Cabin maintenanceHonda Vezel RU3

Honda Vezel RU3 Cabin Air Filter Replacement Guide

Source-reviewed step-by-step Honda Vezel RU3 cabin air filter replacement guide using Honda owner-manual procedure with clearly labelled schematic illustrations.

Time
5–10 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Tools
1 needed
Instructions
3 steps · illustrated

Applies to Honda Vezel RU3 · 2013–2021. Honda's archive identifies RU3/RU4 as first-generation VEZEL Hybrid chassis codes; this guide is scoped to RU3.. Always compare the described parts, labels and specifications with your own vehicle and manual.

What you’ll need

  • Replacement cabin air filter — confirm exact RU3 fitment before purchase

The illustrated method

Follow these steps

Each action is shown separately. If a component or label looks different on your car, stop and check your own manual.

  1. Step 1 of 3

    Open the glove box, disconnect the damper and lower it

    Schematic illustration of the Honda Vezel RU3 cabin-filter access sequence: glove box opened, damper disconnected, then glove box lowered.
    Instructional illustration · compare with your own vehicle and its manual

    Open the glove box. Disconnect the damper first, then press the stoppers on both sides of the glove box inward and lower the glove box.

  2. Step 2 of 3

    Remove the cabin-filter cover

    Schematic illustration showing the cabin-filter cover area and the left and right cover tabs being released.
    Instructional illustration · compare with your own vehicle and its manual

    Press the tabs on the left and right sides of the cabin-filter cover and remove the cover.

  3. Step 3 of 3

    Replace the filter with the AIR FLOW arrow pointing down

    Schematic illustration showing cabin air filter replacement with the AIR FLOW arrow pointing downward.
    Instructional illustration · compare with your own vehicle and its manual

    Remove the old cabin air filter and install the replacement. Honda specifies that the AIR FLOW arrow on the filter must point downward.

References & limitations

Where these instructions come from

Honda's archive identifies RU3/RU4 as first-generation VEZEL Hybrid chassis codes; this guide is scoped to RU3.

The source verifies the action order and AIR FLOW-down installation direction. It does not make CarFactBook's generated artwork exact geometry.

Honda VEZEL Hybrid owner manual ↗

Manual section: Page 341 — Air clean filter replacement

Instructions checked against manufacturer documentation; not a physical inspection of every vehicle.

Illustrations explain the general action. They are not photographs or proof of exact component geometry.