Toyota Yaris: Operating tips

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.

Make sure the air intake grilles in front of the windshield are not blocked (by leaves or snow, for example).

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.

Keep the area under the front seats clear to allow air to circulate throughout the vehicle.

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.

When driving 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 recommended that the air intake selector be set to FRESH and the fan speed selector to any setting except “0”.

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 passage and prevent outside air and dust from entering the vehicle interior.

Heating

For best results, set controls to:

Fan speed—Any setting except “0”.

Air conditioning—OFF.

For quick heating, select recirculated air for a few minutes. To keep the windows from fogging, select fresh after the vehicle interior has been warmed.

Press the “A/C” button on for dehumidified heating.

Choose 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 “0”.

Air conditioning—ON.

For quick cooling, turn the temperature selector knob fully towards COLD and change the air intake selector mode RECIRCULATE.

Ventilation

For best results, set controls to:

Fan speed—Any setting except “0”.

Air conditioning—OFF.

Defogging and defrosting

The inside of the windshield.

For best results, set controls to:

Fan speed—Any setting except “0”.

Air flow—WINDSHIELD

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

Vehicles with “A/C” button—

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

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 to:

Fan speed—Any setting except “0”.

Air flow—WINDSHIELD.

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

Vehicles with “A/C” button—

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

To heat the vehicle interior while defrosting the windshield, choose floor/windshield air flow.