Air filter: Clean housing and renew filter element
Air filter: Clean housing and renew filter element
Air filter: Cleaning housing and renewing filter element, cleaning strainer if fitted
hinweis  Note
  Depending on vehicle equipment, a screen is installed in the air duct, in air filter housing lower part near the air intake system.
  This strainer is designed to catch snow and ice in the winter months so that the air filter element is not blocked.
  When grasping at front into the air intake system it can be felt whether a snow screen is fitted.
   
–  Remove securing bolts -arrows-.
–  Lift filter housing upper part and remove upwards.
–  Take out used filter element -arrow-.
  N02-0244
–  Removing and installing snow screen → Chapter.
hinweis  Note
Observe disposal regulations!
–  Clean filter housing and install new filter element.
  N02-0219
–  Insert filter housing upper part and tighten bolts -arrows-.
  N02-0244
Cleaning snow screen (only vehicles with 2.0 l engine)
The snow screen is located in the air intake system -4-.
–  Remove air filter upper part → Chapter.
–  Remove air filter element -1-.
–  Remove air filter lower part -7-.
–  Remove air intake system -4- and remove snow screen -5- from air intake system.
–  Clean snow screen.
Install in reverse order.
  Torque setting -item 2- 10 Nm.
  Torque setting -item 3- 3 Nm.
  N01-10212