Vehicle maintenance is one of the crucial responsibilities you need to do if you want to keep your car in good condition and avoid sudden equipment failures that would necessitate you to waste a lot of cash. Some maintenance tasks seem obvious to almost everyone, such as oil and filter replacing, but for others you may not always be aware of them. Today we’re going to look into a less famous but equally important maintenance task, how to change the cabin filter on my Cadillac DTS? For this, first we’ll check out where the cabin filter on your Cadillac DTS is, and secondly how to change this famous filter, also known as pollen filter.
Where is the cabin filter on my Cadillac DTS?
So let’s start our content page with location of the cabin filter on your Cadillac DTS. Determined by the year of your vehicle and the series, the filter can be placed in three different spots, we will now detail these locations.
Passenger compartment filter positioned in the engine compartment
To locate the cabin filter of your Cadillac DTS?, we encourage you to take a look at the side of the engine compartment, in reality, it is one of the most popular places for car makers. This is only cause this is where the Cadillac DTS’s external air intake is installed. This is where your motor vehicle will supply air to your passenger compartment. It is generally found just beneath 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 Cadillac DTS
The second possible position for the cabin filter on your Cadillac DTS is under the glove compartment of your motor vehicle. This is the least difficult place to access, you will just have to lie down and look under your glove box and you should find a black box containing the pollen filter, just unclip it to access your filter.
Cabin filter which is under the dashboard of your Cadillac DTS
Finally, last location where the cabin filter on your Cadillac DTS can be placed is underneath your dashboard, to access it you will have to take off your glove box which is in most cases held by clips or a screw. Once this is done, you should see the black box it is in.
How to change the cabin filter of my Cadillac DTS?
Finally, we will now show you how to change the cabin filter of your Cadillac DTS? Even though this is a rather common step, it must be done at the right time to avoid problems on your motor vehicle.
When to change the cabin filter on Cadillac DTS?
The big query for most Cadillac DTS 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 content page on the removal of the service indicator light; however, for the cabin filter, it’s a entire other question. It should be replaced every year if you use your motor 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 gas. Do not hesitate to change it more regularly if you drive in city.
How to take off the cabin filter on my Cadillac DTS?
Last but not least, the last step that surely draws you to this publication, how to take off the cabin filter from your Cadillac DTS? This step is seriously very simple. 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 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 Cadillac DTS.
If you need more tutorials on the Cadillac DTS, go to our Cadillac DTS category.
