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A/C
Purge
If your vehicle is sitting out on a hot day and you have it set on AUTO,
the air will first flow out the floor air ducts for a few seconds. That is
normal. This is to expel hot -air in the air ducts.
A s
the air is cooled, the
flow will move through the A/C outlets. If you start your vehicle with the
fan setting on "HI" it will skip the A/C Purge.
Cold Weather Purge
On cold days when your system is first
turnea on, in either the AUTO'br..
ECON setting and the fan setting is not on "HI", a small amount of a h
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will flow through the defroster duct while- the system is waiting for the
engine coolant to warm up enough to provide heat. This prevents your
breath from fogging your windshield. As
the coolant warms up, the
blower fan speed will gradually increase and air will flow from the heater
outlets, with some air bleed to the windshield to prevent fogging under
most normal conditions.
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Manually Recirculate Inside Air
There may be times when you don't want air from the outside. To
recirculate the air from the inside only in either "AUTO" or "ECON"
setting, just set the temperature to 60 F (16 C ) and adjust your fan
speed, if the air quantity is too high.
DEFOG
Push this button to divide the air between the windshield and the heater
ducts. This is useful when fog appears on the windshield or side glass due
to a sudden rain or snowy conditions.
Fan Speeds
Push the (symbol) button
until "AUTO" is displayed
on the screen. At this
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setting, the fan speed is
controlled automatically.
If it is cold outside, the blower may not run in the maximum high fan
speed right away. The system checksthe temperature of the coolant to
assure it is warm enough to provide heat. When the coolant is warm, the
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