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Automatic Climate Control

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Manual Climate Control

iNfORMATiON DiSPLAY

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Dial

Driver Temperature 
Control Dial

AUTO ON:

 Push dial 

to turn Automatic Air 

Conditioning system  

on. Rotate dial to 

select your desired set 

temperature (shown 

in Information Display 

above). The airflow  

mode and the amount 

of airflow will be 

automatically controlled 

in accordance with the 

set temperature.

fan Control Dial 

•   Rotate the dial to  

select the desired  

fan speed.

•   Push OFF to turn 

climate control  

system off.

Note:

Do not 

rotate 

dial in 

AUTO 

ON mode.

Push to defrost 

the windshield. 
Push to defrost 

the rear window. 

Temperature  
Control Dial  

 Rotate the dial for 
temperature control.

NOTE:

When set  

to MAX A/C with  
dashboard vents or 
dashboard and floor  
vents, the A/C will  
turn on, and  
recirculated air will  
be selected for  
maximum cooling.

fan Control Dial

Rotate the dial to set desired 
fan speed (1-4).
         Push to defrost the  

rear window.

         Push to manually turn 

air conditioning on or off.

        Push to recirculate 

cabin air to reduce 

outside odors and 

improve cooling 

(indicator on) or receive 

fresh air (indicator off).

Passenger Temperature  
Control Dial

Push to turn DUAL mode 
ON/OFF.
•    With DUAL mode ON 

(indicator on), rotate the 
dial to set passenger side 
temperature separate 
from the driver’s side  
(shown in the Information 
Display above).

•   With DUAL mode OFF 

(indicator off), driver 
controls the temperature 
setting on both sides.

Mode Selector Dial 

Rotate the dial to 
select airflow mode.
   

 Dashboard 

vents

 Dashboard   

and floor vents

Floor vents

 Defroster  and   

floor vents

 Windshield 

defroster

iNfORMATiON DiSPLAY

Push to select the 
following airflow mode:

NOTE:

 Automatic 

climate control will 

allow you to maintain 

individual preset cabin  

temperatures for the 

driver and passenger 

when DUAL mode  

is selected.

Push to recirculate 
cabin air to reduce 
outside odors and  
improve cooling  
(indicator on) or receive 
fresh air (indicator off). 
Push to manually turn  

air conditioning on 

or off.

 Dashboard  vents

   Dashboard 

   and floor vents
   

Floor vents

 Defroster  and   

floor vents

 Windshield 

defroster

NOTE:

Automatic 

temperature control 
always works even  
if the AUTO indicator  
turns off by changing 
the fan speed or the 
airflow mode.

: Best Cooling  

 Settings
:  Best heating  

 Settings

fRONT VENT SYSTEM AiRfLOW OPERATiON

When the “Windshield Defroster” or “Defroster and Floor” 

or “Floor” mode is selected, air will not only blow from the 

defroster vents on top of the dash or the floor vents, but 

also a small amount from the dashboard vents. If air is not 

desired from the dashboard vents, they can be closed  

using the dials or vent louvers.

•   To defrost the windshield faster, close the  

dashboard vents. 

•   To defrost the side windows faster, point the side 

dashboard vents toward the side windows. 

•   To warm the passengers’ upper bodies faster, point  

the side and/or center dashboard vents toward the  

inside of the vehicle.

Push

interior Set 
Temperature (Driver)

interior Set Temperature 
(Passenger)

Climate Control

Audio

Audio

Outside 
Temperature

Clock

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