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Replacing the Cabin Air Filter on a Volkswagen Golf

Model: Volkswagen Golf MK 8, Golf 8, Golf Viii - Years: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Part: Cabin air filter

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The air conditioning system of the Volkswagen Golf has a filter in the intake duct to ensure clean air circulation; to maintain this, it must be replaced periodically. Sit in the passenger seat, open the glove compartment in front of you, press the two levers on the top edge to unclip it, unlock the retaining lever at the bottom, and lower the glove compartment.

Levering the three retaining clips, open the filter cover and remove it, replacing it with a new one, ensuring the flow direction arrow points downwards. Close the cover and refit the glove compartment by reversing the previous steps.


Updated on 22 August 2026 by ScegliAuto


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