Subaru Forester Manuals 2019 Forester Owner's Manual | Page 274

268 Air filtration system & Replacing a cabin air filter and remove the hinge portion. When doing this, be careful not to damage the hinge. S04AE01 1. Remove the glove box. NOTE We recommend that you take measures to protect the center console with masking tape first, so that you avoid scratching the center console with the glove box. (1) Open the glove box. 1) Stoppers (3) Push in the stoppers located on both sides of the glove box and then pull down the glove box as far as it will go. (2) Remove the damper shaft from the glove box. (4) Pull out the glove box horizontally 2. Remove the cabin air filter according to the following procedure in order to prevent dust on the cabin air filter from falling to the inside of its housing. (1) Push in the four stoppers to unlock, and then slowly pull out the cabin air filter 0.4 in (1 cm) from the housing. (2) Completely pull out the cabin air filter by gently tilting the front side of the cabin air filter downward.