Ford Taurus 1997 Owner's Manual page 17

Operating tips
• In humid weather, select
will prevent your windshield from fogging. After a
few minutes, select any desired position.
• To prevent humidity buildup inside the vehicle,
don't drive with the climate control system in the
OFF position.
• Don't put objects under the front seat that will
interfere with the airflow to the back seats.
• Remove any snow, ice or leaves from the air
intake area (at the bottom of the windshield
under the hood) on the passenger side of your
vehicle.
• If the air conditioner works well in MAX A/C but
not in A/C, this may indicate that the passenger
compartment air filter (if equipped) needs to be
replaced.
Electronic Automatic Temperature Control
(EATC) system (if equipped)
—
F-DEF
The EATC system will maintain a selected
temperature and automatically control airflow. You
can override automatic operation with any of the six
override controls at the bottom of the control panel.
Controls and features
— +
TEMP
+
R-DEF
before driving. This
AUTO
AUTO
F
OFF
MAX
VENT
OUT
SIDE
TEMP
A/C
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