headlamp KIA STINGER 2021 Owners Manual

Wipers and washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-126
• Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-126
• Front windshield washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-128
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-129
• Automatic turn off function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-129
• Room lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-129
• Map lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-130
• Liftgate room lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-131
• Vanity mirror lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-131
• Glove box lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-131
• Door courtesy lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-132
Welcome system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-133
• Headlight (Headlamp) escort function . . . . . . . . . . 4-133
• Interior light. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-133
• Pocket lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-133
Defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-134
• Rear window defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-134
Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . 4-135
• Automatic heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . 4-136
• Manual heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . 4-138
• System operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-145
• Climate control air filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-147• Checking the amount of air conditioner
refrigerant and compressor lubricant . . . . . . . . . . 4-148
• Air Conditioning refrigerant label. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-149
Windshield defrosting and defogging . . . . . . . . . 4-150
• Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-150
• Defogging logic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-151
• Automatic ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-153
• Smart ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-154
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-155
• Center console storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-155
• Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15\
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• Sunglass holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-156
Interior features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-157
• Cup holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-157
• Seat warmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-158
• Air ventilation seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-159
• Sunvisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
160
• Power outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-161
• USB charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-162
• Wireless smart phone charging system . . . . . . . . . . 4-162
• Coat hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16\
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• Floor mat anchor (s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-167
• Luggage net (holder) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-168
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Features of your vehicle
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✽
✽
NOTICE
If the icy road warning light appears
while driving, you should drive
more attentively and refraining
from speeding, rapid acceleration,
sudden braking or sharp turning.
Check headlight LED
This warning message illuminates if
LED headlamp malfunctions.
Check headlight cooling fan
This warning message illuminates if
LED headlamp cooling fan malfunc-
tions.
Check shift lever
(if SBW equipped)
If there is a problem with the SBW
(Shift-By-Wire) system, this warning
message is displayed.
Low Washer Fluid
This warning message illuminates
on the service reminder mode if
the washer fluid level in the reser-
voir is nearly empty.
It means that you should refill the
washer fluid.
Turn on FUSE SWITCH
This warning message illuminates
if the fuse switch under the steer-
ing wheel is OFF.
It means that you should turn the
fuse switch on.
❈For more details, refer to “Fuses”
in chapter 7.

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Low Tire Pressure
Warning Light
This warning light illuminates:
Once you set the Engine Start/Stop
Button to the ON position.
- It illuminates for approximately 3
seconds and then goes off.
When one or more of your tires are
significantly underinflated (The
location of the underinflated tires
are displayed on the LCD display).
❈For more details, refer to “Tire
Pressure Monitoring System
(TPMS)” in chapter 6.
The TPMS cannot alert you to
severe and sudden tire damage
caused by external factors.
If you notice any vehicle instability,
immediately take your foot off the
accelerator pedal, apply the brakes
gradually with light force, and slow-
ly move to a safe position off the
road.This warning light remains on after
blinking for approximately 60 seconds
or repeats blinking on and off at the
intervals of approximately 3 seconds:
When there is a malfunction with
the TPMS.
In this case, have the vehicle
inspected by an authorized Kia
dealer.
❈For more details, refer to “Tire
Pressure Monitoring System
(TPMS)” in chapter 6.
LED Headlamp Warning
Light (if equipped)
This warning light illuminates:
Once you set the Engine Start/Stop
Button to the ON position.
- It illuminates for approximately 3
seconds and then goes off.
When there is a malfunction with
the LED headlamp.
In this case, have the vehicle inspect-
ed by an authorized Kia dealer.
This warning light blinks:
When there is a malfunction with a
LED headlamp related part.
In this case, have the vehicle inspect-
ed by an authorized Kia dealer.
✽ ✽
NOTICE
Continuous driving with the LED
Headlamp Warning Light on or
blinking can reduce LED headlamp
(low beam) life.
WARNING - Low tire
pressure
Significantly low tire pressure
makes the vehicle unstable
and can contribute to loss of
vehicle control and increased
braking distances.
Continued driving on low pres-
sure tires will cause the tires to
overheat and fail.

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Features of your vehicle
Parking & Tail light ( )
When the light switch is in the park-
ing light position, the tail, license and
parking lights will turn ON.
Headlight position ( )
When the light switch is in the head-
light position, the head, tail, license
lights will turn ON.
✽ ✽
NOTICE
The ignition switch must be in the ON
position to turn on the headlights.
Auto light/DBL position
When the light switch is in the AUTO
light position, the taillights and head-
lights will turn ON or OFF automati-
cally depending on the amount of
light outside the vehicle.
If your vehicle is equipped with the
dynamic bending light (DBL), it will
also operate when the headlamp is
ON.
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High beam operation
To turn on the high beam headlamp,
push the lever away from you.
The high beam indicator will light
when the headlight high beams are
switched on.
To prevent the battery from being
discharged, do not leave the lights
on for a prolonged time while the
engine is not running.
WARNING - High beams
Do not use high beam when
there are other vehicles in front
of your vehicle. Using high
beam could obstruct the other
driver's vision.
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CAUTION
Never place anything over the
sensor (1) located on the
instrument panel, this will
ensure better auto-light sys-
tem control.
Don’t clean the sensor using a
window cleaner, the cleaner
may leave a light film which
could interfere with sensor
operation.
If your vehicle has window tint
or other types of metallic coat-
ing on the front windshield,
the Auto light system may not
work properly.

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Features of your vehicle
To flash the headlights, pull the lever
towards you. It will return to the nor-
mal (low beam) position when
released. The headlight switch does
not need to be on to use this flashing
feature.
High Beam Assist (HBA) sys-
tem (if equipped)
High Beam Assist (HBA) system is a
system that automatically adjusts the
headlamp range (switches between
high beam and low beam) according
to the brightness of other vehicles
and road conditions.Operating condition
1.Place the light switch in the AUTO
position.
2.Turn on the high beam by pushing
the lever away from you.
The High Beam Assist (HBA) sys-
tem indicator ( ) will illuminate.
3.High Beam Assist (HBA) system
will turn on when vehicle speed is
above 25 mph (40 km/h).

High Beam Assist (HBA) system
is operating, High Beam Assist
(HBA) system will turn off and the
high beam will be on continuous-
ly. The High Beam Assist (HBA)
system indicator ( ) will turn off.

when High Beam Assist (HBA)
system is operating, High Beam
Assist (HBA) system will turn off.
4.If the light switch is placed to the
headlamp position, High Beam
Assist (HBA) system will turn off
and the low beam will be on contin-
uously.
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The high beam switches to low beam
in the following conditions:
- When High Beam Assist (HBA)
system is off.
- When the light switch is not in the
AUTO position.
- When the headlamp is detected
from the on-coming vehicle.
- When the tail lamp is detected
from the front vehicle.
- When the surrounding is bright
enough that high beams are not
needed.
- When streetlights or other lights
are detected.
- When vehicle speed is below 15
mph (24 km/h).
- When headlamp / taillamp of bicy-
cle/motorcycle is detectedThe system may not operate in the
following conditions:
When the light from a vehicle is not
detected because of lamp dam-
age, or because it is hidden from
sight, etc.
When the lamp of a vehicle is cov-
ered with dust, snow or water.
When the light from a vehicle is not
detected because of exhaust fume,
smoke, fog, snow, etc.
When the front window is covered
with foreign matters such as ice,
dust, fog, or is damaged.
When there is a similar shape lamp
with the front vehicle’s lamps.
When it is hard to see because of
fog, heavy rain or snow.
When the headlamp is not repaired
or replaced at an authorized deal-
er.
When headlamp aiming is not
properly adjusted.
When driving on a narrow curved
road or rough road. When driving downhill or uphill.
When only part of the vehicle in
front is visible on a crossroad or
curved road.
When there is a traffic light, reflect-
ing sign, flashing sign or mirror.
When the road conditions are bad
such as being wet or covered with
snow.
When the front vehicle’s head-
lamps are off but the fog lamps on.
When a vehicle suddenly appears
from a curve.
When the vehicle is tilted from a
flat tire or being towed.
When Lane Keeping Assist (LKA)
system warning light illuminates. (if
equipped)

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One-touch lane change function
To activate an one-touch lane
change function, move the turn sig-
nal lever slightly and then release it.
The lane change signals will blink 3,
5 or 7 times.
You can choose one-touch lane
change blinking function in “One
touch turn lamp” of “User setting”.
Refer to “User setting” in chapter 4
✽ ✽
NOTICE
If the turn signal indicator stays on
and does not flash, or if it flashes
abnormally, a bulb may be burned
out or have a poor electrical connec-
tion in the circuit. The bulb may
require replacement.
Check headlight
This warning message illuminates if
there is a malfunction (burned-out
bulb except LED lamp or circuit mal-
function) with the headlamp. In this
case, have your vehicle inspected by
an authorized Kia dealer.
✽ ✽
NOTICE
• When replacing the bulb, use the
same wattage bulb.
For more information, refer to
“BULB WATTAGE” in chapter 8.
• If a different wattage bulb is
installed on the vehicle, this warn-
ing message is not displayed.
Headlight leveling device
(if equipped)
Automatic type
To ensure the proper headlight beam
is used under various conditions, the
headlight beam levels are automati-
cally adjusted depending on the
number of passengers, the weight in
the liftgate, and other driving condi-
tions.
✽ ✽
NOTICE
If it does not work properly even
though your car is inclined backward
according to passenger's posture, or
the headlight beam is irradiated to
the high or low position, have the sys-
tem be inspected by an authorized
Kia dealer.
Do not attempt to inspect or replace
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Features of your vehicle
Dynamic Bending Light (DBL)
(if equipped)
Dynamic Bending Light (DBL) uses
the steering angle and vehicle speed,
to keep your field of vision wide by
swiveling and leveling the headlamp.
Change the switch to the AUTO posi-
tion when the engine is running. The
dynamic Bending Light (DBL) will
operate when the headlamp is ON.
To turn off the DBL, change the
switch to other positions. After turn-
ing the DBL off, headlamp swiveling
no longer occurs, but leveling oper-
ates continuously.If the DBL malfunction indicator
comes on, the DBL is not working
properly. Drive to the nearest safe
location and restart the engine. If the
indicator continuously remains on,
have your vehicle checked by an
authorized Kia dealer as soon as
possible.
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Features of your vehicle
WELCOME SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
Headlight (Headlamp) escort
function
When the headlight(light switch in
the headlight or AUTO position) is on
and all doors (and liftgate) are locked
and closed, the position light and
headlight will come on for 15 sec-
onds if any of the below is per-
formed.
With the smart key system
- When the door unlock button is
pressed on the smart key.
At this time, if you press the door lock
or unlock button, the position light
and headlight will turn off immediate-
ly.
Interior light
When the interior light switch is in the
DOOR position and all doors (and lift-
gate) are locked and closed, the
room lamp will come on for 30 sec-
onds if any of the below is performed.
With the smart key system
- When the door unlock button is
pressed on the smart key.
- When the button of the outside
door handle is pressed.
At this time, if you press the door lock
button, the lamps will turn off imme-
diately.
Pocket lamp (if equipped)
When all the doors (and liftgate) are
locked and closed, the pocket lamp
and puddle lamp will come on for
about 15 seconds if any of the below
is performed.
With the smart key system
- When the vehicle is approached
with the smart key in possession.