hi i'm trying to replace my in cabin/a/c filter and i'm looking in the manual saying you have to remove the shelf in the glove compartment. i lifted the shelf up with ease but i can't remove the side of the shelf from the right "wall" of the glove compartment. can anyone guide me?

 

it took some force but i had to rip it out of the right wall. took me awhile though but yea thats wat u must do just make sure u have enuff space.

 

You gotta rip it REALLY hard. Be careful though... that shelf does come flying out because you have to use a lot of force. I scratched the felt part of the wall and I couldn't really get that scratch out... You could jam a towel on the left side of the shelf so that when it comes flying out, your hand will will be cushioned/stopped by that towel...

 

Make sure the HVAC is in recirculation mode prior to removing the actual cabin air filter. You will know if you are not, the filter will be slightly difficult to remove. If you don't set it in the recirculation mode and you removed the filter, you will destroy a switch and it will be expensive to fix.

 

yeah i felt like i was gonna break the shelf if i kept going so i guess i'll try again in the morning. thanks guys

 

^^i never heard of that before. i just removed it when the car is off and not when the air is coming or goin through. please explain in more detail is350matic i didn't have a problem with mine so im guessing i had it on recirculation mode.

 

I think the problem he was mentioning involves the actual opening of the filter door. It's the step after the shelf removal. Just make sure your AC is on recirculate (I think that's what it is). Otherwise, when you're trying to open the "trap door" to access the actual filter, you'll break that the stick controls the ac vents or something... The "trap door" should open with ease or no effort at all. If you need to require ANY force, then MAKE SURE that the AC is on recirculate so you don't break that stick.

 

nah i have no problem with the trap door where the filter is located. i'm just having problems with the shelf. i'll check it out tomorrow again since i've yet to replace it

 

Yeah, I won't make that mistake again... but the dealer did fix what ever I did break under warranty