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Foreword

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Features of your vehicle
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Odometer (km or MI)The odometer indicates the total dis-
tance the vehicle has been driven.
You will also find the odometer useful to
determine when periodic maintenance
should be performed.
✽✽NOTICE
It is forbidden to alter the odometer of all vehicles with the intent to change the
mileage registered on the odometer. The
alteration may void your warranty cov-erage.
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Tripmeter (km or MI)
TRIP A: Tripmeter A
TRIP B: Tripmeter BThis mode indicates the distance of indi-
vidual trips selected since the last trip-meter reset.
Pressing the TRIP button for more than 1
second, when the tripmeter (TRIP A or
TRIP B) is being displayed, clears the
tripmeter to zero (0.0). D150300AUN
Warnings and indicators
All warning lights are checked by turning
the ignition switch ON (do not start the
engine). Any light that does not illuminate
should be checked by an authorized KIA
dealer.
After starting the engine, check to make
sure that all warning lights are off. If anyare still on, this indicates a situation that
needs attention. When releasing the
parking brake, the brake system warning
light should go off. The fuel warning light
will stay on if the fuel level is low.
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ESP (Electronic Stability
Program) indicator(if equipped)
The ESP indicator will illuminate when
the ignition switch is turned ON, but
should go off after approximately 3 sec-
onds. When the ESP is on, it monitors the
driving conditions. Under normal driving
conditions, the ESP indicator will remain
off. When a slippery or low traction con-dition is encountered, the ESP will oper-
ate, and the ESP indicator will blink to
indicate the ESP is operating. But, if the ESP system malfunctions the
indicator illuminates and stays on. Take
your vehicle to an authorized KIA dealer
and have the system checked. D150324AUN-EE-C1
ESP OFF indicator
(if equipped)
The ESP OFF indicator will illuminate
when the ignition switch is turned ON,
but should go off after approximately 3
seconds. To switch to ESP OFF mode,
press the ESP OFF button. The ESPOFF indicator will illuminate indicating
the ESP is deactivated. D150334ASA-U1
Electric power steering
(EPS) system warning light(if equipped)
This warning light illuminates after the
ignition key is turned to the ON positionand then it will go off when the engine
starts. This light also comes on when the EPS
has malfunctioned. If it comes on while
driving, have your vehicle inspected by
an authorized KIA dealer. D150325AUN-C1
Cruise indicator (if equipped)
CRUISE indicator
The indicator illuminates when the cruise
control system is enabled.
For more information about the use of
cruise control, refer to “Cruise control
system” in section 5.
Cruise SET indicator
The indicator illuminates when the cruise
function switch (SET- or RES+) is ON.
EPS
CRUISE
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Features of your vehicle
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Mode selection
The mode selection knob controls the
direction of the air flow through the venti-lation system.
Air can be directed to the floor, dash-
board outlets, or windshield. Six symbols
are used to represent MAX A/C, Face,
Bi-Level, Floor, Floor-Defrost and Defrostair position. The MAX A/C mode is used to cool the
inside of the vehicle faster.
MAX A/C-Level (B, D)
Air flow is directed toward the upper body
and face.
In this mode, the air conditioning and the recirculated air position will be selected
automatically.
Face-Level (B, D)
Air flow is directed toward the upper body
and face. Additionally, each outlet can becontrolled to direct the air dischargedfrom the outlet.
Bi-Level (B, D, C, E)
Air flow is directed towards the face and
the floor.
Floor-Level (C, E, A, D)
Most of the air flow is directed to the
floor, with a small amount of the air beingdirected to the windshield and side win-
dow defrosters.
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Features of your vehicle
System operation
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Ventilation
1. Set the mode to the position.
2. Set the air intake control to the outside(fresh) air position.
3. Set the temperature control to the desired position.
4. Set the fan speed control to the desired speed.
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Heating
1. Set the mode to the position.
2. Set the air intake control to the outside (fresh) air position.
3. Set the temperature control to the desired position.
4. Set the fan speed control to the desired speed.
5. If dehumidified heating is desired, turn the air conditioning system (if equipped) on.
If the windshield fogs up, set the mode to the or
position. Operation Tips
To keep dust or unpleasant fumes from
entering the car through the ventilation
system, temporarily set the air intakecontrol to the recirculated air position.
Be sure to return the control to the
fresh air position when the irritation
has passed to keep fresh air in the
vehicle. This will help keep the driver
alert and comfortable.
Air for the heating/cooling system is drawn in through the grilles just ahead
of the windshield. Care should be
taken that these are not blocked by
leaves, snow, ice or other obstructions.
To prevent interior fog on the wind- shield, set the air intake control to the
fresh air position and fan speed to the
desired position, turn on the air condi-tioning system, and adjust the temper-
ature control to desired temperature. D230503AUN-SA
Air conditioning (if equipped)
All KIA Air Conditioning Systems are
filled with environmentally friendly
R-134a refrigerant which does not dam-
age the ozone layer.
1. Start the engine. Push the air condi-
tioning button.
2. Set the mode to the position.
3. Set the air intake control to the outside air or recirculated air position.
4. Adjust the fan speed control and tem- perature control to maintain maximum
comfort.
When maximum cooling is desired, set the temperature control to the extremeleft position, set the mode control to
the MAX A/C position, then set the fanspeed control to the highest speed.

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To defrost outside windshield
1. Set the fan speed to the highest(extreme right) position.
2. Set the temperature to the extreme hot position.
3. Select the position.
4. The outside (fresh) air and air condi- tioning will be selected automatically. D250300AUN-U1
Defogging logic
To reduce the probability of fogging up
the inside of the windshield, the air intakeor air conditioning are controlled auto-
matically according to certain conditions
such as or position. To cancel or
return to the defogging logic, do the fol-
lowing.
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Manual climate control system
1. Turn the ignition switch to the ON posi-tion.
2. Turn the mode selection knob to the defrost position ( ).
3. Push the air intake control button ( ) at least 5 times within 3 sec-
onds.
The indicator light in the air intake control
button ( ) will blink 3 times with 0.5
second of interval. It indicates that the
defogging logic is canceled or returned to
the programmed status.
If the battery has been discharged or dis-
connected, it resets to the defog logic
status.
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Features of your vehicle
VOLUME ( / ) (1)
• Push up the lever to increase volume.
Push down the lever to decrease vol-ume.
SEEK/PRESET ( / ) (2)
If the SEEK/PRESET button is pressed
for 0.8 second or more, it will work as fol-
lows in each mode. RADIO mode
It will function as the AUTO SEEK select
button.
CDP mode
It will function as the FF/REW button. CDC mode
It will function as the DISC UP/DOWN
button.
If the SEEK/PRESET button is pressed
for less than 0.8 second, it will work as
follows in each mode. RADIO mode
It will function as the PRESET STATION
select buttons. CDP mode
It will function as the TRACK UP/DOWN
button. CDC mode
It will function as the TRACK UP/DOWN
button.
MODE (3)
Press the button to select Radio or CD (compact disc).
MUTE (4)
Press the MUTE button to cancel the
sound.
Press the MUTE button again to acti- vate the sound.
Detailed information for audio control
buttons is described in the followingpages in this section. D210300AAM
Advanced lighting speaker (if equipped)
The advanced lighting speaker that lights
around the front speaker is adjusted by
turning the knob as follows.
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5. Automatic Channel Selection
Button
] button is pressed, it reduces the band frequency by 50kHz
to automatically select a channel. Stops
at the previous frequency if no channel
is found.
] button is pressed, it increases the band frequency by50kHz to automatically select a chan-
nel. Stops at the previous frequency if
no channel is found.
6. AST(AUTO STORE) Button When AST is pressed, frequency is stored
on the preset memory [1]~[6] and auto-
matically plays the channel stored on the
Preset [1]. If no channels have been stored
because there was no channel received,
will return to the previous channel.
7. SETUP Button & Clock Control Button
Press this button to turn to the RDS
option and the other adjustment mode.
If no action is taken for 5 seconds after
pressing the button, it will return to the
play mode. (After entering SETUP mode,
move between items using the left, right
and PUSH functions of the [TUNE] knob.) ■
PA710 MODEL
The setup changes in the order of TIME ↔
RDS ↔ SCROLL ↔ P.BASS ↔ TEMP ↔
SDVC... ■ PA715 MODEL
The setup changes in the order of TIME ↔ RDS ↔ SCROLL ↔ RETURN ↔TEMP
↔ SDVC...
If the vehicle has a center speaker and
woofer, then the AUDIO is PA715.
If the vehicle does not, then the AUDIO is
PA710.

Press the [SETUP] button for longer than 0.8 second to adjust the hour/min setting
on the clock. Adjust the hour and press the [ENTER]
button to set. Use the same method to
adjust the minute and press the [ENTER]
button to complete and exit from clock
adjustment mode.
The clock setting can be changed to dis-
play in 12 hour or 24 hour settings.
RDS OPTION (NEWS, AF, REGION,
TIME, TA VOL) can be selected.
This function is used to display charac-
ters longer than the LCD text display and
can be turned ON/OFF through the vol-
ume controller.
This function displays the previous MODE screen. This function is used to change the tem-
perature display setting.
This function automatically adjusts the
volume level according to the speed of
the vehicle and can be turned ON/OFF
through the volume controller.

Based on psychoacoustic technology, this
technology overcomes BASS limitations
which may occur due to the limited num-
ber and size of speakers to offer dynamic
BASS sound quality. It is possible to adjust
in 3 levels of LOW/MID/HIGH. OFF
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LOW ➟MID ➟HIGH
Modes: CD/FM/AUX/IPOD/USB (exclud-
ing MW, LW Mode)