Vehicle maintenance is one of the essential duties you need to do if you want to keep your vehicle in good condition and avoid unforeseen breakdowns that would require you to waste a lot of cash. Some maintenance tasks seem obvious to almost everyone, including oil and filter changes, but for others you might not always be aware of them. Today we’re going to focus on a less notorious but equally crucial maintenance task, how to change the cabin filter on my Renault Grand Modus? To do this, first we’ll discover where the cabin filter on your Renault Grand Modus is, and secondly how to change this popular filter, also known as pollen filter.

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Where is the cabin filter on my Renault Grand Modus?

So let’s start our short post with location of the cabin filter on your Renault Grand Modus. According to the year of your car and the series, the filter can be located 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 Renault Grand Modus?, we advise you to check out the side of the engine compartment, in fact, it is one of the most chosen locations for car manufacturers. This is just cause this is where the Renault Grand Modus’s external air intake is installed. This is where your motor vehicle will supply air to your passenger compartment. It is generally located just beneath 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 underneath the glove box of an Renault Grand Modus

The second possible position for the cabin filter on your Renault Grand Modus 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 find a black box including the pollen filter, just unclip it to access your filter.

Cabin filter which is under the dashboard of your Renault Grand Modus

Finally, last location where the cabin filter on your Renault Grand Modus can be located is underneath your dashboard, to access it you will have to take off your glove box which is in general 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 Renault Grand Modus?

Finally, we will now show you how to change the cabin filter of your Renault Grand Modus? Nevertheless this is a rather basic step, it must be done at the right time to prevent problems on your automobile.

When to change the cabin filter on Renault Grand Modus?

The big query for many Renault Grand Modus owners is when to change 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 replaced 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 impurities, allergens and exhaust fumes. Do not hesitate to change it more regularly if you drive in city.

How to take off the cabin filter on my Renault Grand Modus?

Last but not least, the last step that certainly attracts you to this instruction, how to take off the cabin filter from your Renault Grand Modus? This step is seriously very common. 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 gently 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 Grand Modus.

If you have any further questions about the Renault Grand Modus, do not hesitate to consult our Renault Grand Modus category.