Kepping is car in good conditions is one of the most important duties you need to do if you want to keep your car in good condition and avoid unexpected equipment failures that would necessitate you to spend a lot of cash. Some maintenance work seem obvious to nearly everybody, including oil and filter changes, but for others you may 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 Volkswagen CC? To do this, first we’ll find out where the cabin filter on your Volkswagen CC is, and secondly how to replace this popular filter, also called pollen filter.
Where is the cabin filter on my Volkswagen CC?
So let’s start our short post with location of the cabin filter on your Volkswagen CC. Depending on 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 Volkswagen CC?, we recommend you to take a look at the side of the engine compartment, in fact, it is one of the most popular locations for car manufacturers. This is only cause this is where the Volkswagen CC’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 below 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 below the glove box of an Volkswagen CC
The second possible area for the cabin filter on your Volkswagen CC 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 out a black box containing the pollen filter, just unclip it to access your filter.
Cabin filter which is under the dashboard of your Volkswagen CC
Finally, last place where the cabin filter on your Volkswagen CC can be located is below your dashboard, to access it you will have to take out 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 replace the cabin filter of my Volkswagen CC?
Finally, we will now teach you how to replace the cabin filter of your Volkswagen CC? Nevertheless this is a rather simple step, it must be done at the right time to avoid concerns on your motor vehicle.
When to replace the cabin filter on Volkswagen CC?
The big question for a large number of Volkswagen CC owners is when to replace this filter, because we know that you have to change it every 20,000 kilometres; don’t be reluctant 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 changed 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 replace it more frequently if you drive in city.
How to take out the cabin filter on my Volkswagen CC?
Last but not least, the last step that definitely draws you to this tips guide, how to take out the cabin filter from your Volkswagen CC? This step is in fact very simple. 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 Volkswagen CC.
To find more tips on the Volkswagen CC, take a look at the Volkswagen CC category.
