2013 Ford Explorer Owner Manual Printing 4 - Page 163

162 Climate Control F. A/C: Press to turn air conditioning off and on. Air conditioning cools the vehicle using outside air. To improve air conditioning when starting your vehicle, drive with the windows slightly open for two to three minutes. Use A/C with recirculated air to improve cooling performance and efficiency. Note: A/C turns on automatically in MAX A/C, Defrost and Floor/Defrost. G. AUTO: Press to turn on fully automatic operation. Select the desired temperature using the temperature control. The system automatically determines fan speed, air distribution, A/C operation, and outside or recirculated air, to heat or cool the vehicle to maintain the selected temperature. H. Rear defrost: Turns the heated windows and mirrors off and on. See Heated windows and mirrors later in this chapter for more information. If your vehicle is equipped with heated mirrors, this button turns them on also. I. Defrost: Distributes air through the windshield defroster vents and demister vents. This setting can also be used to defog and clear the windshield of a thin covering of ice. REAR PASSENGER CLIMATE CONTROL A B C D E F A. Fan Speed: Turn to increase or decrease the fan speed. B. Overhead: Distributes air through the overhead vents. C. Floor: Distributes air through the floor vents. D. Overhead/Floor: Distributes air through the overhead vents and floor vents. E. REAR LOCK: This is not a functional control. When the indicator is illuminated, the rear climate system is being controlled by the front climate system and the rear controls are not operational. F. Temperature: Control the temperature of the airflow in the vehicle. 2013 Explorer (exp) Owners Guide gf, 4th Printing, November 2012 USA (fus)