Toyota Avalon 1998 - Page 134

’98 AVALON (USA/CANADA)- U
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Heating
For best results, set controls to:
Type 1—
Fan speed — Any setting except ”OFF”
Temperature — Towards WARM
Air intake — FRESH (outside air)
Air flow — FLOOR
Air conditioning — OFF
Type 2—
Press in the ”AUTO” button.
Temperature — To the desired
temperature
Air conditioning — OFF
 For quick heating, select recirculated
air for a few minutes. To keep the
windows from fogging, select fresh af-
ter the vehicle interior has been
warmed.
 Press the ”A/C” button on for dehumidi-
fied heating.
 Choose floor/windshield air flow to heat
the vehicle interior while defrosting or
defogging the windshield.
Air conditioning
For best results, set controls to:
Type 1—
Fan speed —Any setting except ”OFF”
Temperature —Towards COLD
Air intake — FRESH (outside air)
Air flow — PANEL
Air conditioning — ON
Type 2—
Press in the ”AUTO” button.
Temperature — To the desired
temperature
Air conditioning — ON
 For quick cooling, move the air intake
selector to recirculate for a few min-
utes.
Ventilation
For best results, set controls to:
Type 1—
Fan speed —Any setting except ”OFF”
Temperature —Towards COLD
Air intake — FRESH (outside air)
Air flow — PANEL
Air conditioning — OFF
Type 2—
Press in the ”AUTO” button.
Temperature — To the desired
temperature
Air conditioning — OFF
Defogging and defrosting
The inside of the windshield
For best results, set controls to:
Type 1—
Fan speed — Any setting except ”OFF”
Temperature — Towards WARM to heat;
COLD to cool
Air intake — FRESH (outside air)
Air flow — WINDSHIELD
Moving the air flow selector lever to wind-
shield position turns on the defroster-
linked air conditioning. At this time, the
”A/C” button indicator comes on regard-
less of whether or not the ”A/C” button is
pressed in. This is to clean up the front
view more quickly.
When the ”A/C” button is not pressed in,
moving the air flow selector lever to
another position turns off the air condition-
ing.