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A solar compensation sensor is located
inside the vehicle on the center of the
dash near the front windshield. In
order to ensure optimum control of
the heating and cooling system, never
block the sensor or place anything
near the sensor while the climate con-
trol system is operating.
Manual heating and air condi- tioning
The heating and cooling system can
be controlled manually by pushing
buttons other than the AUTO button.
In this case, the system workssequentially according to the order of
buttons selected. When pressing any
button except the AUTO button while
using automatic operation, the func-tions not selected will be controlled
automatically.
1. Start hybrid system.
2. Set the mode to the desired posi- tion.
For improving the effectiveness of heating 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 ofthe system.
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Mode selection
The mode selection button controls
the direction of the air flow through
the ventilation system.
The air flow outlet port is converted
as follows:
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Face-Level (B, D, F)
Air flow is directed toward the upper
body and face. Additionally, eachoutlet can be controlled to direct theair discharged from the outlet.
Bi-Level (B, C, D, E, F)
Air flow is directed towards the face
and the floor.
Floor & Defrost (A, C, D, E)
Most of the air flow is directed to the floor and the windshield with a small
amount directed to the side window
defrosters.
Floor-Level (A, C, D, E)
Most of the air flow is directed to the
floor, with a small amount of the airbeing directed to the windshield and
side window defrosters.
Defrost-Level (A, D)
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 thumb-
wheel. To close the vent, rotate it left
(Rear : down) to the maximum posi-
tion. To open the vent, rotate it right
(Rear : up) to the desired position.
Also, you can adjust the direction of
air delivery from these vents using
the vent control lever as shown.
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Temperature control
Turn the knob to the right to increase
the temperature. Turn the knob to the
left to decrease the temperature.
Adjusting the driver and passenger
side temperature equally
Press the "SYNC" button to adjustthe driver and passenger side tem-
perature equally.
The passenger side temperature
will be set to the same temperature
as the driver side temperature.
Turn the driver side temperature control knob. The driver and pas-
senger side temperature will be
adjusted equally.
Adjusting the driver and passenger
side temperature individually
Press the "SYNC" button again toadjust the driver and passenger
side temperature individually. The
illumination of button turns off.
Operate the driver side tempera- ture control knob to adjust the driv-
er side temperature.
Operate the passenger side tem- perature control knob to adjust the
passenger side temperature.
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Temperature conversion
If the battery has been discharged or
disconnected, the temperature mode
display will reset to Centigrade.
You can switch the temperature
mode between Centigrade to
Fahrenheit as follows;
- Automatic climate control system
While pressing the OFF button,
press the AUTO button for 3 seconds
or more. The display will change from
Centigrade to Fahrenheit, or from
Fahrenheit to Centigrade.
- "User setting mode" in the cluster :You can change the temperature
unit in the "Other features -
Temperature unit"
Air intake control
This is used to select the outside(fresh) air position or recirculated airposition.
To change the air intake control posi-
tion, push the control button.
Recirculated air position
With the recirculated airposition selected, air from the passenger
compartment will be
drawn through the heat-ing system and heated
or cooled according tothe function selected.
Outside (fresh) air position
With the outside (fresh) air position selected, air
enters the vehicle fromoutside and is heated orcooled according to thefunction selected.
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Prolonged operation of the heater in
the recirculated air position (without
air conditioning selected) may cause
fogging of the windshield and side
windows and the air within the pas-
senger compartment may become
stale.
In addition, prolonged use of the air
conditioning with the recirculated air
position selected will result in exces-
sively dry air in the passenger com-
partment.Fan speed control
The fan speed can be set to the
desired speed by pushing the fan
speed control button.
The higher the fan speed is, the
more air is delivered.
Pressing the OFF button turns off the
fan.
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Continued climate control system operation in the recir-
culated air position may allowhumidity 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
system on. It may cause seri-ous harm or death due to a
drop in the oxygen level
and/or body temperature.
Continued climate control system operation in the recir-culated air position can cause
drowsiness or sleepiness,
and loss of vehicle control.
Set the air intake control tothe outside (fresh) air position
as much as possible whiledriving.
WARNING
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Operating the fan speed when the
Engine Start/Stop button is in theON position could cause the bat-
tery to discharge. Operate the fan
speed when hybrid system is run-ning.
Driver Only
If you press the DRIVER ONLY but-
ton ( ) and the indicator light illumi-
nates, cold air mostly blows in the
direction of the driver’s seat.
However, some of the cold air may
still come out of other vents to keepindoor air pleasant.
If you use the button with no passen- ger in the front passenger seat, ener-gy consumption will be reduced.DRIVER ONLY button will be turned
off under the following conditions: 1) Defrost on2) SYNC on
3) Adjusted front passenger seat
temperature
4) DRIVER ONLY button pushed again
NOTICE
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Air conditioning
Push the A/C button to turn the air conditioning system on (indicatorlight will illuminate).
Push the button again to turn the air
conditioning system off.
OFF mode
Push the OFF button of the front to
turn off the air climate control sys-
tem. However, you can still operate
the mode and air intake buttons as
long as the Engine Start/Stop buttonis in the ON position.
Economy air conditioning button (ECON)
If you push the ECON button while
the air conditioning system is work-ing, the air conditioning system will
work less and may improve fuel effi-
ciency.
If you want maximum air conditioning
turn the ECON system off by push-
ing the ECON button.
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