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(Continued)
Always pay close attention
when the vehicle is driven
close to objects, particularly
pedestrians, and especially
children.
Always keep the camera lens
clean. If lens is covered with
foreign matter, the camera
may not operate normally.
When stopping for a long time in winter or parking in an
indoor parking lot, the image
may temporarily be blurry due
to exhaust gas.
Rear View Monitor is not a
safety device. It only serves toassist the driver in identifying
objects directly behind the
middle of the vehicle. The
camera does not cover thecomplete area behind the
vehicle.
Never rely solely on the rear
view monitor. As there are
blind spots that do not appear
on the camera while backing
up and parking, You must
always use methods of view-
ing the area behind you
including looking over both
shoulders as well as continu-
ously checking all three rear
view mirrors.
Always look around your vehi-
cle to make sure there are no
objects or obstacles before
moving the vehicle in any
direction to prevent a collision.(Continued)
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To prevent damage to the conduc-
tors bonded to the inside surface
of the rear window, never use
sharp instruments or window
cleaners containing abrasives to
clean the window.
If you want to defrost and defog
the front windshield, refer to
the "Windshield Defrosting and
Defogging" section in this chapter.
Rear Window Defroster
The defroster heats the window to
remove frost, fog and thin ice from
the interior and exterior of the rear
window while the vehicle is in the
ready ( ) mode.
To activate the rear window
defroster, press the rear window
defroster button located in the cen-
ter facia switch panel. The indicator
on the rear window defroster but-ton illuminates when the defrosteris ON.
To turn off the defroster, press the rear window defroster buttonagain. Information
If there is heavy accumulation of snow on the rear window, brush it off
before operating the rear defroster.
The rear window defroster automat- ically turns off after approximately
20 minutes or when the POWER
button is in the OFF position.
Side view mirror defroster
If your vehicle is equipped with the
side view mirror defrosters, they will
operate at the same time you turn on
the rear window defroster.
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1. Temperature control button
2. Fan speed control button
3. Mode selection button
4. HEAT button
5. AUTO(automatic control) button
6. OFF button
7. Front windshield defrost button
8. Rear window defrost button
9. Air conditioning button
10. Air intake control button
11. Driver only button
12. EV button
13. Climate information screen
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Automatic Heating and Air Conditioning
The Automatic Climate Control
System is controlled by setting the
desired temperature.
1. Press the AUTO button.
The modes, fan speeds, air intake and air-conditioning will be controlled
automatically by the temperature set-
ting you select.2. Press the temperature control but-
ton to the desired temperature. If
the temperature is set to the low-est setting (Lo), the air condition-
ing system will operate continu-
ously. To turn the automatic operation off,
select any button of the following:
- Mode selection button
- Front windshield defroster button(Press the button one more time to deselect the front windshield
defroster function. The 'AUTO'
sign will illuminate on the infor-mation screen once again.)
- Fan speed control knob
The selected function will be con-
trolled manually while other functions
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).
To change the temperature unit from °C to °F or °F to °C:
Press and hold the AUTO and OFF
buttons on the climate control unit for
3 seconds.
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Never place anything near the
sensor to ensure better control ofthe heating and cooling system.
Manual Heating and Air Conditioning
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 functions not selected
will be controlled automatically.
1. Start the vehicle ( indicatorON).
2. Set the mode to the desired posi- tion.
To improve 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.
7. Press the AUTO button in order to convert to full automatic control of the 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 direction is cycled
as follows:
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Face-Level (B, D, E, 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, 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, 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
Most of the air flow is directed to the windshield with a small amount of air
directed to the side window defrosters.
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Interior panel vents
The outlet vents can be opened or
closed ( ) using the vent control
lever.
Also, you can adjust the direction of
air delivered from these vents using
the vent control lever as shown.
Temperature control
Press the button to increase/
decrease the fan temperature and
airflow.
The temperature will increase or
decrease by 0.5°C/1°F.
Temperature conversion
If the battery has been discharged or
disconnected, the temperature mode
display will reset to Fahrenheit.
To change the temperature unit from °C to °F or °F to °C:
- On the instrument cluster, go toUser Settings Mode ➝Other
Features ➝Temperature Unit.
- Press the AUTO button for 3 sec- onds while pressing the OFF button.
Both the temperature unit on the
cluster LCD display and climate con-
trol information screen will change.
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