eco KIA NIRO PHEV 2020 Owners Manual

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Outside (fresh) air position
With the outside (fresh)air position selected, air
enters the vehicle from
outside and is heated or
cooled according to the
function selected.
Recirculated air position With the recirculated airposition selected, air
from the passenger com-
partment will be drawn
through the heating sys-
tem and heated or
cooled according to the
function selected. Prolonged operation of the heater in
the recirculated air position (without
air conditioning selected) may cause
fogging of the windshield and side
windows and the air within the pas-
senger compartment may become
stale.
In addition, prolonged use of the air
conditioning with the recirculated air
position selected will result in exces-
sively dry air in the passenger com-
partment.Fan speed control
The fan speed can be set to the
desired speed by operating the fan
speed control button.
To change the fan speed, press ( )
the button for higher speed, or push
( ) the button for lower speed. To
turn the fan speed control off, press
the front blower OFF button.
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Air conditioning system operation tips
If the vehicle has been parked in
direct sunlight during hot weather,
open the windows for a short time
to let the hot air inside the vehicle
escape.
To help reduce moisture inside of the windows on rainy or humid
days, decrease the humidity inside
the vehicle by operating the air
conditioning system.
During air conditioning system operation, you may occasionally
notice a slight change in engine
speed as the air conditioning com-
pressor cycles. This is a normal
system operation characteristic.
Use the air conditioning system every month only for a few minutes
to ensure maximum system per-
formance.
When using the air conditioning system, you may notice clear water
dripping (or even puddling) on the
ground under the passenger side
of the vehicle. This is a normal sys-
tem operation characteristic. Operating the air conditioning sys-
tem in the recirculated air position
provides maximum cooling; howev-
er, continual operation in this mode
may cause the air inside the vehi-
cle to become stale.
During cooling operation, you may occasionally notice a misty air flow
because of rapid cooling and
humid air intake. This is a normal
system operation characteristic.
Automatic ventilation
The system automatically selects the
outside (fresh) air position when the
climate control system operates over
a certain period of time (5 minutes)
in low temperature with the recircu-
lated air position selected. (when
floor mode or bi-level mode) To cancel or reset the Automatic
Ventilation
When the air conditioning system is
on, select Face Level ( ) mode
and while pressing the A/C button,
press the air intake control button 5
times within 3 seconds.
When the automatic ventilation func-
tion is canceled, the indicator light
blinks 3 times at an interval of 0.5
seconds.
The air intake will be automatically
controlled to the fresh air position,
and the flow and air conditioning will
be automatically controlled.
When the automatic ventilation func-
tion is selected, the indicator light
blinks 6 times at an interval of 0.25
seconds.
The air intake will be automatically
controlled to the fresh air position,
and the flow and air conditioning will
be automatically controlled.
After the battery has been dis-
charged or separated, the automatic
ventilation function will be reset, so
please selected, according to you
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Sunroof inside air recircula-
tion (if equipped)
The outside (fresh) air position is
automatically selected when the sun-
roof is opened.
When you select the recirculated air
position, the system maintains the
recirculated air position for 3 minutes
and then automatically converts to
the outside (fresh) air position.
When the sunroof is closed, the air
intake position will return to the orig-
inal position that was selected.
Recirculated air at washer
fluid spray
To prevent the odor from entering to
inside the vehicle, the ventilation sys-
tem changes to Recirculated Air
Mode for a while when the wind-
shield washer fluid sprayed.
However, at low outside temperature,
to prevent from windshield fogging,
the system continues to outside air
mode.
System setting
1. ENGINE START/STOP button isOn or ignition switch ON.
2. Select Floor-Level ( ) air flow direction by pressing
Mode Selection button.
3. With pressing Air Conditioning but- ton, press the Recirculated Air but-
ton more than 4 times within 2
seconds.
4. If the system is set up, the indica- tor on Recirculated Air button will
blinks 6 times.
System cancellation
1. ENGINE START/STOP button isOn or ignition switch ON.
2. Select Floor-Level ( ) air flow direction by pressing
Mode Selection button.
3. With pressing Air Conditioning but- ton, press the Recirculated Air but-
ton more than 4 times within 2
seconds.
4. If the system is cancelled, the indi- cator on Recirculated Air button
will blinks 3 times.

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Automatic climate control system
1. Turn the ignition switch to the ONposition.
2. Press the defroster button ( ).
3. While pressing the air conditioning button (A/C), press the air intake
control button at least 5 times with-
in 3 seconds.
The recirculation indicator blinks 3
times with 0.5 second of interval. It
indicates that the defogging logic is
canceled or returned to the pro-
grammed status.
If the battery has been discharged or
disconnected, it resets to the defog
logic status.
Auto defogging system
Auto defogging reduces the probabil-
ity of fogging up the inside of the
windshield by automatically sensing
the moisture of inside the windshield.
The auto defogging system operates
when the heater or air conditioning is
on. This indicator illuminates
when the auto defogging
system senses the mois-
ture on the inside of the
windshield and operates.
If more moisture is in the vehicle,
higher steps operate as follow. For
example if auto defogging does not
defog inside the windshield at step 1
Outside air position, it tries to defog
again at step 2 Operating the air con-
ditioning.
Step 1 : Outside air position
Step 2 : Operating the air condition- ing
Step 3 : Blowing air flow toward the windshield
Step 4 : Increasing air flow toward the windshield
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To cancel or reset the Auto Defogging
System
Press the front windshield defroster
button for 3 seconds when the igni-
tion switch is in the ON position.
When the ADS system is canceled,
ADS OFF symbol will blink 3 times
per 0.5 sec and ADS OFF will be dis-
played on the climate control infor-
mation screen.
When the ADS system is reset, ADS
OFF symbol will blink 6 times per
0.25 sec and ADS OFF will be disap-
pear on the climate control informa-
tion screen.CAUTION
Do not remove the sensor cover
located on the upper end of thepassenger side windshieldglass. Damage to the systemparts could occur and may notbe covered by your vehicle war-ranty.

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Temperature control (Manual)
Each time you press the switch, the temperature setting of the seat
will change as follows :
■ Front seat
The seat warmer defaults to the OFF position whenever the ignition
switch is turned on. Temperature control(Automatic)
The seat warmer starts to automati-
cally control the seat temperature in
order to prevent low-temperature
burns after being manually turned
ON.
■ Front seat
You may manually press the button
to increase the seat temperature.
However, it soon returns to the auto-
matic mode again when pressing the
switch for more than 1.5 seconds
with the seat warmer operating, the
seat warmer will turn OFF. The seat
warmer defaults to the OFF position
whenever the Engine Start/Stop but-
ton is in the ON position.✽ ✽ NOTICE
With the seat warmer switch in the
ON position, the heating system in
the seat turns off or on automatical-
ly depending on the seat tempera-
ture.▼ ▼
OFF→ HIGH( )→ MIDDLE( )→LOW( )
→OFF→HIGH( )→ MIDDLE( )→LOW( )
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Wireless smart phone charging
1. Remove any object on the smart
phone charging pad including the
smart key. If there is any foreign
object on the pad other than a
smart phone, the wireless charging
function may not operate properly.
2. Place the smart phone on the cen- ter of the wireless charging pad.
3. The indicator light will change to orange once the wireless charging
begins. After the charging is com-
plete, the orange light will change
to green.
4. You can choose to turn the wireless charging function to either ON or
OFF by selecting the USM on the
instrument cluster. (Please refer to
“Instrument Cluster” for details).
If the wireless charging does not
work, gently move your smart phone
around the pad until the charging
indicator light turns orange.
Depending on the smart phone, the
charging indicator light may not turn
green even after the charging is com-
plete. If the wireless charging is not func-
tioning properly, the orange light will
blink and flash for ten seconds then
turn off. In such cases, remove the
smart phone from the pad and
replace it on the pad again, or double
check the charging status.
If you leave the smart phone on the
charging pad when the vehicle igni-
tion is in OFF, the vehicle will alert
you through warning messages and
sound (applicable for vehicles with
voice guidance function) after the
‘Good bye’ function on the instru-
ment cluster ends.WARNING - Distracted
driving
Driving while distracted can
result in a loss of vehicle con-
trol that may lead to an acci-
dent, severe personal injury,
and death. The driver’s primary
responsibility is in the safe and
legal operation of a vehicle, and
any handheld devices, other
equipment, or vehicle systems
which take the driver’s eyes,
attention and focus away from
the safe operation of a vehicle
or which are not permissible by
law should never be used dur-
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✽ ✽NOTICE
• When the interior temperature of
the wireless charging system rises
above a set temperature, the wire-
less charging will cease to func-
tion. After the interior tempera-
ture drops below the threshold,
the wireless charging function will
resume.
• The wireless charging may not function properly when there is a
heavy accessory cover on the
smart phone.
• The wireless charging will stop when using the wireless smart key
search function to prevent radio
wave disruption.
• The wireless charging will stop when the smart key is moved out
of the vehicle with the ignition in
ON.
• The wireless charging will stop when any of the doors is opened
(applicable for vehicles equipped
with smart keys). (Continued)(Continued)
• The wireless charging will stop
when the vehicle is turned OFF.
• The wireless charging will stop when the smart phone is not in
complete contact with the wireless
charging pad.
• Items equipped with magnetic components such as credit card,
telephone card, bankbook or any
transportation ticket may become
damaged during wireless charg-
ing.
• Place the smart phone on the cen- ter of the charge pad for best
results. The smart phone may not
charge when placed near the rim
of the charging pad. When the
smart phone does get charged, it
may heat up excessively.
• For smart phones without built-in wireless charging system, an
appropriate accessory has to be
equipped in order to use the vehi-
cle's wireless charging system. (Continued)CAUTION - Liquid in
Wireless Smart Phone
Charger
To prevent liquid from damag- ing the wireless smart phonecharging system in your vehi-cle, be sure not to spill liquidover the charging system whencharging your phone.
CAUTION - Metal in
Wireless Charging System
If any metallic object such as a coin is located between thewireless charging system andthe smart phone, the chargingmay be disrupted. Also, themetallic object may heat up andpotentially damage the chargingsystem. If there is any metallicobject between the smart phoneand the charging pad, immedi-ately remove the smart phone.Remove the metallic object afterit has cooled down.

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Floor mat anchor(s)
(if equipped)
When using a floor mat on the front
floor carpet, make sure it attaches to
the floor mat anchor(s) in your vehi-
cle. This keeps the floor mat from
sliding forward.The following must be observed
when installing ANY floor mat to the
vehicle.
Ensure that the floor mats are
securely attached to the vehicle's
floor mat anchor(s) before driving
the vehicle.
Do not use ANY floor mat that can- not be firmly attached to the vehi-
cle's floor mat anchors.
Do not stack floor mats on top of one another (e.g. all-weather rub-
ber mat on top of a carpeted floor
mat). Only a single floor mat should
be installed in each position.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
Your vehicle was manufactured with
driver's side floor mat anchors that
are designed to securely hold the
floor mat in place. To avoid any
interference with pedal operation,
Kia recommends that only the Kia
floor mat designed for use in your
vehicle be installed.
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■Type A■Type B
WARNING - After market
floor mat
Do not install aftermarket floor
mats that are not capable of
being securely attached to the
vehicle's floor mat anchors.
Unsecured floor mats can inter-
fere with pedal operation.
WARNING
Do not hang other objects such
as hangers or hard objects from
the clothes hanger. Also, do not
put heavy, sharp or breakable
objects in the clothing’s pock-
ets. In an accident or when the
curtain air bag is inflated, it may
cause vehicle damage or per-
sonal injury.
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Luggage net holder
To keep items from shifting in the
cargo area, you can use the holders
located in the cargo area to attach
the luggage net.
If necessary, we recommend that
you contact an authorized Kia dealer.
Cargo security screen
(if equipped)
Use the cargo security screen to
hide items stored in the cargo area.
To use the cargo security screen,
pull the handle backward and insert
the edges into the slots.
WARNING - Luggage net
Always keep your face and
body out of the luggage net
recoil path and avoid using the
luggage net when the straps
have visible signs of wear or
damage. The luggage net can
snap and cause injuries.
CAUTION
To prevent damage to the vehi- cle, care should be taken whencarrying fragile or bulky objectsin the luggage compartment.
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