Vehicle maintenance is one of the essential tasks you need to do if you want to keep your car in good condition and avoid unforeseen breakdowns that would require you to spend a lot of cash. Some maintenance work seem obvious to almost all people, such as 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 essential maintenance task, how to change the cabin filter on my Mercury Mariner? To do this, first we’ll discover where the cabin filter on your Mercury Mariner 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 Mercury Mariner?

So let’s start our short post with location of the cabin filter on your Mercury Mariner. Determined by the year of your car and the series, the filter can be located in three different spots, we will now detail these locations.

Passenger compartment filter located in the engine compartment

To locate the cabin filter of your Mercury Mariner?, we encourage you to look at the side of the engine compartment, in fact, it is one of the most chosen locations for car producers. This is simply because this is where the Mercury Mariner’s external air intake is located. This is where your car will supply air to your passenger compartment. It is generally placed just below the windscreen, at the level of the air vents, you can access it through the bonnet of your automotive, it will be in a plastic box.

Cabin filter which is beneath the glove box of an Mercury Mariner

The second possible position for the cabin filter on your Mercury Mariner is under the glove compartment of your motor vehicle. This is the easiest place to access, you will just have to lie down and look under your glove box and you should see a black box including the pollen filter, just unclip it to access your filter.

Cabin filter which is under the dashboard of your Mercury Mariner

Finally, last spot where the cabin filter on your Mercury Mariner can be located is beneath your dashboard, to access it you will have to take out your glove box which is in general 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 Mercury Mariner?

Finally, we will now see how to change the cabin filter of your Mercury Mariner? Although this is a rather basic maneuver, it must be done at the right time to prevent concerns on your motor vehicle.

When to change the cabin filter on Mercury Mariner?

The big question for a good number of Mercury Mariner owners is when to change this filter, because we know that you have to change it every 20,000 kilometres; don’t hesitate 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 pollutants, allergens and exhaust gases. Do not hesitate to change it more regularly if you drive in city.

How to take out the cabin filter on my Mercury Mariner?

Last but not least, the last step that certainly draws you to this instruction, how to take out the cabin filter from your Mercury Mariner? This step is honestly very basic. Once you’ve found the position of the filter, all you have to do is to unclip the box in which it is located and carefully 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 Mercury Mariner.

If you need more tutorials on the Mercury Mariner, go to our Mercury Mariner category.