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Climate Controls
Climate Control Systems
Dual Automatic ClimateControl System . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Rear Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
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Climate Control Systems
Dual Automatic Climate Control System
The climate control buttons on the center stack and on the
climate control display are used to adjust the heating, cooling,
and ventilation.
Center Stack Climate Controls
1. Driver and Passenger Temperature Controls
2. Fan Control
3. Driver and Passenger Heated and Ventilated
Seats (If Equipped)
4. Rear Window Defogger 5. Defrost
6. OFF (Fan)
7. Recirculation
8. AUTO (Automatic
Operation)

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Climate Control Display
1. Driver and PassengerTemperature Display
2. Fan Control
3. Ionizer Status
4. Driver and Passenger Temperature Controls
5. Sync (Synchronized Temperature)
6. Recirculation
7. Driver and Passenger Air Delivery Mode Controls
8. Auto (Automatic Operation)
9. A/C (Air Conditioning) 10. On/Off
The fan, air delivery mode, air
conditioning, driver and
passenger temperatures, and
SYNC settings can be
controlled by touching
CLIMATE on the infotainment
Home Page or the climate
button in the infotainment
display application tray.
A selection can then be made
on the front climate control
page displayed.
Climate Control Status
Display
The climate control status
display appears briefly when
the climate control buttons on
the center stack are adjusted.
The air delivery mode can be
adjusted on the climate
control status display.
Automatic Operation
The system automatically
controls the fan speed, air
delivery, air conditioning, and
recirculation in order to heat
or cool the vehicle to the
desired temperature:
When AUTO is lit, all four
functions operate
automatically. Each function
can also be manually set and
the setting is displayed.
Functions not manually set will
continue to be automatically
controlled, even if the AUTO
indicator is not lit.
For automatic operation:
1. Touch or press AUTO on the display or the center
stack.

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2. Set the temperature. Allowthe system time to
stabilize. Then adjust the
temperature as needed for
best comfort.
To improve fuel efficiency and
to cool the vehicle faster,
recirculation may be
automatically selected in warm
weather. The recirculation
light will not come on. Press
@to select recirculation;
press it again to select
outside air.
English units can be changed
to metric units through the
instrument cluster. See
“Cluster Application Displays”
under Instrument Cluster
0 122.
OFF : Press to turn the fan on
or off. The front and rear
climate displays turn off when
the fan is turned off and the
system will stop air from
flowing into the cabin. If on is
selected, or any other buttons
are pressed, the climate
control system will turn on and operate at the current setting.
The temperature control and
air delivery mode can still be
adjusted.
w/x:
The temperature can
be adjusted separately for the
driver and the passenger.
Press to increase or decrease
the temperature. Press and
hold to rapidly increase or
decrease the temperature.
The driver and passenger
temperatures can also be
adjusted by touching the
buttons on the climate control
display.
SYNC : Touch SYNC on the
climate control display to link
all climate zone settings to the
driver settings. Adjust the
driver side temperature
control to change the linked
temperature. When the front
or rear passenger settings are
adjusted, the SYNC indicator
light turns off when the
temperatures are unlinked. Rear :
If equipped, touch Rear
on the front climate control
display to open the rear
climate control display. The
rear climate control settings
can now be adjusted from the
front passenger area. See
Rear Climate Control System
0 229.
Manual Operation
Q 9 R:Press the fan controls
on the center stack or the
climate control display to
increase or decrease the fan
speed. Press and hold the
controls to adjust speed more
quickly. The fan speed setting
displays. Pressing either
button cancels automatic fan
control and the fan can be
controlled manually. Press
AUTO to return to automatic
operation. To turn off the fan
and climate control system,
press and hold the fan down
control on the center stack or
the climate control display
until it goes off.

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Air Delivery Mode Control :
When the climate information
is displayed, touch the desired
air delivery mode on the
climate control display to
change the direction of the
airflow. The selected air
delivery mode button is lit.
Touching any of the air
delivery buttons cancels
automatic air delivery control
and the direction of the airflow
can be controlled manually.
Press AUTO to return to
automatic operation.
To change the current mode,
select one of the following:
Y:Air is directed to the
instrument panel outlets.
\: Air is divided between the
instrument panel outlets and
the floor outlets.
[: Air is directed to the floor
outlets.
-: Clears the windows of fog
or moisture. Air is directed to
the windshield and floor
outlets.
0: Clears the windshield of
fog or frost more quickly. Air is
directed to the windshield.
Press
0to turn on or off.
Changing the air delivery
mode also turns the
defrost off.
A/C : Touch A/C Mode on the
climate control display to turn
the automatic air conditioning
on or off. If the fan is turned
off or the outside temperature
falls below freezing, the air
conditioner will not run.
Press AUTO to return to
automatic operation and the
air conditioner runs as needed.
@: Press to alternate
between recirculating air
inside the vehicle or pulling in
outside air. The indicator light
on the button is lit when
recirculation mode is active.
This helps to quickly cool the air inside the vehicle or reduce
the outside air and odors that
might enter.
Pressing this control cancels
automatic recirculation. Press
AUTO to return to automatic
operation; recirculation runs
automatically as needed.
Manual recirculation mode is
not available when in Defrost
or Defog modes.
Auto Defog :
The climate
control system may have a
sensor to automatically detect
high humidity inside the
vehicle. When high humidity is
detected, the climate control
system may adjust to outside
air supply and turn on the air
conditioner. If the climate
control system does not
detect possible window
fogging, it returns to normal
operation. To turn Auto Defog
off or on, select Settings >
Climate and Air Quality > Auto
Defog > Select ON or OFF.

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Ionizer :If equipped with an
ionizer, this feature helps to
clean the air inside the vehicle
and remove contaminants
such as pollen, odors, and
dust. If the climate control
system is on and the ionizer is
enabled, the ionizer status
indicator will be lit on the
climate control display. To turn
the Ionizer off or on, select
Settings > Climate and Air
Quality > Ionizer > Select ON
or OFF.
Rear Window Defogger
K: Press to turn the rear
window defogger on or off. An
indicator light on the button
comes on to show that the
rear window defogger is on.
The defogger only works
when the vehicle is on. The
defogger turns off if the
vehicle is off or in
accessory mode.
To turn Auto Defog off or on,
select Settings > Climate and
Air Quality > Auto Rear Defog > Select ON or OFF. When
Auto Rear Defog is selected,
the rear window defogger
turns on automatically when
the interior temperature is
cold and the outside
temperature is about 4 °C
(40 °F) and below.
The upper grid lines on the
rear window are antenna lines
and are not intended to heat
when the defogger is
activated.
The heated outside mirrors
turn on when the rear window
defogger button is on and help
to clear fog or frost from the
surface of the mirrors.
Caution
Do not try to clear frost or
other material from the
inside of the front
windshield and rear window
with a razor blade or
anything else that is sharp.
This may damage the rear
window defogger grid and
(Continued)
Caution (Continued)
affect the radio's ability to
pick up stations clearly. The
repairs would not be
covered by the vehicle
warranty.
Driver and Passenger
Heated and Ventilated Seats
(If Equipped) : Press
MorLto
heat the driver or passenger
seat cushion.
Press
Cor{to ventilate the
driver or passenger seat. See
Heated and Ventilated Front
Seats 054.
Auto Heated and Ventilated
Seats : When the vehicle is on,
this feature will automatically
activate the heated or
ventilated seats at the level
required by the vehicle's
interior temperature. The
active high, medium, low, or off
heated or ventilated seat level
will be indicated by the manual
heated and ventilated seat
buttons on the center stack.

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Use the manual heated and
ventilated seat buttons on the
center stack to turn auto
heated or ventilated seats off.
If the passenger seat is
unoccupied, the auto heated
or ventilated seats feature will
not activate that seat. The
auto heated and ventilated
seats feature can be
programmed to always be
enabled when the vehicle is
on. If equipped with a heated
steering wheel, the auto
heated steering wheel
activation will follow the
heated seat auto activation
and the heated wheel
indicator will follow the state
of the steering wheel heat.
See Heated and Ventilated
Front Seats054.
Remote Start Climate
Control Operation :
If equipped with the remote
start feature, the climate
control system may run when
the vehicle is started remotely.
The system uses the driver’s
previous settings to heat or cool the inside of the vehicle.
The rear window defogger
may come on during remote
start based on cold ambient
conditions. The rear window
defogger indicator light does
not come on during a remote
start.
If equipped, the heated seats
will turn on if it is cold outside
or the ventilated seats will
turn on if it is hot outside. The
heated and ventilated seat
indicator lights may not come
on during a remote start.
If equipped, the heated
steering wheel will come on in
a remote start if it is cold
outside. The heated steering
wheel indicator light may not
come on. See Remote Vehicle
Start
019 and
Heated and Ventilated Front
Seats 054.Sensor
The solar sensor, on top of the
instrument panel near the
windshield, monitors the
solar heat.
The climate control system
uses the sensor information to
adjust the temperature, fan
speed, recirculation, and air
delivery mode for best
comfort.
If the sensor is covered, the
automatic climate control
system may not work properly.

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Afterblow Feature
If equipped, under certain
conditions, the fan may stay
on or may turn on and off
several times after you turn
off and lock the vehicle. This is
normal.
Rear Climate Control
System
If equipped, the rear climate
control system is on the rear
of the center console. The
settings can be adjusted with
the rear climate control
buttons on the rear of the
center console and on the rear
climate display.
Rear Climate Controls
1. Rear Seat Passenger Heated Seat Controls
2. Air Delivery Mode Control
3. AUTO (Automatic Operation)
4. Fan Control
5. Rear Seat Passenger Temperature Controls
Rear Climate Display
1. Rear Temperature Display