Cabin Air Filter / Purifier: Service and Repair

REMOVAL

Air Filter Door:

1. Locate the air filter door on the bottom of the lower evaporator housing just outboard of the passenger side of the instrument panel center stack.
2. Slide the air filter door latch toward the rear of the vehicle until it engages the opened stop on the door.
3. Pull the air filter door straight downward to disengage it from the air filter opening of the lower evaporator housing.
4. Use your fingers to reach through the air filter opening of the lower evaporator housing far enough to grasp the air filter.
5. Pull the air filter straight down and out of the evaporator housing and remove it from the vehicle.

INSTALLATION
1. Note the "Airflow" directional arrow imprinted on the foam seal around the frame of the air filter. This arrow should always be oriented towards the center of the vehicle.
2. With the air filter "Airflow" arrow properly oriented, carefully slide the filter fully upward into the evaporator housing through the air filter opening.
3. With the latch still positioned against its opened stop, reinstall the air filter door onto the lower evaporator housing air filter opening.
4. Slide the air filter door latch toward the front of the vehicle until it hits the closed stop on the door.