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6-1. Using the air conditioning system and defogger
■Electronic key battery depletion
Heated steering
P.162
*
wheel /seat heat-
*
■When the electronic key bat-
tery is fully depleted
ers /seat ventila-
*
*
tors /radiant heater
P.497
■Customization
*
: If equipped
Setting (e.g. Operation using “A/C”
on the wireless remote control) can
be changed. (Customizable fea-
tures: P.575)
Heated steering wheel
Warms up the grip of the
steering wheel
WARNING
Seat heaters
■Precautions for the Remote
Air Conditioning System
Warm up the seat upholstery
Seat ventilators
●Do not use the system if people
are in the vehicle.
Maintain good airflow on the
seat upholstery by sucking air
into the seats
Even when the system is in use,
the internal temperature may
still reach a high or low level
due to features such as the
automatic shut-off. Children and
pets left inside the vehicle may
suffer heatstroke dehydration or
hypothermia, or could result in
death or serious injury.
Radiant heaters
Warm up the feet of the front
seats
6
WARNING
●Depending on the surrounding
environment, signals from the
wireless switch may transmit
further than expected. Pay
■To prevent minor burn inju-
ries
Care should be taken if anyone in
the following categories comes in
contact with the steering wheel or
seats when the heater is on:
appropriate attention to the
vehicle’s surroundings and use
the switch only when necessary.
●Do not operate “A/C” if the hood
is open. The air conditioning
may operate unintentionally and
objects may be drawn into the
electrical cooling fan.
●Babies, small children, the
elderly, the sick and the physi-
cally challenged
●Persons with sensitive skin
●Persons who are fatigued
NOTICE
●Persons who have taken alco-
hol or drugs that induce sleep
(sleeping drugs, cold remedies,
etc.)
■To prevent the traction bat-
tery from being discharged
through incorrect operation
Use “A/C” only when necessary.
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