Vehicle maintenance is one of the essential responsibilities you need to do if you want to keep your automobile in good condition and avoid unforeseen malfunctions that would require you to waste a lot of cash. Some maintenance tasks seem obvious to 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 known but equally crucial maintenance task, how to change the cabin filter on my Renault Trafic? For this, first we’ll find out where the cabin filter on your Renault Trafic is, and secondly how to change this popular filter, also known as pollen filter.
Where is the cabin filter on my Renault Trafic?
So let’s start our content page with location of the cabin filter on your Renault Trafic. According to the year of your motor vehicle 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 Trafic?, we suggest you to check out the side of the engine compartment, indeed, it is one of the most popular locations for car producers. This is only because this is where the Renault Trafic’s external air intake is installed. 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 Trafic
The second possible position for the cabin filter on your Renault Trafic 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 including the pollen filter, just unclip it to access your filter.
Cabin filter which is under the dashboard of your Renault Trafic
Finally, last place where the cabin filter on your Renault Trafic can be located 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 change the cabin filter of my Renault Trafic?
Finally, we will now discover how to change the cabin filter of your Renault Trafic? Nevertheless this is a rather simple technique, it must be done at the right time to avoid complications on your vehicle.
When to change the cabin filter on Renault Trafic?
The big query for many Renault Trafic owners is when to change 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; nevertheless, for the cabin filter, it’s a complete other question. It should be replaced every year if you use your 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 impure substances, allergens and exhaust gas. Do not hesitate to change it more frequently if you drive in city.
How to take off the cabin filter on my Renault Trafic?
Last but not least, the last step that surely attracts you to this instruction, how to take off the cabin filter from your Renault Trafic? 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 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 Renault Trafic.
To find more tips on the Renault Trafic, take a look at the Renault Trafic category.
