Kepping is car in good conditions is one of the crucial tasks you need to achieve if you want to keep your automobile in good condition and avoid sudden breakdowns that would necessitate you to spend a lot of cash. Some maintenance work seem obvious to nearly everybody, such as oil and filter changes, but for others you may 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 Mitsubishi Asx? For this, first we’ll check out where the cabin filter on your Mitsubishi Asx is, and secondly how to change this famous filter, also known as pollen filter.

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Where is the cabin filter on my Mitsubishi Asx?

So let’s start our short post with location of the cabin filter on your Mitsubishi Asx. According to the year of your car and the series, the filter can be found in three different places, we will now detail these locations.

Passenger compartment filter situated in the engine compartment

To locate the cabin filter of your Mitsubishi Asx?, we encourage you to look at the side of the engine compartment, indeed, it is one of the most chosen places for car producers. This is simply cause this is where the Mitsubishi Asx’s external air intake is installed. This is where your car will supply air to your passenger compartment. It is generally placed just beneath 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 Mitsubishi Asx

The second possible area for the cabin filter on your Mitsubishi Asx 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 find out a black box including the pollen filter, just unclip it to access your filter.

Cabin filter which is under the dashboard of your Mitsubishi Asx

Finally, last place where the cabin filter on your Mitsubishi Asx can be found is below your dashboard, to access it you will have to remove 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 Mitsubishi Asx?

Finally, we will now teach you how to change the cabin filter of your Mitsubishi Asx? Although this is a rather simple maneuver, it must be done at the right time to avoid concerns on your vehicle.

When to change the cabin filter on Mitsubishi Asx?

The big question for a good number of Mitsubishi Asx 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; however, for the cabin filter, it’s a entire other question. It should be changed every year if you use your 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 harmful particles, allergens and exhaust fumes. Do not hesitate to change it more regularly if you drive in city.

How to remove the cabin filter on my Mitsubishi Asx?

Last but not least, the last step that certainly draws you to this guide, how to remove the cabin filter from your Mitsubishi Asx? This step is honestly 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 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 Mitsubishi Asx.

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