heating KIA AMANTI 2006 Owners Manual

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✽ ✽NOTICE• When cleaning the seats, do not
use an organic solvent such as
thinner, benzene, alcohol and
gasoline. Doing so may damage
the surface of the heater or seats.
• To prevent overheating the seat warmer, do not place blankets,
cushions or seat covers on the
seats while the seat warmer is in
operation.
• Do not place heavy or sharp objects on seats equipped with
seat warmers. Damage to the seat
warming components could occur.
Lumbar supportThe lumbar support can be adjusted
by pressing the lumbar support
switch on the side of the drivers seat.
Press the front portion of the switch
(➀) to increase support, or the rear
portion of the switch (
➁), to decrease
support.
WARNING
Passengers should use extreme
caution when using seat warm-
ers due to the possibility of
excess heating or burns. In par-
ticular, the following types of
passengers should exercise
extreme care:
1. Infants, children, elderly or handicapped persons, or hos-
pital outpatients
2. Persons with sensitive skin or those that burn easily
3. Fatigued individuals
4. Intoxicated individuals
5. Individuals taking medication that can cause drowsiness or
sleepiness (sleeping pills,
cold tablets, etc.)
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Warming the front passengerseats (if equipped)The front seats can be electrically
heated individually when the ignition
switch is ON. When the switch is ON,
a number ranging from 1 to 5 is dis-
played on the switch (5 = warmest
setting).
To turn off the seat warmer, set the
switch to 0. The seat warmer turns off automati-
cally when the seat temperature
reaches the selected range and will
turn on again if the temperature
drops below the selected range.
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NOTICE• When cleaning the seats, do not
use an organic solvent such as
thinner, benzene, alcohol and
gasoline. Doing so may damage
the surface of the heater or seats.
• To prevent overheating the seat warmer, do not place blankets,
cushions or seat covers on the
seats while the seat warmer is in
operation.
• Do not place heavy or sharp objects on seats equipped with
seat warmers. Damage to the seat
warming components could occur.
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Headrest adjustmentAdjusting forward and backward
The headrest may be adjusted for-
ward to three different positions by
pulling the headrest forward. To
adjust the headrest backward, pull it
fully forward to the farthest position
and release it. Adjust the headrest so
that it properly supports the head
and neck. Adjusting the height up and down
The headrest not only provides com-
fort for the driver and passengers,
but also helps to protect the head
and neck in the event of a collision.
To raise the headrest, pull it up to the
desired position (
➀). To lower the
headrest, push and hold the release
button (
➁) on the headrest support
and lower the headrest to the desired
position (➂). For best protection,
adjust the headrest so its center is as
high as your ears. Also adjust the
headrest so its distance from the
head is as wide as your fist.
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WARNING
Passengers should use extreme
caution when using seat warm-
ers due to the possibility of
excess heating or burns. In par-
ticular, the following types of
passengers should exercise
extreme care:
1. Infants, children, elderly or handicapped persons, or hos-
pital outpatients
2. Persons with sensitive skin or those that burn easily
3. Fatigued individuals
4. Intoxicated individuals
5. Individuals taking medication that can cause drowsiness or
sleepiness (sleeping pills,
cold tablets, etc.)
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Warming the rear passengerseats (if equipped)Rear seats can be electrically heated
when the ignition switch is ON.
1. Pull the armrest down using the strap provided on the armrest.
2. When the switch is ON, a number ranging from 1 to 5 is displayed on
the switch (5 = warmest setting).
To turn off the seat warmer, set the
switch to 0.
The seat warmer turns off automati-
cally when the seat temperature
reaches the selected range and will
turn on again if the temperature
drops below the selected range.
✽ ✽ NOTICE• When cleaning the seats, do not
use an organic solvent such as
thinner, benzene, alcohol and
gasoline. Doing so may damage
the surface of the heater or seats.
• To prevent overheating the seat warmer, do not place blankets,
cushions or seat covers on the
seats while the seat warmer is in
operation.
• Do not place heavy or sharp objects on seats equipped with
seat warmers. Damage to the seat
warming components could occur.
WARNING
Passengers should use extreme
caution when using seat warm-
ers due to the possibility of
excess heating or burns. In par-
ticular, the following types of
passengers should exercise
extreme care:
1. Infants, children, elderly or
handicapped persons, or hos-
pital outpatients
2. Persons with sensitive skin or those that burn easily
3. Fatigued individuals
4. Intoxicated individuals
5. Individuals taking medication that can cause drowsiness or
sleepiness (sleeping pills,
cold tablets, etc.)
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Cigarette lighterFrontTo use the cigarette lighter, press
the front face then release it to allow
the cigarette lighter and ashtray to
slowly extend from center panel.
To operate the cigarette lighter, press
it in and release it. When it is heated,
it automatically pops out ready for
use.
If the engine is not running, the igni-
tion switch must be in the ACC posi-
tion for the lighter to operate.
✽ ✽
NOTICE• Do not hold the lighter in after it is
already heated because it will
overheat.
• Only a genuine Kia lighter should be used in the cigarette lighter
socket. The use of plug-in acces-
sories (shavers, hand-held vacu-
ums, and coffee pots, for example)
may damage the socket or cause
electrical failure.
• If the lighter does not pop out within 30 seconds, remove it to
prevent overheating.
Ashtrays Front To use the ashtray, press the front
face and release it to allow the ciga-
rette lighter and ashtray to slowly
extend from center panel.
To remove the ashtray, grasp the
ashtray bucket (
➀) and carefully pull
it out.
INTERIOR FEATURES
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Engine temperature gauge This gauge shows the temperature
of the engine coolant when the igni-
tion switch is ON.
Do not continue driving with an over-
heated engine. If your vehicle over-
heats, refer to “Overheating” in the
Index.✽ ✽
NOTICEIf the gauge pointer moves beyond
the normal range area toward the
“H” position, it indicates overheat-
ing that may damage the engine.
Fuel gaugeThe fuel gauge indicates the approx-
imate amount of fuel remaining in the
fuel tank.
Fuel tank capacity - 18.49 US gal.
(70 litres).
The fuel gauge is supplemented by a
low fuel warning light, which will illu-
minate when the fuel level has
dropped to about 2.38 US gal. (9
liters).
Instrument panel illuminationWhen the vehicle’s parking lights or
headlights are on, rotate the illumina-
tion control knob to adjust the instru-
ment panel illumination intensity.
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Automatic operationThe automatic climate control sys-
tem is controlled by simply setting
the desired temperature.
The Full Automatic Temperature
Control (FATC) system automatically
controls the heating and cooling sys-
tem as follows;
1. Push the AUTO button. The indica-tor light will come on and the
modes, fan speeds, air intake and
air-conditioning will be controlled
automatically by temperature set-
ting. 2. Push the TEMP button to set the
desired temperature.
If the temperature is set to the
lowest setting 62°F/17°C (Lo), the
air conditioning system will oper-
ate continuously.
3. To turn the automatic operation off, press any button except tem-
perature control button. If you
press the mode selection button,
air-conditioning button, defrost
button, recirculated air position
button, outside (fresh) air position
button or fan speed button, the
selected function will be controlled
manually while other functions
operate automatically.
Regardless of the temperature set-
ting, when using automatic opera-
tion, the air conditioning system will
automatically turn on to decrease the
humidity inside the vehicle, even if
the temperature is set to warm.
✽ ✽ NOTICENever place anything over the sen-
sor located on the instrument panel
to ensure better control of the heat-
ing and cooling system.
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Manual operation The heating and cooling system can
be controlled manually as well by
pushing buttons other than the AUTO
button. In this case, the system
works sequentially according to the
order of buttons selected.
When pressing any button except
AUTO, the functions of the buttons
not selected will be controlled auto-
matically.
Press the AUTO button in order to
convert to full automatic control of
the system.
Temperature control buttonThe temperature will increase to the
maximum 90°F/32°C (HI) by pushing
the up button. Each push of the button
will cause the temperature to increase
by 1°F/0.5 °C.
The temperature will decrease to the
minimum 62°F/17°C (Lo) by pushing
the down button. Each push of the but-
ton will cause the temperature to
decrease by 1°F/0.5°C. When set to
the lowest temperature setting, the air
conditioning will operate continuously.
Dual temperature control
selection buttonAdjusting the driver and passenger
side temperature individually
1. Press the DUAL button to operate
the driver and passenger side
temperature individually (the indi-
cator light in the button illumi-
nates). Pressing the right tempera-
ture control button will automati-
cally switch to the DUAL mode as
well.
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Fan speed control buttonThe fan speed can be set to the
desired speed by pressing the
appropriate fan speed control button.
The higher the fan speed is, the
more air is delivered.
Pressing the “OFF” button turns off
the fan.
- Low speed
- Medium speed
- High speed
- Maximum speed
Air intake control button This is used to select outside (fresh)
air position or recirculated air posi-
tion.
To change the air intake control posi-
tion, push the control button.
Recirculated air positionThe indicator light on the button is
illuminated when the recirculated air
position button is depressed.
With the recirculated air position
selected, air from passenger com-
partment will be drawn through the
heating system and heated or cooled
according to the function selected.
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Outside (fresh) air positionThe indicator light on the button is
illuminated when the outside (fresh)
air position button is depressed.
With the outside (fresh) air position
selected, air enters the vehicle from
outside and is heated or cooled
according to the function selected.
When starting the vehicle, the sys-
tem is automatically set to the out-
side (fresh) air position. Press the
button once to select the recirculated
air position.
✽ ✽NOTICEIt should be noted that prolonged
operation of the heating in recircu-
lated air position will cause fogging
of the windshield and side windows
and the air within the passenger
compartment will become stale.
In addition, prolonged use of the air
conditioning with the “recirculated
air position” selected, will result in
excessively dry air in the passenger
compartment.
WARNING
Continued climate control
system operation in the recir-
culated air position may allow
humidity to increase inside
vehicle which may fog the
glass and obscure visibility.
 Do not sleep in a vehicle with
air conditioning or heating
system on. It may cause seri-
ous harm or death due to a
drop in the oxygen level
and/or body temperature.
 Continued climate control
system operation in the
reciruclated air position can
cause drowsiness or sleepi-
ness, and loss of vehicle con-
trol. Set the air intake control
to the outside (fresh) air posi-
tion as much as possible
while driving.
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