Temperature Control Lever; Air Selector Lever; Air Conditioning System - Chevrolet El Camino 1983 Owner's Manual

T_lIure COnIrol .Lover
,.'
The
temperati.l'e conb"oIlever regulates
the
temperature'of
the
air
entering
the
passenger compartment in
all
Air Selector Lever
posjtions~
Far right
poSition
(HOl)
provides
maximum
heat
air:
and
far
)eft
position (COW) prO'o'ides
I'Tlif*rum heat (f:Wl1bk!n1 air
terTlM'fatl,Jre)
all. '
AIR
Setector
Lever '
• VENT-In
this·
~Iion.
minimum
hUt
PowER Ventilation air is disch8tged
. from the
upp8{
air
outlets.
Air
quantity
Is t:oiltrolled
by
the FAN LEVER.
•
Bi...E~
The AlA sELEcTOR
~
may
be-
~~
between
VENT
<¥ld
HTR (heater)
to
obtain
a
variable distribution of air between the upper air
outlets
and
the
ftoor
aW
Outlet. '
• HTR
(HeaIer)-1n
this position,
most
of the
air is deivered 10 the floor air
outlet
with
a small amount delivered
to
the
winctshielcl
(defroster outlets).
The
-air terl1*ature is controlled
by the lEMPERATURE LEVER while the
air quMtity is
t:ontrOI1ed
by
the FAN LEVER. This position
is
uSied fof
most
--.
'
• BLEND-The AlA SB..ECTOA LEVER
may
be
adiUsted
between
HTR
(heater) and DEF
(defroSt)
positions to
obtain
a variable distribution
of
air
between
the
floor air outlet
and the windshietd
air outJets.
• OEF
(Defrost)-In this posffion,
most
of the
air Is delivered
to
the
wIndshiekt
(defroster
outlets) with
a
small
amount
to the
floof air
outlet.
The
windshield
~o~and .~ing s~em
assists in providing good
visibility
ttvough
~
areas .
d . the wmshieId
under most inctemerlt
weaIher
cordlions. For invneci:a1e
' o peration
~
the vehicle,
the windshield
should
be
scraped clear. -
Operate
system for
ao seoor' I d5 befQre sWitchinQ
to
DEF. This
will
remove
hLmid
air from the
syStem
and lTOmize rapid togging of the glass which can
occtW
It humid air
Is
blown onto
a
cOp!
windshield:
AIR CONDmONING SYSTEM
This
systemcoml:lNs
heating
~
cooing capabilities for
comfort
In
all
wNher
concIIion'S.
During . some . air oordtioning operating oonditions, Slight - increases and
dec:re8ses
of
en{jne 'speed/ pOWer
may
be
noticed. This should
be
oonsidered
normal,
as
the
system
is._ oosigned
to
cycte
the COfl'llI'"essoI' ON and OfF
to
rnainIain
desired
cooling. The
reduCed
~essor
operation shoUld
benefiI
fuel economy.