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5-2. Using the air conditioning system and defogger
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Interior
featur
es
conditioning is suppressed, con-
tributing to increased fuel effi-
ciency.
Front seat concentrated airflow
mode operates in the following
situations.
No passengers are detected
in the rear seats
The windshield defogger is
not operating
While operating, the indicator illumi-
nates on the S-FLOW mode switch.
■
Manually turning front seat
concentrated airflow mode
on/off
In front seat concentrated air-
flow mode, directing airflow to
the front seats only and to all
seats can be switched via switch
operation. When the mode has
been switched manually, auto-
matic airflow control stops oper-
ating.
Select
on the option control
screen or press the S-FLOW
mode switch on the air condi-
tioning operation panel and
switch the airflow.
Indicator illuminated: Airflow
to the front seats only
Indicator off: Airflow to all the
seats
■
Operation of automatic airflow
control
●
In order to maintain a comfortable
interior, airflow may be directed to
seats without passengers immedi-
ately after the engine is started
and at other times depending on
the outside temperature.
●
After the engine is started, if pas-
sengers move around inside or
enter/exit the vehicle, the system
cannot accurately detect the pres-
ence of passengers and automatic
airflow control will not operate.
■
Operation of manual airflow
control
Even if the function is manually
switched to directing airflow to only
the front seats, when a rear seat is
occupied, it may automatically direct
airflow to all seats.
■
To return to automatic airflow
control
1
With the indicator off, turn the
engine switch off.
2
After 60 minutes or more elapse,
turn the engine switch to ON.
This feature is used to prevent
ice from building up on the wind-
shield and wiper blades.
Press the switch to turn the sys-
tem on/off.
The indicator comes on when
the system is on.
The windshield wiper de-icer will
automatically turn off after a period
of time.
Windshield wiper de-icer
(vehicle with a 12.3-inch
display)
Summary of Contents for Highlander 2020
Page 110: ...110 2 1 Instrument cluster HIGHLANDER_U ...
Page 136: ...136 3 2 Opening closing and locking the doors HIGHLANDER_U For vehicles sold in Canada ...
Page 149: ...149 3 3 Adjusting the seats HIGHLANDER_U 3 Before driving Second seats Third center seat ...
Page 174: ...174 3 5 Opening closing the windows and moon roof HIGHLANDER_U ...
Page 176: ...176 HIGHLANDER_U Utility vehicle precautions 322 4 Driving ...
Page 372: ...372 5 5 Using the other interior features HIGHLANDER_U ...
Page 440: ...440 6 3 Do it yourself maintenance HIGHLANDER_U ...
Page 490: ...490 7 2 Steps to take in an emergency HIGHLANDER_U ...
Page 502: ...502 8 1 Specifications HIGHLANDER_U C Single end bulbs clear ...
Page 528: ...528 8 3 Initialization HIGHLANDER_U ...
Page 540: ...540 9 1 For owners HIGHLANDER_U ...
Page 541: ...541 HIGHLANDER_U Index What to do if Trouble shooting 542 Alphabetical Index 545 ...