Vehicle maintenance is one of the crucial tasks you need to achieve if you want to keep your vehicle in good condition and avoid unexpected equipment failures that would necessitate you to spend a lot of cash. Some maintenance tasks seem obvious to almost all people, including oil and filter replacing, but for others you might not always be aware of them. Today we’re going to concentrate on a less known but equally important maintenance task, how to change the cabin filter on my Chevrolet Sonic? For this, first we’ll check out where the cabin filter on your Chevrolet Sonic is, and secondly how to change this popular filter, also named pollen filter.
Where is the cabin filter on my Chevrolet Sonic?
So let’s start our content page with location of the cabin filter on your Chevrolet Sonic. Depending on the year of your motor vehicle and the series, the filter can be located in three different places, we will now describe these locations.
Passenger compartment filter found in the engine compartment
To find the cabin filter of your Chevrolet Sonic?, we recommend you to look at the side of the engine compartment, in reality, it is one of the most chosen spots for car producers. This is just simply because this is where the Chevrolet Sonic’s external air intake is positioned. This is where your motor vehicle will supply air to your passenger compartment. It is generally 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 below the glove box of an Chevrolet Sonic
The second possible area for the cabin filter on your Chevrolet Sonic 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 find a black box containing the pollen filter, just unclip it to access your filter.
Cabin filter which is under the dashboard of your Chevrolet Sonic
Finally, last place where the cabin filter on your Chevrolet Sonic can be located is below your dashboard, to access it you will have to remove your glove box which is in general 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 Chevrolet Sonic?
Finally, we will now teach you how to change the cabin filter of your Chevrolet Sonic? Nevertheless this is a rather common maneuver, it must be done at the right time to prevent complications on your car.
When to change the cabin filter on Chevrolet Sonic?
The big query for most Chevrolet Sonic 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; nevertheless, for the cabin filter, it’s a entire 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 pollutants, allergens and exhaust fumes. Do not hesitate to change it more frequently if you drive in city.
How to remove the cabin filter on my Chevrolet Sonic?
Last but not least, the last step that definitely attracts you to this instruction, how to remove the cabin filter from your Chevrolet Sonic? This step is in fact very common. 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 Chevrolet Sonic.
If you want more tutorials on the Chevrolet Sonic, go to our Chevrolet Sonic category.
