1997 Toyota RAV4 Owners Manual - Page 105

Heating For best results, set controls to: Fan speed -Any setting except "OFF" Temperature -Towards WARM (red zone) Air intake -FRESH (outside air) Air flow -FLOOR Air Conditioning -OFF S For quick heating, select recirculated air for a few minutes. To keep the windows from fogging, select fresh after the vehicle interior has been warmed. Press the "A/C" button on for dehumidified heating. Choose floor/windshield air flow to heat the vehicle interior while defrosting or defogging the windshield. Air conditioning For best results, set controls to: Fan speed -Any setting except "OFF" Temperature -Towards COLD (blue zone) Air intake -FRESH (outside air) Air flow -PANEL Air Conditioning -ON For quick cooling, move the air intake selector to recirculate for a few minutes. Ventilation For best results, set controls to: S Fan speed -Any setting except "OFF" Temperature -Towards COLD (blue zone) Air intake -FRESH (outside air) Air flow -PANEL Air Conditioning -OFF Defogging The inside of the windshield For best results, set controls to: Fan speed -Any setting except "OFF" Temperature -Towards WARM (red zone) to heat; COLD (blue zone) to cool Air intake -FRESH (outside air) Air flow -WINDSHIELD Air Conditioning -ON Vehicles with"A/C" button- Moving the air flow control lever to windshield position turns on the defrosterlinked air conditioning. At this time, the "A/C" button indicator comes on regardless of whether or not the "A/C" button is pressed in. This is to clean up the front view more quickly. When the "A/C" button is not pressed in, moving the air flow control lever to another position turns off the air conditioning. S On humid days, do not blow cold air on the windshield-the difference between the outside and inside temperatures could make the fogging worse. S S 101