2002 Toyota Prius Owners Manual - Page 143

To prevent fogging up of the windshield, the air intake mode may change automatically to FRESH depending on the condition of the air conditioning system. 2-way air intake control 27p003a To improve fuel economy, "Fresh" mode control changes when the air intake selector is set in "Fresh" mode on the following conditions: 27p004b D When the maximum heating is needed with the air flow Windshield", fresh per compartment, lated in the lower in "Floor" or "Floor/ air flows in the upwhile air is recircucompartment. Air intake selector Press the button to select the air source. 1. Recirculate-Recirculates the air inside the vehicle. 2. Fresh-Draws outside air into the system. The air intake selector button is used to switch the air intake FRESH mode that draws outside air into the system and RECIRCULATED mode that recirculates the air inside vehicle. To turn the air source to RECIRCULATED mode, press the button. The indicator will come on. To turn the air source to FRESH mode, press the button again. The indicator will go off. Air conditioning on-off buttons To turn on the air conditioning, push the "A/C" button. 1. Turning off the air conditioning Push the "A/C" button to turn off the air conditioning. 2. Economical and environment-friendly cooling Usually use the air conditioning with the "A/C" button on. If you push the button again, the air conditioning turns off. D When cooling is needed, both fresh and recirculate modes turns on. 134