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5.(Recirculated air):Select to activate/deactivate recirculated air.
Recirculated air:
•May reduce the amount of time needed to cool down the interior.
•May help reduce odors from reaching the interior.
•Engages automatically when MAX A/C is selected.
•May be engaged manually in any airflow mode
except
(defrost).
•May turn off in all airflow modes except MAX A/C to reduce fog
potential.
6.MAX A/C:Select to cool the vehicle with recirculated air. Touch again
for normal A/C operation. When activated, MAX A/C:
•Distributes air through instrument panel vents.
•Is more economical and efficient than normal A/C mode.
•May help reduce odors from entering the vehicle.
7.A/C:Touch to activate/deactivate air conditioning.
•Use with recirculated air to improve cooling performance and
efficiency.
•Engages automatically in MAX A/C,
(defrost)
and
(floor/defrost).
8.AUTO:Select to engage automatic operation, then set the
temperature using the temperature control. The system will determine
the following:
•Fan speed
•Airflow distribution
•A/Conoroff
•Outside or recirculated air
9.
(Defrost):Touch to clear the windshield of fog and thin ice.
Touch again to return to the previous airflow selection. When activated,
defrost:
•Provides outside air to reduce window fogging.
•Distributes air through the windshield defroster vents and
demister vents.
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10.Manual controls:Press to select any of the following airflow
distribution modes:
•
:Distributes air through the windshield defroster vents,
demister vents, floor vents and rear seat floor vents, and provide
outside air to reduce window fogging.
•
:Distributes air through the instrument panel vents.
•
:Distributes air through the instrument panel vents,
demister vents, floor vents and rear seat floor vents.
•
:Distributes air through the demister vents, floor vents and
rear seat floor vents.
11.Driver settings:Depending on your vehicle and option package, you
may have the following features:
•Touch the red or blue arrow to increase or decrease the
temperature.
Climate control voice commands
The following voice commands are available at the main menu level of a
voice session. For example, press
and after the prompt, “Please say
a command”, you may say any of the following commands:
•Climate On•Climate Off
•Climate Automatic•Climate My Temperature
•Climate Temperature
<15.5–29.5> degrees•Climate Temperature <59–86>
degrees
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There are additional climate control commands but in order to access
them, you have to say “Climate” first, then when the system is ready to
listen, you may say any of the following commands:
•Automatic•Dual Off
•Off•On
•A/C Off•A/C On
•Max A/C On•Max A/C Off
•Defrost On•Defrost Off
•Rear Defrost On•Rear Defrost Off
•Recirc On•Recirc Off
•Panel On•Panel Floor On
•Floor On•Windshield Floor On
•Temperature High•Temperature Low
•Fan Increase•Fan Decrease
•Temperature•Temperature Increase
•Temperature Decrease•Temperature <15.5–29.5>
degrees
•Temperature <59–86> degrees•My Temp
•Help
*Note:If you have said “Temperature”, you can then say any of the
following commands:
•High•Low
•<15.5–29.5> degrees•<59–86> degrees
For information on your climate control bezel, refer to theClimate
controlchapter in your Owner’s Guide.
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