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The Climate Control Systems
Your vehicle is equipped with a control
assembly designed to handle either a
combination A/C-Heater System or a
Heater-Only System.
Instrument Panel Registers
There are four registers in the instrument panel.
Each of these registers contain a louver assembly
which can be manually adjusted to direct airflow
up, down, left, right, and positive shut-off. An
illustration of the register locations follows.
Instrument panel registers
Air Conditioner and Heater (If equipped)
The control for your air conditioning and heater
system is located at the center of the instrument
panel below the radio and will operate only
when the ignition key is turned to the ON
position. Your air conditioner and heater will
heat and/or cool your vehicle interior depending
on the function position and temperature you
select. The function selector control knob allows
you to select heating or cooling and determine
where the air will be directed. The temperature
control knob setting determines the temperature
of the air that flows into the vehicle.
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Climate control knobs (Heater A/C system)
To turn your air conditioner and heater system
on, select any position except OFF. This will turn
the fan on and allow airflow into the vehicle. To
turn your air conditioner and heater off, select
OFF. This will turn the fan off and stop airflow
from coming into the vehicle.
Temperature selection
The temperature knob is the rotating knob
located at the center of of the control with
tapered RED and BLUE bands surrounding most
of the knob. The wide RED part of the band
(full right) is the heat or warmer area. The wide
BLUE area (full left) is the cooling or cool
temperature area. Any position selected between
full right and full left will give a temperature
between the two extreme temperatures.
H
Fan speed adjustment
The
H
knob on the control is the fan speed
knob which controls the volume of air flow.
Rotate the
H
knob to the right to increase the
amount of air entering the vehicle. Four fan
speed positions are available and are indicated
by LO, two separate dots and HI beside the
H
control knob. The HI position provides the most
air flow.
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Airflow selections
VENT
Use
VENT
to bring outside air through the
instrument panel registers. You can heat the air
in this position by rotating the center knob into
the RED area. The air CANNOT be cooled
below the outside temperature regardless of the
center knob setting. Select NORM A/C or MAX
A/C to get cool air through the instrument
panel registers.
NORM A/C
Select
NORM A/C
to get refrigerated outside air
through the instrument panel registers. The A/C
position is used for cooling except when it is
extremely hot or fast cooling of the vehicle is
needed. Then, select MAX A/C for fast cooling
and return to NORM A/C when you are
comfortable.
MAX A/C
The
MAX A/C
position produces cool air more
rapidly to provide faster cooling of your vehicle.
This is possible because cooler air is drawn from
inside the passenger area and refrigerated again
instead of using warmer outside air. Using
inside air will also make the fan sound louder
which is normal when using MAX A/C. The air
flow will be from the instrument panel registers.
FLOOR
Air flow will be to the floor when
FLOOR
is
selected. The air cannot be cooled in the FLOOR
position but can be heated by rotating the center
knob in the RED area.
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MIX
Select
MIX
to get air to the floor and windshield
defrosters at the same time. If the outside
temperature is about 50˚ (10˚C) or warmer, the
air will also be dehumidified to remove
moisture. This feature will help prevent fogging
in humid weather. The air can be cooled or
heated.
V
DEF
Select
V
DEF
to obtain maximum air flow to
the windshield. Rotate the center knob into the
RED area for the air temperature required to
defrost. When the outside air temperature is
about 50˚F (9˚C) or warmer, the air will be
dehumidified to remove moisture. The air can be
cooled or heated. Rotate the
H
knob on the left
to increase the air flow.
Operating Tips
The following tips will help you to get the most
satisfaction from your air conditioning and
heater system.
❑
In humid weather, select
V
DEF
. This will
help to prevent windshield fogging. After a
few minutes of operation, you may select
another air flow position. Rotate the control
knob to obtain your desired comfort level.
❑
To prevent humidity buildup inside your
vehicle, always drive with the Air
Conditioning and Heater System turned on.
❑
Do not put objects under the front seats that
will interfere with the flow of air under the
seats to the back seat area of your vehicle.
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