Your vehicle may be equipped with a passenger compartment air filter. It is located underneath the hood just below the windshield wiper arm on the passenger's side of the vehicle.

The filter traps most of the pollen from air entering the Climate Control System. Like your engine's air cleaner/filter, it may need to be changed periodically to insure system performance. For information on how often to change the passenger compartment air filter, see Scheduled Maintenance .

For the type of filter to use, see Maintenance Replacement Parts .

To change the passenger compartment air filter, use the following steps:

1. Open the hood. Locate the passenger compartment air filer access panel.
2. Peel back the hood weatherstrip from the passenger's side of the vehicle halfway to center.



3. Use a tool to open the passenger compartment air filter access door.
4. Remove any leaves or other debris from the filter area.



5. Release the two locking tabs and pull the filter out.
6. Reverse the steps to install the new air filter.