Air Conditioning System -> Air flow selector settings / Operating tips for Your Toyota Celica 2 Door Seventh Generation (2000-2006)

’04MY CELICA U (L/O 0308)  
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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’04MY CELICA U (L/O 0308)  
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:  
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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