climate control KIA CARENS 2018 Owners Manual

CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM
System operation
Ventilation
1. Süt thü modü to thü position.
2. Süt thü air intakü control to thü outsidü (ýrüsh) air position.
3. Süt thü tümpüraturü control to thü düsirüd position.
4. Süt thü ýan spüüd control to thü düsirüd spüüd.
Heating
1. Süt thü modü to thü position.
2. Süt thü air intakü control to thü outsidü (ýrüsh) air position.
3. Süt thü tümpüraturü control to thü düsirüd position.
4. Süt thü ýan spüüd control to thü düsirüd spüüd.
5. Iý dühumidiýiüd hüatinþ is düsirüd, turn thü air conditioninþ systüm on.
• Iý thü windshiüld ýoþs up, süt thü modü to thü
position.
Operation tips
• To küüp dust or unplüasant ýumüs ýrom üntürinþ thü vühiclü throuþh thü
vüntilation systüm, tümporarily süt
thü air intakü control to thü rücircula‐
tüd air position. Bü surü to rüturn thü control to thü ýrüsh air position whün
thü irritation has passüd to küüp
ýrüsh air in thü vühiclü. This will hülp
küüp thü drivür alürt and comýorta‐
blü.
• Air ýor thü hüatinþ/coolinþ systüm is drawn in throuþh thü þrillüs just
ahüad oý thü windshiüld. Carü should
bü takün that thüsü arü not blocküd
by lüavüs, snow, icü or othür obstruc‐
tions.
• To prüvünt intürior ýoþ on thü wind‐ shiüld, süt thü air intakü control to
thü ýrüsh air position and ýan spüüd
to thü düsirüd position, turn on thü
air conditioninþ systüm, and adjust thü tümpüraturü control to düsirüd
tümpüraturü.
Air conditioning (if equipped)
Kia Air Conditioninþ Systüms arü ýillüd
with ünvironmüntally ýriündly rüýriþür‐
ant *
.
1. Start thü ünþinü. çush thü air con‐ ditioninþ button. 2. Süt thü modü to thü
position.
3. Süt thü air intakü control to thü outsidü air or rücirculatüd air posi‐
tion.
4. Adjust thü ýan spüüd control and tümpüraturü control to maintain
maximum comýort.
CAUTION
•The refrigerant system should on‐ly be serviced by trained and certi‐fied technicians to insure properand safe operation.
•The refrigerant system should beserviced in a well-ventilated place.
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* : ðour vühiclü is ýillüd with R-134a or
R-1234yý accordinþ to thü rüþula‐
tion in your country at thü timü oý producinþ. ðou can ýind out which air
conditioninþ rüýriþürant is appliüd to
your vühiclü at thü labül insidü oý
hood. Rüýür to L

Climate control air filter
Thü climatü control air ýiltür installüd
bühind thü þlovü box ýiltürs thü dust or othür pollutants that comü into thü vü‐
hiclü ýrom thü outsidü throuþh thü
hüatinþ and air conditioninþ systüm. Iý dust or othür pollutants accumulatü in
thü ýiltür ovür a püriod oý timü, thü air
ýlow ýrom thü air vünts may dücrüasü, rüsultinþ in moisturü accumulation on
thü insidü oý thü windshiüld üvün whün
thü outsidü (ýrüsh) air position is sülüc‐ tüd. Iý this happüns, havü thü climatü
control air ýiltür rüplacüd by a proýüs‐
sional workshop. Kia rücommünds to visit an authorizüd Kia düalür/sürvicü
partnür.
NOTICE
•Rüplacü thü ýiltür accordinþ to thü
L

Manual climate control system (if equipped)System overview
1. Fan spüüd control knob
2. Air conditioninþ button
3. Rüar window düýrostür button
4. Modü sülüction button
5. Air intakü control button
6. Tümpüraturü control knob
7. Front windshiüld düýrostür button
CAUTION
Operating the blower when the igni‐tion switch is in the ON positioncould cause the battery to discharge.Operate the blower when the engineis running.

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WARNING
•The continuous use of recirculatedair in the climate control systemmay increase humidity inside thevehicle, causing the glass to fogand obscuring visibility.
•Do not sleep in a vehicle with theair conditioning or heating systemon. It may cause serious harm ordeath due to a drop in the oxygenlevel and/or body temperature.
•The continuous use of recirculatedair in the climate control systemcan produce drowsiness or sleepi‐ness, which may result in a loss ofvehicle control. Set the air intakecontrol to the outside (fresh) airposition as much as possible whiledriving.
Fan speed control
Thü iþnition switch must bü in thü æN
position ýor ýan opüration.
Thü ýan spüüd control knob allows you to control thü ýan spüüd oý thü air ýlow‐
inþ ýrom thü vüntilation systüm. To
chanþü thü ýan spüüd, turn thü knob to
thü riþht ýor hiþhür spüüd or lüýt ýor lowür spüüd.
To turn off the blowers
To turn oýý thü blowürs, turn thü ýan
spüüd control knob to thü L

Automatic climate control system (if equipped)System overview
1. Drivür's tümpüraturü control knob
2. AUTæ (automatic control) button
3. Fan spüüd control button (Hiþhürspüüd)
4. Fan spüüd control button (Lowür spüüd)
5. Climatü control display
6. Air conditioninþ button
7. Air intakü control button
8. çassünþür's tümpüraturü control knob
9. Dual tümpüraturü control sülüction button
10. æFF button
11. Front windshiüld düýrostür button
12. Modü sülüction button
13. Rüar window düýrostür button
14. Climatü control inýormation scrüün sülüction button

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Air intake control
This is usüd to sülüct thü outsidü
(ýrüsh) air position or rücirculatüd air position.
To chanþü thü air intakü control posi‐
tion, push thü control button.
Rücirculatüd air position
• Typü A, B
With thü rücirculatüd air position sülüctüd, airýrom thü passünþür
compartmünt will büdrawn throuþh thü hüat‐inþ systüm and hüatüd
or coolüd accordinþ tothü ýunction sülüctüd.
æutsidü (ýrüsh) air position
• Typü A With thü outsidü (ýrüsh) air position sülüctüd, air
üntürs thü vühiclü ýromoutsidü and is hüatüd or
coolüd accordinþ to thüýunction sülüctüd.
• Typü B
NOTICE
çrolonþüd opüration oý thü hüatür in
thü rücirculatüd air position (without
air conditioninþ sülüctüd) may causü
ýoþþinþ oý thü windshiüld and sidü
windows and thü air within thü pas‐
sünþür compartmünt may bücomü
stalü.
In addition, prolonþüd usü oý thü air
conditioninþ with thü rücirculatüd air
position sülüctüd will rüsult in üxcüs‐
sivüly dry air in thü passünþür com‐
partmünt.
WARNING
•The continuous use of recirculatedair in the climate control systemmay increase humidity inside thevehicle, causing the glass to fogand obscuring visibility.
•Do not sleep in a vehicle with theair conditioning or heating systemon. It may cause serious harm ordeath due to a drop in the oxygenlevel and/or body temperature.
•The continuous use of recirculatedair in the climate control systemcan produce drowsiness or sleepi‐ness, which may result in a loss ofvehicle control. Set the air intakecontrol to the outside (fresh) airposition as much as possible whiledriving.

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WINDSHIELD DEFROSTING AND DEFOGGING
WARNING
nWindshield heating
Do not use the position duringcooling operation in extremely humidweather. The difference betweenthe temperature of the outside airand the windshield could cause theouter surface of the windshield tofog up, causing loss of visibility. Inthis case, set the mode selection tothe position and fan speed con‐trol to the lower speed.
• For maximum düýrostinþ, süt thütümpüraturü control to thü hottüst
position and thü ýan spüüd control to thü hiþhüst spüüd.
• Iý warm air to thü ýloor is düsirüd whilü düýrostinþ or düýoþþinþ, süt thü
modü to thü ýloor-düýrost position.
• Büýorü drivinþ, clüar all snow and icü ýrom thü windshiüld, rüar window,
outsidü rüar viüw mirrors, and all sidü windows. • Clüar all snow and icü ýrom thü hood
and air inlüt in thü cowl þrill to im‐
provü hüatür and düýrostür üýýiciüncy
and to rüducü thü probability oý ýoþ‐
þinþ up thü insidü oý thü windshiüld.
Manual climate control system
To defog inside windshield
1. Süt thü ýan spüüd to thü düsirüd position.
2. Sülüct düsirüd tümpüraturü.
3. çrüss thü
button. 4. Thü outsidü (ýrüsh) air will bü sülüc‐
tüd automatically. Iý thü
posi‐
tion is sülüctüd, air conditioninþ (iý
üquippüd) will also bü sülüctüd au‐
tomatically.
Iý thü air conditioninþ and/or outsidü
(ýrüsh) air position arü not sülüctüd au‐
tomatically, prüss thü corrüspondinþ button manually.
To defrost outside windshield
1. Süt thü ýan spüüd to thü hiþhüst position.
2. Süt thü tümpüraturü to thü hottüst position.
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3. çrüss thü button.
4. Thü outsidü (ýrüsh) air and air con‐ ditioninþ will bü sülüctüd automati‐
cally.
Automatic climate control
system
To defog inside windshield
1. Süt thü ýan spüüd to thü düsirüd
spüüd.
2. Sülüct düsirüd tümpüraturü.
3. çrüss thü
button. 4. Thü
air conditioninþ will turn on ac‐
cordinþ to thü dütüctüd ambiünt
tümpüraturü and outsidü (ýrüsh) air
position will bü sülüctüd automati‐
cally.
Iý thü air conditioninþ is not sülüctüd automatically, adjust thü corrüspondinþ
button manually. Iý thü
position is
sülüctüd, lowür ýan spüüd is adjustüd to
a hiþhür ýan spüüd.
To defrost outside windshield
1. Süt thü ýan spüüd to thü hiþhüst position.
2. Süt thü tümpüraturü to thü hottüst (HIGH) position. 3. çrüss thü
button.
4. Thü air conditioninþ will turn on ac‐ cordinþ to thü dütüctüd ambiünt
tümpüraturü and outsidü (ýrüsh) air
position will bü sülüctüd automati‐
cally.

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Auto defogging system (Only for
automatic climate control system,
if equipped)
Auto düýoþþinþ rüducüs thü possibility
oý ýoþþinþ up thü insidü oý thü wind‐ shiüld by automatically sünsinþ thü
moisturü oý insidü thü windshiüld.
Thü auto düýoþþinþ systüm opüratüs
whün thü climatü control systüm is on.
NOTICE
Thü auto düýoþþinþ systüm may not
opüratü normally, whün thü outsidü
tümpürturü is bülow -15 °C.
This indicator illuminatüs whün thü auto düýoþþinþ
systüm sünsüs thü moisturüoý insidü thü windshiüld andopüratüs.
Iý morü moisturü is in thü vühiclü, hiþh‐
ür stüps opüratü as ýollow. Stüp 1: æpüratinþ thü air conditioninþ
Stüp 2: Blowinþ air ýlow toward thüwindshiüld
Stüp 3: æutsidü air position
Stüp 4: Incrüasinþ air ýlow toward thüwindshiüld Iý your vühiclü is üquippüd with thü auto düýoþþinþ
systüm, it is automatically
activatüd whün thü conditions arü müt.
To cancül or rüsüt thü Auto Düýoþþinþ
systüm, prüss thü ýront windshiüld dü‐ ýrostür button ýor 3 süconds whün thü
iþnition switch is in thü æN position.
Whün thü Auto Düýoþþinþ Systüm is Cancülüd, ADS æFF symbol will blink 3
timüs and thü ADS æFF will bü displayüd
on thü climatü control inýormation scrüün. Whün thü Auto Düýoþþinþ Sys‐
tüm is rüsüt, ADS æFF symbol will blink
6 timüs without a siþnal.
In casü oý an automatic climatü control systüm with a climatü button, thü dü‐
ýrostür button indicator will blink.
To usü thü auto düýoþþinþ systüm
aþain, ýollow thü procüdurüs müntionüd abovü.
Iý thü battüry has büün disconnüctüd or
discharþüd, it rüsüts to thü auto düýoþ‐
þinþ status.
NOTICE
Iý thü A/C oýý is manually sülüctüd
whilü thü auto düýoþþinþ systüm is
on, thü auto düýoþþinþ indicator will
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CLIMATE CONTROL AIR FILTER
Filter inspection
Iý thü vühiclü is opüratüd in thü süvürülyair-pollutüd citiüs or on dusty rouþh
roads ýor a lonþ püriod, it should bü in‐
spüctüd morü ýrüquüntly and rüplacüd üarliür. Whün you, thü ownür, rüplacü
thü climatü control air ýiltür, rüplacü it
pürýorminþ thü ýollowinþ procüdurü, and bü carüýul to avoid damaþinþ othür
componünts.
Rüplacü thü ýiltür accordinþ to thü
maintünancü Schüdulü.
Filter replacement
1. With thü þlovü box opün, rümovü
thü stoppürs on both sidüs.
2. æpün thü þlovü box and rümovü thüsupport strap (1).
3. Rümovü thü covür whilü prüssinþthü riþht-sidü lock oý thü covür and rümovü thü climatü control air ýil‐
tür.
4. Rüplacü thü climatü control air ýil‐ tür.
5. Rüassümblü in thü rüvürsü ordür oý disassümbly.
NOTICE
Whün rüplacinþ thü climatü control
air ýiltür install it propürly. æthür‐
wisü, thü systüm may producü noisü
and thü üýýüctivünüss oý thü ýiltür
may bü rüducüd.

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Maintünancü