Vehicle maintenance is one of the essential duties you need to do if you want to keep your vehicle in good condition and avoid unforeseen malfunctions that would require you to spend a lot of money. Some maintenance work seem obvious to everyone, including oil and filter replacing, but for others you may not always be aware of them. Today we’re going to focus on a less notorious but equally significant maintenance task, how to change the cabin filter on my BMW 3 Series? To do this, first we’ll find out where the cabin filter on your BMW 3 Series is, and secondly how to change this famous filter, also known as pollen filter.
Where is the cabin filter on my BMW 3 Series?
So let’s start our content page with location of the cabin filter on your BMW 3 Series. Based on the year of your motor vehicle and the series, the filter can be found in three different areas, we will now detail these locations.
Passenger compartment filter situated in the engine compartment
To locate the cabin filter of your BMW 3 Series?, we encourage you to take a look at the side of the engine compartment, in fact, it is one of the most preferred spots for car makers. This is only because this is where the BMW 3 Series’s external air intake is situated. This is where your car will supply air to your passenger compartment. It is most of the time located just under 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 BMW 3 Series
The second possible location for the cabin filter on your BMW 3 Series 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 identify a black box including the pollen filter, just unclip it to access your filter.
Cabin filter which is under the dashboard of your BMW 3 Series
Finally, last place where the cabin filter on your BMW 3 Series can be found 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 BMW 3 Series?
Finally, we will now see how to change the cabin filter of your BMW 3 Series? Nevertheless this is a rather common step, it must be done at the right time to prevent problems on your vehicle.
When to change the cabin filter on BMW 3 Series?
The big query for a large number of BMW 3 Series owners is when to change this filter, because we know that you have to change it every 20,000 kilometres; don’t be reluctant to consult our content page on the removal of the service indicator light; however, for the cabin filter, it’s a complete other question. It should be replaced every year if you use your vehicle regularly or every two years if you drive in the country and only make short trips. The purpose of this filter is to filter out air impurities, 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 BMW 3 Series?
Last but not least, the last step that definitely attracts you to this publication, how to take off the cabin filter from your BMW 3 Series? This step is actually very basic. 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 BMW 3 Series.
If you need more tutorials on the BMW 3 Series, go to our BMW 3 Series category.
