Toyota RAV4 EE Owner's Manual page 355

—Air flow selector settings
RAV4_EE
AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM
—Operating tips
To cool off your Toyota after it has
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been parked in the hot sun, drive with
the windows open for a few minutes.
This vents the hot air, allowing the air
conditioning to cool the interior more
quickly.
Make sure the air intake grilles in front
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of the windshield are not blocked (by
leaves or snow, for example).
Keep the area under the front seats
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clear to allow air to circulate through-
out the vehicle.
On cold days, set the fan speed to
D
high for a minute to help clear the
intake ducts of snow or moisture. This
can reduce the amount of fogging on
the windows.
When driving on dusty roads, close all
D
windows. If dust thrown up by the ve-
hicle is still drawn into the vehicle after
closing the windows, it is recommended
that the air intake selector be set to
FRESH and the fan speed selector to
any setting except off.
If following another vehicle on a dusty
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road, or driving in windy and dusty
conditions, it is recommended that the
air intake selector be temporarily set to
RECIRCULATE, which will close off the
outside passage and prevent outside
air and dust from entering the vehicle
interior.
CAUTION
To prevent the windshield from fog-
ging up, do not use the windshield
air flow button during cool air opera-
tion in extremely humid weather. The
difference between the temperature of
the outside air and that of the wind-
shield can cause the outer surface of
the windshield to fog up, blocking
your vision.
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