’08 Rav4_U (L/O 0802)
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2008 RAV4 from Feb. ’08 Prod. (OM42726U)
Air intake selector
Press the button to select the air source.1. RECIRCULATE (indicator light is
on)—Recirculates the air inside the ve-
hicle.
2. FRESH (indicator light is off)—Draws
outside air into the system.
To prevent fogging up of the windshield,
the air intake mode may change automati-
cally to FRESH depending on the condi-
tion of the air conditioning system. “A/C” button
To turn on the air conditioning, press the
“A/C” button. The “A/C” button indicator
will come on. To turn the air conditioning
off, press the button again.
Micro dust and pollen filter button
Push the button to remove the airborne
pollen and micro dust from the cabin as
soon as possible. An indicator will come
on.
The air intake mode will switch to
RECIRCULATE mode. The air will flow to
the upper part of the body of the
occupants and pollen and micro dust will
be removed. After about 3 minutes have
elapsed, the operation stops, and the air
conditioning system automatically returns
to the settings prior to the button being
pushed.
To stop the operation, do one of the fol-
lowing:
Press the micro dust and pollen filter
button again.
Press the “AUTO” button.
Press one of the air flow selector but-
tons or the windshield air flow button.When the ambient temperature is low, the
following may occur:
Air intake mode does not switch to
RECIRCULATE.
The air conditioning system operates
automatically.
The operation is cancelled after 1 min-
ute.
In rainy weather, the windows may fog up.
Press the windshield air flow button.
