Toyota Avalon Owner's Manual page 248

"MODE" button (air flow selector)
Push the "MODE" button to select the
vents used for air flow.
In automatic operation, you do not have
to select the air flow unless you desire
another air flow mode.
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1. Panel—Air flows mainly from
instrument panel vents and the rear
vents.
2. Bi- level—Air flows from the
vents, the instrument panel vents and
the rear vents.
When you set the temperature selector
setting at about the middle in automatic
operation, warm air flows out of the
floor vents and relatively low- tempera-
ture air flows out of the center and
side vents.
3. Floor—Air flows mainly from the floor
vents.
4. Floor/Windshield—Air flows mainly
from the floor vents and windshield
vents.
This position allows the air intake to
select FRESH automatically. This is to
clean up the front view more quickly.
If you want to return the setting to
RECIRCULATE mode, press the air in-
take selector button once again.
For details about air flow selector settings,
see "Air flow selector settings" described
below.
I n f o r ma t i o n P r o v i d e d b y :
the Windshield air flow button
When this button is pressed, air flows
mainly from the windshield vents and
floor turns on the defogging function with the
purpose of clearing the front view.
Pressing this button once again returns
the air flow mode to the last one used.
In this position, the air intake selector
mode changes to FRESH automatically to
clean up the front view quickly. It is not
possible to return to RECIRCULATE in
this position.
For details about air flow selector settings,
see "Air flow selector settings" described
below.