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Pollen Season Is Here - How Clean Is The Air In Your Car?
 Roadside air - especially along busy roads, highways and agricultural areas - contain high levels of pollen, dust, soot and smog whose harmful effects are well documented. And children, with "young lungs", are more sensitive to the effects of air pollution than adults. So if you are taking the kids to school or soccer practice with the windows rolled up the air quality inside a car often can be worse than the air outside - especially in our area. Audi, BMW, MINI, Saab, Volvo & Volkswagen vehicles as early as 1986 have cabin air filtration systems. We have found most people are unaware that their vehicle is equipped with this feature. A cabin air filter acts much like the filter in the home's heating system - trapping dust, dirt and grime from the road and pumping clean air into the passenger compartment. Over time, however, the cabin air filter can get clogged and actually multiply the dangers associated with these pollutants when the vehicle's heating and air conditioning system blows them into the closed interior with no avenue for escape. Depending on the system your vehicle is equipped with, replacement can take from 10-60 minutes. Two kinds of cabin filters are found on vehicles today - the particulate cabin filter and the activated charcoal cabin filter. The cost of the filter can vary greatly - the fact remains the benefits far out way the costs. |
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Cabin Filters |