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Climate Controls
Climate Control Systems
Dual Automatic Climate ControlSystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Rear Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . 200
Air Vents
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Maintenance
Passenger Compartment Air Filter . . . . . 203
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Climate Control Systems
Dual Automatic Climate Control System
The climate control buttons on the center stack and on the climate control display are used to
adjust the heating, cooling, and ventilation.
Center Stack Climate Controls
1. ON/OFF
2. AUTO (Automatic Operation)
3. Air distribution
4. Driver temperature
5. Fan Control
6. Passenger Temperature 7. Max Defrost
8. Rear Window Defogger
9. Air Conditioning
10. Recirculation
11. Sync

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Automatic Operation
The system automatically controls the fan
speed, air delivery, air conditioning, and
recirculation in order to heat or cool the
vehicle to the desired temperature.
When AUTO is underlined, the system is in
full automatic operation. If the air delivery
mode or fan setting is manually adjusted,
the auto indicator turns off and the display
will show the selected settings. Auto
operation can be turned off individually for
climate settings.
For automatic operation:1. Press AUTO.
2. Set the temperature. Allow the system time to stabilize. Then adjust the
temperature as needed for best comfort.
To improve fuel efficiency and to cool the
vehicle faster, recirculation may be
automatically selected in warm weather. The
recirculation light will not come on. Press
@to select recirculation; press it again to
select outside air.
English units can be changed to metric units
through the instrument cluster. See “Cluster
Options Menu” underInstrument Cluster
0 107. OFF :
Press OFF to turn the fan on or off.
When off is selected, the system will stop
air from flowing into the cabin. If on is
selected or any other buttons are pressed,
the climate control system will turn on and
operate at the current setting.
y/z: The temperature can be adjusted
separately for the driver and the passenger.
Press to decrease or lift to increase the
temperature. Press or lift and hold to rapidly
increase or decrease the temperature.
SYNC : Touch SYNC on the climate control
display to link all climate zone settings to
the driver settings. Adjust the driver side
temperature control to change the linked
temperature. When the passenger setting is
adjusted, the SYNC underline turns off.
Rear : Touch Rear on the infotainment
screen to open the rear climate control
screen. The rear climate control settings can
now be adjusted from the front
passenger area.
Manual Operation
z 9 y: Press to decrease or lift to
increase the fan speed. Press or lift and hold
the fan controls to adjust speed more
quickly. The fan speed setting displays. Any
adjustment of the fan speed cancels automatic fan control and the fan can be
controlled manually. Press AUTO to return
to automatic operation.
To turn off the fan and climate control
system, press OFF on the center stack
climate controls. The airflow will be blocked
from entering in all air delivery modes,
except defrost.
The maximum automatic fan speed can be
set to low, medium, or high. To adjust the
automatic fan speed select Settings >
Vehicle > Climate > Auto Fan Speed.
Air Delivery Mode Control :
When the
climate information is displayed, press the
desired air delivery mode on the climate
control display to change the direction of
the airflow. The selected air delivery mode
button is lit. Pressing any of the air delivery
buttons cancels automatic air delivery
control and the direction of the airflow can
be controlled manually. Press AUTO to
return to automatic operation.
To change the current mode, select one of
the following:z: Air is directed to the windshield,
outboard a/c outlets, and side window
outlets.