2010 Ford Expedition EL Owner Guide 3rd Printing - Page 105

Climate Controls will be warmer or cooler than the driver airflow temperature setting when more than one rear temperature light ( REAR ) is illuminated. 5. R Rear defroster: Press to activate/deactivate rear window defroster. Refer to Rear window defroster later in this chapter for more information. Recirculated air: Press to activate/deactivate air recirculation 6. in the vehicle cabin. Recirculated air may reduce the amount of time to cool down the interior of the vehicle and may also help reduce undesired odors from reaching the interior of the vehicle. Recirculation engages automatically with selection of MAX A/C or can be engaged manually in . Recirculation may turn off any other airflow selection except automatically in all airflow selections except MAX A/C. 7. A/C: Press to activate/deactivate air conditioning. Use with recirculated air to improve cooling performance and efficiency. Engages (defrost) and (floor/defrost). automatically in MAX A/C, 8. Fan speed adjustment: Controls the volume of air circulated in the vehicle. 9. Temperature selection: Controls the temperature of the airflow to the driver in the front of the vehicle. Operating tips • To reduce fog build-up on the windshield during humid weather, place position. the air flow selector in the • To reduce humidity build-up inside the vehicle: do not drive with the air flow selector in the O (off) or (in cold weather) MAX A/C position. • Under normal weather conditions, do not leave the air flow selector in MAX A/C or O (off) when the vehicle is parked. This allows the vehicle to "breathe" using the outside air inlet vents. • To improve the A/C cool down, drive with the windows slightly open for 2-3 minutes after start up or until the vehicle has been "aired out". • During extreme high ambient temperatures when idling stationary for extended periods of time in gear, it is recommended to run the A/C in the MAX A/C position, turn off the rear A/C unit, reduce blower fan speed from the highest setting and put the vehicle's transmission into the P (Park) position to continue to receive cool air from your A/C system. 105 2010 Expedition (exd) Owners Guide, 3rd Printing USA (fus)