Semi-Automatic Operation - Honda Accord 4D 2003-2006 Owner's Manual

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Climate Control System
When you set the temperature to its
lower limit '' '' or its upper
limit '' '', the system runs at
full cooling or heating only. It does
not regulate the interior temperature.
In cold weather, the fan will not
come on automatically until the car
has been driven for a short time and
the heater starts to develop warm air.
On Diesel models only
Your vehicle has the hot gas heater
system. It assists the heater to warm
the air (see page 178 ).
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Comfort and Convenience Features
Pressing the OFF button shuts the
climate control system completely
off. No air flow can cause the
windows to fog up. It is
recommended that you keep the fan
on at all times so stale air and
moisture do not build up in the
interior and cause fogging.

Semi-automatic Operation

You can manually select various
functions of the Climate Control
system when it is in fully automatic
mode. All other features remain auto-
matically controlled. Making any
manual selection causes the word
AUTO in the display to go out.
Air Conditioning (A/C) Button
Press the A/C button to turn the air
conditioning on and off. You will see
A/C ON or A/C OFF in the display.
When you turn the A/C off, the sys-
tem cannot regulate the inside tem-
perature if you set the dial below the
outside temperature. With the A/C
off, use the temperature control dial
to adjust the temperature of the air
flow to a comfortable setting.
Recirculation Button
This button controls the source of air
going into the system. When the
indicator in this button is lit, air from
the car's interior is sent through the
system again (Recirculation mode).
When the indicator is off, air is
brought in from outside the car
(Fresh Air mode).
You can, for example, manually put
the system in recirculation mode
when driving through an area of
smoke or fumes.