2012 Ford Explorer Owner Guide 2nd Printing - Page 64
2012 Ford Explorer Manual
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Climate Controls 3. (Recirculated air): Press to activate/deactivate air recirculation in the vehicle. 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. Recirculated air engages automatically when MAX A/C is selected or can be engaged manually in (defrost). Recirculated air may turn off any airflow mode except automatically in all airflow modes except MAX A/C to reduce fog potential. 4. DUAL: Press to activate dual zone (separate passenger temperature control). Press again to deactivate and return to single zone temperature control (where the driver settings control the temperature for the entire vehicle). 5. Passenger temperature control: Press to activate dual zone temperature and to increase (+) or decrease (-) the temperature on the passenger side of the vehicle. (Fan speed control): Press to manually increase (+) or decrease 6. (-) the fan speed. 7. Driver temperature control: Press to increase (+) or decrease (-) the temperature on the driver side of the vehicle. If the passenger temperature controls are not activated (dual zone), the driver's settings will determine the temperature setting for the entire vehicle cabin. (Power): Press to activate/deactivate the climate control system. 8. When the system is off, outside air is prevented from entering the vehicle through the vents. 9. AUTO: Press to engage full automatic operation. Select the desired temperature using the temperature control. The system will automatically determine fan speed, airflow distribution, A/C on or off, and outside or recirculated air, to heat or cool the vehicle to reach the desired temperature. (Rear defroster): Press to activate/deactivate the rear 10. R defroster. This button will also activate/deactivate the heated mirrors (if equipped). Refer to Rear window defroster later in this chapter for more information. (Defrost): Distributes outside air through the windshield 11. defroster vents and demister vents. Can be used to clear the windshield of fog and thin ice. Press this button again to return to the previous air flow selection. To return to full automatic control, touch AUTO. 64 2012 Explorer (exp) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus)