Toyota 2001 HIGHLANDER

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OPERATION OF INSTRUMENTS AND

CONTROLS

Air conditioning system

Manual air conditioning system

Controls 146. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Air flow selector settings 149. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Operating tips 149. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Automatic air conditioning system

Controls 152. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Air flow selector settings 156. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Operating tips 156. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Side vents 159. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SECTION 1−8

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1. Air intake selector

2. “A/C” button

3. Air flow selector

4. Temperature selector

5. Fan speed selector

Manual air conditioning system—

—Controls

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Fan speed selector

Turn the knob to adjust the fan speed—to

the right to increase, to the left to de-

crease.

Temperature selector

Turn the knob to adjust the temperature—

to the right to warm, to the left to cool.

Air flow selector

Turn the knob to select the vents used for

air flow.

1. Panel—Air flows mainly from the

instrument panel vents.

2. Bi−level—Air flows from both the floor

vents and the instrument panel vents.

3. Floor—Air flows mainly from the floor

vents.

4. Floor/Windshield—Air flows mainly

from the floor vents and windshield

vents.

Turning the air flow selector to the

floor/windshield position turns on the

defogging function with the purpose of

clearing the front view.

This position allows the air intake to

select FRESH automatically. This is to

clean up the front view more quickly.

If you want to return the setting to

RECIRCULATE mode, press the air in-

take selector button once again.

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

select FRESH automatically. This is to

clean up the front view more quickly.

If you want to return the setting to

RECIRCULATE mode, press the air in-

take selector button once again.

For details about air flow selector settings,

see “Air flow selector settings” described

blow.

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Air intake selector

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 indica-

tor will go off.

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.

“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

DTo 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.

DMake sure the air intake grilles in front

of the windshield are not blocked (by

leaves or snow, for example).

DOn 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.

DKeep the area under the front seats

clear to allow air to circulate through-

out the vehicle.

DOn 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.

DWhen driving on dusty roads, close all

windows. If dust thrown up by the ve-

hicle is still drawn into the vehicle after

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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DIf following another vehicle on a dusty

road, or driving in windy and dusty

conditions, it is recommended that the

air intake selector be temporarily set to

RECIRCULATE, which will close off the

outside passage and prevent outside

air and dust from entering the vehicle

interior.

Heating

For best results, set controls to:

Fan speed—Any setting except “OFF”

Temperature—To wa r d s WARM

(red zone)

Air intake—FRESH (outside air)

Air flow—FLOOR

Air conditioning—OFF

DFor quick heating, select recirculated

air for a few minutes. To keep the

windows from fogging, select fresh af-

ter the vehicle interior has been

warmed.

DPress the “A/C” button on for dehumidi-

fied heating.

DChoose 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—To wa r d s COLD

(blue zone)

Air intake—FRESH (outside air)

Air flow—PANEL

Air conditioning—ON

DFor quick cooling, select recirculated

air for a few minutes.

Ventilation

For best results, set controls to:

Fan speed—Any setting except “OFF”

Temperature—To wa r d s COLD

(blue zone)

Air intake—FRESH (outside air)

Air flow—PANEL

Air conditioning—OFF

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Defogging

The inside of the windshield

For best results, set controls to:

Fan speed—Any setting except “OFF”

Temperature—To wa r d s WARM

(red zone) to heat;

COLD (blue zone) to

cool

Air intake—FRESH (outside air)

Air flow—WINDSHIELD

Turning the air flow selector to the wind-

shield or floor/windshield position turns on

the defogging function with the purpose of

clearing the front view.

When turning the air flow selector to wind-

shield or floor/windshield position, the air

intake selects FRESH automatically. This

is to clean up the front view more quickly.

If you want to return the setting to

RECIRCULATE mode, press the air intake

selector button once again.

DOn humid days, do not blow cold air

on the windshield—the difference be-

tween the outside and inside tempera-

tures could make the fogging worse.

Defrosting

The outside of the windshield

For best results, set controls to:

Fan speed—Any setting except “OFF”

Temperature—To wa r d s WARM

(red zone)

Air intake—FRESH (outside air)

Air flow—WINDSHIELD

Turning the air flow selector to the wind-

shield or floor/windshield position turns on

the defrosting function with the purpose of

clearing the front view.

When turning the air flow selector to wind-

shield or floor/windshield position, the air

intake selects FRESH automatically. This

is to clean up the front view more quickly.

If you want to return the setting to

RECIRCULATE mode, press the air intake

selector button once again.

DTo heat the vehicle interior while de-

frosting the windshield, choose

floor/windshield air flow.

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1. Air intake selector

2. “MODE” button (air flow selector)

3. Fan speed selector

4. “A/C” button

5. “OFF” button

6. Windshield air flow button

7. “AUTO” button

8. Temperature selector

Automatic air conditioning system—

—Controls

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“AUTO” button

For automatic operation of the air condi-

tioning, press the “AUTO” button. An indi-

cator light will illuminate to show that the

automatic operation mode has been se-

lected.

In the automatic operation mode, the air

conditioning selects the most suitable fan

speed, air flow, air intake and on−off of

the air conditioning according to the tem-

perature.

You may use manual controls if you want

to select your own settings.

To turn off the automatic operation, press

the “OFF” button.

Fan speed selector

Turn the knob to adjust the fan speed—to

the right to increase, to the left to de-

crease.

In automatic operation, you do not have

to adjust the fan speed unless you desire

another fan speed mode.

Temperature selector

Turn the knob to adjust the temperature—

to the right to warm, to the left to cool.

“OFF” button

Push the button to turn off the air condi-

tioning system.

“MODE” button (air flow selector)

Push the “MODE” button to select the

vents used for air flow.

In automatic operation, you do not have

to select the air flow unless you desire

another air flow mode.

1. Panel—Air flows mainly from the

instrument panel vents.

2. Bi−level—Air flows from both the floor

vents and the instrument panel vents.

3. Floor—Air flows mainly from the floor

vents.

4. Floor/Windshield—Air flows mainly

from the floor vents and windshield

vents.

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Windshield air flow button

When this button is pressed, air flows

mainly from the windshield vents and the

FRESH mode is automatically set. This

setting clears the front view more quickly.

If you want to return the setting to

RECIRCULATE mode, press the air intake

selector button once again.

Pressing the button once again returns the

air flow mode to the last one used.

Pressing the windshield air flow button

turns on the defroster−linked air condition-

ing. This is to clean up the front view

more quickly.

When the “A/C” button is not pressed in,

pressing another air flow button turns off

the air conditioning.

For details about air flow selector settings,

see “Air flow selector settings” described

below.

Air intake selector

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 indica-

tor will go off.

If the engine coolant temperature becomes

extremely high, RECIRCULATE mode will

automatically be selected. This is not a

malfunction. When the engine coolant tem-

perature is lowered, the previous mode

will resume.

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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