1996 Buick Park Avenue Owner's Manual

The FAN control is used to select the speed of theblower fan and the force of air you want. There are fourspeeds to choose from. Moving the lever between LOWand HIGH will decrease or increase the fan speed. Thefan will be off when the system is off.This lever regulates the temperature of the air comingthrough the system. Move the TEMPERATURE lever tochange the temperature of the air coming through youroutlets. Move the lever between COOL and WARM tolower or raise the temperature.de Cc. -The buttons on your system allow you to choose settingsto deliver air through lower, middle or windshield outlets.RECIRC: Press this button to limit the amount of air orcool the air in your vehicle. To turn off RECIRC, pressthe button again. If you select FRONT defrost orBLEND while RECIRC is selected, the system willautomatically turn off RECIRC to prevent fogging.VENT This setting directs airflow through the middleinstrument panel outlets. The air conditioningcompressor is not working when VENT is selected.HTR: This button directs air out of the heater outlets.Most of the air will come from the floor outlets whilesome of it will flow through the windshield and sidewindow outlets. The air conditioning compressor is notworking when HTR is selected.BLEND: When BLEND is selected the airflow will besplit between the windshield and the floor outlets. Theair conditioning compressor will be operating.FRONT This setting directs most of the airflow towardthe windshield.OFF: The ventilation system always allows fresh air toflow through your Buick when the vehicle is moving.The system will try to keep the air at a previouslychosen temperature. When the system is off, the blowerfan is also off.MAX: This setting directs airflow through the middleinstrument panel outlets.NORM: This setting cools the air entering your vehicleand directs it through the middle instrument panel outlets.BI-LEV: This setting directs warm air to the floor andcooler air to the middle instrument panel outlets.