Vehicle maintenance is one of the most important duties you need to do if you want to keep your car in good condition and avoid unpredicted equipment failures that would require you to waste a lot of cash. Some maintenance work seem obvious to almost all people, just like oil and filter replacing, but for others you may not always be aware of them. Today we’re going to look into a less famous but equally essential maintenance task, how to change the cabin filter on my Mercedes Benz GL Class? To do this, first we’ll discover where the cabin filter on your Mercedes Benz GL Class is, and secondly how to change this famous filter, also named pollen filter.
Where is the cabin filter on my Mercedes Benz GL Class?
So let’s start our article content with location of the cabin filter on your Mercedes Benz GL Class. Determined by the year of your motor vehicle and the series, the filter can be found in three different areas, we will now detail these locations.
Passenger compartment filter found in the engine compartment
To locate the cabin filter of your Mercedes Benz GL Class?, we encourage you to check out the side of the engine compartment, in fact, it is one of the most preferred locations for car makers. This is simply cause this is where the Mercedes Benz GL Class’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 located 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 below the glove box of an Mercedes Benz GL Class
The second possible location for the cabin filter on your Mercedes Benz GL Class 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 find a black box containing the pollen filter, just unclip it to access your filter.
Cabin filter which is under the dashboard of your Mercedes Benz GL Class
Finally, last location where the cabin filter on your Mercedes Benz GL Class can be found is below your dashboard, to access it you will have to take off 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 change the cabin filter of my Mercedes Benz GL Class?
Finally, we will now see how to change the cabin filter of your Mercedes Benz GL Class? Even though this is a rather basic technique, it must be done at the right time to avoid concerns on your car.
When to change the cabin filter on Mercedes Benz GL Class?
The big query for most Mercedes Benz GL Class 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 content on the removal of the service indicator light; nevertheless, for the cabin filter, it’s a whole other question. It should be changed every year if you use your car 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 harmful particles, allergens and exhaust gas. Do not hesitate to change it more regularly if you drive in city.
How to take off the cabin filter on my Mercedes Benz GL Class?
Last but not least, the last step that surely attracts you to this publication, how to take off the cabin filter from your Mercedes Benz GL Class? 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 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 Benz GL Class.
If you want more guides on the Mercedes Benz GL Class, go to our Mercedes Benz GL Class category.
