2005-2011 Volkswagen Jetta Cabin Air Filter Replacement

The cabin air filter in your vehicle helps to...

iFixit Library 2005-2011 Volkswagen Jetta Moderate 30 minutes Guide 153967

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Before you begin

The cabin air filter in your vehicle helps to ensure that there is a proper ventilation system for the health and safety of all passengers. Without a working cabin air filter, the air inside of a vehicle's cabin is prone to having higher levels of harmful and odorous exhaust gases than the air outside of the cabin. The 2005-2011 Volkswagen Jetta’s cabin air filter is located differently compared to most cars.

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Open the passenger door

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Once the door is open locate the blower motor housing, which will be located below the glove compartment and behind the black foam cover.

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Using a flat-head screw driver, remove the 2 screws on the foam cover by screwing counter clockwise. Store the screws in a safe place.

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Remove the foam cover.

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Pinch the cover and move it to the right, then pull the cover to remove it.

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Pull out the dirty/old cabin air filter.

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Depending on the condition of the filter you can either vacuum or replace with new filter. Vacuum dirty filter or remove packaging on new filter.