I think it is inside the car under the glove compartment. Undo 3 screws and pull down the carpet, there should be a black rectangular cover which you slide across. This cover should come off and you can then pull down on the filter to take it out. If yours is a xsara picasso i thik it is under the bonnet some where opposite the stearing wheel.
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