Climate Control System - Vehicles With: Dual Automatic Temperature Control (DATC) - Overview
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Vehicles with: Dual Automatic Temperature Control (DATC)
Overview
The DATC system maintains the selected vehicle interior temperature by heating and/or cooling the air depending on the HVAC control panel selection.
- The driver may override the automatic mode of operation.
- The temperature control setting is the desired cabin air temperature.
- The blower motor control override buttons vary the blower motor speed.
- The driver side and passenger side temperature settings can be individually controlled.
- During A/C operation, the system reduces the relative humidity of the air inside the vehicle.
- Vehicles equipped with the auto start-stop feature includes a cabin heater coolant pump to help coolant flow to the heater core.
For the HEV equipped with supplemental heating. Refer to: Supplemental Climate Control - System Operation and Component Description .