Toyota RAV4 2000, Owner'S Manual

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Heating
For best results, set controls to:
Fan speed Any setting except "OFF"
Temperature Towards WARM
(red zone)
Air intakeFRESH (outside air)
Air flowFLOOR
Air conditioningOFF
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For quick heating, select recirculated
air for a few minutes. To keep the
windows from fogging, select fresh af-
ter the vehicle interior has been
warmed.
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Choose floor/windshield air flow to heat
the vehicle interior while defrosting or
defogging the windshield.
Tips for Heater Performance:
When the ambient temperature is ex-
tremely low, the heater performance
may decrease. To make up for this, use
the seat heater and turn on the heated
windshield system for defogging.
Air conditioning
For best results, set controls to:
Fan speed Any setting except "OFF"
Temperature Towards COLD
(blue zone)
Air intakeFRESH (outside air)
Air flowPANEL
Air conditioningON
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For quick cooling, move the air intake
selector to recirculate for a few min-
utes.
Ventilation
For best results, set controls to:
Fan speed Any setting except "OFF"
Temperature Towards COLD
(blue zone)
Air intakeFRESH (outside air)
Air flowPANEL
Air conditioningOFF
Defogging
The inside of the windshield
For best results, set controls to:
Fan speed Any setting except "OFF"
Temperature Towards WARM
(red zone) to heat;
DEMIST (white zone) to
dehumidify;
COLD (blue zone) to
cool
Air intakeFRESH (outside air)
Air flowWINDSHIELD
Air ConditioningON
Moving the air flow control lever to wind-
shield position turns on the defroster−
linked air conditioning. This is to clean up
the front view more quickly.
When the "A/C" button is not pressed in,
moving the air flow control lever to anoth-
er position turns off the air conditioning.
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On humid days, do not blow cold air
on the windshieldthe difference be-
tween the outside and inside tempera-
tures could make the fogging worse.