Instruments and controls3-9
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For vehicles with an automatic climate control, outside temperature can be displayed on the climate control display panel. Refer to the“
Automatic climate control system ” in chapter 4.
Fuel gauge
The fuel g aug e shows the ap p roximate amount of fuel remaining in the
tank.
The g aug e d oes not return to “E ” even thoug h the ig nition switc h is in the
“ ACC ” or “LOCK ” p osition.
The g aug e may move slig htly d uring b raking , turning or ac c eleration d ue
to fuel level movement in the tank.
Temperature gauge
CAUTION
If the pointer exceeds the normal operating range, safely stop the
vehicle as soon as possible.
See “ In case of emergency ” in chapter 9.
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The temp erature g aug e shows eng ine c oolant temp erat ure when the
ig nition switc h is in the “ON ” p osition.
The c oolant temp erature will vary in ac c ord anc e wit h the outsid e temp er-
ature and d riving c ond itions.
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ECON
” ind ic ator lig ht. In the ECON mod e, the c omp ressor runs to
b e thrifty with energ y c onsump tion. Interior wind ow s tend to fog in this
energ y-saving op eration. It is therefore rec ommend e d that the AUTO
mod e b e used only in hig h humid ity c ond itions. Manual mode operation:
When the Automatic Climate Control system is op erat ing in the AUTO
mod e, p ressing the “
”, “”, “MODE ”, “A/C ” or
“
” switc h shifts the op eration into the “MANUAL ” mod e and the
ind ic ator lig ht “AUTO ” on the c ontrol p anel will g o out.
When the “
”, “”, “MODE ”, “A/C ” or “”
switc h is p ressed , the c orresp ond ing func tion c an b e c ontrolled ind e-
p end ently, while automatic c ontrol of the other fun c tions are main-
tained .
To c hang e the system b ac k to the AUTO mod e, p ress t he “AUTO ”
switc h. n OFF switch
The Automatic Climate Control system turns off (the air c ond itioner
c omp ressor and fan turn off) when the “OFF ” switc h is p ressed .
When the “OFF ” switc h is p ressed , the outsid e air introd uc tion mo d e
( “
” p osition) is automatic ally selec ted .
NOTE Setting the light switch to the “p ” or “ a ” position causes the
illuminating icons on the display panel to dim. When traveling with the lights on in gloomy daylight or in twilight, press the OFFswitch for 1 second or longer if you feel it is too hard to identify
the icons clearly. The brightness comes back to normal. n OUT.TEMP switch
To c hec k the outsid e air temp erature, p ush the “OUT.TEMP ” switc h.
The outsid e air temp erature will b e d isp layed for f ive sec ond s, and
then the d isp lay automatic ally c hang es b ac k to the insid e air temp er-
ature.
The d isp lay c hang es over from the insid e air temp er ature to the out-
sid e air temp erature as its normal ind ic ation if yo u keep the switc h
p ressed for more than 2 sec ond s.