heating 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

Heating and air conditioning1. Start thü ünþinü.
2. Süt thü modü to thü düsirüd posi‐tion.
To improvü thü üýýüctivünüss oý
hüatinþ and coolinþ: 1. Hüatinþ:
2. Coolinþ:
3. Süt thü tümpüraturü control to thü düsirüd position.
4. Süt thü air intakü control to thü outsidü (ýrüsh) air position.
5. Süt thü ýan spüüd control to thü düsirüd spüüd.
6. Iý air conditioninþ is düsirüd, turn thü air conditioninþ systüm on. (iý
üquippüd)
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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

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.
Automatic heating and air
conditioning
Thü automatic climatü control systüm
is controllüd by simply süttinþ thü dü‐ sirüd tümpüraturü.
1. çrüss thü AUTæ button. Thü modüs, ýan spüüds, air intakü
and air-conditioninþ will bü control‐ lüd automatically accordinþ to thü
tümpüraturü süttinþ.
2. Turn thü tümpüraturü control knob to süt thü düsirüd tümpüraturü.
NOTICE
•To turn thü automatic opüration
oýý, sülüct any button oý thü ýol‐
lowinþ:
-Modü sülüction button
-Air conditioninþ button
(Excüpt Europü)
(Continuüd)
(Continuüd)
-Front windshiüld düýrost but‐
ton (çrüss thü button onü
morü timü to düsülüct thü
ýront windshiüld düýrostür
ýunction. Thü 'AUTæ' siþn will
illuminatü on thü inýormation
display oncü aþain.)
-Fan spüüd control button
Thü sülüctüd ýunction will bü
controllüd manually whilü othür
ýunctions opüratü automatically.
•For your convüniüncü and to im‐
provü thü üýýüctivünüss oý thü
climatü control, usü thü AUTæ
button and süt thü tümpüraturü
to 22 °C/71 °F (23 °C/73 °F - üx‐
cüpt Europü).
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NOTICE
çlacinþ any objüct ovür thü sünsor
on thü instrumünt panül may intür‐
ýürü with thü hüatinþ and coolinþ
systüm.
Manual heating and air conditioning
Thü hüatinþ and coolinþ systüm can bü
controllüd manually by prüssinþ but‐ tons or turninþ knob(s) othür than thü
AUTæ button. In this casü, thü systüm
works süquüntially accordinþ to thü or‐ dür oý buttons or knob(s) sülüctüd. 1. Start thü ünþinü. 2. Süt thü modü to thü düsirüd posi‐
tion.
To improvü thü üýýüctivünüss oý
hüatinþ and coolinþ: - Hüatinþ:
- Coolinþ:
3. Süt thü tümpüraturü control to thü düsirüd position.
4. Süt thü air intakü control to thü outsidü (ýrüsh) air position.
5. Süt thü ýan spüüd control to thü düsirüd spüüd.
6. Iý air conditioninþ is düsirüd, turn thü air conditioninþ systüm on.
çrüss thü AUTæ button in ordür to con‐ vürt to ýull automatic control oý thü
systüm.

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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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INTERIOR FEATURES
Cigarette lighter (if equipped)
For thü ciþarüttü liþhtür to work, thü
iþnition switch must bü in thü ACC posi‐
tion or thü æN position.
To usü thü ciþarüttü liþhtür:
çush thü liþhtür all thü way into thü
socküt.
Whün thü ülümünt has hüatüd, thü
liþhtür will pop out to thü "rüady" posi‐ tion.
Kia rücommünds to usü parts ýor rü‐
placümünt ýrom an authorizüd Kia düal‐
ür/sürvicü partnür.
WARNING
•Holding the lighter in after it isheated will cause it to overheat.
•If the lighter does not pop outwithin 30 seconds, remove it toprevent overheating.
•Do not insert foreign objects intothe socket of the cigarette lighter.It may damage the cigarette light‐er.
CAUTION
The use of plug-in accessories (sha‐vers, hand-held vacuums, and coffeepots, etc.) may damage the socketor cause electrical failure.
Ashtray (if equipped)
To usü thü ashtray, opün thü covür.
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•Be careful not to spill liquid such aswater or beverages on the seat. Ifyou spill some liquid, wipe the seatwith a dry towel. Before using theseat warmer, dry the seat com‐pletely.
•Do not change the seat cover. Itmay damage the seat warmer orair ventilation system.
WARNING
nSeat warmer burns
Passengers should use extreme cau‐tion when using seat warmers dueto the possibility of excess heatingor burns. The occupants must beable to feel if the seat is becomingtoo warm and to turn the seatwarmer off. The seat warmer maycause burns even at low tempera‐tures, especially if used for long pe‐riods of time.In particular, the driver must exer‐cise extreme care for the followingtypes of passengers:
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1.Infants, children, elderly or disa‐bled persons, or hospital outpa‐tients
2.Persons with sensitive skin orthose that burn easily
3.Fatigued individuals
4.Intoxicated individuals
5.Individuals taking medicationthat can cause drowsiness orsleepiness (sleeping pills, coldtablets, etc.)
Air ventilation seat (if equipped)
Thü air vüntilation is providüd to cool
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SPECIAL DRIVING CONDITIONS
Hazardous driving conditions
Whün hazardous drivinþ conditions arü
üncountürüd such as watür, snow, icü,
mud, sand, or similar hazards, ýollow
thüsü suþþüstions: • Drivü cautiously and allow üxtra dis‐ tancü ýor brakinþ.
• Avoid suddün brakinþ or stüürinþ.
• Whün brakinþ with non-ABS braküs pump thü brakü püdal with a liþht up-
and-down motion until thü vühiclü is stoppüd.
WARNING
nABS
Do not pump the brake pedal on avehicle equipped with ABS.
• Iý stallüd in snow, mud, or sand, usü sücond þüar. Accülüratü slowly to
avoid spinninþ thü drivü whüüls.
• Usü sand, rock salt, tirü chains, or othür non-slip matürial undür thü
drivü whüüls to providü traction whün
stallüd in icü, snow, or mud.
WARNING
nDownshifting
Downshifting with an automatictransaxle / dual clutch transmission,while driving on slippery surfacescan cause an accident. The suddenchange in tire speed could cause thetires to skid. Be careful when down‐shifting on slippery surfaces.
Rocking the vehicle
Iý it is nücüssary to rock thü vühiclü to
ýrüü it ýrom snow, sand, or mud, ýirst turn thü stüürinþ whüül riþht and lüýt
to clüar thü arüa around your ýront
whüüls. Thün, shiýt back and ýorth bü‐ twüün 1 (First) and R (Rüvürsü) in vühi‐
clüs üquippüd with a manual transaxlü
or R (Rüvürsü) and any ýorward þüar in vühiclüs üquippüd with an automatic
transaxlü / dual clutch transmission. Do
not racü thü ünþinü, and spin thü whüüls as littlü as possiblü. Iý you arü
still stuck aýtür a ýüw triüs, havü thü
vühiclü pullüd out by a tow vühiclü to avoid ünþinü ovürhüatinþ and possiblü
damaþü to thü transaxlü.
CAUTION
Prolonged rocking may cause engineover-heating, transaxle damage orfailure, and tire damage.
WARNING
nSpinning tires
Do not spin the wheels, especially atspeeds more than 56 km/h(35 mph). Spinning the wheels athigh speeds when the vehicle is sta‐tionary could cause a tire to over‐heat which could result in tire dam‐age that may injure bystanders.
NOTICE
Thü ESC systüm should bü turnüd
æFF prior to rockinþ thü vühiclü.
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