Vehicle maintenance is one of the essential responsibilities you need to do if you want to keep your car in good condition and avoid unforeseen breakdowns that would necessitate you to spend a lot of money. Some maintenance tasks seem obvious to everyone, such as oil and filter changes, but for others you may not always be aware of them. Today we’re going to focus on a less famous but equally essential maintenance task, how to change the cabin filter on my Renault Koleos? For this, first we’ll find out where the cabin filter on your Renault Koleos is, and secondly how to change this popular filter, as well named pollen filter.
Where is the cabin filter on my Renault Koleos?
So let’s start our short post with location of the cabin filter on your Renault Koleos. Depending on the year of your automobile and the series, the filter can be located in three different spots, we will now detail these locations.
Passenger compartment filter positioned in the engine compartment
To find the cabin filter of your Renault Koleos?, we encourage you to look at the side of the engine compartment, in reality, it is one of the most popular locations for car producers. This is simply cause this is where the Renault Koleos’s external air intake is placed. This is where your vehicule 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 automotive, it will be in a plastic box.
Cabin filter which is below the glove box of an Renault Koleos
The second possible area for the cabin filter on your Renault Koleos is under the glove compartment of your car. This is the simplest place to access, you will just have to lie down and look under your glove box and you should identify a black box including the pollen filter, just unclip it to access your filter.
Cabin filter which is under the dashboard of your Renault Koleos
Finally, last position where the cabin filter on your Renault Koleos can be located is below your dashboard, to access it you will have to take out your glove box which is commonly 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 Koleos?
Finally, we will now teach you how to change the cabin filter of your Renault Koleos? Although this is a rather ordinary step, it must be done at the right time to avoid problems on your motor vehicle.
When to change the cabin filter on Renault Koleos?
The big question for most Renault Koleos 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 side 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 frequently if you drive in city.
How to take out the cabin filter on my Renault Koleos?
Last but not least, the last step that surely draws you to this instruction, how to take out the cabin filter from your Renault Koleos? This step is honestly 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 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 Koleos.
If perhaps you have any further questions about the Renault Koleos, do not hesitate to consult our Renault Koleos category.
