If you can smell smoke when driving near a fire where someone is burning leaves, is this a good indication that your vehicles cabin air filter is not functioning properly and needs to be replaced?
No! The strong odor of smoke is not an indication that the cabin air filter needs replacing, because most cabin air filters contain only a paper filter which removes only dust or pollen. Only absorption type of filters, one’s that contain active charcoal that are found in high priced luxury cars can actually filter out noxious odors. However you may be able to buy a high end absorption cabin filter with charcoal to replace the paper one.
No! The strong odor of smoke is not an indication that the cabin air filter needs replacing, because most cabin air filters contain only a paper filter which removes only dust or pollen. Only absorption type of filters, one’s that contain active charcoal that are found in high priced luxury cars can actually filter out noxious odors. However you may be able to buy a high end absorption cabin filter with charcoal to replace the paper one.
