Get Air Conditioning System Guide for Toyota Celica 2 Door Seventh Generation (2000-2006)

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SECTION 1− 9

OPERATION OF INSTRUMENTS AND

CONTROLS

Air conditioning system

Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Air flow selector settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Operating tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Instrument panel vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

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Controls

1. Temperature selector

2. Air intake selector

3. Air flow selector

4. “A/C” button (on some models)

5. Fan speed selector

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Fan speed selector

4. Floor/Windshield—Air

flows

mainly

from the floor vents and windshield

vents.

Turn the knob to adjust the fan speed—to

the right to increase, to the left to de-

crease.

Use with the air intake selector posi-

tioned in Fresh.

Temperature selector

5. Windshield—Air flows mainly from the

Turn the knob to adjust the tempera-

ture—to the right to warm, to the left to

cool.

windshield vents.

Turning the air flow selector to the

windshield position turns on the defog-

ging function with the purpose of clear-

ing the front view.

Use with the air intake selector posi-

tioned in Fresh.

Air flow selector

Vehicles with “A/C” button—

Turn the knob to select the vents used for

air flow.

Press the “A/C” button for dehumidified

heating or cooling. This setting clears the

front view more quickly.

1. Panel—Air flows mainly from the in-

strument panel vents.

For details about air flow selector settings,

see “Air flow selector settings” described

below.

2. Bi−level—Air flows from both the floor

vents and the instrument panel vents.

3. Floor—Air flows mainly from the floor

vents.

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“A/C” button (on some models)

To turn on the air conditioning, press the

“A/C” button. The “A/C” button indicator

will come on. To turn the air conditioning

off, press the button again.

If the “A/C” button indicator flashes, there

is a problem in the air conditioning system

and the air conditioning automatically

shuts off. If this happens, take your ve-

hicle to a Toyota dealer for service.

Air intake selector

Move the lever to select the air source.

1. Recirculate—Recirculates the air inside

the vehicle.

2. Fresh—Draws outside air into the sys-

tem.

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Air flow selector settings

Operating tips

D To cool off your Toyota after it has

been parked in the hot sun, drive with

the windows open for a few minutes.

This vents the hot air, allowing the air

conditioning to cool the interior more

quickly.

D Make sure the air intake grilles in front

of the windshield are not blocked (by

leaves or snow, for example).

D On humid days, do not blow cold air

on the windshield. The windshield could

fog up because of the difference in air

temperature on the inside and outside

of the windshield.

D Keep the area under the front seats

clear to allow air to circulate through-

out the vehicle.

D On cold days, set the fan speed to

high for

a

minute to help clear the

intake ducts of snow or moisture. This

can reduce the amount of fogging on

the windows.

D When driving on dusty roads, close all

windows. If dust thrown up by the ve-

hicle is still drawn into the vehicle after

closing the windows, it is recommended

that the air intake selector be set to

FRESH and the fan speed selector to

any setting except “OFF”.

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D If following another vehicle on a dusty

road, or driving in windy and dusty

conditions, it is recommended that the

air intake selector be temporarily set to

RECIRCULATE, which will close off the

outside passage and prevent outside

air and dust from entering the vehicle

interior.

Heating

Air conditioning

For best results, set controls to:

Fan speed—Any setting except “OFF”

Temperature—Towards WARM

(red zone)

Air intake—FRESH (outside air)

Air flow—FLOOR

Fan speed—Any setting except “OFF”

Temperature—Towards COLD

(blue zone)

Air intake—FRESH (outside air)

Air flow—PANEL

Air conditioning—OFF

Air conditioning—ON

D For quick heating, select recirculated

D For quick cooling, move the air intake

selector to recirculate for a few min-

utes.

air for

a

few minutes. To keep the

windows from fogging. select fresh af-

ter the vehicle interior has been

warmed.

Ventilation

For best results, set controls to:

D Press the “A/C” button on for dehumidi-

fied heating.

Fan speed—Any setting except “OFF”

Temperature—Towards COLD

(blue zone)

Air intake—FRESH (outside air)

Air flow—PANEL

D Choose floor/windshield air flow to heat

the vehicle interior while defrosting or

defogging the windshield.

Air conditioning—OFF

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Instrument panel vents

Defogging and defrosting

The inside of the windshield

For best results, set controls to:

The outside of the windshield

Open

For best results, set controls to:

Fan speed—Any setting except “OFF”

Temperature—Towards WARM

(red zone)

Air intake—FRESH (outside air)

Air flow—WINDSHIELD

Fan speed—Any setting except “OFF”

Temperature—Towards WARM (red

zone) to heat; COLD

Close

(blue zone) cool

Air intake—FRESH (outside air)

Air flow—WINDSHIELD

Turning the air flow selector to the wind-

shield position turns on the defogging

function with the purpose of clearing the

front view.

Turning the air flow selector to the wind-

shield position turns on the defogging

function with the purpose of clearing the

front view.

Vehicles with “A/C” button—

If air flow control is not satisfactory, check

the instrument panel vents. The instrument

panel vents may be opened or closed as

shown.

Press the “A/C” button for dehumidified

heating or cooling. This setting clears the

front view more quickly.

Vehicles with “A/C” button—

Press the “A/C” button for dehumidified

heating or cooling. This setting clears the

front view more quickly.

D To heat the vehicle interior while de-

frosting the windshield, choose floor/

windshield air flow.

D On humid days, do not blow cold air

on the windshield—the difference be-

tween the outside and inside tempera-

tures could make the fogging worse.

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You can change air flow direction by turn-

ing the instrument panel vents.

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Air Conditioning System for Your Toyota Celica 2 Door Seventh Generation (2000-2006)

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