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Features of your vehicle
If you want to defrost and defog the
front windshield, refer to “Windshield
defrosting and defogging” in this sec-
tion.
Rear window defroster
The defroster heats the window to
remove frost, fog and thin ice from
the rear window, while the engine is
running.
To activate the rear window
defroster, press the rear window
defroster button located in the center
facia 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 approximately 20
minutes or when the ignition switch is
turned off. To turn off the defroster,
press the rear window defroster but-
ton again.
Outside rearview mirror defroster (if equipped)
If your vehicle is equipped with the
outside rearview mirror defrosters,
they will operate at the same time
you turn on the rear window
defroster.
DEFROSTER
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Type A
■ Type C
CAUTION - Conductors
To prevent damage to the con-
ductors bonded to the insidesurface of the rear window,never use sharp instruments orwindow cleaners containingabrasives to clean the window.
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Fan speed control
The ignition switch must be in the ON
position for fan operation.
The fan speed knob allows you to
control the fan speed of the air flow
from the ventilation system. To
change the fan speed, turn the knob
to the right for higher speed, or left
for lower speed. To turn the fan
speed control off, turn the knob to
the “0” position.
Air conditioning (if equipped)
Press the A/C button to turn the air
conditioning system on (indicator
light will illuminate). Press the button
again to turn the air conditioning sys-
tem off.
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WARNING - Reducedvisibilty
Continued use of the climate
control system in the recirculat-
ed air position may allow
humidity to increase inside the
vehicle which may fog the glass
and obscure visibility.

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Fan speed control
The fan speed can be set to the
desired speed by pressing the fan
speed control button.
To change the fan speed, press the
button ( ) for higher speed, or
push the button ( ) for lower
speed. To turn the fan speed control
off, press the OFF button and select
outside (fresh) air position.
Air conditioning
Push the A/C button to turn the air
conditioning system on (indicator
light will illuminate).
Push the button again to turn the air
conditioning system off.
Blower OFF
Push the OFF button to turn off the
blower. However you can still operate
the mode and air intake buttons as
long as the ignition switch is in the
position ON.
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To defrost outside windshield
1. Set fan speed to the highest posi-
tion.
2. Set temperature to the Maximum (HI).
3. Press the defrost button ( ).
4. The air-conditioning will be turned on according to the detected
ambient temperature and outside
(fresh) air position will be selected
automatically.
If the position is selected, with a
low fan speed, a higher fan speed
may be automatically selected.
Defogging logic
To reduce the possibility of fogging
up the inside of the windshield, the
air intake or air conditioning are con-
trolled automatically according to
certain conditions such as or
position. To cancel or return to the
defogging logic, do the following.
Manual climate control system
1. Turn the ignition switch to the ON position.
2. Turn the mode selection knob to the defrost position ( ).
3. Push the air intake control button at least 5 times within 3 seconds.
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 sta-
tus.
If the battery has been discharged or
disconnected, it will be reset to the
defog logic status.
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Automatic climate control system
1. Turn the ignition switch to the ONposition.
2. Select the defrost position press- ing defrost button ( ).
3. While holding the air conditioning button (A/C) pressed, press the air
intake control button at least 5
times within 3 seconds.
The A/C display blinks 3 times with
0.5 second of interval. It indicates
that the defogging logic is canceled
or returned to the programmed sta-
tus. If the battery has been discharged or
disconnected, it will be reset to the
defog logic status.
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Cigarette lighter (if equipped)
For the cigarette lighter to work, the
ignition switch must be in the ACC or
ON position.
To use the cigarette lighter, push it all
the way into its socket. When the ele-
ment is heated, the lighter will pop
out to the “ready” position.
If it is necessary to replace the ciga-
rette lighter, use only a genuine Kia
replacement or its approved equiva-
lent. Do not hold the lighter in after it is
already heated because it will
overheat.
If the lighter does not pop out with- in 30 seconds, remove it to prevent
overheating.
Ashtray (if equipped)
To use the ashtray, open the cover.
To clean or empty the ashtray, pull it
out. Do not use the vehicle’s ashtrays
as waste receptacles.
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WARNING - Ashtray use
Putting lit cigarettes or matches
in an ashtray with other com-
bustible materials may cause a
fire.
CAUTION - Cigarettelighter
Do not insert accessories into
the cigarette lighter socket.Doing so can damage the lightersocket.

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Features of your vehicle
Using RADIO, SETUP, VOLUME
and AUDIO CONTROL
1. Button
The FM/AM button toggles between
FM and AM. Listed below are the
paths as the system switches from
FM to AM and back to FM.
FM/AM : FM1
➟FM2➟AM➟FM1...
Button
Turns to FM mode and toggles
FM1and FM2 when the button is
pressed each time.
Button
Pressing the button selects
the AM band. AM Mode is displayed
on the LCD.
2. Button & Knob
Turns the audio system on/offwhen the ignition switch is on ACC
or ON.
If the knob is turned clockwise/counterclockwise, the
volume will increase /decrease.
3. Button
When the is pressed, it will automatically tune to the next
lower station.
When the is pressed, it will automatically tune to the next
higher station.
4. Button
When the button is pressed, itautomatically scans the radio sta-
tions upwards.
The SCAN feature steps through each station, starting from the ini-
tial station, for 5 seconds.
Press the button again to stop the scan feature and to listen
to the currently selected channel.
5. Button
When the button is pressed, stops
sound and “Audio Mute” is displayed
on LCD.
MUTE
SCAN
SCAN
SEEK
SEEK
SEEK
VOLPOWER
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Using CD Player
1. CD Eject Button
Press button to eject theCD. This button works regardless
of ignition switch status.
2. Button (CD)
If the CD is loaded, turns to CD
mode. If no CD, it displays “No
Media” for 3 seconds and returns to
the previous mode. 3. Button (RANDOM)
Press this button for less than 0.8
seconds to activate ‘RDM’ mode and
more than 0.8 seconds to activate
‘ALL RDM’ mode.
RDM : Only files/tracks in a fold-
er/disc are played back in a ran-
dom sequence.
ALL RDM (MP3/WMA Only) : All files in a disc are played back in the
random sequence.
4. Button (REPEAT)
Press this button for less than 0.8
seconds to activate 'RPT' mode and
more than 0.8 seconds to activate
'FLD RPT' mode.
RPT : Only a track (file) is repeat- edly played back.
FLD RPT (MP3/WMA Only) : Only files in a folder are repeatedly
played back.5. Button
Play each song in the CD for 10 sec-
onds. To cancel SCAN Play, press
this button again. 6. CD Slot
Insert a CD label side up and gently
push in while ignition switch is on
ACC or ON. The audio automatically
switches to CD mode and begins to
play the CD.
If the audio was turned off, audio
power will automatically turned on as
the CD is inserted.
This audio only recognizes 12cm-
size, CD-DA (Audio CD) or ISO
data-CD (MP3 CD).
If UDF data-CD or non-CD (e.g. DVD) is inserted, "Reading Error"
message will be displayed and the
disc will be ejected.
Do not insert a CD if CD indicator is
lit.
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CD/AUX