UNDERSTANDING YOUR INSTRUMENT PANEL
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Operating Tips
smoke, perfu mes, etc.) from sticking to the wind ows.
Contam inates increase the rate of wind ow fogging.
Win dow Foggin g
Wind ows will fog on the insid e when the hu midity insid e Summer Operation
the vehicle is high. This often occurs in mild or cool Air cond itioned vehicles must be protected with a high
tem peratu res when it’s rainy or hu mid. In most cases quality antifreeze coolant during summer to provid e
turning on the air-cond itioning (pressing the snow flake prop er corrosion protection and to raise the boiling point
button) will clear the fog. Adjust the tem peratu re control, of the coolant for protection against overheating. A 50 %
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air direction and blow er speed to maintain comfort.
concentration is recom mend ed. Refer to Fluids and
Genu ine Parts in Section 7 for the prop er coolant typ e.
As the tem peratu re gets colder it may be necessary to
direct air onto the wind shield . Adjust the tem peratu re When using the air cond itioner in extrem ely heavy traffic
control and blow er speed to maintain comfort. Higher in hot weather especially when tow ing a trailer, addi-
blow er speed s will red uce fogging. Interior fogging on tional engine cooling may be requ ired . If this situ ation is
the wind shield can be quickly rem oved by selecting the encou ntered , operate the transm ission in a lower gear to
defrost mode.
increase engine RPM, coolant flow and fan speed . When
stop ped in heavy traffic, it may be necessary to shift into
NEUTRAL (N) and depress the accelerator slightly for
fast idle operation to increase coolant flow and fan speed .
Regu lar cleaning of the insid e of the wind ows with a
non-film ing cleaning solu tion (vinegar and water works
very well) will help prevent contam inates (cigarette
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