Owners of other Kia, Hyundai or Genesis vehicles such as the Niro, Sportage, Sedona, Telluride, Sorento, Rio, Forte, Optima, K900, Cadenza, Stinger, Tucson, Santa Fe, Kona, Palisade, Elantra, Sonata, Accent, Veloster, Ioniq, Nexo, Venue, G70, G80 and G90 may also find these DIY instructions to be helpful.

A few compatible replacement filters with their part numbers include the following: Spearhead BE-002, TYC 800199P, Fram CF12002, Kia 97133-B2000, K&N VF1017, Wix WP10178 and EcoGard XC10391.

No tools are needed to access, remove and replace the cabin air filter.

The first few steps are to sit in the front passenger seat, open the glove box and empty out the contents.

Insert your fingers into the opening in the cover and firmly pull it down to disengage the plastic retaining clips.

Once the outer access cover is out of the way, you'll be able to see the HVAC blower motor housing and the rectangular shaped filter slot access cover.

Lift up the tab on the retaining clip to release it.

Swing open the bottom edge of the filter access cover and then pull the two tabs on the top edge out of their slots.

Once the cover is out of the way, you'll be able to see the outer edge of the old filter in the slot.

Inspect both sides of the old filter.

If the old filter is dark grey or black and clogged with dirt, dust, sand, pollen, soot, insects, leaves, hair, twigs and other debris, it should be replaced with a new element.

I recommend buying the Spearhead BE-002 cabin air filter since it has excellent reviews on Amazon.

If your wet / dry shop vacuum has a crevice attachment, clean out any leaves or debris in the filter housing.

Slide the new filter straight into the slot.

Make sure the filter is fully seated.

First, re-insert the two tabs on the top edge into their small slots.

Then swing the bottom edge closed towards the filter.

You should hear or feel the clips "click" securely into place.

Line up the outer access cover.

Then push on the cover to secure the retaining clips.

Replace the contents of the glove box and close it to complete the job.

Don't forget to write down the filter change in your vehicle's service records.

(The service interval specification in the owner's manual is to replace the cabin air filter every 7,500 miles.)

Enjoy the fresh clean air from your A/C system!

For more, please check out all of my 2014-2019 Kia Soul DIY Repair & Maintenance Guides.