2002 Lexus ES 300 Owners Manual - Page 177

AIR CONDITIONING If quick heating or cooling is desired − Push the "TEMP" or "PASSENGER TEMP" button on either side and hold it until "MAX. HOT" or "MAX. COLD" appears on the display. If manual fan speed control is desired − If manual switching of air intake is desired − The air intake control button is used to switch the air intake between the OUTSIDE AIR mode and RECIRCULATED AIR mode. " 1 Fan speed at low 2 Fan speed at high To turn the air source to the RECIRCULATED AIR mode, press the button. The indicator will come on. To turn the air source to OUTSIDE AIR mode, press the button again. The indicator will go off. To prevent fogging up of the windshield, the air intake mode may change automatically to the OUTSIDE AIR mode depending on the condition of the air conditioning system. For example, when the ambient temperature is low, the air intake mode may change automatically to the OUTSIDE AIR mode. This is not a malfunction. If quick circulation of cooled air is desired, push the air intake control button for RECIRCULATED AIR. The indicator light will come on. 163 The fan speed can be set to your desired speed by pushing the appropriate side of fan speed control button. The higher the fan speed is, the more air is delivered. Pushing the "OFF" button turns off the fan. To remove exterior windshield frost, use the high speed setting.