The instructions for this are in the owners manual.WHERE WOULD I FIND INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO CHANGE AIR FILTER ON 2008 EOS VOLKSWAGAN 2.0 ENGINE?
It's not covered in the owner's manual
2008 is a split year for engines.
If you have an early 2008, (says FSI turbo on the engine cover):
http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id
If you late 2008 (says TSI on the engine cover), it should be pretty straight forward to change.