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—Air flow selector settings —Operating tips
To cool off your Toyota after it has
been parked in the hot sun, drive with
the windows open for a few minutes.
This vents the hot air, allowing the air
conditioning to cool the interior more
quickly.
Make sure the air intake grilles in front
of the windshield are not blocked (by
leaves or snow, for example).
On humid days, do not blow cold air
on the windshield. The windshield could
fog up because of the difference in air
temperature on the inside and outside
of the windshield.
Keep the area under the front seats
clear to allow air to circulate through-
out the vehicle.
On cold days, move the fan speed to
“HI” for a minute to help clear the in-
take ducts of snow or moisture. This
can reduce the amount of fogging on
the windows.
When driving on dusty roads, close all
windows. If dust thrown up by the ve-
hicle is still drawn into the vehicle after
closing the windows, it is recommended
that the air intake selector be set to
FRESH and the fan speed selector to
any setting except “OFF”.
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If following another vehicle on a dusty
road, or driving in windy and dusty
conditions, it is recommended that the
air intake selector be temporarily set to
RECIRCULATE, which will close off the
outside passage and prevent outside
air and dust from entering the vehicle
interior.
Heating
For best results, set controls to:
Fan speed—Any setting except “OFF”
Temperature—To w a r d s WARM
(red zone)
Air intake—FRESH (outside air)
Air flow—FLOOR
Air conditioning—OFF
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.
Press the “A/C” button on for dehumidi-
fied heating.
Choose floor/windshield air flow to heat
the vehicle interior while defrosting or
defogging the windshield.Air conditioning
For best results, set controls to:
Fan speed—Any setting except “OFF”
Temperature—To w a r d s COLD
(blue zone)
Air intake—FRESH (outside air)
Air flow—PANEL
Air conditioning—ON
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—To w a r d s COLD
(blue zone)
Air intake—FRESH (outside air)
Air flow—PANEL
Air conditioning—OFF
Defogging
The inside of the windshield
For best results, set controls to:
Fan speed—Any setting except “OFF”
Temperature—To w a r d s WARM
(red zone) to heat;
COLD (blue zone) to
cool
Air intake—FRESH (outside air)
Air flow—WINDSHIELD
Turning the Air Flow Selector to wind-
shield position turns on the defroster to
clear the front view more quickly.
Vehicles with “A/C” button—
Press the “A/C” button for dehumidified
heating or cooling. This setting clears the
front view more quickly.
On humid days, do not blow cold air
on the windshield—the difference be-
tween the outside and inside tempera-
tures could make the fogging worse.
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Defrosting
The outside of the windshield
For best results, set controls to:
Fan speed—Any setting except “OFF”
Temperature—To w a r d s WARM
(red zone)
Air intake—FRESH (outside air)
Air flow—WINDSHIELD
Turning the Air Flow Selector to wind-
shield position turns on the defroster to
clear the front view more quickly.
Vehicles with “A/C” button—
Press the “A/C” button for dehumidified
heating or cooling. This setting clears the
front view more quickly.
To heat the vehicle interior while de-
frosting the windshield, choose floor/
windshield air flow.
—Side vents
Driver’s side
Passenger’s side
If air flow control is not satisfactory, check
the side vents. The side vents may be
opened or closed as shown.
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1. Fan speed selector (front)
2. Fan speed selector (rear)
3. Air flow selector
4. Temperature selector
Rear air conditioning system—
—Controls
4−door models
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1. Fan speed selector (front)
2. Fan speed selector (rear)
3. Temperature selector
4. Air flow selector 5−door models
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1. Fan speed selector (front)
This lever is used to turn the rear air
conditioning system on and off, and adjust
the fan speed.
Move the lever to “REAR” so that you can
operate the rear air conditioning system
by the rear controller.
Move the lever to adjust the fan speed—
to the right to increase, to the left to
decrease. Moving the lever to “OFF” turns
off the rear air conditioning system and
the system cannot be operated by the
rear controller.
2. Fan speed selector (rear)
When the front fan speed selector is in
“REAR”, you can operate it.
Move the lever to adjust the fan speed—
to the right to increase, to the left to
decrease.
Temperature selector
4−door models—
Move the lever to adjust the tempera-
ture—to the right to warm, to the left to
cool.
5−door models—
Move the lever to adjust the tempera-
ture—to the right to warm, to the “A/C”
position to cool.
Air flow selector (4−door models)
Air flow selector (5−door models)
Turn the knob to select the vents used for
air flow.
4−door models—
1. Panel—Air flows mainly from the door
panel vents.
2. Bi−level—Air flows from both the door
panel vents and floor vents.
3. Floor—Air flows mainly from the floor
vents.
5−door models—
1. “A/C”—Air flows mainly from the roof
vents.
2. Except “A/C”—Air flows mainly from
the floor vents.
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—Air flow selector settings
4−door models5−door models
—Roof vents
Open
Close
If air flow control is not satisfactory, check
the roof vents. The roof vents may be
opened or closed as shown.
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