’05 Corolla_U (L/O 0409)

SECTION 1− 9
OPERATION OF INSTRUMENTS AND
CONTROLS
Air conditioning system
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Air flow selector settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Operating tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Side vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Checking and replacing the air conditioning filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

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Controls
1. “A/C” button (on some models)
2. Air intake selector
3. Temperature selector
4. Fan speed selector
5. Air flow selector

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Fan speed selector In this position, air intake selector

Turn the knob to adjust the fan speed—to mode changes to FRESH automatically
the right to increase, to the left to de- to clean up the front view quickly. It is
crease. not possible to return to RECIRCULATE
in this position.
Temperature selector
Press the “A/C” button for dehumidified
Turn the knob to adjust the temperature— heating or cooling. This setting clears
to the right to warm, to the left to cool. the front view more quickly.
5. Windshield—Air flows mainly from the
windshield vents.
Turning the air flow selector to the
windshield position turns on the defog-
ging function with the purpose of clear-
Air flow selector ing the front view.
Turn the knob to select the vents used for In this position, air intake selector
air flow. mode changes to FRESH automatically
1. Panel—Air flows mainly from the to clean up the front view quickly. It is
not possible to return to RECIRCULATE
instrument panel vents.
in this position.
2. Bi−level—Air flows from both the floor
Press the “A/C” button for dehumidified
vents and the instrument panel vents.
heating or cooling. This setting clears
3. Floor—Air flows mainly from the floor the front view more quickly.
vents.
For details about air flow selector settings,
4. Floor/Windshield—Air flows mainly see “Air flow selector settings” described
from the floor vents and windshield below.
vents.
Turning the air flow selector to the
floor/windshield position turns on the
defogging function with the purpose of
clearing the front view.
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“A/C” button
To turn on the air conditioning, press the
“A/C” button. The “A/C” button indicator
will come on. To turn the air conditioning
off, press the button again.
If the “A/C” button indicator flashes, there
is a problem in the air conditioning system
and the air conditioning automatically
shuts off. If this happens, take your ve-
hicle to a Toyota dealer for service.

Air intake selector

Press the button to select the air source.
1. Recirculate (indicator light is on)—Re-
circulates the air inside the vehicle.
2. Fresh (indicator light is off)—Draws
outside air into the system.
To prevent fogging up of the windshield,
the air intake mode may change automati-
cally to FRESH depending on the condi-
tion of the air conditioning system.

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Air flow selector settings Operating tips

D To cool off your Toyota after it has
been parked in the hot sun, drive with
the windows open for a few minutes.
This vents the hot air, allowing the air
conditioning to cool the interior more
quickly.
D Make sure the air intake grilles in front
of the windshield are not blocked (by
leaves or snow, for example).
D On humid days, do not blow cold air
on the windshield. The windshield could
fog up because of the difference in air
temperature on the inside and outside
of the windshield.
D Keep the area under the front seats
clear to allow air to circulate through-
out the vehicle.
D On cold days, set the fan speed to
high for a minute to help clear the
intake ducts of snow or moisture. This
can reduce the amount of fogging on
the windows.

: On some models

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D When driving on dusty roads, close all Heating

windows. If dust thrown up by the ve- For best results, set controls to:
hicle is still drawn into the vehicle after
closing the windows, it is recommended Fan speed—Any setting except “OFF”
that the air intake selector be set to Temperature—Towards red zone
FRESH and the fan speed selector to Air intake—FRESH (outside air)
any setting except “OFF”. Air flow—FLOOR
D If following another vehicle on a dusty Air conditioning—OFF
road, or driving in windy and dusty D For quick heating, select recirculated
conditions, it is recommended that the air for a few minutes. To keep the
air intake selector be temporarily set to windows from fogging, select fresh af-
RECIRCULATE, which will close off the ter the vehicle interior has been
outside passage and prevent outside warmed.
air and dust from entering the vehicle
interior. D Press the “A/C” button on for dehumidi- Air conditioning
fied heating. For best results, set controls to:
D Choose floor/windshield air flow to heat
the vehicle interior while defrosting or Fan speed—Any setting except “OFF”
defogging the windshield. Temperature—Towards blue zone
Air intake—FRESH (outside air)
Air flow—PANEL
Air conditioning—ON
D For quick cooling, turn the temperature
selector knob fully counterclockwise
(into the blue zone) and change the air
intake selector mode to RECIRCULATE.

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Ventilation Defogging Defrosting

For best results, set controls to: The inside of the windshield The outside of the windshield

Fan speed—Any setting except “OFF” For best results, set controls to: For best results, set controls to:
Temperature—Towards blue zone Fan speed—Any setting except “OFF” Fan speed—Any setting except “OFF”
Air intake—FRESH (outside air) Temperature—Towards red zone to heat; Temperature—Towards red zone
Air flow—PANEL blue zone to cool Air intake—FRESH (outside air)
Air conditioning—OFF Air intake—FRESH (outside air) Air flow—WINDSHIELD
Air flow—WINDSHIELD
Turning the air flow selector to the wind-
Turning the air flow selector to the wind- shield or floor/windshield position turns on
shield or floor/windshield position turns on the defrosting function with the purpose of
the defogging function with the purpose of clearing the front view.
clearing the front view. When turning the air flow selector to wind-
When turning the air flow selector to wind- shield or floor/windshield position, air in-
shield or floor/windshield position, air in- take selector mode changes to FRESH
take selector mode changes to FRESH automatically to clean up the front view
automatically to clean up the front view quickly. It is not possible to return to
quickly. It is not possible to return to RECIRCULATE in this position.
RECIRCULATE in this position. Press the “A/C” button for dehumidified
Press the “A/C” button for dehumidified heating. This setting clears the front view
heating or cooling. This setting clears the more quickly.
front view more quickly. D To heat the vehicle interior while de-
D On humid days, do not blow cold air frosting the windshield, choose
on the windshield—the difference be- floor/windshield air flow.
tween the outside and inside tempera-
tures could make the fogging worse.

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Checking and replacing the

air conditioning filter
Side vents (on some models)

If air flow control is not satisfactory, check The air conditioning filter information The air conditioning filter is behind the
the side vents. The side vents may be label is placed inside of the glove box glove box.
opened or closed as shown. as shown and indicates that a filter has The air conditioning filter may clog af-
been installed. ter long use. The filter may need to be
The air conditioning filter prevents dust replaced if the air flow of the air condi-
from entering the vehicle through the air tioning and heater experiences extreme
conditioning vent. reductions in operating efficiency, or if
the windows begin to fog up easily in
FRESH mode.
To maintain the air conditioning efficiency,
inspect and replace the air conditioning
filter according to the maintenance sched-
ule. (For scheduled maintenance informa-
tion, please refer to the “Scheduled Main-
tenance Guide” or “Owner’s Manual
Supplement”.)

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1. Open the glove box. Remove the 2. Push in each side of the glove box 3. Remove the filter cover while push-
screw with a Phillips−head screw- to disconnect the claws. ing in both ends of the cover.
driver and slide off the damper as
shown.

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4. Pull the filter out of the filter outlet. When inserting the filter in the filter
Inspect the filter on the surface. outlet, keep the arrow pointing up.
If it is dirty, it should be replaced.
INFORMATION
The air filter should be installed prop-
erly in position. The use of air condi-
tioning with the air filter removed
may cause deteriorated dustproof per-
formance and then affect air condi-
tioning performance.

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