Ford Explorer Sport (2003 year). Manual — part 6

MANUAL HEATING AND AIR
CONDITIONING SYSTEM

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

2. Temperature selection:
Controls the temperature of the
airflow in the vehicle.

3. Air flow selections: Controls the direction of the airflow in the
vehicle. See the following for a brief description on each control.

MAX A/C (if equipped): Uses recirculated air to cool the vehicle. Air
flows from the instrument panel vents only.

A/C (if equipped): Uses outside air to cool the vehicle. Air flows from
the instrument panel vents only.

: Distributes outside air through the instrument panel vents.

O (OFF): Outside air is shut out and the fan will not operate.

: Distributes outside air through the instrument panel vents and the

floor vents.

: Distributes outside air through the floor vents.

: Distributes outside air through the windshield defroster vents and

floor vents.

: Distributes outside air through the windshield defroster vents.

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

air flow selector in the OFF or MAX A/C position.

• Under normal weather conditions, do not leave the air flow selector in

MAX A/C or OFF when the vehicle is parked. This allows the vehicle
to “breathe” using the outside air inlet vents.

• 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.

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To aid in side window defogging/demisting in cold weather:

1. Select A/C

2. Modulate the temperature control to maintain comfort.

3. Set the fan speed to HI

4. Direct the outer instrument panel vents towards the side windows

To increase airflow to the outer instrument panel vents, close the vents
located in the middle of the instrument panel.

Do not place objects on top of the instrument panel as these
objects may become projectiles in a collision or sudden stop.

Rear console climate controls (if equipped)

The front climate controls must be on in order for the rear console
climate controls to work.

To operate the rear climate controls:

1. Turn the air flow selector control
to the desired position.
Select

for air to flow through

the vents located on the side of the
console.
Select

for air to flow through

the vents located above the rear
climate controls.

2. Turn the fan speed control to the desired position.

Rear window defroster

The rear defroster control is located
on the instrument panel. The
ignition switch must be in the ON
position to operate the rear
defroster.

Press the control to turn the defroster ON/OFF. A small LED will
illuminate when the rear defroster is ON.

- VOLUME +

MODE

SEEK

MEMORY

1

2

3

Climate Controls

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HEADLAMP CONTROL

Turns the lamps off.

Turns on the parking

lamps, instrument panel lamps,
license plate lamps and tail lamps.

Turns the headlamps on.

AUTOLAMP DELAY SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)

The autolamp sets the headlamps to turn on and off automatically. The
autolamp control, located in the interior mirror, may be set to:
• turn on the lamps automatically at night
• turn off the lamps automatically during daylight
• keep the lamps on for up to three minutes after the key is turned to

OFF

Refer to Setting autolamp in the Driver Controls chapter.

Foglamp control (if equipped)

The foglamps can be turned on
when the headlamp control is in
either of the following positions:
• Parking lamps
• Low beams
• Autolamp position
Press the foglamp control to activate the foglamps. The foglamp indicator
light will illuminate. When the highbeams are activated, the foglamps will
not operate.

Press the foglamp control again to deactivate the foglamps.

OFF

Lights

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High beams

Push the lever toward the
instrument panel to activate. Pull
the lever towards you to deactivate.

Flash to pass

Pull the lever toward you to
activate. Release the lever to
deactivate.

PANEL DIMMER CONTROL

Move the control up and down to
adjust the intensity of the panel
lighting. Operates only when the
exterior lights are switched on.

Move the control to the full upright
position (past detent) to turn on the
interior lamps.

Move the control to the full down
position (past detent) to prevent interior lamps from illuminating when
the doors are opened (if equipped).

Note: On some models, when the instrument panel dimmer switch is
rotated all the way up (past the detent), turning on the interior dome
lamp, the exterior rear cargo lamp is also turned on.

DIM

Lights

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