1998 Buick Park Avenue Owner's Manual - Page 168

in cold weather, the system will delay turningr e fanon t5 high, to avoid blowing cold air. The Iength of the delay depends on the engine coolant temperature and the outside temperature. Pushing the FAN, AIR FLOW or FRONT buttons will override this delay, turn off the AUTO setting and change the fan speed. You may also manually adjust the air delivery or fan speed. AIR FLOW This button is used to change the direction of the airflow. The airflow choices available are FLOOR, FLOOR-MID, MID and WINDSHIELD-FIBOR. If the systen is set for AUTO, pressing the AIR FLOW button will display the current airflow direction, the comfort setting and thefan speed. Press the AIR FLOW up or down button again to change the direction of the airflow. OFF: If the passenger comfort C Q I I ~ ~is ~ O tuned on, I t can be turned off by pressing the O W button once. Pressing the OFF button a second time wiil turn off the main system. Turning off the main system causes the fan to turn off and the airflow to be directed to the FLOOR. The system will still try to keep the interior of the vehicle at the previous chosen comfsrt settifig. The outside temperature will show on the display when the system is off. The ventilation system always allows fresh air t~ flow through your vehicle when the vehicle is moving even with the system in the OFF mode. VENT: The VENT button aEIows outside air to flow through your vehicle without the air conditioning compressor working. Selecting VENT and the AUTO button at the same time allows the system to contsoi automatically without the use of the ais: conditioning compressor or the use of the MCIRC mode. To turn off the VENT selection, push the VENT button again.