Vehicle maintenance is one of the most important duties you need to achieve if you want to keep your car in good condition and avoid unexpected breakdowns that would necessitate you to spend a lot of money. Some maintenance tasks seem obvious to everyone, such as oil and filter replacing, but for others you might not always be aware of them. Today we’re going to concentrate on a less famous but equally crucial maintenance task, how to change the cabin filter on my Nissan NV200? For this, first we’ll discover where the cabin filter on your Nissan NV200 is, and secondly how to replace this famous filter, also named pollen filter.
Where is the cabin filter on my Nissan NV200?
So let’s start our short post with location of the cabin filter on your Nissan NV200. Determined by the year of your automobile and the series, the filter can be found in three different areas, we will now detail these locations.
Passenger compartment filter positioned in the engine compartment
To locate the cabin filter of your Nissan NV200?, we encourage you to check out the side of the engine compartment, indeed, it is one of the most preferred places for car makers. This is just cause this is where the Nissan NV200’s external air intake is positioned. This is where your motor vehicle will supply air to your passenger compartment. It is most of the time placed just below 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 Nissan NV200
The second possible area for the cabin filter on your Nissan NV200 is under the glove compartment of your car. This is the least complicated 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 Nissan NV200
Finally, last location where the cabin filter on your Nissan NV200 can be found is below your dashboard, to access it you will have to take off 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 replace the cabin filter of my Nissan NV200?
Finally, we will now show you how to replace the cabin filter of your Nissan NV200? Nevertheless this is a rather ordinary maneuver, it must be done at the right time to prevent complications on your automobile.
When to replace the cabin filter on Nissan NV200?
The big question for many Nissan NV200 owners is when to replace this filter, because we know that you have to change it every 20,000 kilometres; don’t hesitate to consult 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 automobile 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 impure substances, allergens and exhaust gas. Do not hesitate to replace it more frequently if you drive in city.
How to take off the cabin filter on my Nissan NV200?
Last but not least, the last step that surely draws you to this publication, how to take off the cabin filter from your Nissan NV200? This step is in fact 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 Nissan NV200.
To find more tips on the Nissan NV200, take a look at the Nissan NV200 category.
