Climate Controls; Dual Automatic Climate Control - Pontiac 2006 Grand Prix Getting To Know Manual

Climate Controls

The climate control system regulates the
heating, cooling and ventilation of your
vehicle. Film valve technology allows this
unit to blend the temperature and airflow
more precisely.
Airflow Modes
The climate control system includes five
primary modes:
(Vent): Directs air to the instrument
panel outlets.
(Bi-Level): Directs half of the air to
the instrument panel outlets and the
remaining air to the floor outlets.
(Floor): Directs most of the air to the
floor outlets with some air directed to the
outboard outlets (for the side windows)
and some air to the windshield.
(Floor/Defog): Directs air equally
between the windshield and the floor
outlets.
(Defrost): Directs most of the air to
the windshield and the side outlets with
some air directed to the floor outlets.
The mode functions can be "blended" by
pointing the knob to one of the white
dots shown between the main modes.
The center air outlet, next to the DIC or
Trip Computer, is the largest outlet and
will flow more air than the other outlets.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.

Dual Automatic Climate Control

(if equipped)
AUTO (Automatic Operation)
• Turn both the fan and mode knobs
to the AUTO position for automatic
control of the inside temperature, air
delivery mode and fan speed.
• Press the up arrow to raise the tem-
perature and press the down arrow
to lower the temperature.
• Press the PASS button to turn the
passenger climate control system on
and off.
Do not cover the solar sensor located in
the center of the instrument panel, near
the windshield. The automatic climate
control system uses information from
the sensor to maintain the selected
temperature.
Manual Operation
Temperature: Press the driver or pas-
senger up arrow to raise the tempera-
ture and press the driver or passenger
down arrow to lower the temperature.
Fan: Turn the fan knob to increase or
decrease fan speed.
(Off): Turn the fan knob to the Off
position to turn the system off. Only the
heated seats and the rear defogger will
function when the fan knob is off.
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