2023 Ford Expedition Owners Manual - Identifying the Climate Control Unit

Identifying the Climate Control Unit



Depending on your vehicle options, the controls could look different than what you see here.

SWITCHING CLIMATE CONTROL ON AND OFF



Press the button.

SWITCHING RECIRCULATED AIR ON AND OFF



  Press the button to recirculate air currently in the passenger compartment.

Note:   Recirculated air may turn off automatically, or prevent you from switching on in all air flow modes except MAX A/C to reduce the risk of fogging. Recirculation may also turn on and off automatically in various air distribution control combinations to improve heating or cooling efficiency.

SWITCHING AIR CONDITIONING ON AND OFF



  Press the button.

Note:   Under certain conditions, the air conditioning compressor could continue to operate after you switch air conditioning off.

Note:   To keep the system and its components fully functional, switch air conditioning on and let your vehicle idle at least once per month for a minimum of two minutes.

SWITCHING DEFROST ON AND OFF



Press the button to activate the selection screen.

Press the button on the touchscreen to switch the windshield air vents on.

Make sure that the instrument panel air vents are switched off.

Make sure that the footwell air vents are switched off.

SWITCHING MAXIMUM DEFROST ON AND OFF



  Press the button.

Air flows through the windshield air vents, and the blower motor adjusts to the highest speed.

You can also use this setting to defog and clear the windshield of a thin covering of ice.

Note:   To prevent window fogging, you cannot select recirculated air when maximum defrost is on.

Note:   The heated rear window also turns on when you select maximum defrost.

Note:   When maximum defrost is on, the air conditioning compressor may continue to operate even though you switch off the air conditioning.

SWITCHING MAXIMUM COOLING ON AND OFF



  Press the button.

Note:   When you switch maximum cooling off, air conditioning remains on.

SWITCHING THE HEATED REAR WINDOW ON AND OFF



   Press the button to clear the rear window of thin ice and fog.The heated rear window turns off after a short period of time.

Note:   Do not use harsh chemicals, razor blades or other sharp objects to clean or remove decals from the inside of the heated rear window as this could cause damage to the heated rear window grid lines not covered by the vehicle Warranty.

SETTING THE BLOWER MOTOR SPEED



Press up or down on the control to select the blower motor speed.

Note:   For Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) and Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) vehicles, the blower motor may run, and you may feel airflow when the climate control is off, to provide cooling to the battery.

SWITCHING THE HEATED MIRRORS ON AND OFF



When you switch the heated rear window on, the heated exterior mirrors turn on.

Note:   Do not remove ice from the mirrors with a scraper or adjust the mirror glass when it is frozen in place.

Note:   Do not clean the mirror housing or glass with harsh abrasives, fuel or other petroleum-based cleaning products. The vehicle warranty may not cover damage caused to the mirror housing or glass.