Manual Operation

button to decrease the fan speed. (Fan Control): Press the lower Pressing the lower button longer turns the fan and cooling off. button to decrease the fan speed. Pressing the lower button longer turns the fan and cooling off.

Press the upper the fan speed. The selected fan speed is indicated by a number on the display screen. button to increase the fan speed. The selected fan speed is indicated by a number on the display screen. Press AUTO to return to automatic operation.

Air Delivery Modes: Press, or, to change the direction of the airflow., or An indicator light comes on in the selected mode button. to change the direction of the airflow. An indicator light comes on in the selected mode button.

Changing the mode cancels the automatic operation and the system goes into manual mode. Press AUTO to return to automatic operation.

floor outlets.(Floor): Air is directed to the floor outlets.

instrument panel outlets. (Vent): Air is directed to the instrument panel outlets.

windshield, floor outlets, and side window vents. (Defog): Air is directed to the windshield, floor outlets, and side window vents.

Press to clear the windshield of fog or frost more quickly. Air is directed to the (Defrost): Press to clear the windshield of fog or frost more quickly. Air is directed to the windshield.

For best results, clear all snow and ice from the windshield before defrosting.

the automatic air conditioning on or off. If the fan is turned off or the outside (Air Conditioning): Press to turn the automatic air conditioning on or off. If the fan is turned off or the outside temperature falls below freezing, the air conditioning compressor will not run.

Press AUTO to return to automatic operation and the air conditioner runs as needed. When the indicator light is on, the air conditioner runs automatically to cool the air inside the vehicle or to dry the air needed to defog the windshield faster.

Press to turn on recirculation. An indicator light comes on. Air is recirculated (Recirculation): Press to turn on recirculation. An indicator light comes on. Air is recirculated to quickly cool the inside of the vehicle or prevent outside air and odors from entering.

Auto Defog: The climate control system may have a sensor to automatically detect high humidity inside the vehicle. When high humidity is detected, the climate control system may adjust to outside air supply and turn on the air conditioner. If the climate control system does not detect possible window fogging, it returns to normal operation. To turn Auto Defog off or on, see "Climate and Air Quality" under Vehicle Personalization .

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