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Features of your vehicle
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Manual climate control system
Because the refrigerant is at
very high pressure, the air con
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ditioning system should only be
serviced by trained and certified techni
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cians. It is important that the correct
type and amount of oil and refrigerant is
used. Otherwise, it may cause damage
to the vehicle and personal injury.
WARNING
Vehicles equipped with R-1234yf
Since the refrigerant is mildly
flammable and operated at high pres
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sure, the air conditioning system should
only be serviced by trained and certified
technicians.
It is important that the correct type and
amount of oil and refrigerant are used.
All refrigerants should be reclaimed with
proper equipment.
Venting refrigerants directly to the
atmosphere is harmful to individuals and
environment.
Failure to heed these warnings can lead
to serious injuries.
Sunroof inside air recirculation (if
equipped)
The outside (fresh) air position is auto
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matically selected, when the sunroof is
opened.
When you select the recirculated air
position, the system maintains the recir
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culated air position for 3 minutes and
then automatically converts to the out
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side (fresh) air position.
When the sunroof is closed, the air
intake position will return to the original
position that was selected.