Hmmm, sounds like too much work. I just push down gently on the rear of the open glove box as I reach over it and squeeze/pull the tabs of the cabin air filter cover. I then use a finger to wiggle the filter out enough to grasp it and slide it out over the back edge of the glove box. Below is a picture I took showing the view over the back edge of the glove box of the cabin air filter cover. The red circles show the tabs used to remove the cover.



Here is the filter housing with the filter removed. Often I find some leaves logged in the housing.