AP_Camry_U (L/O 0201)

SECTION 1− 8
OPERATION OF INSTRUMENTS AND
CONTROLS
Air conditioning system
Manual air conditioning system
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Air flow selector settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Operating tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Automatic air conditioning system
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Air flow selector settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Operating tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Side and rear vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Checking and replacing the air conditioning filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

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Manual air conditioning system—

—Controls
1. Fan speed selector
2. Temperature selector
3. Air flow selector
4. “A/C” button
5. Air intake selector

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Fan speed selector If you want to return the setting to

Turn the knob to adjust the fan speed—to RECIRCULATE mode, press the air in-
the right to increase, to the left to de- take selector button once again.
crease. Press the “A/C” button for dehumidified
Temperature selector heating or cooling. This setting clears
the front view more quickly.
Turn the knob to adjust the temperature—
to the right to warm, to the left to cool. 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-
ing the front view.
This position allows the air intake to
Air flow selector select FRESH automatically. This is to
Turn the knob to select the vents used for clean up the front view more quickly.
air flow. If you want to return the setting to
1. Panel—Air flows mainly from the RECIRCULATE mode, press the air in-
instrument panel vents. take selector button once again.
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
the front view more quickly.
3. Floor—Air flows mainly from the floor
vents. For details about air flow selector settings,
see the illustration after “A/C” button.
4. Floor/Windshield—Air flows mainly
from the floor vents and windshield
vents.
This position allows the air intake to
select FRESH automatically. This is to
clean up the front view more quickly.

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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.
D When driving on dusty roads, close all
windows. If dust thrown up by the ve-
hicle is still drawn into the vehicle after
: With rear vents closing the windows, it is recommended
that the air intake selector be set to
FRESH and the fan speed selector to
any setting except “OFF”.

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D If following another vehicle on a dusty Heating Air conditioning

road, or driving in windy and dusty For best results, set controls as follows: For best results, set controls as follows:
conditions, it is recommended that the
air intake selector be temporarily set to Fan speed—Any setting except “OFF” Fan speed—Any setting except “OFF”
RECIRCULATE, which will close off the Temperature—Towards WARM Temperature—Towards COLD
outside passage and prevent outside (red zone) (blue zone)
air and dust from entering the vehicle Air intake—FRESH (outside air) Air intake—FRESH (outside air)
interior. Air flow—FLOOR Air flow—PANEL
Air conditioning—OFF Air conditioning—ON
D For quick heating, select recirculated D For quick cooling, select recirculated
air for a few minutes. To keep the air for a few minutes.
windows from fogging, select fresh af- Ventilation
ter the vehicle interior has been
warmed. For best results, set controls as follows:

D Press the “A/C” button on for dehumidi- Fan speed—Any setting except “OFF”
fied heating. Temperature—Towards COLD
D Choose floor/windshield air flow to heat (blue zone)
the vehicle interior while defrosting or Air intake—FRESH (outside air)
Air flow—PANEL
defogging the windshield.
Air conditioning—OFF

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

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Automatic air conditioning system—

—Controls
1. Temperature selector
2. Air flow selector
3. Windshield air flow button
4. Fan speed selector
5. Air intake selector
6. “A/C” button
7. “OFF” button
8. “AUTO” button

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“AUTO” button Temperature selector

For automatic operation of the air condi- To increase the temperature, press the
tioning, press the “AUTO” button. “AUTO” “Ɯ” side, to decrease it, press the “Ɲ”
will appear on the display to show that side.
the automatic operation mode has been “MAX. COLD” appears when you adjust to
selected. maximum cooling, and “MAX. HOT” when
In the automatic operation mode, the air you adjust to maximum warming.
conditioning selects the most suitable fan “OFF” button
speed, air flow, air intake and on−off of
Push the button to turn off the air condi-
the air conditioning according to the tem-
tioning system.
perature.
When you press the “AUTO” button with
the air intake mode at FRESH, internal
circulation may be applied for maximum Air flow selector
cooling. Push the buttons to select the vents used
You may use manual controls if you want for air flow.
to select your own settings. In automatic operation, you do not have
To turn off the automatic operation, press to select the air flow unless you desire
the “OFF” button. another air flow mode.
Fan speed selector 1. Panel—Air flows mainly from the
Push the “Ɯ” (increase) or “Ɲ” (decrease) instrument panel vents.
side of the button to adjust the fan speed. 2. Bi−level—Air flows from both the floor
In automatic operation, you do not have vents and the instrument panel vents.
to adjust the fan speed unless you desire 3. Floor—Air flows mainly from the floor
another fan speed mode. vents.
4. Floor/Windshield—Air flows mainly
from the floor vents and windshield
vents.

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For details about air flow selector settings,

see the illustration after “A/C” button.

Windshield air flow button Air intake selector

When this button is pressed, air flows Press the button to select the air source.
mainly from the windshield vents and 1. Recirculate—Recirculates the air inside
turns on the defogging function with the the vehicle.
purpose of clearing the front view.
2. Fresh—Draws outside air into the sys-
Pressing this button once again returns tem.
the air flow mode to the last one used.
To prevent fogging up of the windshield,
This button allows the air intake to select the air intake mode may change automati-
FRESH automatically. This is to clean up cally to FRESH depending on the condi-
the front view more quickly. If you want tion of the air conditioning system.
to return the setting to RECIRCULATE
mode, press the air intake selector button
once again.
Press the “A/C” button for dehumidified
heating or cooling. This setting clears the
front view more quickly.

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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.

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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.
D When driving on dusty roads, close all
windows. If dust thrown up by the ve-
hicle is still drawn into the vehicle after
: With rear vents closing the windows, it is recommended
that the air intake selector be set to
FRESH and the fan speed selector to
any setting except “OFF”.

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D If following another vehicle on a dusty Heating Air conditioning

road, or driving in windy and dusty For best results, set controls as follows: For best results, set controls as follows:
conditions, it is recommended that the
air intake selector be temporarily set to For automatic operation— For automatic operation—
RECIRCULATE, which will close off the Press in the “AUTO” button. Press in the “AUTO” button.
outside passage and prevent outside Temperature—To the desired Temperature—To the desired
air and dust from entering the vehicle temperature temperature
interior. Air intake—FRESH (outside air) Air intake—FRESH (outside air)
Air conditioning—OFF Air conditioning—ON
For manual operation— For manual operation—

Fan speed—To the desired fan speed Fan speed—To the desired fan speed
Temperature—Towards WARM Temperature—Towards COLD
Air intake—FRESH (outside air) Air intake—FRESH (outside air)
Air flow—FLOOR Air flow—PANEL
Air conditioning—OFF Air conditioning—ON
D For quick heating, select recirculated D For quick cooling, select recirculated
air for a few minutes. To keep the air for a few minutes.
windows from fogging, select fresh af-
ter the vehicle interior has been war-
med.
D Press the “A/C” button on for dehumidi-
fied heating.
D Choose floor/windshield air flow to heat
the vehicle interior while defrosting or
defogging the windshield.

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Ventilation Defogging and defrosting Press the “A/C” button for dehumidified
For best results, set controls as follows: —The inside of the windshield heating or cooling. This setting clears the
front view more quickly.
For automatic operation— For best results, set controls as follows:
D On humid days, do not blow cold air
Press in the “AUTO” button. —For automatic operation on the windshield—the difference be-
Temperature—Towards low temperature Temperature—Towards high temperature tween the outside and inside tempera-
Air intake—FRESH (outside air) to heat; low temperature tures could make the fogging worse.
Air conditioning—OFF to cool —The outside of the windshield
For manual operation— Air intake—FRESH (outside air) For best results, set controls as follows:
Air flow—WINDSHIELD
Fan speed—To the desired fan speed —For automatic operation
Temperature—Towards COLD —For manual operation
Temperature—Towards high temperature
Air intake—FRESH (outside air) Fan speed—To the desired fan speed Air intake—FRESH (outside air)
Air flow—PANEL Temperature—Towards high temperature Air flow—WINDSHIELD
Air conditioning—OFF to heat; low temperature
to cool —For manual operation
Air intake—FRESH (outside air) Fan speed—To the desired fan speed
Air flow—WINDSHIELD Temperature—Towards high temperature
Pressing the windshield air flow button Air intake—FRESH (outside air)
turns on the defogging function with the Air flow—WINDSHIELD
purpose of clearing the front view. Pressing the windshield air flow button
When pressing the windshield air flow but- turns on the defrosting function with the
ton, the air intake selects FRESH auto- purpose of clearing the front view.
matically. This is to clean up the front When pressing the windshield air flow but-
view more quickly. ton, the air intake selects FRESH auto-
If you want to return the setting to RE- matically. This is to clean up the front
CIRCULATE mode, press the air intake view more quickly.
selector button once again.

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Side and rear vents

If you want to return the setting to RE- If air flow control is not satisfactory, check
CIRCULATE mode, press the air intake the side and rear vents. The side and rear
selector button once again. vents may be opened or closed as shown.
Press the “A/C” button for dehumidified
heating or cooling. This setting clears the
front view more quickly.
D To heat the vehicle interior while de-
frosting the windshield, choose
floor/windshield air flow.

Side vents

Rear vents

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Checking and replacing the

air conditioning filter

The air conditioning filter is behind the 1. Open the glove box. Remove the 2. Push each side of the glove box to
glove box. screw with a Phillips−head screw- disconnect the claws.
The air conditioning filter may clog af- driver and slide the hook as shown.
ter long use. The filter may need to be
replaced if the air flow of the air condi-
tioning and heater experiences extreme
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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3. Remove the filter case from the filter 4. Remove the filter from the filter
outlet as shown in the illustration. case.
5. Inspect the filter on the surface.
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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