Vehicle maintenance is one of the crucial responsibilities you need to achieve if you want to keep your automobile in good condition and avoid unpredicted breakdowns that would require you to waste a lot of money. Some maintenance tasks seem obvious to almost everyone, just like oil and filter replacing, but for others you might not always be aware of them. Today we’re going to focus on a less notorious but equally significant maintenance task, how to change the cabin filter on my Kia Forte? To do this, first we’ll discover where the cabin filter on your Kia Forte is, and secondly how to change this popular filter, also named pollen filter.
Where is the cabin filter on my Kia Forte?
So let’s start our short post with location of the cabin filter on your Kia Forte. Determined by the year of your automobile and the series, the filter can be located in three different areas, we will now describe these locations.
Passenger compartment filter found in the engine compartment
To locate the cabin filter of your Kia Forte?, we advise you to look at the side of the engine compartment, in reality, it is one of the most chosen places for car makers. This is only because this is where the Kia Forte’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 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 beneath the glove box of an Kia Forte
The second possible location for the cabin filter on your Kia Forte 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 recognize a black box including the pollen filter, just unclip it to access your filter.
Cabin filter which is under the dashboard of your Kia Forte
Finally, last location where the cabin filter on your Kia Forte can be located is beneath your dashboard, to access it you will have to take out your glove box which is almost always 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 Kia Forte?
Finally, we will now teach you how to change the cabin filter of your Kia Forte? Even though this is a rather common procedure, it must be done at the right time to avoid complications on your motor vehicle.
When to change the cabin filter on Kia Forte?
The big question for most Kia Forte 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 read our short post on the removal of the service indicator light; however, for the cabin filter, it’s a complete 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 impure substances, allergens and exhaust fumes. Do not hesitate to change it more frequently if you drive in city.
How to take out the cabin filter on my Kia Forte?
Last but not least, the last step that definitely draws you to this instruction, how to take out the cabin filter from your Kia Forte? This step is in fact 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 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 Kia Forte.
To discover more tips on the Kia Forte, take a look at the Kia Forte category.
