Hello, Cayenne here today. I love the smell of fresh air on my face, and well, I like to smell fresh air inside the car when I go for a ride. I'm sure you do too. So today I am going to bark about clean air inside your vehicle. Let's take a breath and get barkin' with a quiz first.

Pop quiz: What is a cabin air filter?

A. A filter for your Los Altos house?
B. A fresh, piney scent?
C. A filter for the passenger compartment of your car?

Clever you, it's C.

A cabin air filter cleans the outside air before it enters your vehicle's passenger compartment. It filters out common CA air particles like dust, pollen, spores, bacteria, pollutants, exhaust gas, odors, and even sparrows.

These high-tech filters can block particles larger than 3 microns. By contrast, a grain of sand is about 200 microns.

Not all Los Altos vehicles have cabin air filters. They are fairly new on the scene in CA. As of the last check, about 40 percent of new vehicles sold in Los Altos come with cabin air filters, but the number is growing every year.

Cabin air filters make driving much more pleasant in Los Altos. Your vehicle can be a haven during our CA allergy season, with very little dust and pollen entering the cabin. Like all filters, the cabin air filter eventually gets clogged. When this happens, your heating and air conditioning flow can become restricted. The filter can even get kind of smelly.

Check your owner's manual for replacement guidelines. If your vehicle owner's manual doesn't mention your cabin air filter, ask your friendly and knowledgeable service advisor at Allied Auto Works for a recommendation. It's usually every year or every 12,000 miles/19,000 kilometers. Change it sooner if you drive in dusty conditions around Los Altos, or if you notice a funky smell coming from your vents.

The team at Allied Auto Works urges Los Altos drivers to keep their cabin air filter clean. It may not help with your brother-in-law in the backseat, but it will make your driving experience around Los Altos more enjoyable.

Stop by, and we'll take a look at your cabin air filter.

I leave you with this fresh air fun quote to think about,

"Fresh air is good if you do not take too much of it; most of the achievements and pleasures of life are in bad air." ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes

Good day,

Cayenne

Allied Auto Works
2073 Grant Road
Los Altos, CA 94024
6509687227
alliedautoworks.com