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Features of your vehicle
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Automatic climate control system
WARNING
Windshield heating
Do not use the or position
during cooling operation in
extremely humid weather. The dif
-
ference between the temperature
of the outside air and the windshield
could cause the outer surface of the
windshield to fog up, causing loss of
visibility. In this case, set the mode
selection to the position and
fan speed control to the lower
speed.
䳜 For maximum defrosting, set the
temperature control to the
extreme right/hot position and
the fan speed control to the high
-
est speed.
䳜 If warm air to the floor is desired
while defrosting or defogging, set
the mode to the floor-defrost
position.
䳜 Before driving, clear all snow and
ice from the windshield, rear win
-
dow, outside rear view mirrors,
and all side windows.
䳜 Clear all snow and ice from the
hood and air inlet in the cowl grill
to improve heater and defroster
efficiency and to reduce the prob
-
ability of fogging up the inside of
the windshield.
Defogging inside windshield with
the automatic climate control
1. Set the fan speed to the desired
position.
2. Select desired temperature.
3. Press the defroster button (
).
4. The outside (fresh) air position
will be selected automatically and
the air conditioning will turn on
according to the detected ambi
-
ent temperature.
If the air conditioning and outside
(fresh) air position are not selected
automatically, adjust the corre
-
sponding button manually. If the
position is selected, lower fan
speed is adjusted to a higher fan
speed.
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