Acura RDX: How to Replace Cabin Air Filter
The cabin air filter filters the air going into your Acura RDX's cabin. Read on to learn how to replace it.
This article applies to the Acura RDX.
The cabin air filter is designed to ensure you're breathing fresh air when driving your Acura RDX. It filters the air going through your vents, thus sacrificing itself to give you fresh air. With this in mind, overtime, the cabin filter gets dirty, which can restrict (and not filter) the air going into your cabin and cause it to breath dirty air. Replacing the cabin air filter should be done every 15,000 to 25,000 miles. However, the various weather conditions can make a difference, and dusty days will clog it up a lot quicker than a beautiful, clean day. Get into the habit of checking the cabin air filter every 10,000 miles to ensure you and your passengers are breathing fresh, clean air. Read on to learn how to replace the cabin air filter in the Acura RDX.
Material Needed
- Cabin air filter
Step 1 – Open the glove compartment
The cabin air filter is located behind the glove compartment, and to get to it, you will have to release the glove compartment's door. Open the door, then locate the hook on the right side (passenger side), push the hook in to release it, then squeeze both sides of the glove box, this will release the door and let it hang.
Figure 1. Release the hook on the far right side. 
Figure 2. Squeeze the door to release it.
Step 2 – Remove cabin air filter
Squeeze the two tabs on each side of the filter's tray, then pull the tray straight out.
Step 3 – Install new filter
Remove the old filter from the tray, then install the new one in its place. Make sure the arrows on the new filter point down. With the new filter in the tray, install it back in its place, then squeeze the glove box's door in to put it back up. Squeeze the hook on the right side and hook it in place.
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