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Climate Controls
Climate Control System
With this system you can control the heating, cooling
and ventilation for your vehicle.
Turn the right knob clockwise or counterclockwise to
direct the airow inside of your vehicle.
To change the current mode, select one of the following:
)(Bi-Level):This mode directs approximately half
of the air to the instrument panel outlets and directs
most of the remaining air to the oor outlets. Some air
may be directed toward the windshield.
H(Vent):This mode directs air to the instrument
panel outlets.
6(Floor):This mode directs most of the air to the
oor outlets with some air directed to the outboard
outlets (for the side windows) and some air directed to
the windshield.
A/C (Air Conditioning):This setting brings in outside
air, cools and dehumidies it.
MAX A/C (Maximum Air Conditioning):This setting
cools the air the fastest, by recirculating the inside air.
The right knob can also be used to select the defrost
mode. Information on defogging and defrosting can be
found later in this section.
9(Fan):Turn the left knob clockwise or
counterclockwise to increase or decrease the fan speed.
Temperature Control:Turn the center knob clockwise
or counterclockwise to increase or decrease the
temperature inside your vehicle.
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Setting the Time for Radios with
the Set Button
Press and release the SET button. Within ve seconds,
press and hold the left SEEK arrow until the correct
hour appears on the display. Press and hold the right
SEEK arrow until the correct minute appears on
the display.
Setting the Time for Radios with
HR and MN Buttons
Press and hold HR until the correct hour appears on the
display. Press and hold MN until the correct minute
appears on the display. To display the time with
the ignition off, press RECALL, HR, or MN and the time
will appear on the display for a few seconds. There
is an initial two-second delay before the clock goes into
the time-set mode.
AM-FM Radio
Playing the Radio
Power:Turn the VOLUME knob to turn the system on
and off.
VOLUME:Turn this knob to increase or to decrease
the volume.
RECALL:Press this knob to switch the display between
the radio station frequency and the time. When the
ignition is off, press this knob to display the time.
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Set the volume at the desired level. Turn the control
ring behind the upper knob clockwise to increase
the SCV. Each notch on the control ring allows for more
volume compensation at faster vehicle speeds. Then,
as you drive, SCV automatically increases the volume,
as necessary, to overcome noise at any speed. The
volume level should always sound the same to you as
you drive. To turn SCV off, turn the control all the
way down.
Finding a Station
AM FM:Press this button to switch between FM1, FM2,
and AM. The display will show the selection.
TUNE:Press this knob lightly so it extends. Turn it to
select radio stations. Push the knob back into its stored
position when you are not using it.
oSEEKp:Press the right or the left arrow to go to
the next or previous station and stay there.
To scan stations, press and hold either SEEK arrow for
two seconds until SCAN appears on the display. The
radio will go to a station, play for a few seconds, then go
on to the next station. Press either SEEK arrow again
to stop scanning.
The radio will only seek and scan stations with a strong
signal that are in the selected band.P.SCAN (Preset Scan):Press this button and the
radio will go to the rst preset station stored on
the pushbuttons, play for a few seconds then go on
to the next preset station. P.SCAN will appear on the
display. Press this button again or one of the
pushbuttons to stop scanning presets.
The radio will only scan the preset stations with a strong
signal that are in the selected band.
Setting Preset Stations
Up to 18 stations (six FM1, six FM2, and six AM), can
be programmed on the six numbered pushbuttons,
by performing the following steps:
1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press AM FM to select FM1, FM2, or AM.
3. Tune in the desired station.
4. Press AUTO TONE to select the equalization.
5. Press and hold one of the six numbered
pushbuttons. The sound will mute. When it returns,
release the pushbutton. Whenever that numbered
pushbutton is pressed, the station that was set
will return and the equalization that was selected will
be stored for that pushbutton.
6. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
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