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OUTSIDE(FRESH) AIR
POSITIONWhen the air intake control
switch is depressed (switch indicator
illuminates) air enters the ventilation
system from outside the vehicle. Use this
position for normal ventilation and
heating.
The air flow control will be set at outside
(fresh) air position automatically if any
of following occur.
- The ignition key is OFF.
- The fan speed control knob is OFF (0).
- When you select the floor, floor-defrost
or defrost mode position.
If you want the recirculated air position,
press the corresponding button.
To cancel the forced outside (fresh) air
position, refer to the canceling procedure
in “Windshield Defrosting and
Defogging” section.
AIR CONDITIONING
SWITCH (IF EQUIPPED)Press the switch to turn the air
conditioning system on. An indicator
light in the switch will illuminate when
the fan switch is ON indicating air
conditioning system operation. Press the
switch again to turn the air conditioning
system OFF.
MAX A/C MODE (IF EQUIPPED)When you select the MAX A/C mode
(switch indicator illuminates) while the
fan speed is on, it will be set the system
automatically as follows;
- the air conditioning system will be
turned on.
- the recirculated air position will be
selected.
- the face mode will be selected.
If you select the MAX A/C mode, you
could not cancel the A/C system and the
recirculated air position.
Set the fan speed control knob to desired
speed and rotate the temperature control
knob to the extreme left position.
To turn the MAX A/C mode off, press
the MAX A/C mode button again or
select the others except face mode.
MAX
A/C
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MAX
A/C
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AUTOMATIC OPERATION
(IF EQUIPPED)The FATC (Full Automatic Temperature
Control) system automatically controls
the heating and cooling. To activate it:
1. Push the "AUTO" switch. The
indicator light will come on
confirming that the Face, Floor and/
or Bi-Level modes as well as the
blower speed and air conditioner will
be controlled automatically.
2. Press the "temperature control"
switch to set the desired temperature.
The temperature will increase to the
maximum 32°C (90°F) by pressing
the red button. Each time the red
button is depressed, the set
temperature will increase by 0.5°C
(1°F).The temperature will decrease to the
minimum 17°C (62°F) by pressing
the blue button. Each time the blue
button is depressed, the set
temperature will decrease by 0.5°C
(1°F).
AMBIENT SWITCHPressing the AMB button displays the
ambient temperature on the LCD.MANUAL OPERATIONThe heating and cooling system can be
controlled manually if the “AUTO”
button is not selected. In the manual
state, the system works sequentially
according to the order of buttons
selected.
System function not manually selected
will be controlled automatically.
Press the "AUTO" button in order to
convert to automatic control of the
system.FAN SPEED CONTROLThe fan speed can be set to the desired
speed by pressing the appropriate fan
speed control button. The higher the fan
speed is, the more air is delivered.
Pressing the "OFF" button turns off the
fan.
DRIVING YOUR VEHICLE
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NOTICE
If the battery has been discharged
or disconnected, the temperature
mode will reset as Centigrade
degree.
This is normal condition and you
can adjust the temperature mode
from Centigrade to Fahrenheit as
follows;
Press the temperature down but-
ton 3 seconds or more with the
AMB button held down. The dis-
play shows that the unit of tem-
perature is adjusted to Centigrade
or Fahrenheit.
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How to cancel forced air condi-
tioning operation and outside
(fresh) air position in floor-
defrost and defrost position ;1. Turn the ignition switch to the “ON”
position.
2. Set the fan speed control knob to the
position.
3. Select the defrost position pressing
defrost button ( ).
4. While holding the air conditioning
button A/C depressed, depress the
recirculated air position button ( )
at least 5 times within 3 seconds.5. The indicator light in the recirculated
air position button ( ) will blink 3
times with 0.5 second interval.
If you want to return to the automatic air
conditioning system and outside (fresh)
air position, repeat the same procedure.
Follow the same procedure if you want
to cancel or return to the forced outside
(fresh) air position when you start the
engine with recirculated air position
selected manually before the engine off.
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A/C
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CAUTION
Do not use defrost position
during cooling operation in
extremely humid weather. The dif-
ference between the temperature of
the outside air and that of the
windshield could cause the outer
surface of the windshield to fog up,
causing loss of visibility. In this
case, set the mode selection knob to
the position and fan speed con-
trol knob to the lower speed.
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