Good Morning,

I would like to replace the cabin air filter in my 1999 S70 but don't know where it is located nor how to access it.

Guidance would be appreciated.

Thanks, again.

The previous guys who wrote are right that you do not need to remove the cowl below the windshield. However, I recommed that you do remove it because you can remove and replace the cabin air filter easier, and, just as important, you can clean the air duct that leads to the ventilation fan.

1. Take off the wiper blades and unbolt several screws that hold down a black panel at the base of your windshield.
2. Remove the old cabin air filter (on the right side of a USA S70)
3. Look down the duct below. I have seen several S70s that were really nasty because the owners had never replaced the filter (they never read their owners' manual?) Clean all the sludge, leaves, and mold you will find down in there. Use a strong cleaner like Simple Green or 409 to scrub everything you can reach. On the V70, you can reach the fan blades and clean them one by one. Be methodical.
4. Spray Lysol or another antibacterial agent or Wurth AC spray down the tube while the AC is running at high speed.
5. Reassemble your car.

Note: this is also an opportunity to tighten the screws to your dashboard.

Have fun.

Relatively easy. Under cowling on passenger side (providing you're in US), per post by Stewart. One thing, some instructions I've seen say you have remove tha windshield wiper arm. That is not so on US models. Only the torx screws (I think 3 or 4) to gain good access. Do not need to remove entire cowl, just enough to lift up cowl to gain access. Make sure to put it in the same way it came out (not upside down).

It's on the passenger side, under the cowl. You have to remove two torx screws to get at it. There's a clear description of how to do it on Bay 13:

http://www.volvospeed.com/pollenfliter.php