1996 Buick Park Avenue Owner's Manual - Page 149

Ventilation Tips 0 Keep the hood and front air inlet free of ice, snow or any other obstruction such as leaves. The heater and defroster will work better, reducing the chance of fogging your windows. 0 0 When you start your vehicle and the EXT display flashes (dual automatic comfortemp system only) for some time, the system may need repair.See your Buick dealer. Defogging and Defrosting On cool but humid days, use FRONT tokeep the windshield and side windows clear and to quickly remove fog, frost or ice from the windshield. When you enter a vehicle with the electronic touch system in cold weather, select HTR to supply air through the floor outlets. Then move the FAN lever to HIGH fora few moments before driving away. This will blow moist air from the intake outlets toward the floor, not the windshield. It reduces the chance of fogging your windows. If you have the dual automatic comfortemp system, the AUTO setting will do this for you. Manual operation of the automatic comfortemp system in the FLOOR mode will also supply air through the floor outlets. If you have the the electronic touch system, adjust the TEMPERATURE lever toward WARM and the FAN lever toward HIGH. 0 If you have the dual automatic cornfortemp system, while in the AUTO mode, the fan speed will vary.If a manual fan speed setting is selected, the fan speed will remain at that selection until the engine is turned off or Keep the air path under the front seats clear of objects. another selection has been made. To turn off FRONT, press AUTO or AIR FLOW. This helps air to circulate throughout your vehicle. 0 When the engine idles for a long time, the exterior temperature sensor may cause the system to blow air that is too cool. Once the vehicle is moving again, the system will try to maintain the set temperature inside your vehicle. 3-9