Kepping is car in good conditions is one of the crucial duties you need to achieve if you want to keep your automobile in good condition and avoid unforeseen malfunctions that would necessitate you to spend a lot of money. Some maintenance tasks seem obvious to nearly everybody, such as 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 crucial maintenance task, how to change the cabin filter on my GMC Acadia? To do this, first we’ll see where the cabin filter on your GMC Acadia is, and secondly how to replace this popular filter, also called pollen filter.

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Where is the cabin filter on my GMC Acadia?

So let’s start our short post with location of the cabin filter on your GMC Acadia. Depending on 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 situated in the engine compartment

To locate the cabin filter of your GMC Acadia?, we advise you to look at the side of the engine compartment, indeed, it is one of the most chosen places for car manufacturers. This is simply simply because this is where the GMC Acadia’s external air intake is installed. This is where your car will supply air to your passenger compartment. It is most of the time based 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 GMC Acadia

The second possible area for the cabin filter on your GMC Acadia 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 recognize a black box containing the pollen filter, just unclip it to access your filter.

Cabin filter which is under the dashboard of your GMC Acadia

Finally, last place where the cabin filter on your GMC Acadia can be found is underneath your dashboard, to access it you will have to remove 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 replace the cabin filter of my GMC Acadia?

Finally, we will now show you how to replace the cabin filter of your GMC Acadia? Even though this is a rather basic procedure, it must be done at the right time to prevent problems on your car.

When to replace the cabin filter on GMC Acadia?

The big query for many GMC Acadia owners is when to replace this filter, because we know that you have to change it every 20,000 kilometres; don’t hesitate to consult our short post on the removal of the service indicator light; nevertheless, for the cabin filter, it’s a complete 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 impure substances, allergens and exhaust gas. Do not hesitate to replace it more regularly if you drive in city.

How to remove the cabin filter on my GMC Acadia?

Last but not least, the last step that certainly attracts you to this instruction, how to remove the cabin filter from your GMC Acadia? 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 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 GMC Acadia.

To find more tips on the GMC Acadia, take a look at the GMC Acadia category.