2007 TOYOTA PRIUS air condition

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OPERATION OF INSTRUMENTS AND
CONTROLS
Air conditioning system
Controls288
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Climate remote control 299
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Instrument panel ventss 299
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Air conditioning filter 300
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SECTION 2– 9

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1. Passenger compartment temperaturedisplay
2. Outside temperature display
3. Temperature control switches
4. Air flow control switches
5. Fan speed control switches
6. Automatic control switch
7. Air intake control switch
8. Rear window and outside rear view mirror defogger switch (See page 118
for details.)
9. Windshield air flow switch
10. Air conditioning on −off switch
11. Air conditioning operation screen dis- play button
12. “OFF” switch
In this manual, English version screens
are shown as an example.
Controls
 Ty p e 1
27p165a

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1. Passenger compartment temperaturedisplay
2. Outside temperature display
3. Temperature control switches
4. Air flow control switches
5. Fan speed control switches
6. Automatic control switch
7. Air intake control switch
8. Rear window and outside rear view mirror defogger switch (See page 118
for details.)
9. Windshield air flow switch
10. Air conditioning on −off switch
11. “OFF” switch
12. Air conditioning operation screen dis- play button
In this manual, English version screens
are shown as an example.

Ty p e 2
27p164a

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1. Outside temperature display
2. Passenger compartment temperaturedisplay
3. Air flow control switches
4. Fan speed control switches
5. Temperature control switches
6. “OFF” switch
7. Automatic control switch
8. Rear window and outside rear view mirror defogger switch (See page 118
for details.)
9. Windshield air flow switch
10. Air intake control switch 11. Air conditioning operation screen dis- play button
12. Air conditioning on −off switch
In this manual, English version screens
are shown as an example.

Ty p e 3
27p337

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The automatic air conditioning automat-
ically maintains the set temperature.
This air conditioning features automatic
fan speed and air flow control which auto-
matically selects the most suitable fan
speed and air flow to control the tempera-
ture. The hybrid system must be in the
“IG−ON” mode.
CLIMATE: Push this button to display
switches for automatic air conditioning
controls.
NOTICE
To prevent the battery from being dis-
charged, do not leave the air condi-
tioning on longer than necessary
when the hybrid system is not operat-
ing.
27p005a
Air flow selection
: In the beginning of the automatic air flow mode, air might be delivered.

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27p156
Type 1 and Type 2
27p111a
Ty p e 3
SETTING OPERATION—automatic con-
trol1. Touch the “AUTO” switch.
The indicator located in the instrument
cluster will come on.
Air conditioning is turned on if not oper-
ated.
Air flow quantity, switching of the diffus-
ers, and switching of the air intake be-
tween RECIRCULATED AIR and OUTSIDE
AIR are automatically adjusted. The opera-
tion status is shown by each indicator.
However, if the RECIRCULATED AIR
mode is selected manually, control
changes to give priority to manual set-
tings. When one of the manual control buttons
is depressed while operating in automatic
mode, the mode relevant to the depressed
button is set. Other conditions continue to
be adjusted automatically. However, oper-
ating the air flow outlets or fan speed will
turn off the automatic control.
Touch the “OFF” switch to turn the air
conditioning off.
(a) Climate control

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If manual switching of air intake is de-
sired—
27p160a
Type 1 and Type 2
27p115a
Ty p e 3
The air intake control switch is used to
switch the air intake between the OUT-
SIDE AIR mode and RECIRCULATED AIR
mode.
With the switch in the OUTSIDE AIR
mode, the system will take fresh outside
air into the vehicle.
If quick circulation of cooled air is de-
sired, touch the air intake control switch
for RECIRCULATED AIR.
The indicator will come on in the instru-
ment cluster while the RECIRCULATED
AIR mode is selected.
If recirculated air is used during heating,
the windows will fog up more easily.
If the hybrid system is turned off in the
OUTSIDE AIR mode, the automatic control
of the air intake is activated when the
hybrid system is turned on again.2way air intake control
To improve fuel economy, OUTSIDE AIR
mode control changes when the air in-
take selector is set in OUTSIDE AIR on
the following conditions:
When the maximum heating is needed
with the air flow in “Floor” or “Floor/
Windshield”, fresh air flows in the up-
per compartment, while air is recircu-
lated in the lower compartment.
When cooling is needed, both fresh
and recirculate modes turns on.

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If manual onoff of the air conditioning
is desired—
Touch the “A/C” switch to turn the air
conditioning on and touch it again to turn
the air conditioning off.
If the system is used for ventilation, heat-
ing in dry weather or removing frost or
exterior fog on the windshield, turn the air
conditioning off once it is no longer re-
quired. This will improve fuel economy.
The air conditioning can be used for year−
round automatic temperature control in-
cluding cooling and dehumidifying opera-
tion.
27p161
Type 1 and Type 2
27p116a
Ty p e 3
To remove interior fog on the wind-
shield—
Touch the windshield air flow switch.
To remove frost or exterior fog on the
windshield— 1. Touch the upper side of the tempera- ture control switch until maximum fig-
ure appears on the temperature dis-
play.
2. Touch the windshield air flow switch.
3. Push the “HI” of the air flow control switch to obtain a maximum air flow.
4. Leave the air conditioning on −off button
off.
When the windshield air flow switch is
touched, the air conditioning is set to op-
erate and the OUTSIDE AIR mode is set.
If you touch the windshield air flow switch
once again while in the windshield air flow
mode, the mode then returns to the last
mode used.
The indicator will come on in the instru-
ment cluster while the windshield air flow
mode is on.
(b) Windshield defogging and
defrosting