Subaru WRX & WRX STI Manuals 2018 WRX & WRX STI Owner’s Manual | Page 235

Climate control/Air filtration system
& Replacing a cabin air filter
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and remove the hinge portion. When
doing this, be careful not to damage
the hinge.
1. Remove the glove box.
NOTE
We recommend that you take mea-
sures 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)
Stopper
(3) Push both sides of the glove box
inside to unlock the stoppers and then
pull down the glove box as far as it will
go.
(2) Remove the damper shaft from the
glove box.
2. Remove the cabin air filter according
to the following procedure in order to
prevent dust on the air cleaner from falling
to the inside of its housing.
(1) Push in the four stoppers to
unlock, and then slowly pull out the
filter 4 in (10 cm) from the housing.
(2) Completely pull out the filter by
gently tilting the front side of the filter
downward.
(4) Pull out the glove box horizontally
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