Kepping is car in good conditions is one of the crucial tasks you need to achieve if you want to keep your vehicle in good condition and avoid unforeseen breakdowns that would require you to waste a lot of cash. Some maintenance tasks 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 famous but equally significant maintenance task, how to change the cabin filter on my Citroen C8? To do this, first we’ll see where the cabin filter on your Citroen C8 is, and secondly how to change this famous filter, also called pollen filter.
Where is the cabin filter on my Citroen C8?
So let’s start our article content with location of the cabin filter on your Citroen C8. According to the year of your vehicle and the series, the filter can be found in three different places, we will now describe these locations.
Passenger compartment filter found in the engine compartment
To locate the cabin filter of your Citroen C8?, we encourage you to look at the side of the engine compartment, indeed, it is one of the most preferred places for car makers. This is just simply because this is where the Citroen C8’s external air intake is installed. This is where your car 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 under the glove box of an Citroen C8
The second possible location for the cabin filter on your Citroen C8 is under the glove compartment of your motor vehicle. This is the most simple 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 Citroen C8
Finally, last position where the cabin filter on your Citroen C8 can be found is under your dashboard, to access it you will have to take out your glove box which is generally 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 Citroen C8?
Finally, we will now discover how to change the cabin filter of your Citroen C8? Although this is a rather basic step, it must be done at the right time to prevent concerns on your car.
When to change the cabin filter on Citroen C8?
The big query for a good number of Citroen C8 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 content on the removal of the service indicator light; however, 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 impurities, allergens and exhaust fumes. Do not hesitate to change it more regularly if you drive in city.
How to take out the cabin filter on my Citroen C8?
Last but not least, the last step that certainly attracts you to this instruction, how to take out the cabin filter from your Citroen C8? This step is seriously very simple. 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 carefully 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 Citroen C8.
If you wish more guides on the Citroen C8, go to our Citroen C8 category.
