Heating and Defrosting

The heating and ventilation system operates as follows:
- Controls the temperature and during climate control 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.
- The blower motor draws either outside or inside air through the A/C recirculating air duct from just below the windshield depending on the function selector switch position. For additional information on air distribution, refer to System Operation. System Operation
- All airflow from the blower motor passes through the A/C evaporator core.
- The temperature is then regulated by reheating a portion of the air and blending it with the remaining cool air to the desired temperature.
- The temperature blending is varied by the temperature blend door, which regulates the amount of air that flows through and around the heater core, where it is then mixed and distributed.

Heater Core and Evaporator Core Housing
The heater core and evaporator core housing is located behind the instrument panel between the recirculating air duct and heater air plenum chamber.

The A/C evaporator housing assembly contains the following major components:
- A/C evaporator core
- heater core
- air distribution doors

Heater Core
The heater core consists of fins and tubes arranged to extract heat from the engine coolant and transfer it to air passing through the heater core.

Blower Motor
The blower motor pulls air from the A/C recirculating air duct and forces it into the A/C evaporator housing where it is mixed and distributed.