Driving your vehicle
WINDSHIELD DEFROSTING AND DEFOGGING
CAUTION
Do not use the
or
position
during
cooling
operation
in
extremely humid weather. The dif-
ference between the temperature of
the outside air and that of the wind-
shield could cause the outer sur-
face of the windshield to fog up,
causing loss of visibility. In this
case, set the mode selection knob
to the
control knob to the lower speed.
position and fan speed
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Manual climate control system
To defog inside windshield
To defrost outside windshield
1.
Set the fan speed to the “3” or “4” posi-
tion.
• For maximum defrosting, set the tem-
perature
control
to
the
extreme
1.
2.
3.
4.
Select any fan speed.
Select desired temperature.
2.
Set the temperature to the extreme hot
position.
right/hot position and the fan speed
control to the highest speed.
• If warm air to the floor is desired while
defrosting or defogging, set the mode
to the floor-defrost position.
Select the
or
position.
3.
4.
Select the
Select the outside(fresh) air position.
The air conditioning will be selected.
position.
Select the outside(fresh) air position.
The air conditioning will be selected.
To reduce the probability of fogging up
the inside of the windshield, the air con-
ditioning will automatically operate if the
posi-
tion. If you don't want the air conditioning,
press the corresponding button to cancel
the operation.
•
Before driving, clear all snow and ice
from the windshield, rear window, out-
side rear view mirrors, and all side win-
dows.
To reduce the probability of fogging up
the inside of the windshield, the air con-
ditioning will automatically operate if the
posi-
tion. If you don't want the air conditioning,
press the corresponding button to cancel
the operation.
mode is selected to the
or
mode is selected to the
or
• Clear all snow and ice from the hood
and air inlet in the cowl grill to improve
heater and defroster efficiency and to
reduce the probability of fogging up
inside of the windshield.
✽
If the mode is selected to the (
NOTICE
) or (
) position, the air conditioning will auto-
matically operate, but the air conditioning indicator light does not turn off.
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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