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6-1. Using the air conditioning system and defogger
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Interior features
driver’s seat. Unnecessary air
conditioning is suppressed, con-
tributing to increased fuel effi-
ciency.
Front seat concentrated airflow
mode operates in the following
situations.
No passengers are detected
in the rear seats
The windshield defogger is
not operating
While operating, illumi-
nates.
■ Manually turning front seat
concentrated airflow mode
on/off
In front seat concentrated air-
flow mode, directing airflow to
the front seats only and to all
seats can be switched via switch
operation. When the mode has
been switched manually, auto-
matic airflow control stops oper-
ating.
Press on the air condition-
ing operation panel and switch
the airflow.
Indicator illuminated: Airflow
to the front seats only
Indicator off: Airflow to all the
seats
■ Operation of automatic airflow
control
● In order to maintain a comfortable
interior, airflow may be directed to
seats without passengers immedi-
ately after the hybrid system is
started and at other times depend-
ing on the outside temperature.
● After the hybrid system is started,
if passengers move around inside
or enter/exit the vehicle, the sys-
tem cannot accurately detect the
presence of passengers and auto-
matic airflow control will not oper-
ate.
■ Operation of manual airflow
control
Even if the function is manually
switched to directing airflow to only
the front seats, when a rear seat is
occupied, it may automatically direct
airflow to all seats.
■ To return to automatic airflow
control
1 With the indicator off, turn the
power switch off.
2 After 60 minutes or more elapse,
turn the power switch to ON.
This feature is used to prevent
ice from building up on the wind-
shield and wiper blades.
Press the switch to turn the sys-
tem on/off.
The indicator comes on when the
system is on.
The windshield wiper de-icer will
automatically turn off after a period
of time.
Windshield wiper de-icer
(if equipped)