Vehicle maintenance is one of the crucial duties you need to achieve if you want to keep your automobile in good condition and avoid unexpected equipment failures that would require you to spend a lot of money. 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 look into a less famous but equally crucial maintenance task, how to change the cabin filter on my Renault Twizy? For this, first we’ll find out where the cabin filter on your Renault Twizy is, and secondly how to change this famous filter, also called pollen filter.
Where is the cabin filter on my Renault Twizy?
So let’s start our short post with location of the cabin filter on your Renault Twizy. Based on the year of your motor vehicle and the series, the filter can be found in three different spots, we will now describe these locations.
Passenger compartment filter found in the engine compartment
To find the cabin filter of your Renault Twizy?, 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 manufacturers. This is simply simply because this is where the Renault Twizy’s external air intake is placed. This is where your car will supply air to your passenger compartment. It is most of the time based just under 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 Twizy
The second possible location for the cabin filter on your Renault Twizy 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 including the pollen filter, just unclip it to access your filter.
Cabin filter which is under the dashboard of your Renault Twizy
Finally, last location where the cabin filter on your Renault Twizy can be found is beneath your dashboard, to access it you will have to take off your glove box which is usually held by clips or a screw. Now that this is done, you should see the black box it is in.
How to change the cabin filter of my Renault Twizy?
Finally, we will now see how to change the cabin filter of your Renault Twizy? Nevertheless this is a rather simple maneuver, it must be done at the right time to avoid problems on your vehicle.
When to change the cabin filter on Renault Twizy?
The big question for a good number of Renault Twizy 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 changed every year if you use your vehicle 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 gases. Do not hesitate to change it more frequently if you drive in city.
How to take off the cabin filter on my Renault Twizy?
Last but not least, the last step that certainly draws you to this instruction, how to take off the cabin filter from your Renault Twizy? This step is honestly very simple. 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 Twizy.
If you want more guides on the Renault Twizy, go to our Renault Twizy category.
