Heating and Defrosting: Notes
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2002 Lincoln LS. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
The heating and defrosting system:
- Controls the vehicle air temperature and, during A/C operation, reduces the relative humidity of the air inside the vehicle.
- Delivers heated or cooled air to maintain the vehicle interior temperature and comfort level.
- Controls the A/C blower motor speed.
- Allows temperature to be adjusted individually by the driver and the passenger to maintain comfort.
- Uses a reheat method to provide conditioned air to the passenger compartment. All airflow from the blower motor passes through the A/C evaporator core (19860) and the heater core (18476).
Temperature is regulated by reheating the air out of the evaporator core to achieve the desired temperature.
- Controls the air temperature by regulating the flow of engine coolant to separate halves of the heater core. A dual solenoid actuated valve is used to control the flow of coolant.
The blower motor (19805) draws outside air through the air inlet filter and duct or draws recirculated air through the recirculated air duct.