Filter apparatus, vehicle, use and method

Filter apparatus () in particular passenger compartment filter apparatus, for example for a motor vehicle (), comprising a filter element () having a filter medium body () and a frame () surrounding the filter medium body (), wherein the frame () features opposite lateral surfaces (, ), a plurality of engagement elements ( to ), and a filter housing () featuring, on two opposing wall sections (, ), in each case two engagement counter elements ( to ) in which in each case one of the plurality of engagement elements ( to ) can be accommodated in a positive fitting manner, wherein the engagement counter elements ( to ) in each case are designed as a groove in the respective wall section (, ) of the filter housing () and feature: an insertion section () which, when the filter element () is mounted in the filter housing (), permits an insertion movement of the respective engagement element ( to ) substantially along the throughflow direction (L), and a locking section () connected to the insertion section () and angled with respect to the insertion section (), wherein a respective engagement element ( to ) is disposed on a respective lateral surface (, ) of the filter element () when the filter element () is mounted in the filter housing (), extends away from the filter medium body (), and is held in a respective locking section ().