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STARTING AND OPERATING
Your Firebird, Esprit, Formula or Trans Am has a ventilation system
that
provides ventilation comfort by
adding
air outlet vents in the rear
body lock pillars. Another feature
of
the system
is
continuous low-speed
operation
of
the heater and
air
conditioner blower. This results' in a
steady
flow
of outside
air
into the car whenever the engine iSTunning.
With the side windows dosed, outside air will flow into the front grilles,
through the car, and out the rear air exhaust valves. (See illustration.)
Basic Operating Tips
• Always keep front inlet grille
dear
of
obstructions (leaves, ice,
snow,. etc.).
• Always keep underseat air path
dear
of
objects.
• When heating or
air
conditioning
is
desired, best comfort
is
attained by driving with all windows dosed.
The following sections
of
this manual provide more operating tips for
getting maximum heating and cooling comfort. See also
"Engine
Exhaust
Gas
Caution (Carbon Monoxide)"
at
the beginning
of
this
section.
ADDITIONAL VENTILA1'ION
On models without
air
conditioning, additional fresh air can be vented to
the
car
interior with the use
of
the lower and upper air vents.
Lower ventilation
is
controlled by knobs located
at
each kick pad. Upper
ventilation
is
controlled by additional knobs
at
each kick pad.
HEATER OPERATION
AIR CONTROL LEVER
The
air control lever
(OFF-HEAT-DEFROST)
regulates the
air
flow from the heater
and
defroster outlets .
•
OFF
- Limited air
flow
(see
FAN
CONTROL
LEVER).
•
HEATER
- Maximum
air
flow to heater outlet with slight amount
to windshield.
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