it is located and softly 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 Audi Sq7.

To get more tips on the Audi Sq7, take a look at the Audi Sq7 category.