1996 Mercury Villager Owner Guide 1st Printing - Page 93

Instrument Panel Controls Air Outlets Air intake selector button The typical air intake selection is outside air. However, for recirculated air, the air intake selector button may be activated. When the air intake selector button is activated (indicator light is on), it prevents the intake of outside air. This is the typical selection when using the air conditioner (if equipped). It recirculates interior air for faster cooling. The recirculated air function also helps to prevent the intake of dusty or unpleasant air. There are several air outlets on the instrument panel. There are side outlets near the driver's window and passenger's window, two center outlets, floor outlets, and windshield outlets. The direction and amount of air flow from the center and side instrument panel outlets can be adjusted for personal comfort. NOTE: Selection of the recirculated air mode under cold and humid conditions may result in window fogging due to entrapped humidity within the vehicle. To counteract this circumstance, switch to the Defrost mode and set fan speed to 3 or 4. Adjust air temperature to a "warm" instead of "hot" setting. Heating Only System (Without air conditioning) You can heat and ventilate the inside of your vehicle, or defrost the windshield with the function selector buttons, the fan speed knob and the temperature control knob. An additional push-on/push-off air intake selector button provides for the selection of recirculated inside air (button lighted) or outside air (button not lighted). 93