Manual Control; AIR FLOW:- Page 143

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Manual Control

If you prefer to manually control the heating, cooling
and ventilation in your vehicle, you can select airflow
direction, fan speed, outside or recirculated air, air
compressor and temperature operation with the
following buttons:

AIR FLOW: This control has several settings to control
the direction of airflow when the system is not in AUTO.

To access the various modes available, continue to press
the AIR FLOW rocker button up or down until the
desired mode appears in the display:

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WINDSHIELD/FLOOR: This setting directs half
of the air to the floor ducts and half to the defroster
and side window vents. The air conditioning
compressor will run automatically in this setting
unless the outside temperature is below 40

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F (4

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C).

D

MID/FLOOR: This setting directs half of the air
through the instrument panel outlets. Most of the
remaining air is directed through the floor ducts and
a little to the defroster and side window vents.

D

MID: This setting directs air through the instrument
panel outlets.

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FLOOR: This setting sends most of the air through
the ducts near the floor. The rest comes out of the
defroster and side window vents. When in this
setting and the RECIRC setting, the windows can
fog up. See “RECIRC” in the Index.

 FRONT: This setting brings in outside air and

directs most of the air through the defrost vent. Some 
of the air also goes to the floor ducts and the side
window defogger outlets. The indicator on the button
will light and WINDSHIELD will be lit in the display.
The air conditioning compressor will run automatically
in this setting unless the outside temperature is 
below 40

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F (4

_

C).

VENT: This pushbutton turns the air conditioning
compressor on and off. The indicator is lit when the
compressor is turned off. Recirculation is not permitted
when the compressor is off. The system will try to
control the temperature automatically, but without 
the compressor.

VENT is not permitted in FRONT defrost mode. If the
VENT button is pushed while in FRONT defrost mode,
the indicator will light briefly and then turn off.