Kepping is car in good conditions is one of the important tasks you need to achieve if you want to keep your car in good condition and avoid unexpected equipment failures that would necessitate you to spend a lot of money. Some maintenance work seem obvious to nearly everybody, just like 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 essential maintenance task, how to change the cabin filter on my Fiat Ducato? To do this, first we’ll find out where the cabin filter on your Fiat Ducato is, and secondly how to replace this popular filter, also named pollen filter.

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Where is the cabin filter on my Fiat Ducato?

So let’s start our article content with location of the cabin filter on your Fiat Ducato. Determined by the year of your car and the series, the filter can be placed in three different areas, we will now describe these locations.

Passenger compartment filter positioned in the engine compartment

To find the cabin filter of your Fiat Ducato?, we recommend you to check out the side of the engine compartment, in fact, it is one of the most preferred spots for car producers. This is only mainly because this is where the Fiat Ducato’s external air intake is situated. This is where your motor vehicle will supply air to your passenger compartment. It is generally found just under the windscreen, at the level of the air vents, you can access it through the bonnet of your automotive, it will be in a plastic box.

Cabin filter which is beneath the glove box of an Fiat Ducato

The second possible location for the cabin filter on your Fiat Ducato 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 identify a black box including the pollen filter, just unclip it to access your filter.

Cabin filter which is under the dashboard of your Fiat Ducato

Finally, last position where the cabin filter on your Fiat Ducato can be placed is beneath your dashboard, to access it you will have to remove your glove box which is almost always held by clips or a screw. Now that this is done, you should see the black box it is in.

How to replace the cabin filter of my Fiat Ducato?

Finally, we will now show you how to replace the cabin filter of your Fiat Ducato? Even though this is a rather common step, it must be done at the right time to avoid problems on your car.

When to replace the cabin filter on Fiat Ducato?

The big question for a good number of Fiat Ducato owners is when to replace this filter, because we know that you have to change it every 20,000 kilometres; don’t be reluctant to consult 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 replace it more regularly if you drive in city.

How to remove the cabin filter on my Fiat Ducato?

Last but not least, the last step that definitely draws you to this instruction, how to remove the cabin filter from your Fiat Ducato? This step is seriously very common. 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 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 Fiat Ducato.

To get more tips on the Fiat Ducato, take a look at the Fiat Ducato category.