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HOW TO SELECT MENUS ON THE
SCREEN
Vehicle functions are viewed on the display
screen in menus. To select each key item,
highlight the preferred item using the multi-
function controller and push the ENTER button.
Whenever a menu selection is made or menu
item is highlighted, different areas on the screen
provide you with important information. See the
following for details.
1. Header:Shows the path used to get to the current
screen. (for example, push SETTING button
> choose “Comfort” menu item.)
2. Menu Selections: Shows the options to choose within that
menu screen.
3. UP/DOWN Movement indicator: Shows that the multi-function controller may
be used to move UP/DOWN on the screen
and select more options.
4. Menu Items Counter: Shows the total number of items listed
across all pages for the current menu (for
example, 3/7) .
5. Footer/Information Line: Provides more information (if available) about the menu selection currently high-
lighted. (for example, Adjust head lamp on
time after shut-off.)
HOW TO USE STATUS BUTTON
You can check information related to the audio,
climate control system, fuel consumption and
navigation system (if so equipped) by pressing
the STATUS button repeatedly.
HOW TO USE BRIGHTNESS CON-
TROL AND DISPLAY ON/OFF BUTTON
Push the “OFF” button to switch the display
brightness to the daytime mode or the nighttime
mode, and to adjust the display brightness using
the multi-function controller while the indicator is
displayed at the bottom of the screen.
Push and hold the “
OFF” button for more
than 2 seconds to turn the display off. Push the
button again to turn the display on.
. Models without navigation system
The display brightness can also be adjusted
using the brightness UP button (
) or bright-
ness DOWN button ().
HOW TO USE DISP BUTTON (models
without navigation system)
Push the DISP button to show the display
setting screen. (See “Display settings (models
without navigation system)” (P.4-17).)
VEHICLE INFORMATION AND
SETTINGS (models with center
multi-function control panel)
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.Pushing the “DUAL” button allows theuser to independently change the front
passenger’s side temperature with the
passenger side temperature control but-
tons (“
”or“”) . (“DUAL” will
appear on the display.)
To cancel the separate temperature
setting, push the “DUAL” button (“DUAL”
will disappear from the display) and the
driver’s side temperature setting will be
applied to both the driver’s and front
passenger’s sides.
4. Models with Advanced Climate Control System:
.Push the “AUTO” auto-recirculation
button. The indicator light on the “
AUTO” auto-recirculation button will illu-
minate. In this mode, the sensor detects
odors and gas to automatically switch
between the air recirculation mode and
the outside air circulation mode. (See
“Advanced climate control system” (P.4-
50) for details.)
Models without Advanced Climate Control
System:
.Push and hold the air recirculation “”
button or outside air circulation “”
button (the one with the indicator light
on) for more than 2 seconds to set the
automatic control between the air recir- culation and outside air circulation
modes. (The “
”or“” indicator
light will blink twice.)
The following conditions need to be met for the
automatic air intake control mode to function
properly.
. The air flow control is not in the front
defroster mode (the indicator light on the
front defroster “
FRONT” button is
turned off).
. The outside temperature is approximately
328F(0 8C) or above.
NOTE:
. Do not set the temperature lower than
the outside air temperature. Doing so
may prevent the temperature from
being controlled properly.
. To dehumidify the air, push the “A/C”
button before turning on the heater.
Dehumidified defrosting/defogging:
1. Push the front defroster “
FRONT”
button. (The indicator light will illuminate.)
2. Push the temperature control buttons (“
” and “”) to set the desired
temperature.
.To remove frost from the outside surface
of the windshield quickly, set the tem-
perature control and fan speed control to their maximum position.
.After the windshield is cleared, push the
“AUTO” button to set to the automatic
mode.
.When the front defroster “FRONT”
button is pushed, the air conditioner will
automatically turn on sensing the outside
air temperature to defog the windshield.
Do not select the air recirculation mode
for the best defogging performance.
NOTE:
Do not set the temperature too low when
the front defroster mode is on (the indi-
cator on the front defroster “
FRONT”
button is illuminated) . Doing so may fog
up the windshield.
Manual operation
The manual mode can be used to control the
heater and air conditioner to your desired
settings.
Fan speed control:
Push the fan speed control button “
”to
increase the fan speed.
Push the fan speed control button “
”to
decrease the fan speed.
Push the “AUTO” button to change the fan
speed to the automatic mode.
