Where is the 2019 Forte cabin filter?
Behind the glove box. Open the glove box, remove the stoppers, pull the support strap, then the filter cover.
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2019 Kia Forte
2019 Forte climate-control filter is behind the glove box. The non-turbo chart replaces it at every column, which is every 7,500 miles.
| Item | Figure |
|---|---|
| Interval | R in every column of the non-turbo chart: every 7,500 miles (12,000 km). |
| Severe use | The severe chart says replace more frequently. The conditions named for that row were not copied as a mile. |
Source: owner's manual / last verified 2026-10-16 (2019 Forte owner's manual, BD, U.S. English, from ownersmanual.kia.com. Lubricants table and the non-turbo maintenance schedule. (opens in a new tab)).
Difficulty, time, and cost are estimates when this guide gives them. Torque is a cited figure, or it is left off.
Main source: 2019 Forte owner's manual, BD, U.S. English, from ownersmanual.kia.com. Lubricants table and the non-turbo maintenance schedule. (opens in a new tab), Kia Motors America, published 2018-11-06, read 2026-10-16.
| Item | Figure | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Interval | R in every column of the non-turbo chart: every 7,500 miles (12,000 km). | Normal maintenance schedule |
| Severe use | The severe chart says replace more frequently. The conditions named for that row were not copied as a mile. | Severe usage conditions |
Remove the stoppers on both sides.
With the glove box open, pull the support strap marked (1) in the figure. The figure is not redrawn.
Press the lock on both sides of the cover, remove the cover, replace the filter, and reassemble in reverse. Install it properly or the system can make noise.
The engine air cleaner is a different filter, on the engine air filter guide. No part number is printed, so none is added.
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Climate control air filter for the 2019 Forte
Behind the glove box. The procedure does not print a part number.
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Behind the glove box. Open the glove box, remove the stoppers, pull the support strap, then the filter cover.
Every 7,500 miles on the normal non-turbo chart. Sooner in polluted or dusty use.
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