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AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
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1. A/C display
2. AUTO (automatic control) button
3. Front blower OFF button
4. Air conditioning button*
5. Driver's temperature control knob
6. Front fan speed control switch
7. Air intake control button
8. Passenger's temperature control knob
9. Mode selection button
10. Dual temperature control selection
button
11. Front windshield defroster button
12. Rear window defroster button
* if equipped
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Automatic heating and air condi-
tioning
The automatic climate control system is
controlled by simply setting the desired
temperature.
The Full Automatic Temperature Control
(FATC) system automatically controls the
heating and cooling system as follows;
1. Press the AUTO button. The modes,fan speeds, air intake and air-condi-
tioning will be controlled automatically
by setting the temperature. 2. Set the temperature switch to the
desired temperature.
If the temperature is set to the lowest
setting (Lo), the air conditioning sys-
tem will operate continuously.
3. To turn the automatic operation off, select any button or switch of the fol-
lowing:
The selected function will be controlled manually while other functions operate
automatically.
For your convenience and to improve the
effectiveness of the climate control, use
the AUTO button and set the temperature
to 71°F/22°C.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
Never place anything over the sensor
located on the instrument panel to
ensure better control of the heating and
cooling system.
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Manual heating and air condition-
ing
The heating and cooling system can be
controlled manually by pressing buttons
or turning knob(s) other than the AUTO
button. In this case, the system works
sequentially according to the order of
buttons or knob(s) selected.
1. Start the engine.
2. Set the mode to the desired position.
To improve the effectiveness of heat-ing and cooling;
- Heating:
- Cooling:
3. Set the temperature control to the desired position.
4. Set the air intake control to the outside (fresh) air position.
5. Set the fan speed control to the desired speed.
6. If air conditioning is desired, turn the air conditioning system on.
Press the AUTO button in order to con-
vert to full automatic control of the sys-
tem.
Mode selection
The mode selection button controls the
direction of the air flow through the venti-
lation system.
The air flow outlet port is converted as
follows:
Refer to the illustration in the “Manual cli-
mate control system”. Face-Level
Air flow is directed toward the upper body
and face. Additionally, each outlet can be
controlled to direct the air discharged
from the outlet.
Bi-Level
Air flow is directed towards the face and
the floor.
Floor-Level
Most of the air flow is directed to the
floor, with a small amount of the air being
directed to the windshield and side win-
dow defrosters.
Floor/Defrost-Level
Most of the air flow is directed to the floor
and the windshield with a small amount
directed to the side window defrosters.
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Defrost-Level
Most of the air flow is directed to the
windshield with a small amount of air
directed to the side window defrosters.Instrument panel vents
The outlet vents can be opened or closed
separately using the thumbwheel.
Also, you can adjust the direction of air
delivery from these vents using the vent
control lever as shown.Temperature control
The temperature will increase to the
maximum (HI) by turning the knob to the
right extremely.
The temperature will decrease to the
minimum (Lo) by turning the knob to the
left extremely.
When turning the knob, the temperature
will increase or decrease by 1°F/0.5°C.
When set to the lowest temperature set-
ting, the air conditioning will operate con-
tinuously.
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Air intake control
This is used to select the outside (fresh)
air position or recirculated air position.
To change the air intake control position,
push the control button.Recirculated air position
With the recirculated airposition selected, air from
the passenger compart-
ment will be drawn through
the heating system and
heated or cooled according
to the function selected.
Outside (fresh) air position With the outside (fresh) airposition selected, air
enters the vehicle from out-
side and is heated or
cooled according to the
function selected.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
Prolonged operation of the heater in the
recirculated air position (without air
conditioning selected) may cause fog-
ging of the windshield and side windows
and the air within the passenger com-
partment may become stale.
In addition, prolonged use of the air con-
ditioning with the recirculated air posi-
tion selected will result in excessively dry
air in the passenger compartment.
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WARNING
Continue using the climate control
system in the recirculated air posi-
tion may allow humidity to
increase inside the vehicle which
may fog the glass and obscure vis-
ibility.
Do not sleep in a vehicle with the air conditioning or heating system
on. It may cause serious harm or
death due to a drop in the oxygen
level and/or body temperature.
Continue using the climate control system in the recirculated air posi-
tion can cause drowsiness or
sleepiness, and loss of vehicle
control. Set the air intake control to
the outside (fresh) air position as
much as possible while driving.
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Fan speed control
The fan speed can be set to the desired
speed by operating the fan speed control
switch.
To change the fan speed, press ( ) the
switch for higher speed, or push ( ) the
switch for lower speed. To turn the fan
speed control off, press the front blower
OFF button.
Air conditioning
Press the A/C button to turn the air con-
ditioning system on (indicator light will
illuminate).
Press the button again to turn the air
conditioning system off.
OFF mode
Press the front blower OFF button to turn
off the front air climate control system.
However, you can still operate the mode
and air intake buttons as long as the igni-
tion switch is in the ON position.
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Defogging logic
To reduce the possibility of fogging up
inside of the windshield, the air intake or
air conditioning are controlled automati-
cally according to certain conditions such
as or position. To cancel or
return to the defogging logic, do the fol-
lowing.
Automatic climate control system
1. Turn the ignition switch to the ON posi-tion.
2. Select the defroster position by press- ing the defroster button ( ).
3. While pressing the air conditioning button (A/C), press the air intake con-
trol button (Recirculated air button) at
least 5 times within 3 seconds.
The A/C display blinks 3 times with 0.5
second of interval. It indicates that the
defogging logic is canceled or returned to
the programmed status.
If the battery has been discharged or dis-
connected, it resets to the defog logic
status.
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■ Receiving a phone call
When receiving a phone call, a ring tone
is audible and the system changes into
telephone mode.
When receiving a phone call, the phone
number and the message "Incoming" will
be displayed.
Do either one of the following:
Press the send switch to take the call.
Press the end switch to refuse the call.
To adjust the ring volume, push "+" or "-" on the steering volume controls.
Volume adjustment cannot be made
using the audio system.
To transfer a call to the phone: The received call can be transferred
from the hands-free system to the cel-
lular phone that is connected to
Bluetooth.
For details, please refer to you user's
manual for the cellular phone or go to
the Key matrix in this manual (next
page).
■Using the head unit as Bluetooth
music
The head unit supports A2DP (Audio
Advanced Distribution Profile) and
AVRCP(Audio Video Remote Control
Profile).
Both profiles are available for listening to
the MP3 music via Bluetooth cellular
phone supporting above Bluetooth pro-
files.
To play MP3 music from the Bluetooth
cellular phone, press the [AUX] button
until the mp3 mode is displayed.
Then try playing music by phone.
When playing music from the Bluetooth
cellular phone, the head unit displays
MP3 MODE.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
•The Bluetooth cellular phones shall fea-
ture A2DP and AVRCP functions.
• Some A2DP and AVRCP Bluetooth cel-
lular phones may not play music
through the head unit on first try.
Please try the below;
i.e : Menu
➟File manager➟Music➟Option➟Play via Bluetooth
• Do Please refer to your Bluetooth cel- lular phone User Guide for more
details. To stop music, try stop music
by phone then push the FM or CD but-
ton.
■ Talking on the phone
When talking on the phone, the display
will differ depending on whether or not
the vehicle is in motion.
Number and "active call" is displayed.
When the call is finished, press the end
switch.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
In the following situations, your voice
may not reach the other party:
1. Talk alternately with the other party
on the phone. If you talk at the same
time, the voice may not reach each
other parties. (This is not a malfunc-
tion.) (It is not a malfunction.)
2. Keep the volume of receiving voice to a low level. Otherwise, high volumes
may result in an echo. When you talk
on the phone, speak clearly towards
the microphone.
3. When driving on a rough road.
4. When driving at high speeds.
5. When the window is open.
6. When the air conditioning vents are facing the microphone.
7. When the sound of the air condition- ing fan is loud.