climate control KIA SOUL 2018 Owners Manual

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Your vehicle at a glance
INSTRUMENT PANEL OVERVIEW
1. Audio remote control buttons..................5-3
2. Driver’s front air bag .............................3-56
3. Horn ......................................................4-41
4. Cruise control button ............................6-63
5. Instrument cluster .................................4-48
6. Lighting control lever.............................4-89
7.Wiper and washer control lever .............4-93
8. Ignition switch or Engine start/stopbutton...............................................6-6, 6-9
9. Audio ...........................................5-10, 5-46
10. Hazard warning flasher.........................7-2
11. Climate control system ..........4-103, 4-114
12. Front seat warmer/ Seat air ventilation .................4-137, 4-139
13. Power outlet ......................................4-141
14. Center console storage box..............4-133
15. Glove box ..........................................4-134
16. Passenger’s front air bag ....................3-56
17. Parking brake......................................6-37
18. Drive mode button ..............................6-84
OPS013003N
❈The actual shape may differ from the illustration.

Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-48
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. 4-50
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LCD display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-56
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-64
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Trip computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-68

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-69
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. . . . . 4-71
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Warning and indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-74
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Rear camera display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-87
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-88\
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Wipers and washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-93
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-93
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Interior light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-96
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-100
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-100
Defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-101
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-101
Manual climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-103
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refrigerant and compressor lubricant . . . . . . . . . . 4-113
Automatic climate control system. . . . . . . . . . . . 4-114
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-126
refrigerant and compressor lubricant . . . . . . . . . . 4-127
Windshield defrosting and defogging . . . . . . . . . 4-128
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-128
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-129

Clean air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-132
Storage compartment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-133
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-133
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134
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Interior features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-136
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137
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Exterior features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-147
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Features of your vehicle
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The sunroof can be operated for
approximately 30 seconds after the
ignition key is removed or turned to
the ACC or LOCK position. However,
if the front doors are opened, the
sunroof cannot be opened even with-
in the 30 seconds period.
✽ ✽
NOTICE
• In cold and wet climates, the sun-
roof may not work properly due to
freezing conditions.
• After a vehicle is washed or in a rainstorm be sure to wipe off any
water that is on the sunroof before
operating it.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
The sunroof cannot tilt when it is in
the slide position but can be slid
while in a tilt position.
PANORAMIC SUNROOF (IF EQUIPPED)
CAUTION- Sunroof control
Do not continue to pull or
push the sunroof glass con-trol lever after the sunroof isfully opened, closed, or tilted.Damage to the motor or sys-tem components could occur.
Make sure the sunroof is closed fully when leaving your vehicle.
If the sunroof is open, rain orsnow may leak through thesunroof and wet the interior aswell as cause theft.
OPSE046028L
WARNING- Roof cargo
Do not operate the sun roof
while using the roof rack to
transport cargo. This may cause
the cargo to come loose and
distract the driver.
WARNING
Never adjust the sunroof or
sunshade while driving. This
could result in loss of control
and an accident that may cause
death, serious injury, or proper-
ty damage.
WARNING
To avoid accidental injury, do
not let children operate the sun-
roof without adult supervision.

4103
Features of your vehicle
MANUAL CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM
OPS043154
1. Fan speed control knob
2. Air intake control button 3. Mode selection knob
4. Rear window defroster button5. Temperature control knob
6. Air conditioning button
(if equipped)

Features of your vehicle
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Sunroof inside air recirculation
(if equipped)
If the sunroof opens while the heater
or Air Conditioning system operates,
the outside (fresh) air will be selected
automatically for ventilating the car.
Then, if you select the recirculated air
position, the outside (fresh) air will be
selected automatically after 3 minutes.
If you close the sunroof, the intake
mode will be changed to the previous
selected mode.
Fan speed control
The ignition switch must be in the ON
position for fan operation.
The fan speed knob allows you to
control the fan speed of the air flow
from the ventilation system. To
change the fan speed, turn the knob
to the right for higher speed, or left
for lower speed.
OPS043157
WARNING- Recirculated air
Continuous use of the climate
control system in the recirculat-
ed air position can cause
drowsiness or sleepiness, and
loss of vehicle control. Set the
air intake control to the outside
(fresh) air position as much as
possible while driving.WARNING- Reduced visi- bilty
Continued use of the climate
control system in the recirculat-
ed air position may allow
humidity to increase inside the
vehicle which may fog the glass
and obscure visibility.
WARNING- Sleeping with AC on
Do not sleep in a vehicle with
the air conditioning or heating
system on as this may cause
serious harm or death due to a
drop in the oxygen level and/or
body temperature.

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Features of your vehicle
Air conditioning system operation tips
If the vehicle has been parked indirect 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, how-
ever, continual operation in this
mode may cause the air inside the
vehicle 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.Climate control air filter
(if equipped)
The climate control air filter installed
behind the glove box filters the dust
or other pollutants that come into the
vehicle from the outside through the
heating and air conditioning system.
If dust or other pollutants accumulate
in the filter over a period of time, the
air flow from the air vents may
decrease, resulting in moisture accu-
mulation on the inside of the wind-
shield even when the outside (fresh)
air position is selected. If this hap-
pens, have the climate control air fil-
ter replaced by an authorized Kia
dealer.
1LDA5047
Outside air
Recirculatedair
Climate control
air filter Blower
Evaporator
coreHeater core

Features of your vehicle
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AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
OPS043162/OPS043163
1. Temperature control button / knob
2. Front windshield defroster button
3. Rear windshield defroster button
4. Climate control display
5. Air intake control button
6. Air conditioning button
7. Fan speed control button
8. AUTO (automatic control) button
9. OFF button
10. Mode selection button
11. Climate control information screen
selection button
■ Type A
■ Type B

Features of your vehicle
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Never place anything over the sensor
located on the instrument panel to
ensure better control of the heating
and cooling system.
Manual heating and air condi-
tioning
The heating and cooling system can
be controlled manually 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 (or turning
any knob) except AUTO button while
automatic operation, the functions
not selected will be controlled auto-
matically.
1. Start the engine.
2. Set the mode to the desired posi-
tion.
3. Set the temperature control to the desired position.
4. Set the air intake control to the outside (fresh) air position.
5. Set the fan speed control to the desired speed.
6. If air conditioning is desired, turn the air conditioning system on.
Press the AUTO button in order to
convert to full automatic control of
the system.
Mode selection
The mode selection button controls
the direction of the air flow through
the ventilation system.
Refer to the illustration in the
“Manual climate control system”.
OPS043071OPS043166
OPS043167
■ Type B
■Type A

4121
Features of your vehicle
Sunroof inside air recirculation(if equipped)
If the sunroof opens while the heater
or Air Conditioning system operates,
the outside (fresh) air will be select-
ed automatically for ventilating the
car. Then, if you select the recirculat-
ed air position, the outside (fresh) air
will be selected automatically after 3
minutes.
If you close the sunroof, the intake
mode will be changed to the previous
selected mode.
WARNING- Recirculated air
Continuous use of the climate
control system in the recirculat-
ed air position can cause
drowsiness or sleepiness, and
loss of vehicle control. Set the
air intake control to the outside
(fresh) air position as much as
possible while driving.WARNING- Reduced visi- bility
Continued climate control sys-
tem operation in the recirculat-
ed air position may allow
humidity to increase inside
vehicle which may fog the glass
and obscure visibility.
WARNING- Sleeping with AC on
Do not sleep in a vehicle with
the air conditioning or heating
system on as this may cause
serious harm or death due to a
drop in the oxygen level and/or
body temperature.