2006 KIA Sorento indicator

Flashing Headlights
To flash the headlights, pull the lever
toward you. It will return to the normal
position when released. The head-
light switch does not need to be on to
use this flashing feature.Turn Signals
The ignition switch must be on for the
turn signals to function. To turn on the
turn signals, move the lever up or
down. Green arrow indicators on the
instrument panel indicate which turn
signal is operating. They will self-can-
cel after a turn is completed. If the
indicator continues to flash after a
turn, manually return the lever to the
OFF (middle) position.Lane change signals
To signal a lane change, move the
turn signal lever slightly and hold it in
position. The lever will return to the
OFF (center) 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.DRIVING YOUR VEHICLE4-60
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DEFROSTER
The defroster clears frost, fog and
thin ice from the interior and exterior
of the front windshield and rear win-
dow, while the engine is running.If your vehicle is equipped with the
outside rearview mirror defroster, you
can also clear frost from the mirrors
by depressing this rear window
defroster switch.
To activate the defroster, depress the
corresponding defroster switch locat-
ed on the center console switch
panel. Front windshield and rear win-
dow defroster indicators illuminate
when the defrosters are on. The
defrosters automatically turn off after
about 20 minutes, or when the igni-
tion switch is turned off. To turn off the
defroster, press the corresponding
defroster switch again.
If there is heavy accumulation of
snow on the rear window, brush it off
before operating the rear defroster.
If your vehicle is equipped with an
outside rearview mirror defroster, it
will be operating at the same time
when you operate the rear window
defroster.
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NOTICE To prevent damage to the conduc-
tors bonded to the inside surface
of the bottom of the front wind-
shield and the rear window, never
use sharp instruments or window
cleaners containing abrasives to
clean the window.
 To prevent the battery from being
discharged, operate the defroster
only while the engine is running.
 The front windshield defroster is
designed to defrost wiper blades.
If you want to defrost and defog
on the front windshield, refer to
“Windshield Defrosting and
Defogging” in this section.
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Air Conditioning Button
(If equipped)
Push the A/C button to turn the air
conditioning system on. The indicator
light in the button will illuminate when
the fan speed control knob is on.
Push the button again to turn the air
conditioning system off.System Operation
Ventilation
1. Set the mode selection knob to the
position.
2. Set the air intake control button to
the outside (fresh) air position.
3. Set the temperature control knob
to the desired position.
4. Set the fan speed control knob to
the desired speed.Heating
1. Set the mode selection knob to the
position.
2. Set the air intake control button to
the outside (fresh) air position.
3. Set the temperature control knob
to the desired position.
4. Set the fan speed control knob to
the desired speed.
5. If dehumidified heating is desired,
turn the air conditioning system on.
If cool air is desired at face level for
bi-level operation, set the mode
selection knob to the position.
If the windshield fogs up, set the
mode selection knob to the
position.DRIVING YOUR VEHICLE4-76
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AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CON-
TROL SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)The automatic climate control system
is controlled by simply setting the
desired temperature.
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1. Temperature Control Button
2. AUTO (Automatic Control) Button
3. Indicator Light
4. Mode Selection Button
5. Fan Speed Control Button
6. Air Conditioning Button7. OFF Button
8. Defrost Button
9. Outside (fresh) Air Position Button
10. AMB (ambient) Button
11. Recirculated Air Position Button
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Fan Speed Control
Button
The fan speed can be set to the
desired speed by pressing the appro-
priate fan speed control button.
The higher the fan speed is, the more
air is delivered.
Pressing the “OFF”button turns off
the fan.
- Fan off
- Low speed
- Medium speed
- High speed
- Maximum speed Air Flow Control Button
This is used to select outside (fresh)
air position or recirculated air posi-
tion.
To change the air intake control posi-
tion, push the control button.
Recirculated air position
The indicator light is illuminated when
the air intake control is in recirculated
air position.
With the recirculated air position
selected, air from passenger com-
partment will be drawn through the
heating system and heated or cooled
according to the function selected.Outside (fresh) air posi-
tion
The indicator light on the button is
illuminated when the air intake con-
trol is set to the 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.
The system will automatically switch
to the outside (fresh) air position
whenever the ignition is turned ON.
To cancel the automatic outside
(fresh) air selection, refer to the can-
cel procedure in the windshield
defrosting and defogging section.DRIVING YOUR VEHICLE4-82
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Air Conditioning Button
Push the A/C button to turn the air
conditioning system on. The indicator
light in the button will illuminate when
the fan speed control knob is on.
Push the button again to turn the air
conditioning system off.
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For maximum defrosting, set the
temperature control knob to the
extreme right/hot position and the
fan speed control knob to the high-
est speed.
If warm air to the floor is desired
while defrosting or defogging, set
the mode selection knob to the
floor- defrost position.
Before driving, clear all snow and
ice from the windshield, rear win-
dow, outside rear view mirrors, and
all side windows.
Clear all snow and ice from the
hood and air inlet in the cowl grill to
improve heater and defroster effi-
ciency and to reduce the probabili-
ty of fogging up inside of the wind-
shield.How to cancel automatic outside
(fresh) air position in the Floor,
Floor-Defrost and Defrost posi-
tion:
When you select the Floor, Floor-
Defrost or Defrost position, the out-
side (fresh) air position will be select-
ed automatically.
If you don’t want the outside (fresh)
air position when operating in either
of these modes, you can turn off the
automatic outside (fresh) air position
by performing the following:1. Make sure the engine is running or
the ignition switch is in the ON
position.
2. Turn the fan speed control knob to
the “0”position.
3. Turn the mode selection knob to
the defrost ( ) position.
4. Push the air intake control button
( ) at least 5 times within 3 sec-
onds.
Then the indicator light on the air
intake control button will blink 3
times with 0.5 second intervals
between blinks.
If you want to return to the automatic
outside (fresh) air position, repeat the
procedure above.
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How to cancel forced air-condition-
ing operation and outside (fresh)
air position in floor-defrost and
defrost position ;
When you select the Floor-Defrost or
Defrost position, the system automat-
ically turns on the air-conditioning
system and the outside (fresh) air
position will be selected.
If you don’t want air-conditioning and
the outside (fresh) air position when
operating in either of these modes,
you can turn off the air-conditioning
system operation by performing the
following:1. Make sure the engine is running or
the ignition switch is in the ON
position.
2. Select the defrost position press-
ing the defrost ( ) button.
3. While holding the air conditioning
button A/C depressed, depress the
recirculated air position button
( ) at least 5 times within 3 sec-
onds.
The indicator light in the recirculat-
ed air position button ( ) will
blink 3 times with 0.5 second of
interval.
If you want to return to the automatic
air conditioning system and outside
(fresh) air position, repeat the proce-
dure above.
Follow the same procedure if you
want to cancel or return to the forced
outside (fresh) air position when you
start the engine with recirculated air
position selected manually before the
engine off.
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