One caveat, when turning on the heater blower for the first time after it's been off awhile I ALWAYS choose #3, high speed.  This gets the oil impregnated bushings of the fan motor armature warmed up so there's no drag on the armature when running it at the lower speeds.  

On 2012-12-11, at 12:00 AM, Automatic digest processor <LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> wrote:

> Lever 4, the lowest one does control air flow to the rear overhead vents.
> However that is only fresh, non-heated air.
> 
> The little pictogram on the panel indicates maximum defrost, all levers
> right and fan speed 2.

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