Vehicle maintenance is one of the essential responsibilities you need to do if you want to keep your vehicle in good condition and avoid unforeseen equipment failures that would require you to waste 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 notorious but equally crucial maintenance task, how to change the cabin filter on my Mercedes Actros? For this, first we’ll check out where the cabin filter on your Mercedes Actros is, and secondly how to replace this popular filter, as well named pollen filter.

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Where is the cabin filter on my Mercedes Actros?

So let’s start our short post with location of the cabin filter on your Mercedes Actros. Depending on the year of your car and the series, the filter can be located in three different areas, we will now describe these locations.

Passenger compartment filter located in the engine compartment

To locate the cabin filter of your Mercedes Actros?, we recommend you to check out the side of the engine compartment, indeed, it is one of the most popular spots for car producers. This is only simply because this is where the Mercedes Actros’s external air intake is installed. This is where your vehicule will supply air to your passenger compartment. It is generally located 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 beneath the glove box of an Mercedes Actros

The second possible location for the cabin filter on your Mercedes Actros is under the glove compartment of your motor vehicle. This is the most simple place to access, you will just have to lie down and look under your glove box and you should find out a black box containing the pollen filter, just unclip it to access your filter.

Cabin filter which is under the dashboard of your Mercedes Actros

Finally, last position where the cabin filter on your Mercedes Actros can be located is beneath your dashboard, to access it you will have to take off your glove box which is generally 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 Mercedes Actros?

Finally, we will now discover how to replace the cabin filter of your Mercedes Actros? Nevertheless this is a rather simple technique, it must be done at the right time to avoid problems on your motor vehicle.

When to replace the cabin filter on Mercedes Actros?

The big question for most Mercedes Actros 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 read 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 replaced 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 impurities, allergens and exhaust gases. Do not hesitate to replace it more frequently if you drive in city.

How to take off the cabin filter on my Mercedes Actros?

Last but not least, the last step that certainly draws you to this tips guide, how to take off the cabin filter from your Mercedes Actros? This step is in fact very basic. 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 softly 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 Mercedes Actros.

To find more tips on the Mercedes Actros, take a look at the Mercedes Actros category.