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AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
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1. Temperature control knob
2. AUTO (automatic control) button
3. OFF button
4. Climate control display
5. Fan speed control knob
6. Air conditioning button
(if equipped)
7. Air intake control button
8. Mode selection button
9. Rear window defroster button
10. Front windscreen defroster button
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Automatic heating and air condi- tioning
1. Push the AUTO button. The modes,fan speeds, air intake and air-condi- tioning will be controlled automatically
by temperature setting. 2. Set the temperature control knob to
set the desired temperature.
✽✽ NOTICE
 To turn the automatic operation off, select any button or switch of the fol-
lowing:
- Mode selection button
- Air conditioning button
- Front windscreen defroster button
(Press the button one more time to
deselect the front windscreen
defroster function. The 'AUTO' sign
will illuminate on the information
display once again.)
- Air intake control button
- Fan speed control knob
The selected function will be con-
trolled manually whilst other func-
tions operate automatically.
 For your convenience and to improve the effectiveness of the climate con-
trol, use the AUTO button and set the
temperature to 23°C (73°F).
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NOTICE
Never place anything over the sensor
located on the instrument panel to
ensure better control of the heating and
cooling system.
Manual heating and air condition- ing The heating and cooling system can be
controlled manually by pushing buttons
other than the AUTO button. In this case,
the system works sequentially according
to the order of buttons selected.
When pressing any button (or turning any
knob) except the AUTO button whilst using
automatic operation, the functions not
selected will be controlled automatically.
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 convert to full automatic control of the system.
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”.
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Floor & Defrost (A, C, D)
Most of the air flow is directed to the floor and the windscreen with a small amount
directed to the side window defrosters. Face-Level (B, D)
Air flow is directed toward the upper body
and face. Additionally, each outlet can becontrolled to direct the air dischargedfrom the outlet. Bi-Level (B, D, C)
Air flow is directed towards the face and
the floor. Floor-Level (C, A, D)
Most of the air flow is directed to the
floor, with a small amount of the air beingdirected to the windscreen and side win-
dow defrosters. Defrost-Level
Most of the air flow is directed to the windscreen with a small amount of air
directed to the side window defrosters.
Instrument panel vents
You can adjust the direction of air deliv-
ery from these vents using the vent con-
trol lever as shown.
The outlet vents can be closed by mov-
ing the vent control lever to the direc-
tion of the arrow shown ( ) on the
lever.
The direction of air delivery can be adjusted by moving vent control lever
to the direction preferred.
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Temperature control
The temperature control knob allows you
to control the temperature of the air flow-
ing from the ventilation system. To
change the air temperature in the pas-
senger compartment, turn the knob to
the right for warm air or left for cooler air. Temperature conversion
You can switch the temperature mode
between Centigrade to Fahrenheit as fol-
lows:
Whilst pressing the OFF button, press
the AUTO button for 4 seconds or more.
The display will change from Centigrade
to Fahrenheit, or from Fahrenheit to
Centigrade.
If the battery has been discharged or dis-
connected, the temperature mode dis-
play will reset to Centigrade.
Air intake control
This is used to select the outside (fresh) air position or recirculated air position.
To change the air intake control position,
press the control button.
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Recirculated air positionWith the recirculated airposition selected, air from
the passenger compart-
ment will be drawn throughthe heating system andheated 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 thefunction selected.
✽✽ NOTICE
Prolonged operation of the heater in the
recirculated air position (without air
conditioning selected) may cause fogging
of the windscreen and side windows and
the air within the passenger compart-
ment 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.
Fan speed control
The fan speed can be set to the desired
speed by operating the fan speed control
knob.
The higher the fan speed is, the more air
is delivered.
Pressing the OFF button turns off the
fan.
WARNING
Continued climate control system operation in the recirculated air
position may allow humidity to
increase inside the vehicle which
may fog the glass and obscure
visibility.
Do not sleep in a vehicle with the air conditioning or heating sys-
tem on. It may cause serious
harm or death due to a drop in the
oxygen level and/or body temper-
ature.
Continued climate control system operation in the recirculated air
position can cause drowsiness or
sleepiness, and loss of vehicle
control. Set the air intake controlto the outside (fresh) air position
as much as possible whilst driv-ing.
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Air conditioning (A/C)
Press the A/C button to turn the air con- ditioning system on (indicator light on the
display will illuminate).
Press the button again to turn the air
conditioning system off.
OFF mode
Press the OFF button to turn off the air
climate control system. However, you can
still operate the mode and air intake but-
tons as long as the ignition switch is inthe ON position.
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For maximum defrosting, set the tem-perature control to the extreme
right/hot position and the fan speedcontrol to the highest speed.
If warm air to the floor is desired whilst defrosting or defogging, set the modeto the floor-defrost position.
Before driving, clear all snow and ice from the windscreen, rear window, out-
side rear view mirrors, and all side win-
dows.
Clear all snow and ice from the bonnet and air inlet in the cowl grill to improveheater and defroster efficiency and to
reduce the probability of fogging up theinside of the windscreen. Manual climate control system
To defog inside windscreen
1. Set the fan speed to the desired posi-
tion.
2. Select desired temperature.
3. Select the or position.
4. Turn on the air-conditioning system.
5. Select the outside (fresh) air mode.
WINDSCREEN DEFROSTING AND DEFOGGING
WARNING - Windscreen
heating
Do not use the or position during cooling operation in
extremely humid weather. The dif-
ference between the temperature ofthe outside air and that of the wind-screen could cause the outer sur-
face of the windscreen to fog up,
causing loss of visibility. In this
case, set the mode selection knob
or button to the position and
fan speed control knob or button to
the lower speed.
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