F. A/C: Press the button to turn air conditioning on or off. Air conditioning
cools the vehicle using outside air. To improve air conditioning when starting
your vehicle, drive with the windows slightly open for two to three minutes.
Use A/C with recirculated air to improve cooling performance and efficiency.
Note: A/C turns on automatically in MAX A/C, Defrost and Floor/Defrost.
G. AUTO: Press the button to turn on fully automatic operation. Select
the desired temperature using the temperature control. The system
automatically determines fan speed, air distribution, A/C operation, and
outside or recirculated air, to heat or cool the vehicle to maintain the
selected temperature.
H. Rear defrost: Turns the heated rear window on and off. Refer to
Heated rear window later in this chapter for more information. If your
vehicle is equipped with heated mirrors, this button turns them on also.
I. Defrost: Distributes air through the windshield defroster vents and
de-mister vents. This setting can also be used to defog and clear the
windshield of a thin covering of ice.
REAR PASSENGER CLIMATE CONTROL
A. Fan Speed: Turn to increase or decrease the fan speed.
B. Overhead: Distributes air through the overhead vents.
C. Floor: Distributes air through the floor vents.
D. Overhead/Floor: Distributes air through the overhead vents and
floor vents.
E. REAR LOCK: This is not a functional control. When the indicator is
illuminated, the rear climate system is being controlled by the front
climate system and the rear controls are not operational.
F. Temperature: Control the temperature of the airflow in the vehicle.
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