Vehicle maintenance is one of the important duties you need to do if you want to keep your car in good condition and avoid unexpected malfunctions that would require you to spend a lot of money. Some maintenance tasks seem obvious to nearly everybody, 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 crucial maintenance task, how to change the cabin filter on my Kia Soul? To do this, first we’ll check out where the cabin filter on your Kia Soul is, and secondly how to change this famous filter, also named pollen filter.
Where is the cabin filter on my Kia Soul?
So let’s start our short post with location of the cabin filter on your Kia Soul. Determined by the year of your vehicle and the series, the filter can be found in three different areas, we will now detail these locations.
Passenger compartment filter situated in the engine compartment
To locate the cabin filter of your Kia Soul?, we suggest you to take a look at the side of the engine compartment, in fact, it is one of the most preferred spots for car manufacturers. This is just mainly because this is where the Kia Soul’s external air intake is located. This is where your vehicule will supply air to your passenger compartment. It is generally based just beneath 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 underneath the glove box of an Kia Soul
The second possible location for the cabin filter on your Kia Soul is under the glove compartment of your car. This is the least difficult place to access, you will just have to lie down and look under your glove box and you should see a black box containing the pollen filter, just unclip it to access your filter.
Cabin filter which is under the dashboard of your Kia Soul
Finally, last position where the cabin filter on your Kia Soul can be found is underneath your dashboard, to access it you will have to take off your glove box which is usually 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 Soul?
Finally, we will now teach you how to change the cabin filter of your Kia Soul? Even though this is a rather basic procedure, it must be done at the right time to avoid problems on your automobile.
When to change the cabin filter on Kia Soul?
The big question for a good number of Kia Soul 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 short post 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 automobile 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 impurities, allergens and exhaust gas. Do not hesitate to change it more frequently if you drive in city.
How to take off the cabin filter on my Kia Soul?
Last but not least, the last step that surely draws you to this publication, how to take off the cabin filter from your Kia Soul? This step is in fact 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 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 Soul.
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