1996 Pontiac Sunfire Owner's Manual - Page 131

FLOOR: This setting sends most of the air through the ducts near the floor.The rest comes out of the defroster and side window vents. I ! Air Conditioning (Option) On very hot days, open the windows long enough to let hot inside air escape. This reduces the time it takes which should help for your vehicle to cool down, fuel economy. For quickcool-down on very hot days, use MAX with the temperature knob all the way in the blue area. If this setting isused for long periods of time, the air in your vehicle may become too dry. For normalcooling on hot days,use VENT with the temperature knob in the blue areaand the A/C button pushed in. The system will bring in outside air and cool it. On cool,but sunny days, the sunmay warm your upper body, but your lower body may not be warm enough. You can use BI-LEVEL with the temperature knob in the middle and the A/C button pushed in. The system will bring inoutside air and directslightly warmer air to your lower body. You may notice this temperature difference more at some times thanothers. 9 DEFOG: This setting allows half of the air to go to the floor ducts and half to the defroster and side window vents. 9DEFROST This setting directsmost of the air through the defroster and side window vents. Some of the air goes to the floor ducts. Theair conditioning compressor will run automatically in this setting when it is needed to help dry the air in the vehicle. Air Conditioning Compressor Button Press the A/C button to operatethe air conditioner compressor. The indicator light above the button will glow when the button is pressed. You don't have to press the button to run the compressor in MAX or DEFROST. 3-4