Kepping is car in good conditions is one of the crucial responsibilities you need to achieve if you want to keep your car in good condition and avoid unpredicted equipment failures that would necessitate you to spend a lot of cash. Some maintenance work seem obvious to everyone, such as oil and filter changes, but for others you might not always be aware of them. Today we’re going to focus on a less known but equally significant maintenance task, how to change the cabin filter on my Mercedes Benz GLA Class? To do this, first we’ll check out where the cabin filter on your Mercedes Benz GLA Class is, and secondly how to change this popular filter, as well called pollen filter.
Where is the cabin filter on my Mercedes Benz GLA Class?
So let’s start our short post with location of the cabin filter on your Mercedes Benz GLA Class. According to the year of your automobile and the series, the filter can be found in three different areas, we will now describe these locations.
Passenger compartment filter positioned in the engine compartment
To locate the cabin filter of your Mercedes Benz GLA Class?, we recommend you to look at the side of the engine compartment, in fact, it is one of the most preferred places for car makers. This is just cause this is where the Mercedes Benz GLA Class’s external air intake is located. This is where your motor vehicle will supply air to your passenger compartment. It is most of the time found just under 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 Benz GLA Class
The second possible position for the cabin filter on your Mercedes Benz GLA Class 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 recognize 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 GLA Class
Finally, last place where the cabin filter on your Mercedes Benz GLA Class can be found is beneath your dashboard, to access it you will have to remove 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 Mercedes Benz GLA Class?
Finally, we will now show you how to change the cabin filter of your Mercedes Benz GLA Class? Although this is a rather common procedure, it must be done at the right time to avoid concerns on your car.
When to change the cabin filter on Mercedes Benz GLA Class?
The big question for a good number of Mercedes Benz GLA 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 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 changed every year if you use your car 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 harmful particles, allergens and exhaust gases. Do not hesitate to change it more regularly if you drive in city.
How to remove the cabin filter on my Mercedes Benz GLA Class?
Last but not least, the last step that definitely draws you to this publication, how to remove the cabin filter from your Mercedes Benz GLA Class? This step is honestly 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 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 GLA Class.
If you need more guides on the Mercedes Benz GLA Class, go to our Mercedes Benz GLA Class category.
