Get Air conditioning system Guide for Toyota Corolla 4 Door Eighth Generation (2000-2006)

’04 Corolla_U (L/O 0306)

SECTION 1− 9

OPERATION OF INSTRUMENTS AND

CONTROLS

Air conditioning system

Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Air flow selector settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Operating tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Side vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Checking and replacing the air conditioning filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

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Controls

1. “A/C” button (on some models)

2. Air intake selector

3. Temperature selector

4. Fan speed selector

5. Air flow 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.

Turning the air flow selector to the

floor/windshield position turns on the

defogging function with the purpose of

clearing the front view.

Temperature selector

Turn the knob to adjust the temperature—

to the right to warm, to the left to cool.

In this position, air intake selector

mode changes to FRESH automatically

to clean up the front view quickly. It is

not possible to return to RECIRCULATE

in this position.

Press the “A/C” button for dehumidified

heating or cooling. This setting clears

the front view more quickly.

Air flow selector

Turn the knob to select the vents used for

air flow.

5. Windshield—Air flows mainly from the

windshield vents.

1. Panel—Air flows mainly from the

Turning the air flow selector to the

windshield position turns on the defog-

ging function with the purpose of clear-

ing the front view.

instrument panel vents.

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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In this position, air intake selector

mode changes to FRESH automatically

to clean up the front view quickly. It is

not possible to return to RECIRCULATE

in this position.

“A/C” button

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.

Press the “A/C” button for dehumidified

heating or cooling. This setting clears

the front view more quickly.

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.

For details about air flow selector settings,

see “Air flow selector settings” described

below.

Air intake selector

Press the button to select the air source.

1. Recirculate (indicator light is on)—Re-

circulates the air inside the vehicle.

2. Fresh (indicator light is off)—Draws

outside air into the system.

To prevent fogging up of the windshield,

the air intake mode may change automati-

cally to FRESH depending on the condi-

tion of the air conditioning system.

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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.

: On some models

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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”.

Heating

Air conditioning

For best results, set controls to:

Fan speed—Any setting except “OFF”

Temperature—Towards red zone

Air intake—FRESH (outside air)

Air flow—FLOOR

Fan speed—Any setting except “OFF”

Temperature—Towards blue zone

Air intake—FRESH (outside air)

Air flow—PANEL

Air conditioning—OFF

Air conditioning—ON

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.

D For quick heating, select recirculated

D For quick cooling, select recirculated

air for

a

few minutes. To keep the

air for a few minutes.

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-

Fan speed—Any setting except “OFF”

Temperature—Towards blue zone

Air intake—FRESH (outside air)

Air flow—PANEL

fied heating.

D Choose floor/windshield air flow to heat

the vehicle interior while defrosting or

defogging the windshield.

Air conditioning—OFF

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Defogging

D On humid days, do not blow cold air

Press the “A/C” button for dehumidified

heating. This setting clears the front view

more quickly.

on the windshield—the difference be-

tween the outside and inside tempera-

tures could make the fogging worse.

The inside of the windshield

For best results, set controls to:

D To heat the vehicle interior while de-

Fan speed—Any setting except “OFF”

Temperature—Towards red zone to heat;

blue zone to cool

Air intake—FRESH (outside air)

Air flow—WINDSHIELD

Defrosting

frosting

floor/windshield air flow.

the

windshield,

choose

The outside of the windshield

For best results, set controls to:

Fan speed—Any setting except “OFF”

Temperature—Towards red zone

Air intake—FRESH (outside air)

Air flow—WINDSHIELD

Turning the air flow selector to the wind-

shield or floor/windshield position turns on

the defogging function with the purpose of

clearing the front view.

Turning the air flow selector to the wind-

shield or floor/windshield position turns on

the defrosting function with the purpose of

clearing the front view.

When turning the air flow selector to wind-

shield or floor/windshield position, air in-

take selector mode changes to FRESH

automatically to clean up the front view

quickly. It is not possible to return to

RECIRCULATE in this position.

When turning the air flow selector to wind-

shield or floor/windshield position, air in-

take selector mode changes to FRESH

automatically to clean up the front view

quickly. It is not possible to return to

RECIRCULATE in this position.

Press the “A/C” button for dehumidified

heating or cooling. This setting clears the

front view more quickly.

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Checking and replacing the

air conditioning filter

(on some models)

Side vents

If air flow control is not satisfactory, check

the side vents. The side vents may be

opened or closed as shown.

The air conditioning filter information

label is placed inside of the glove box

as shown and indicates that a filter has

been installed.

The air conditioning filter is behind the

glove box.

The air conditioning filter may clog af-

ter long use. The filter may need to be

replaced if the air flow of the air condi-

tioning and heater experiences extreme

reductions in operating efficiency, or if

the windows begin to fog up easily in

FRESH mode.

The air conditioning filter prevents dust

from entering the vehicle through the air

conditioning vent.

To maintain the air conditioning efficiency,

inspect and replace the air conditioning

filter according to the maintenance sched-

ule. (For scheduled maintenance informa-

tion, please refer to the “Scheduled Main-

tenance Guide” or “Owner’s Manual

Supplement”.)

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1. Open the glove box. Remove the

screw with Phillips−head screw-

2. Push each side of the glove box to

disconnect the claws.

3. Remove the filter cover while push-

ing in both ends of the cover.

a

driver and slide off the damper as

shown.

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4. Pull the filter out of the filter outlet.

Inspect the filter on the surface.

When inserting the filter in the filter

outlet, keep the arrow pointing up.

If it is dirty, it should be replaced.

INFORMATION

The air filter should be installed prop-

erly in position. The use of air condi-

tioning with the air filter removed

may cause deteriorated dustproof per-

formance and then affect air condi-

tioning performance.

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Air conditioning system for Your Toyota Corolla 4 Door Eighth Generation (2000-2006)

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