Climate controls – FORD 2005 Freestar v.1 User Manual

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will be warmer or cooler than the driver airflow temperature setting
when more than one rear temperature light (

REAR

) is

illuminated.

5.

R

Rear defrost: Press to activate/deactivate rear window defrost.

Refer to Rear window defroster later in this chapter for more
information.

6.

Recirculated air: Press to activate/deactivate air recirculation

in cabin. Recirculated air may reduce the amount of time to cool down
the interior of the vehicle and may also help reduce undesired odors
from reaching the interior of the vehicle. Recirculation engages
automatically with selection of MAX A/C or can be engaged manually in
any other airflow selection except

. Recirculation may turn off

automatically in all airflow selections except MAX A/C.

7. A/C: Press to activate/deactivate air conditioning. Use with
recirculated air to improve cooling performance and efficiency. Engages
automatically in MAX A/C,

and

.

8. Fan speed adjustment: Controls the volume of air circulated in the
vehicle.

9. Left temperature selection: Controls the temperature of the airflow
to the driver in the front of the vehicle.

10. Right temperature selection: Controls the temperature of the
airflow to the passenger in the front of the vehicle.

Operating tips
• To reduce fog build up on the windshield during humid weather, place

the air flow selector in the

position.

• To reduce humidity build up inside the vehicle: do not drive with the

airflow selector in the OFF or with recirculated air engaged.

• Do not put objects under the front seats that will interfere with the

airflow to the back seats.

• Remove any snow, ice or leaves from the air intake area at the base of

the windshield.

• For maximum cooling performance (MAX A/C):
In the MAX A/C mode:
• Move the temperature control selector to the coldest setting.
• Set the fan to the highest speed initially, then adjust to maintain

passenger comfort.

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2005 Freestar (win), Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) (own2002),
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