Toyota ’06Camry_U, 2006 Camry Operation

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OPERATION OF INSTRUMENTS AND
CONTROLS

Air conditioning system

Manual air conditioning system

Controls 178. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Air flow selector settings 181. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Operating tips 181. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Automatic air conditioning system

Controls 184. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Air flow selector settings 188. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Operating tips 188. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Side and rear vents 191. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Air conditioning filter 192. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SECTION 1− 9

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1. Fan speed selector

2. Temperature selector

3. Air flow selector

4. “A/C” button

5. Air intake 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 de­crease.

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 vent s.

3. Floor—Air flows mainly from the floor

vents.

4. Floor/Windshi eld—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.

If you want to return the setting to
RECIRCULATE mode, press the air in­take selector button once again.

Press the “A/C” button for dehumidified
heating or cooli ng. This set ting clear s
the front view more quickly.

5. Windshield—Air flows mainly from the

windshield vent s.

Turning the air flow selector to the
windshield position turns on the defog­ging function with the purpose of clear­ing the front view.

In this position, the air intake selector
mode changes to FRESH automatically
to clean up the front view quickly. It is
not possible to return to RECIRCULATE
in this position.

Press the “A/C” button for dehumidified
heating or cooli ng. This set ting clear s
the front view more quickly.

For details about air flow sel ector settings,
see “—Air flow selector settings” de­scribed below.

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Air intake selector

Press the button to select the air source.

1. RECIRCULATE (indicator light is on)—

Recircul ates the air inside the vehicle.

2. FRESH (indicator light is off)—Draws

outside air into the system.

To prevent foggi ng up of the windshield,
the air intak e mode may change automati­cally to FRESH depending on the condi­tion of the air conditioning system.

“A/C” button

To turn on the air c onditioning, press t he
“A/C” button. The “A/C” button indicator
will come on. To turn the air condit ioning
off, press the button again.

If the “A/C” button indicator flashes, there
is a problem in the air c onditioning sy stem
and the air conditioning automatically
shuts off. If this happens, take your ve­hicle to a Toyota dealer for service.

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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
conditioni ng 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 winds hield 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 cir culate through­out 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 drivi ng on dusty roads, close all

windows. If dust thrown up by the ve­hicle is still drawn into the vehicle after
closing the windows, it is rec ommended
that the air intake selector be set to
FRESH and the fan speed selector to
any setting except “OFF”.

—Air flow selector settings

: With rear vents

—Operating tips

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D If 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 pass age and prevent outside
air and dust from entering the vehicle
interior.

Heating

For best results, set controls as follows:

Fan speed—Any setting except “OFF”
Temperature—To wa r ds WARM

(red zone)

Air intake—FRESH (outsi de air)
Air flow—FLOOR
Air conditioning—OFF

D For quick heat ing, change the air in-

take selector mode to RECIRCULATE.
To keep the windows from fogging, re­turn to FRESH mode after the vehicle
interior has been warmed.

D Press the “A/C” button on for dehumidi-

fied heating.

D Turn the air flow selector to the floor/

windshield pos ition to heat the vehicle
interior while defrosting or defogging
the windshield.

Air conditioning

For best results, set controls as follows:

Fan speed—Any setting except “OFF”
Temperature—To wa r ds COLD

(blue zone)

Air intake—FRESH (outsi de air)
Air flow—PANEL
Air conditioning—ON

D For quick c ooling, turn the temperature

selector knob fully towards COLD and
change the air intake selector mode to
RECIRCULATE.

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Ventilation

For best results, set controls as follows:

Fan speed—Any setting except “OFF”
Temperature—To wa r ds COLD

(blue zone)

Air intake—FRESH (outsi de air)
Air flow—PANEL
Air conditioning—OFF

Defogging

The inside of the winds hield

For best results, set controls as follows:

Fan speed—Any setting except “OFF”
Temperature—To wa r ds WARM

(red zone) to heat;
COLD (blue zone) to
cool

Air intake—FRESH (outsi de air)
Air flow—WINDSHIELD

Turning the air flow selector to the wind­shield position turns on the defogging
function with the purpose of clearing the
front view.

When turning the air flow selector to the
windshield position, the air intake selector
mode changes to FRESH automatically to
clean up the front view quickly. It is not
possible to return to RECIRCULATE in
this position.

Press the “A/ C” button for dehumidified
heating or cooli ng. This set ting clears the
front view more quickly.

D On humid days, do not blow cold air

on the windshield—the difference be­tween the outside and inside tempera­tures could make the fogging worse.

Defrosting

The outside of the windshield

For best results, set controls as follows:

Fan speed—Any setting except “OFF”
Temperature—To wa r ds WARM

(red zone)

Air intake—FRESH (outsi de air)
Air flow—WINDSHIELD

Turning the air flow selector to the wind­shield position turns on the defrosting
function with the purpose of clearing the
front view.

When turning the air flow selector to the
windshield position, the air intake selector
mode changes to FRESH automatically to
clean up the front view quickly. It is not
possible to ret urn to RECIRCULATE in
this position.

Press the “A/C” button for dehumidified
heating. This setting clears the front view
more quickly.

D To heat the vehicle interior while de-

frosti ng the windshield, choose
floor/wi ndshield air flow.

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1. Temperature selector

2. Air flow selector

3. Windshield air f low button

4. Fan speed selector

5. Air intake selector

6. “A/C” button

7. “OFF” button

8. “AUTO” button

Automatic air conditioning system—
—Controls

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“AUTO” button

For automati c operation of the air condi­tioning, press the “AUTO” button. “AUTO”
will appear on the dis play to show that
the automatic oper ation mode has been
selected.

In the automatic operation mode, the air
conditioni ng selects the most suitable fan
speed, air flow, air intake and on−off of
the air condit ioning acc ording to the tem­perature.

When you press the “AUTO” button with
the air intake mode at FRESH, internal
circulation may be applied for maximum
cooling.

You may use manual c ontrols if you want
to select your own settings.

Fan speed selector

Push the “Ɯ” (increase) or “Ɲ” (decrease)
side of the button to adjust the fan speed.

In automatic operation, you do not have
to adjust the fan speed unless you desi re
another fan speed mode.

Temperature selector

To increas e the temperature, pr ess the
“Ɯ” side, to decrease it, press the “Ɲ”
side.

“MAX. COLD” appears when you adjus t to
maximum cooling, and “MAX. HOT” when
you adjust to maximum warming.

“OFF” button

Push the button to turn off the air condi­tioning system.

Air flow selector

Push the buttons 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 vent s.

3. Floor—Air flows mainly from the floor

vents.

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4. Floor/Windshi eld—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.

If you want to return the setting to
RECIRCULATE mode, press the air in­take selector button once again.

Press the “A/ C” button for dehumidified
heating or cooli ng. This set ting clear s
the front view more quickly.

Windshield air flow button

When this button is pressed, air flows
mainly from the windshield vent s and
turns on the defogging function with the
purpose of clearing the front view.

Pressing this button once again returns
the air flow mode to the last one used.

This button allows the air intake to select
FRESH automatically. This is to clean up
the front view more quickly. It is not pos­sible to return to RECIRCULATE in this
mode.

Press the “A/ C” button for dehumidified
heating or cooli ng. This set ting clears the
front view more quickly.

For details about air flow sel ector settings,
see “—Air flow selector settings” de­scribed below.

Air intake selector

Press the button to select the air source.

1. RECIRCULATE—Recirculates the air in-

side the vehicle.

2. FRESH—Draws outside air into the

system.

To prevent foggi ng up of the windshield,
the air intak e mode may change automati­cally to FRESH depending on the condi­tion of the air conditioning system.

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“A/C” button

To turn on the air c onditioning, press t he
“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 c onditioning sy stem
and the air conditioning automatically
shuts off. If this happens, take your ve­hicle to a Toyota dealer for service.

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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
conditioni ng 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 winds hield 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 cir culate through­out 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 drivi ng on dusty roads, close all

windows. If dust thrown up by the ve­hicle is still drawn into the vehicle after
closing the windows, it is rec ommended
that the air intake selector be set to
FRESH and the fan speed selector to
any setting except “OFF”.

—Air flow selector settings

: With rear vents

—Operating tips

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D If 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 pass age and prevent outside
air and dust from entering the vehicle
interior.

Heating

For best results, set controls as follows:

For automatic oper ation—

Press in the “AUTO” button.
Temperature—To the desired

temperature

Air intake—FRESH (outsi de air)
Air conditioning—OFF

For manual operation—

Fan speed—To the desired fan speed
Temperature—To wa r ds WARM
Air intake—FRESH (outsi de air)
Air flow—FLOOR
Air conditioning—OFF

D For quick heat ing, sel ect recirculat ed

air for a f ew minutes. To keep the
windows from fogging, select fresh af­ter the vehicle interior has been war­med.

D Press the “A/C” button on for dehumidi-

fied heating.

D Choose floor/windshiel d air flow to heat

the vehicle inter ior while defrosting or
defogging the windshield.

Air conditioning

For best results, set controls as follows:

For automatic oper ation—

Press in the “AUTO” button.
Temperature—To the desired

temperature

Air intake—FRESH (outsi de air)
Air conditioning—ON

For manual operation—

Fan speed—To the desired fan speed
Temperature—To wa r ds COLD
Air intake—FRESH (outsi de air)
Air flow—PANEL
Air conditioning—ON

D For quick c ooling, sel ect recirculat ed

air for a f ew minutes.

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Ventilation

For best results, set controls as follows:

For automatic oper ation—

Press in the “AUTO” button.
Temperature—Towards low temperature
Air intake—FRESH (outsi de air)
Air conditioning—OFF

For manual operation—

Fan speed—To the desired fan speed
Temperature—To wa r ds COLD
Air intake—FRESH (outsi de air)
Air flow—PANEL
Air conditioning—OFF

Defogging and defrosting

—The inside of the windshield

For best results, set controls as follows:

—For automatic operation

Temperature—To wa r ds high temperature

to heat; low temperature
to cool

Air intake—FRESH (outsi de air)
Air flow—WINDSHIELD

—For manual operation

Fan speed—To the desir ed fan speed
Temperature—To wa r ds high temperature

to heat; low temperature
to cool

Air intake—FRESH (outsi de air)
Air flow—WINDSHIELD

Pressing the windshiel d air flow button
turns on the defogging function with the
purpose of clearing the front view.

When pressing the windshield air flow but­ton, the air intake selects FRESH auto­matically. This is to clean up the front
view more quickly. It is not possible to
return to RECIRCULATE in this mode.

Press the “A/C” button for dehumidified
heating or cooli ng. This set ting clears the
front view more quickly.

D On humid days, do not blow cold air

on the windshield—the difference be­tween the outside and inside tempera­tures could make the fogging worse.

—The outside of the windshield

For best results, set controls as follows:

—For automatic operation

Temperature—Towards high temperature
Air intake—FRESH (outsi de air)
Air flow—WINDSHIELD

—For manual operation

Fan speed—To the desired fan speed
Temperature—Towards high temperature
Air intake—FRESH (outsi de air)
Air flow—WINDSHIELD

Pressing the windshield air flow button
turns on the defrosting function with the
purpose of clearing the front view.

When pressing the wi ndshield air flow but­ton, the air intake selects FRESH auto­matically. This is to clean up the front
view more quickly. It is not possible to
return to RECIRCULATE in this mode.

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Press the “A/ C” button for dehumidified
heating or cooli ng. This set ting clears the
front view more quickly.

D To heat the vehicle interior while de-

frosti ng the windshield, choose
floor/wi ndshield air flow.

Side vents

Rear vents

If air flow control is not satisfactory, check
the side and rear vents. The side and rear
vents may be opened or cl osed as shown.

Side and rear vents

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The air conditioning filter informat ion
label is placed inside of the glove box
as shown and indicates that a filter has
been installed.

The air conditioning fil ter prev ents dust
from entering the vehicle through the air
conditioni ng vent.

The air conditioning filter is behi nd the
glove box.

The air conditioning fi lter may clog af­ter long use. The filter may need to be
replaced if the air flow of the air condi­tioning and heater experiences extreme
reductions in oper ating effi ciency, or if
the windows begin to fog up easily in
FRESH mode.

To maintain the air conditioning efficiency,
inspect and r eplace the air conditioning
filter according to the maintenance sched­ule. In dusty areas or areas with heavy
traffic fl ow, such as inner city or desert
areas, earl y replacement may be required.
(For scheduled maintenance information,
please refer t o the “Scheduled Mainte­nance Guide” or “Owner ’s Manual Supple­ment”.)

Air conditioning filter—

—Checking and replacing the
air conditioning filter

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1. Open the glove box. Remove the
screw with a Phillips−head screw-
driver and slide the hook as shown.

2. Push in each side of the glove box
to disconnect the claws.

3. Remove the filter case fr om the filter
outlet as shown in the illustrati on.

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4. Remove the filter from the filter
case.

5. Inspect the filter on the surface.

If it is the just moderat ely dusty, it may
be cleaned by blowing compressed air
from the reverse surface. Do not wash or
oil the filter.

If it is dirty, it should be replaced.

When installing the filter in the filter
case, keep the “°UP” mark pointing up.

INFORMATION

The air filter shoul d be instal led prop­erly in position. The use of air condi­tioning with the air filter removed
may cause deteriorated dustproof per­formance and then affect air condi­tioning perfor mance.