Vehicle maintenance is one of the important tasks you need to do if you want to keep your vehicle in good condition and avoid unexpected malfunctions that would necessitate you to spend a lot of cash. Some maintenance work 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 look into a less known but equally significant maintenance task, how to change the cabin filter on my Kia Optima? For this, first we’ll find out where the cabin filter on your Kia Optima is, and secondly how to change this famous filter, as well known as pollen filter.

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Where is the cabin filter on my Kia Optima?

So let’s start our article with location of the cabin filter on your Kia Optima. Determined by the year of your motor vehicle and the series, the filter can be found in three different spots, we will now describe these locations.

Passenger compartment filter found in the engine compartment

To find the cabin filter of your Kia Optima?, we encourage you to take a look at the side of the engine compartment, in truth, it is one of the most popular places for car manufacturers. This is simply cause this is where the Kia Optima’s external air intake is situated. This is where your motor vehicle will supply air to your passenger compartment. It is most of the time based just under 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 under the glove box of an Kia Optima

The second possible location for the cabin filter on your Kia Optima 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 including the pollen filter, just unclip it to access your filter.

Cabin filter which is under the dashboard of your Kia Optima

Finally, last spot where the cabin filter on your Kia Optima can be found is under your dashboard, to access it you will have to take off your glove box which is in most cases held by clips or a screw. Now that this is done, you should see the black box it is in.

How to change the cabin filter of my Kia Optima?

Finally, we will now show you how to change the cabin filter of your Kia Optima? Nevertheless this is a rather basic technique, it must be done at the right time to avoid problems on your motor vehicle.

When to change the cabin filter on Kia Optima?

The big query for a large number of Kia Optima 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 article on the removal of the service indicator light; however, for the cabin filter, it’s a complete other question. It should be changed every year if you use your motor vehicle regularly or every two years if you drive in the country 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 regularly if you drive in city.

How to take off the cabin filter on my Kia Optima?

Last but not least, the last step that definitely draws you to this tips guide, how to take off the cabin filter from your Kia Optima? This step is honestly 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 Kia Optima.

To discover more tips on the Kia Optima, take a look at the Kia Optima category.