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DRIVER (Driver Temperature): This knob regulates
the temperature for the entire vehicle when the PASS
knob is in the center neutral position. Turn the DRIVER
knob clockwise (toward red) to raise the temperature.
Turn it counterclockwise (toward blue) to lower the
temperature. The display will show your selection for a
few seconds, then it will show the outside temperature.
If you press the knob, the set temperature will again
be displayed for a few seconds, followed by the
outside temperature.
PASS (Passenger's
Temperature): This knob
adjusts the air temperature
on the passenger's side
to be warmer or cooler
than the temperature set
by the driver.
Turn the PASS knob clockwise to raise the temperature.
Turn it counterclockwise to lower the temperature.
The passenger side temperature will not be shown in
the display.Off Button
Press the OFF button to turn the system off. The display
will show OFF and outside temperature.
Manual Control of the Automatic System
If you prefer to manually control the heating, cooling
and ventilation in your vehicle, set the system to the
temperature and fan speed you want. Next, press the
mode button to select the desired airflow direction. The
system will try to maintain the temperature you set using
the mode you select. The following suggestions will
help the system run more efficiently in manual mode.
(Fan): The button with the fan symbol and the two
arrows located below the display is used to manually
select the force of air desired. The display will show the
fan speed.
If the airflow seems very low when the fan is turned
to the highest setting regardless of the setting, your
passenger compartment air filter may need to be
replaced. See ªMaintenance Scheduleº and
ªPassenger Compartment Air Filterº in the Index.
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For normal cooling on hot days, use the vent outlets and
outside air with the air conditioning. The system will
bring in outside air and cool it.
On cool but sunny days, the sun may warm your upper
body, but your lower body may not be warm enough.
To remedy this, you can use bi
-level with the air
conditioning on. The system will bring in outside air and
direct it to your upper body, while sending slightly
warmed air to your lower body. You may notice this
temperature difference more at some times than others.
Heating
On cold days use the floor mode and the temperature
turned toward red, with a high fan setting. The system
will bring in outside air, heat it and send it to the
floor ducts.
If your vehicle has an engine coolant heater, you can use
it to help your system provide warm air faster when it's
cold outside (0F (
-18C) or lower). An engine
coolant heater warms the coolant your engine and
heating system use to provide heat. See ªEngine
Coolant Heaterº in the Index.Ventilation
For mild outside temperatures when little heating or
cooling is needed, use the vent outlets, a fan setting,
ECON and outside air to direct outside air through your
vehicle. Your vehicle also has the flow
-through
ventilation system described later in this section.
Defogging and Defrosting
Your system has two settings for clearing the front
and side windows. To defrost the windows quickly,
use the defrost button. To warm passengers while
keeping the windows clean, select defog by pressing
the MODE button.
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Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)
AUDIO: Press and release the AUDIO button until
BASS, MID or TREB appears on the display. Press the
knob above the AUDIO button to extend it, then turn the
knob to increase or decrease. When you use this knob,
the radio's tone setting will switch to manual. If a station
is weak or noisy, you may want to decrease the treble.
Pressing and holding the AUDIO button for at least two
seconds will return all tone settings, including balance
and fade to flat.
AUTO EQ (Automatic Equalizer): This feature
allows you to choose preset bass, midrange and treble
equalization settings designed for country, jazz, talk,
pop, rock and classical program types.
The program type last chosen will appear on the display
when you first press AUTO EQ. Each time you press
this button, another program type will appear on the
display and AUTO EQ will switch to one of the preset
program types.
To return to the manual mode, press the AUTO EQ
button until MANUAL appears on the display. Then you
will be able to manually adjust the bass, midrange and
treble using the AUDIO button.Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
AUDIO: To adjust balance between the right and left
speakers, press and release the AUDIO button until
BAL appears on the display. Press the knob above the
AUDIO button to extend it, then turn the knob to adjust
the sound to the left or right speakers. The middle
position balances the sound between the speakers.
To adjust fade between the front and rear speakers, press
and release the AUDIO button until FAD appears on the
display. Press the knob above the AUDIO button to
extend it, then turn the knob to adjust the sound to the
left or right speakers. The middle position balances the
sound between the speakers.
Pressing and holding the AUDIO button for at least two
seconds will return all tone settings, including bass and
treble to flat.
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Using RDS
Your audio system is equipped with a Radio Data
System (RDS). RDS mode gives you many useful new
features. With RDS, the radio can do the following:
Seek only to stations with the types of programs you
want to listen to,
seek to stations with traffic announcements,
receive announcements concerning local and
national emergencies and
receive and display messages from radio stations.
RDS features are only available for use on FM stations
which broadcast RDS information. The RDS features of
your radio rely upon receiving specific RDS information
from these stations. These features will only work when
the RDS information is available. In rare cases, a radio
station may broadcast incorrect information that will
cause the radio features to work improperly. If this
happens, contact the radio station.
When you are tuned to an RDS station, the station
name will appear on the display, instead of the
frequency. Most RDS stations provide their station
name, the time of day and a Program Type (PTY)
for their current programming.Finding a PTY Preset Station
To find a PTY preset station, perform the
following steps:
1. Press the P
-TYPE button to turn on PTY select, if it
is not already on. PTY will be displayed and the light
next to the button will turn on. The last selected PTY
will appear on the display for five seconds.
2. Turn the P
-TYPE knob either clockwise or
counterclockwise to select a program type. The list is
alphabetical. If you select ANY TYPE your radio
will seek to the first PTY available.
3. Push the SEEK button to activate search. The radio
will seek to the first RDS broadcaster of the selected
program type. If the radio cannot find the desired
program type, NOT FOUND will appear on the
display and the radio will return to the last station
you were listening to.
To use the P
-TYPE interrupt feature, press and hold
the P
-TYPE button until you hear a beep on the PTY
you want to interrupt on. An asterisk will appear next to
the PTY name (for example CLASSICAL*). When you
are listening to a compact disc, the last selected RDS
FM station will interrupt play if that selected PTY
format is broadcast.
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BAND (Alternate Frequency): Alternate frequency
allows the radio to switch to a stronger station with the
same program type. Press and hold BAND for two
seconds to turn alternate frequency on. AF ON will
appear on the display. The radio may switch to stronger
stations. Press and hold BAND again for two seconds
to turn alternate frequency off. AF OFF will appear
on the display. The radio will not switch to other
stations. When you turn the ignition off and then
on again, the alternate frequency feature will
automatically be turned on.
SEEK : Press the right arrow to go to a station with
the last selected PTY; TYPE and the last selected PTY
will appear on the display, if it is not already showing.
Press SEEK a second time to seek. If a station with the
selected PTY is not found, the radio will return to the
original station and display NOT FOUND.Setting PTY Preset Stations
The six numbered pushbuttons let you return to your
favorite Program Types (PTYs). These pushbuttons
have factory PTY presets. You can set up to 12 PTYs
(six FM1 and six FM2) by performing the
following steps:
1. Press BAND to select FM1 or FM2.
2. Press the P
-TYPE button to activate program type
mode.
3. Turn the P
-TYPE knob to select a PTY.
4. Press and hold one of the six numbered pushbuttons
until you hear a beep. Whenever you press that
numbered pushbutton, the PTY you set will return.
5. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
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Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)
AUDIO: Press and release the AUDIO button until
BASS, MID or TREB appears on the display. Press the
knob above the AUDIO button to extend it, then turn the
knob to increase or decrease. When you use this knob,
the radio's tone setting will switch to manual. If a station
is weak or noisy, you may want to decrease the treble.
Pressing and holding the AUDIO button for at least two
seconds will return all tone settings, including balance
and fade to flat.
AUTO EQ (Automatic Equalizer): This feature
allows you to choose preset bass, midrange and treble
equalization settings designed for country, jazz, talk,
pop, rock and classical program types.
The program type last chosen will appear on the display
when you first press AUTO EQ. Each time you press
this button, another program type will appear on the
display and AUTO EQ will switch to one of the preset
program types.
To return to the manual mode, press the AUTO EQ
button until MANUAL appears on the display. Then you
will be able to manually adjust the bass, midrange and
treble using the AUDIO button.If your vehicle has the Bose radio, the AUTO EQ
button will work the same, except the radio will display
EQ1 through EQ6 as the choices instead of displaying
the equalization setting names. These settings can be
used while listening to the radio or the CD player.
The radio saves separate AUTO EQ settings for each
preset and source.
Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
AUDIO: To adjust the balance between the right and
left speakers, press and release the AUDIO button until
BAL appears on the display. Press the knob above the
AUDIO button to extend it, then turn the knob to adjust
the sound to the left or right speakers. The middle
position balances the sound between the speakers.
To adjust the fade between the front and rear speakers,
press and release the AUDIO button until FAD appears
on the display. Press the knob above the AUDIO button
to extend it, then turn the knob to adjust the sound to the
front or rear speakers. The middle position balances the
sound between the speakers.
Pressing and holding the AUDIO button for at least two
seconds will return all tone settings, including bass and
treble to flat.
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Using RDS
Your audio system is equipped with a Radio Data
System (RDS). RDS mode gives you many useful new
features. With RDS, the radio can do the following:
Seek only to stations with the types of programs you
want to listen to,
seek to stations with traffic announcements,
receive announcements concerning local and
national emergencies, and
receive and display messages from radio stations.
RDS features are only available on FM stations that
broadcast RDS information. The RDS features on your
radio rely on receiving specific RDS information from
these stations. These features will only work when the
RDS information is available. In rare cases, a radio
station may broadcast incorrect information that will
cause the radio features to work improperly. If this
happens, contact the radio station.
When you are tuned to an RDS station, the station
name will appear on the display, instead of the
frequency. Most RDS stations provide their station
name, the time of day and a Program Type (PTY) for
their current programming.Finding a PTY Preset Station
To find a PTY preset station, perform the following steps:
1. Press the P
-TYPE button to turn on PTY select. PTY
will be displayed and the light next to the button will
turn on. The last selected PTY will appear on the
display for five seconds.
2. Turn the P
-TYPE knob clockwise or
counterclockwise to select the PTY you want to
listen to. The list is alphabetical. If you select ANY
TYPE your radio will seek to the first PTY available.
3. Press the right SEEK arrow to find radio stations
for that PTY. The radio will seek to the first RDS
broadcaster of the selected program type. If the radio
cannot find the desired program type, NOT FOUND
will appear on the display and the radio will return to
the last station you were listening to. If both P
-TYPE
and TRAF are on, the radio will search for stations
with traffic announcements and the selected PTY.
To use the P
-TYPE interrupt feature, press and hold the
P
-TYPE button until you hear a beep on the PTY you
want to interrupt on. An asterisk will appear next to the
PTY name (for example CLASSICAL*). When you are
listening to a cassette or compact disc, the last selected
RDS FM station will interrupt play if that selected PTY
format is broadcast.
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BAND (Alternate Frequency): Alternate frequency
allows the radio to switch to a stronger station with the
same program type. Press and hold BAND for two
seconds to turn alternate frequency on. AF ON will
appear on the display. The radio may switch to stronger
stations. Press and hold BAND again for two seconds
to turn alternate frequency off. AF OFF will appear
on the display. The radio will not switch to other
stations. When you turn the ignition off and then
on again, the alternate frequency feature will
automatically be turned on.
SEEK : Press the right arrow to go to a station with
the last selected PTY; TYPE and the last selected PTY
will appear on the display, if it is not already showing.
Press SEEK a second time to seek. If a station with the
selected PTY is not found, the radio will return to the
original station and display NOT FOUND.Setting PTY Preset Stations
The six numbered pushbuttons let you return to
your favorite Program Types (PTYs). These
pushbuttons have factory PTY presets. You can
set up to 12 PTYs (six FM1 and six FM2) by
performing the following steps:
1. Press BAND to select FM1 or FM2.
2. Press the P
-TYPE button to activate program
type mode.
3. Turn the P
-TYPE knob to select a PTY.
4. Press and hold one of the six numbered pushbuttons
until you hear a beep. Whenever you press that
numbered pushbutton, the PTY you set will return.
5. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.