Toyota 2001 Prius Owner's Manual page 207

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Air intake selector
Press the button to select the air source.
1. Recirculate—Recirculates the air inside
the vehicle.
2. Fresh—Draws outside air into the sys-
tem.
The air intake selector button is used to
switch the air intake FRESH mode that
draws outside air into the system and RE-
CIRCULATED mode that recirculates the
air inside vehicle.
To turn the air source to RECIRCULATED
mode, press the button. The indicator will
come on. To turn the air source to FRESH
mode, press the button again. The indica-
tor will go off.
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To prevent fogging up of the windshield,
the air intake mode may change automati-
cally to FRESH depending on the condi-
tion of the air conditioning system.
2–way air intake control
To improve fuel economy, "Fresh" mode
control changes when the air intake se-
lector is set in "Fresh" mode on the
following conditions:
D
When the maximum heating is needed
with the air flow in "Floor" or "Floor/
Windshield", fresh air flows in the up-
per compartment, while air is recircu-
lated in the lower compartment.
D
When cooling is needed, both fresh
and recirculate modes turns on.
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Air conditioning on–off buttons
To turn on the air conditioning, push
the "A/C" button.
1. Turning off the air conditioning
Push the "A/C" button to turn off the air
conditioning.
2. Economical and environment–friendly
cooling
Usually use the air conditioning with the
"A/C" button on. If you push the button
again, the air conditioning turns off.