Kepping is car in good conditions is one of the essential responsibilities you need to do if you want to keep your car in good condition and avoid unexpected equipment failures that would require you to waste a lot of cash. Some maintenance tasks seem obvious to nearly everybody, just like oil and filter replacing, but for others you may not always be aware of them. Today we’re going to look into a less known but equally significant maintenance task, how to change the cabin filter on my seat leon? For this, first we’ll see where the cabin filter on your seat leon is, and secondly how to change this famous filter, as well known as pollen filter.
Where is the cabin filter on my seat leon?
So let’s start our article with location of the cabin filter on your seat leon. Determined by the year of your automobile and the series, the filter can be placed in three different areas, we will now describe these locations.
Passenger compartment filter located in the engine compartment
To find the cabin filter of your seat leon?, we advise you to take a look at the side of the engine compartment, in truth, it is one of the most chosen places for car producers. This is just mainly because this is where the seat leon’s external air intake is installed. This is where your motor vehicle will supply air to your passenger compartment. It is generally found just beneath 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 underneath the glove box of an seat leon
The second possible area for the cabin filter on your seat leon is under the glove compartment of your car. This is the most simple 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 seat leon
Finally, last place where the cabin filter on your seat leon can be placed is underneath 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 seat leon?
Finally, we will now discover how to change the cabin filter of your seat leon? Nevertheless this is a rather ordinary technique, it must be done at the right time to avoid concerns on your vehicle.
When to change the cabin filter on seat leon?
The big question for a large number of seat leon 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 article on the removal of the service indicator light; nevertheless, for the cabin filter, it’s a whole other question. It should be changed 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 impurities, allergens and exhaust gas. Do not hesitate to change it more regularly if you drive in city.
How to take off the cabin filter on my seat leon?
Last but not least, the last step that definitely attracts you to this instruction, how to take off the cabin filter from your seat leon? This step is in fact very basic. 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 seat leon.
To find more tips on the seat leon, take a look at the seat leon category.
