light KIA STONIC 2018 Workshop Manual
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LIGHTING
Battery saver function
• The purpose of this feature is to pre‐vent the battery from being dis‐
charged. The system automatically
turns off the parking lights when the driver removes the ignition key
(smart key: turns off the engine) and
opens the driver-side door.
• With this feature, the parking lights will be turned off automatically if the
driver parks on the side of road at night.
If necessary, to keep the lights on
when the ignition key is removed,
(smart key: turns off the engine) per‐form the following: 1. Open the driver-side door.
2. Turn the parking lights OFF and ON again using the light switch on the
steering column.
Headlight escort function (if
equipped)
The headlights (and/or taillights) will
remain on for approximately 5 minutes after the ignition key is removed when
the engine is turned off. However, if
the driver’s door is opened and closed, the headlights are turned off after 15
seconds. The headlights can be turned off by
pressing the lock button on the trans‐ mitter (or smart key) twice or turning
off the light switch from the headlight
or Auto light position.
CAUTION
If the driver gets out of the vehiclethrough other doors (except driver'sdoor), the battery saver functiondoes not operate and the headlightescort function does not turn off au‐tomatically. Therefore, it causes thebattery to be discharged. In thiscase, make sure to turn off the lampbefore getting out of the vehicle.
Headlight welcome function (if
equipped)
When the headlight switch is in the ON
or AUTO position and all doors (and tail‐ gate) are closed and locked, if you press
the door unlock button on the trans‐
mitter (or smart key), the headlights
will come on for about 15 seconds.
If the headlight switch is in the AUTO position, the function can only operate
at night. At this time, if you press the door un‐
lock button again or door lock button on the transmitter (or smart key), the
headlights will turn off immediately.
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Lighting control
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The light switch has a Headlight and a
Parking light position. To operate the lights, turn the knob at
the end of the control lever to one of
the following positions: 1. Off position
2. Auto light position (if equipped)
3. Parking light position
4. Headlight position
Parking light position()
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When the light switch is in the parking
light position (2nd position), the tail po‐ sition, license and instrument panel
lights will turn ON.Headlight position()
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When the light switch is in the head‐
light position (3rd position), the head, tail, position, license and instrument
panel lights are ON.
NOTICE
The ignition switch must be in the
ON position to turn on the head‐
lights.
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Auto light position (if equipped)
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When the light switch is in the AUTO
light position, the taillights and head‐ lights will be turned ON or OFF auto‐
matically depending on the amount of
light outside the vehicle.
CAUTION
•Never place anything over sensor(1) located on the instrument pan‐el, this will ensure better auto-light system control.
•Don’t clean the sensor using a win‐dow cleaner, the cleanser mayleave a light film which could inter‐fere with sensor operation.
•If your vehicle has window tint orother types of metallic coating onthe front windshield, the Autolight system may not work prop‐erly.
High beam operation
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To turn on the high beam headlights,
push the lever away from you. Pull it back for low beams.
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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
Do not use high beam when thereare other vehicles. Using high beamcould obstruct the other driver's vi‐sion.
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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 .
Turn signals and lane change
signals
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The ignition switch must be on for the
turn signals to function. To turn on the turn signals, move the lever up or down
(A).
The green arrow indicators on the in‐
strument panel indicate which turn sig‐ nal is operating. They will self-cancel
after a turn is completed.
If the indicator continues to flash after
a turn, manually return the lever to the off position.
To signal a lane change, move the turn
signal lever slightly and hold it in posi‐
tion (B). The lever will return to the off position when released.
If an indicator stays on and does not
flash or if it flashes abnormally, one of
the turn signal bulbs may be burned out and will require replacement.
One-touch lane change function (if
equipped)
To activate an one-touch lane change
function, move the turn signal lever slightly and then release it. The lane
change signals will blink 3 times.
NOTICE
If an indicator flash is abnormally
quick or slow, a bulb may be burned
out or have a poor electrical connec‐
tion in the circuit.
Front fog light (if equipped)
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Fog lights are used to provide improved
visibility when visibility is poor due to fog, rain or snow, etc. The fog lights
will turn on when the fog light switch
(1) is turned on after the parklight is turned on.
To turn off the fog lights, turn the fog
light switch (1) to the O (Off) position.
CAUTION
When in operation, the fog lightsconsume large amounts of vehicleelectrical power. Only use the foglights when visibility is poor.
Rear fog light (if equipped)
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To turn the rear fog lights on, turn the
rear fog light switch (1) to the on posi‐ tion when the headlight is turned on. Also, the rear fog lights turn on when
the rear fog light switch is turned on
after the front fog light switch (if equipped) is turned on and the head‐
light switch is in the parklight position.
To turn the rear fog lights off, turn the
rear fog light switch to the on position again.
NOTICE
Rear fog light is only on the driver’s
side (if equipped).
Static bending light (if equipped)
While driving the corner, for your sight
and safety, the static bending light is turned on automatically. The system
will operate automatically as follows. • When turning the headlight on
• When the angle of steering wheel is over 35~40 (it is differed from vehicle
speed)
• When the vehicle speed is over 3 km/h
• When driving forward or backward.
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Daytime running light (if
equipped)
The Daytime Running Lights (DRL) can
make it easier for others to see the front of your vehicle during the day.
DRL can be helpful in many different
driving conditions, and it is especially helpful after dawn and before sunset. The DRL system turns OFF when: 1. The headlight switch is ON.
2. The engine is OFF.
3. The front fog light is on.
4. Engaging the Parking Brake
Headlight leveling device (if
equipped)
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To adjust the headlight beam level ac‐
cording to the number of the passen‐ gers and loading weight in the luggage
area, turn the beam leveling switch.
The higher the number of the switch
position, the lower the headlight beam level. Always keep the headlight beam
at the proper leveling position, or head‐
lights may dazzle other road users.
Listed below are the examples of prop‐ er switch settings. For loading condi‐
tions other than those listed below, ad‐
just the switch position so that the beam level may be the nearest as the
condition obtained according to the list.
Loading conditionSwitch position
Driver only 0
Driver + Front passenger 0
Full passengers
(including driver) 1
Full passengers
(including driver) +Maximum permis‐sible loading 2
Driver + Maximumpermissible load‐ing 3
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High beam Assist (if equipped)
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The High Beam Assist is a system that
automatically adjusts the headlamp range (switches between high beam
and low beam) according to the bright‐
ness of other vehicles and road condi‐ tions.
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 (
) indicator
will illuminate. 3. The High Beam Assist will turn on
when vehicle speed is above 45 kph(28 mph). • If the lever is pushed away when the High Beam Assist is operat‐
ing, the High Beam Assist will
turn off and the high beam will
be on continuously. The High
Beam Assist (
) indicator will
turn off.
• If the lever is pulled towards you when the high beam is on with
operating High Beam Assist, theHigh Beam Assist will turn off.
4. If the light switch is placed to the headlamp position, the High Beam
Assist will turn off and the low
beam will be on continuously.
The high beam switches to low beam in
the below conditions. - When the High Beam Assist 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 high beams are not needed. - When streetlights or other lights are
detected.
- When vehicle speed is below 35 km/h (22 mph).
- When headlamp/taillamp of bicycle/ motorcycle is detected.CAUTION
The system may not operate nor‐mally in the below conditions.•When the light from the on-com‐ing or front vehicle is not detectedbecause of lamp damage, hiddenfrom sight, etc.
•When the lamp of the on-comingor front vehicle is covered withdust, snow or water.
•When the light from the on-com‐ing or front vehicle is not detectedbecause of exhaust fume, smoke,fog, snow, etc.
•When the front window is coveredwith foreign matters such as ice,dust, fog, or is damaged.
•When there is a similar shape lampwith the front vehicle’s lamps.
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•When it is hard to see because offog, heavy rain or snow.
•When the headlamp is not repairedor replaced at an authorized deal‐er.
•When headlamp aiming is notproperly adjusted.
•When driving on a narrow curvedroad or rough road.
•When driving downhill or uphill.
•When only part of the vehicle infront is visible on a crossroad orcurved road.
•When there is a traffic light, re‐flecting sign, flashing sign or mir‐ror.
•When the road conditions are badsuch as being wet or covered withsnow.
•When the front vehicle’s head‐lamps are off but the fog lampson.
•When a vehicle suddenly appearsfrom a curve.
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•When the vehicle is tilted from aflat tire or being towed.
•When the LDWS (lane departurewarning system) or LKAS (lanekeeping assist system) warninglight illuminates. (if equipped)
WARNING
•Do not place any accessories,stickers or tint the windshield.
•Have the windshield glass replacedfrom an authorized dealer.
•Do not remove or impact relatedparts of the High Beam Assist sys‐tem.
•Be careful that water doesn’t getinto the High Beam Assist unit.
•Do not place objects on the dash‐board that reflects light such asmirrors, white paper, etc. The sys‐tem may malfunction if sunlight isreflected.
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•At times, the High Beam Assistsystem may not work properly, al‐ways check the road conditions foryour safety. When the systemdoes not operate normally, man‐ually change between the highbeam and low beam.
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