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Room lightFront (map light)The lights are turned ON or OFF by
pressing the corresponding switch.
Center (dome light)➀
DOOR : The light turns on or off
when a door is opened or closed.
The interior light goes out slowly if
the door is closed.
When a door is unlocked by the
transmitter, the interior light stays
on for 30 seconds as long as the
door is not opened.
➁
ON : The light turns on and stays
on even when the doors are all
closed.
➂
OFF : In the OFF position, the
light stays off at all times, even
when a door is open.
Cargo area lamp (if equipped)The cargo area lamp comes ON
when the rear hatch or rear hatch
window are opened.
INTERIOR LIGHTS
1KMA2121
1KMB3087
1KMA2122/7KMA2122
➀
➂
➁
Type A Type B
➀
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SunvisorUse the sunvisor to shield direct light
through the front or side windows.
To use a sunvisor, pull it downward.
To use a sunvisor for a side window,
pull it downward, unsnap it from the
bracket (
➀) and swing it to the side.
Adjust the sunvisor forward or back-
ward.
To use the vanity mirror (if equipped),
pull down the visor and pull up the
mirror cover (
➁, if equipped).
✽ ✽ NOTICE
- Vanity mirror
(if equipped)
Close the vanity mirror cover (if
equipped) securely and return the
sunvisor to its original position after
use.
Power socket (if equipped)The power outlets are designed to
provide power for mobile telephones
or other devices designed to operate
with vehicle electrical systems. The
devices should draw less than 10
amps with the engine running.
8KMB2158
➀
➁
1KMA21631KMB2162
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Care of disc (if equipped) If the temperature inside the car istoo high, open the car windows for
ventilation before using your car
audio.
It is illegal to copy and use MP3/WMA/AAC/WAVE files without
permission. Use CDs that are creat-
ed only by lawful means.
Do not apply volatile agents such as benzene and thinner, normal clean-
ers and magnetic sprays made for
analogue disc onto CDs.
To prevent the disc surface from getting damaged. Hold and carry
CDs by the edges or the edges of
the center hole only.
Clean the disc surface with a piece of soft cloth before playback (wipe it
from the center to the outside
edge.)
Do not damage the disc surface or attach pieces of sticky tape or paper
onto it.
Make sure on undesirable matter other than CDs are inserted into the
CD player (Do not insert more than
one CD at a time). Keep CDs in their cases after use
to protect them from scratches or
dirt.
Depending on the type of CD- R/CD-RW CDs, certain CDs may
not operate normally according to
manufacturing companies or mak-
ing and recording methods. In such
circumstances, if you still continue
to use those CDs, they may cause
the malfunction of your car audio
system.
✽ ✽ NOTICE -
Playing an
Incompatible Copy-Protected
Audio CD
Some copy-protected CDs, which do
not comply with the international
audio CD standards (Red Book),
may not play on your car audio.
Please note that if you try to play
copyprotected CDs and the CD
player of your car audio is not per-
forming to your expectation, this
may be caused by those CDs and not
a defect in the device itself. Please
replace those CDs.

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2. With the engine stopped, check
the brake fluid level immediately
and add fluid as required. Then
check all brake components for
fluid leaks.
3. Do not drive the vehicle if leaks are found, the warning light
remains on or the brakes do not
operate properly. Have it towed to
any Authorized Kia Dealer for a
brake system inspection and nec-
essary repairs.
To check bulb operation, check
whether the parking brake and brake
fluid warning light illuminates when
the ignition switch is in the ON posi-
tion.
Rear hatch open
warning (if equipped)This warning light comes on when
the rear hatch/window is not closed
securely.Low fuel level
warningThis warning light indicates the fuel
tank is nearly empty. The warning
light will come on when the fuel level
has dropped to about 9~10 liters
(2.4~2.6 gallons). Refuel as soon as
possible.Door ajar warningThis warning light illuminates when a
door is not closed securely with the
ignition in any position.
Headlight high beam
indicator This indicator illuminates when the
headlights are on and in the high
beam position or when the turn sig-
nal lever is pulled into the Flash-to-
Pass position.Front fog light indica-
tor (if equipped) This light comes on when the front
fog lights are ON.
WARNING
Driving the vehicle with a warn-
ing light on is dangerous. If the
brake warning light remains on,
have the brakes checked and
repaired immediately by an
Authorized Kia Dealer.

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A : Wiper speed control
· MIST/ – Single wipe
· OFF – Off
· INT – Intermittent wipe (if equipped)
· LO – Low wiper speed
· HI – High wiper speed
B : Intermittent wipe time adjust- ment (if equipped)
C : Wash with brief wipes
D : Rear wiper/washer control · – Spraying washer fluid
· ON – Continuous wipe
· INT – Intermittent wipe (if equipped)
· OFF – Off
· – Wash with
brief wipes
WIPERS AND WASHERS Type AType B
Type BType A
OKM048117N/OBL048440N/OKM048120N/OBL048441N
Windshield wiper/washer Rear window wiper/washer (if equipped)

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Rear window wiper and wash-
er switch (if equipped)The rear window wiper and washer
switch is located at the end of the
wiper and washer switch lever. Turn
the switch to desired position to
operate the rear wiper and washer.If the rear hatch window is open
( ), the rear wiper will not oper-
ate. Check the rear hatch window
warning light in the instrument clus-
ter, and make sure the rear hatch
window is closed completely.
- Spraying washer fluid and wip-ing
OFF - Wiper is not in operation
INT - Intermittent wiper operation (if equipped)
ON - Normal wiper opertion - Spraying washer fluid and wip-ing
The defroster heats the window to
remove frost, fog and thin ice from
the interior and exterior of the rear
window, while engine is running.
OKM049126 OKM049125
Type AType BDEFROSTER (IF EQUIPPED)
7KMN2120OBL048448N
Type AType B

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NOTICE• To prevent damage to the conduc-
tors bonded to the inside surface
of the rear window, never use
sharp instruments or window
cleaners containing abrasives to
clean the window.
• To prevent the battery from being discharged, the rear window
defroster will only operate when
the engine is running.
• If you want to defrost and defog on the front windshield, refer to
“Windshield Defrosting and
Defogging” in this section. To activate the rear window
defroster, press the rear window
defroster button located in the center
console switch panel. The indicator
on the rear window defroster button
illuminates when the defroster is ON.
If there is heavy accumulation of
snow on the rear window, brush it off
before operating the rear defroster. The rear window defroster automati-
cally turns off after 20 minutes or
when the ignition switch is turned off.
To turn off the defroster, press the
rear window defroster button again.
Outside mirror heater
(if equipped)There is no control button for the out-
side mirror heater, instead the out-
side mirror heater automatically
turns on when the rear window
defroster is turned on.Front windshield deicer(if equipped)There is no control button for the
front windshield deicer, instead the
front windshield deicer automatically
turns on when the rear window
defroster is turned on. The hazard warning flasher causes
the rear tail lights and front turn sig-
nal lights to flash on and off, which
serves as a warning to other drivers
to exercise caution when approach-
ing or passing your vehicle.
To activate the flasher, depress the
hazard warning flasher switch. This
switch operates in any ignition switch
position.
To turn the flashers off, depress the
switch again.
HAZARD WARNING FLASHER
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1. Fan speed control knob
2. Mode selection knob
3. Temperature control knob
4. Air conditioning button (if equipped)
5. Air intake control button
6. Rear window defroster button (if equipped)
Fan speed control knob The ignition switch must be in the ON
position for fan operation.
The fan speed control knob allows
you to control the fan speed of the air
flowing from the ventilation system.
To change the fan speed, turn the
knob to the right for higher speed or
left for lower speed.
Setting the mode selection knob to
the “0” position turns off the fan.
Temperature control knobThe temperature control knob allows
you to control the temperature of the
air flowing from the ventilation sys-
tem. To change the air temperature in
the passenger compartment, turn
the knob to the right for warm and
hot air or left for cooler air.
MANUAL CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
OKM029130
OKM049136
OKM049134