Vehicle maintenance is one of the essential duties you need to achieve if you want to keep your vehicle in good condition and avoid unforeseen equipment failures that would necessitate you to spend a lot of money. Some maintenance tasks seem obvious to almost everyone, 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 notorious but equally essential maintenance task, how to change the cabin filter on my Renault Captur? For this, first we’ll find out where the cabin filter on your Renault Captur is, and secondly how to replace this popular filter, also named pollen filter.
Where is the cabin filter on my Renault Captur?
So let’s start our content page with location of the cabin filter on your Renault Captur. According to the year of your motor vehicle and the series, the filter can be found in three different places, we will now describe these locations.
Passenger compartment filter located in the engine compartment
To locate the cabin filter of your Renault Captur?, we suggest you to take a look at the side of the engine compartment, in truth, it is one of the most popular locations for car makers. This is only simply because this is where the Renault Captur’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 based 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 beneath the glove box of an Renault Captur
The second possible area for the cabin filter on your Renault Captur 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 containing the pollen filter, just unclip it to access your filter.
Cabin filter which is under the dashboard of your Renault Captur
Finally, last spot where the cabin filter on your Renault Captur can be found is beneath your dashboard, to access it you will have to remove your glove box which is commonly held by clips or a screw. Now that this is done, you should see the black box it is in.
How to replace the cabin filter of my Renault Captur?
Finally, we will now discover how to replace the cabin filter of your Renault Captur? Nevertheless this is a rather ordinary technique, it must be done at the right time to avoid problems on your automobile.
When to replace the cabin filter on Renault Captur?
The big question for a large number of Renault Captur owners is when to replace this filter, because we know that you have to change it every 20,000 kilometres; don’t be reluctant to read our content page on the removal of the service indicator light; however, for the cabin filter, it’s a whole 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 harmful particles, allergens and exhaust gas. Do not hesitate to replace it more frequently if you drive in city.
How to remove the cabin filter on my Renault Captur?
Last but not least, the last step that definitely draws you to this instruction, how to remove the cabin filter from your Renault Captur? This step is seriously 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 Renault Captur.
If you wish more guides on the Renault Captur, go to our Renault Captur category.
