Get Climate Controls Guide for Ford Explorer SUV Third Generation (2002-2005)

Climate Controls

MANUAL HEATING AND AIR

CONDITIONING SYSTEM

1. Temperature selection:

Controls the temperature of the

airflow in the vehicle.

2. Air flow selections: Controls

the direction of the airflow in the

vehicle. See the following for a brief

description on each control.

MAX A/C: Uses recirculated air through the instrument panel registers

to cool the vehicle. This mode is more noisy than A/C, but is more

economical and efficient and may help prevent undesirable odors from

entering the vehicle.

: Distributes outside air through the instrument panel vents.

O (OFF): Outside air is shut out and the fan will not operate.

: Distributes outside air through the floor vents.

: Distributes outside air through the windshield defroster vents and

floor vents.

: Distributes outside air through the windshield defroster vents.

3. A/C: Uses outside air to cool the vehicle. Air flows from the

instrument panel register vents only.

4. Rear Defrost: Clears ice and fog from the rear windshield.

5. Fan speed adjustment: Controls the volume of air circulated in the

vehicle.

Operating tips

• To reduce fog build up on the windshield during humid weather, place

the air flow selector in the

position.

• To reduce humidity build up inside the vehicle: do not drive with the

air flow selector in the OFF or MAX A/C position.

• Under normal weather conditions, do not leave the air flow selector in

MAX A/C or OFF when the vehicle is parked. This allows the vehicle

to “breathe” using the outside air inlet vents.

• Do not put objects under the front seats that will interfere with the

airflow to the back seats.

• Remove any snow, ice or leaves from the air intake area at the base of

the windshield.

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To aid in side window defogging/demisting in cold weather:

1. Select

2. Select A/C

3. Modulate the temperature control to maintain comfort.

4. Set the fan speed to HI

5. Direct the outer instrument panel vents towards the side windows

To increase airflow to the outer instrument panel vents, close the vents

located in the middle of the instrument panel.

Do not place objects on top of the instrument panel as these

objects may become projectiles in a collision or sudden stop.

Dual Electronic Automatic Temperature Control (DEATC) system

(if equipped)

14

15

16 17

1

2

3

EXT

A/C

F

F C

DUAL

R

AUTO

OFF

13 12

11

10

9

8

7

6

5

4

1. A/C control: Uses outside air to

cool the vehicle. Press to turn on/off

A/C

in all modes except

or

.

2. Recirculation control: Cools

the vehicle more quickly by

recirculating the cabin air instead of

using outside air and helps prevent unpleasant outside odors or fumes

from entering the vehicle. Press to turn on/off.

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3. Passenger side temperature

control: Controls the temperature

on the passenger side of the vehicle

when in dual zone mode. To enter

dual zone, press the passenger temperature control or DUAL. The

passenger temperature will appear in the display.

4. Rear defrost control: Removes

R

ice and fog from the rear

windshield. Press to turn on/off.

5. DUAL (Single/dual electric

DUAL

temperature control): Allows the

driver to have full control of the

cabin temperature settings (single zone) or allows the passenger to have

control of their individual temperature settings (dual zone control). Press

to enable turn on dual zone mode, press again to return to single zone.

6.

: Distributes outside air through the windshield defroster vents.

7.

: Distributes outside air through the windshield defroster vents

and floor vents.

8.

: Distributes outside air through the floor vents.

9.

: Distributes outside air through the instrument panel vents and

the floor vents.

10.

: Distributes outside air through the instrument panel vents.

11. OFF: Outside air is shut out and

the fan will not operate.

OFF

12. AUTO: Press to select the

desired temperature shown in the

display window. The system will

AUTO

automatically determine the fan speed, airflow location, outside or

recirculated air to heat or cool the vehicle to the selected temperature.

13. Manual override controls:

OFF

Allows you to manually determine

where airflow is directed. To return

to fully automatic control, press AUTO.

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14. Driver’s side temperature

control: Controls the temperature

on the driver side of the vehicle.

15. Fan Speed: Used to manually

enable or disable the fan speed.

EXT

16. EXT: Displays the outside air

temperature. It will remain

displayed until the EXT control is

pressed again. The external temperature will be most accurate when the

vehicle has been moving for a period of time.

F C

17. Temperature conversion:

Press to toggle between Fahrenheit

and Celsius temperature on the

DATC display only. The set point temperatures in Celsius will be

displayed in half-degree increments.

Operating tips

• To reduce fog build up on the windshield during humid weather, place

the air flow selector in the

position.

• To reduce humidity build up inside the vehicle: do not drive with the

air flow selector in the OFF or MAX A/C position.

• Under normal weather conditions, do not leave the air flow selector in

MAX A/C or OFF when the vehicle is parked. This allows the vehicle

to “breathe” using the outside air inlet vents.

• Do not put objects under the front seats that will interfere with the

airflow to the back seats.

• Remove any snow, ice or leaves from the air intake area at the base of

the windshield.

To aid in side window defogging/demisting in cold weather:

1. Select

2. Select A/C

3. Modulate the temperature control to maintain comfort.

4. Set the fan speed to HI

5. Direct the outer instrument panel vents towards the side windows

To increase airflow to the outer instrument panel vents, close the vents

located in the middle of the instrument panel.

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Do not place objects on top of the instrument panel as these

objects may become projectiles in a collision or sudden stop.

Auxiliary system (if equipped)

Your vehicle may be equipped with auxiliary climate controls. These

allow the front or rear seat passengers to control airflow direction,

temperature and fan level of the rear compartment to quickly heat or

cool the entire vehicle.

Front auxiliary controls:

1. Temperature control:

Determines temperature level. If the

main climate control system is

3

1

0

^REAR2

3

cooling in MAX A/C or

mode,

4

the auxiliary controls will not

function as the entire vehicle will

operate at a full cool temperature.

2

2. Mode selector: Press to select

air flow direction to

or (Panel).

Directs air to the floor of the third row seating.

directs air to the overhead registers of the second and third row

(Floor)

seating. The selected mode will illuminate on the temperature control.

3. Fan control: Determines fan speed levels. Turn to REAR to give rear

seat passengers control of the rear auxiliary controls. Otherwise, the

front controls will determine the settings for the entire vehicle cabin. If

set to OFF, the front and rear auxiliary controls will not function.

Rear auxiliary controls (if equipped):

Once the front auxiliary control is set to REAR, the rear seat passengers

may use the rear auxiliary controls in the overhead console to make the

desired adjustments.

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1. Temperature control:

Determines temperature levels. If

the main climate control system is

3

1

0

1

2

3

cooling in MAX A/C or

mode,

4

the auxiliary controls will not

function as the entire vehicle will

operate at a full cool temperature.

2. Mode selector: Press to select

2

between air flow to

or (Panel).

Directs air to the floor of the third row seating.

directs air to the overhead registers of the second and third row

(Floor)

seating. The selected mode will illuminate on the temperature control.

3. Fan control: Determines fan speed levels.

Floor console climate controls (if equipped)

Controls the direction of the airflow

to the rear of the vehicle.

selects air flow from the console

panel registers.

selects air flow

from the floor console registers.

REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER

The rear defroster control is located

on the instrument panel.

Press the rear defroster control to

clear the rear window of thin ice

and fog.

R

• A small LED will illuminate when

the rear defroster is activated.

The ignition must be in the ON position to operate the rear window

defroster.

The defroster turns off automatically after 10 minutes or when the

ignition is turned to the OFF position. To manually turn off the defroster

before 10 minutes have passed, push the control again.

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