climate settings GMC SIERRA CLASSIC 2007 Owners Manual

Climate Controls
Climate Control System
Fan Knob
The fan knob on the left side of the control panel
adjusts the fan speed. Turn the knob clockwise
or counterclockwise, to increase or decrease
airow. To turn the fan off, turn the knob to the off
position.
9(Off):If the fan is off, outside air will still enter
the vehicle, and will be directed based on the
position of the mode knob. The temperature can
also be adjusted using the temperature knob.
Temperature Knob
The middle knob on the control panel lets you
select the temperature of the air owing into the
passenger area. Turn the knob clockwise
toward the red area for warmer air. Turn the knob
counterclockwise toward the blue area for
cooler air.
Mode Knob
The right knob on the control panel allows you to
choose the direction of air delivery.
H(Vent):This mode directs the air through the
instrument panel outlets.
)(Bi-Level):This mode directs air through the
oor outlets as well as the instrument panel
outlets. The ow can be divided between vent and
oor outlets depending upon where the knob is
placed between the settings.
6(Floor):This mode directs most of the air
through the oor outlets, and the rest of the air is
divided between the windshield defroster outlets
and the side window defroster outlets.
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W(Defog):Airow is delivered through the oor
outlets, the windshield defroster outlets, and
the side window defroster outlets. The air ow can
be divided between oor and defrost depending
upon where the knob is placed between the
settings.
1(Defrost):This setting directs most air
through the windshield defroster outlets, side
window defroster outlets, and some through the
oor outlets.
Dual Climate Control System
With this system you can control the heating,
cooling, and ventilation for your vehicle.
Fan Control
9(Fan):Turn the left knob clockwise or
counterclockwise to increase or decrease the fan
speed. Turn the knob to the off position to turn
off the fan. If the knob is in off, outside air will still
enter the vehicle and will be directed based on
the position of the mode knob. The temperature
can also be adjusted using the temperature levers.
Turn the right knob clockwise or counterclockwise
to direct the airow inside of your vehicle.
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Dual Automatic Climate Control
System
With this system, you can control the heating,
cooling, and ventilation in your vehicle. Your
vehicle also has a ow-through ventilation system
described later in this section.
You can select different climate control settings for
the driver and passengers.
Driver’s Side Temperature Knob
The driver’s side knob is used to adjust the
temperature of the air coming through the system
on the driver’s side. The temperature can be
adjusted even if the system is turned off. This is
possible since outside air will always ow through
the system as the vehicle is moving forward
unless it is set to recirculation mode. See
“Recirculation” later in this section.
Turn the knob counterclockwise or clockwise to
lower or increase the cabin temperature. The
display will show the temperature setting
decreasing or increasing and an arrow pointing to
the driver will be displayed under and to the
left of the temperature setting.
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If you select recirculation while in defrost, defog,
or oor, the light in the button will ash and then go
out to let you know that this is not allowed. This
is normal and helps to prevent fogging.
When the weather is cool or damp, operating the
system in recirculation for extended periods of
time may cause fogging of the vehicle’s windows.
To clear the fog, select either defog or front
defrost.
You may also notice that the air condition
compressor will run while in recirculation mode.
This is normal and helps to prevent fogging.
9(Off):Press this button to turn off the entire
climate control system. Outside air will still
enter the vehicle, and will be directed to the oor.
This direction can be changed by pressing the
mode button. The temperature can also be
adjusted using either temperature knob. Press the
up or down arrows on the fan switch, the defrost
button, the AUTO button, or the air conditioning
button to turn the system on when it is off.
Display
If you press the mode button to select an air
delivery mode, the display will change to show you
the selected air delivery mode. After ten seconds,
the display will change to show the driver
temperature setting and the selected mode.
If you press the up or down arrows on the fan
switch, the display will change to show the
selected fan speed. After ten seconds, the display
will change to show the driver temperature
setting and the selected mode.
Whenever you press AUTO, the display will
change to show the following:
The current driver’s set temperature and an
arrow for ve seconds
The current passenger’s set temperature
setting and an arrow for ve seconds
The automatic air delivery mode and fan speed
If the driver’s and passenger’s temperature
settings are the same when AUTO is pressed,
the temperature setting and both arrows will be
displayed for ve seconds along with the automatic
air delivery mode and fan speed. After the
ve second update, the display will change to show
the temperature setting, both arrows, and AUTO.
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