Qashqai 2011 Cabin Filter Location !!!!! help!!!!!
You do have to remove the glove box. You also need to remove the motor that controls a flap for the ventilation to access the filter. THIS NEEDS CARE. There is a rack and pinion (I think that's what it's called) with the pinion gear on the stepper motor shaft and the rack (comb) attached to the ventilation flap...ensure you mark their relative positions and replace in exactly the same position.The first time I did this, I didn't take sufficient care and found that with certain selections of the AV there was a regular knocking noise which I think was due to the stepper motor keeping attempting to move the flap, but too far so that it came to a stop and then appeared to reverse and make another attempt! If you pm me, I think I can find a pdf instruction document downloaded from the other Qashqai site which is good, but doesn't caution about the stepper motor removal.J