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Air conditioning system opera-
tion tips
If the vehicle has been parked in direct
sunlight during hot weather, open the
windows for a short time to let the hot
air inside the vehicle escape.
To help reduce moisture inside of win- dows on rainy humid days, decrease
the humidity inside the vehicle by oper-
ating the air conditioning system.
During air conditioning system opera- tion, you may occasionally notice a
slight change in engine speed as the
air conditioning compressor cycles on.
This is a normal system operation
characteristic.
Use the air conditioning system every month if only for a few minutes to
ensure maximum system perform-
ance.
When using the air conditioning sys- tem, you may notice clear water drip-
ping (or even puddling) on the ground
under the passenger side of the vehi-
cle. This is a normal system operation
characteristic.
Operating the air conditioning system in the recirculated air position does
provide maximum cooling, however,
continual operation in this mode may
cause the air inside the vehicle to
become stale.
Checking the amount of air con-
ditioner refrigerant and compres-
sor lubricant
When the amount of refrigerant is low,
the performance of the air conditioning is
reduced. Overfilling also has a bad influ-
ence on the air conditioning system.
Therefore, if abnormal operation is
found, have the system inspected by an
authorized Kia dealer.
CAUTION
When using the air conditioning system, monitor the temperaturegauge closely while driving uphills or in heavy traffic when out-side temperatures are high. Airconditioning system operationmay cause engine overheating.Continue to use the blower fanbut turn the air conditioning sys- tem off if the temperature gaugeindicates engine overheating.
When opening the windows in humid weather air conditioningmay create water droplets insidethe vehicle. Since excessivewater droplets may cause dam-age to electrical equipment, airconditioning should only be runwith the windows closed.
CAUTION
When the performance of the airconditioning system is reduced it is important that the correct type andamount of oil and refrigerant is used. Otherwise, damage to thecompressor and abnormal system operation may occur.
CAUTION
The air conditioning system shouldbe serviced by an authorized Kia dealer. Improper service may causeserious injury.

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AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
1. AUTO (automatic control) button
2. Driver’s temperature control button
3. A/C display
4. Passenger’s temperature control button
5. Dual temperature control selection button
6. Front fan speed control knob
7. OFF button
8. Mode selection button
9. Air conditioning button
10. Front windshield defrost button
11. Rear window defrost button
12. Recirculated air position button
13. Rear climate control selection button
14. Rear temperature control button*
15. Rear fan speed control knob
*: if equipped
Type A
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Automatic heating and air condi-
tioning
1. Press the AUTO button. It is indicated
by AUTO on the display.
The modes, fan speeds, air intake and
air-conditioning will be controlled auto-
matically according to the temperature
setting. 2. Push the TEMP button to set the
desired temperature.
✽ ✽NOTICE
• To turn the automatic operation off,
select any button or knob of the fol-
lowing:
- Mode selection button
- Air conditioning button
- Front windshield defrost button
- Air intake control button
- Fan speed control knob
The selected function will be con-
trolled manually while other functions
operate automatically.
• For your convenience and to improve the effectiveness of the climate con-
trol, use the AUTO button and set the
temperature to 73°F (23°C).
• Regardless of the temperature setting, when using automatic operation, the
air conditioning system can automat-
ically turn on to decrease the humidi-
ty inside the vehicle, even if the tem-
perature is set to warm.
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Manual operation
The heating and cooling system can be
controlled manually as well by pushing
buttons other than the AUTO button. In
this case, the system works sequentially
according to the order of buttons select-
ed.
When pressing any button except AUTO
button while automatic operation, the
functions of the buttons not selected will
be controlled automatically.
Press the AUTO button in order to con-
vert to full automatic control of the sys-
tem.
Temperature control button
The temperature will increase to the
maximum 32°C/90°F (HI) by pushing the
up button. Each push of the button will
cause the temperature to increase by
0.5°C/1°F.
The temperature will decrease to the mini-
mum 17°C/62°F (LO) by pushing the down
button. Each push of the button will cause
the temperature to decrease by 0.5°C/1°F.
When set to the lowest temperature set-
ting, the air conditioning will operate con-
tinuously.
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CAUTION
Never place anything over the sen-sor located on the instrumentpanel to ensure better control of theheating and cooling system.

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Dual temperature control selec-
tion button
Adjusting the driver and passenger side
temperature individually
1. Press the DUAL button to operate the
driver and passenger side temperature
individually. Pressing the right temper-
ature control button will automatically
switch to the DUAL mode as well.
2. Press the left temperature control to adjust the driver side temperature.
Press the right temperature control to
adjust the passenger side tempera-
ture. Adjusting the driver and passenger side
temperature equally
1. Press the DUAL button again to deac-
tivate DUAL mode. The passenger
side temperature will be set to the
same as the driver side temperature.
2. Press the left temperature control but- ton. The driver and passenger side
temperature will be adjusted equally.
Temperature conversion
If the battery has been discharged or dis-
connected, the temperature mode dis-
play will reset to Centigrade.
This is normal condition and you can
switch the temperature mode between
Centigrade to Fahrenheit as follows;
While depressing the AUTO button,
depress the OFF button for 3 seconds or
more. The display will change from
Centigrade to Fahrenheit, or from
Fahrenheit to Centigrade.
Front fan speed control knob
The fan speed can be set to the desired
speed by turning the fan speed control
knob.
The higher the fan speed is, the more air
is delivered.
Pressing the OFF button turns off the
fan.
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Air intake control button
This is used to select outside (fresh) air
position or recirculated air position.
To change the air intake control position,
push the control button.
Recirculated air position
With the recirculated air posi-tion selected, air from pas-
senger compartment will be
drawn through the heating
system and heated or cooled
according to the function
selected.
Outside (fresh) air position
With the outside (fresh) airposition selected, air enters
the vehicle from outside and
is heated or cooled according
to the function selected.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
It should be noted that prolonged oper-
ation of the heating in recirculated air
position will cause fogging of the wind-
shield and side windows and the air
within the passenger compartment will
become stale.
In addition, prolonged use of the air
conditioning with the “recirculated air
position” selected, will result in exces-
sively dry air in the passenger compart-
ment.
WARNING
Continued climate control system
operation in the recirculated air
position may allow humidity to
increase inside vehicle which
may fog the glass and obscure
visibility.
Do not sleep in a vehicle with air conditioning or heating system
on. It may cause serious harm or
death due to a drop in the oxygen
level and/or body temperature.
Continued climate control system operation in the reciruclated air
position can cause drowsiness or
sleepiness, and loss of vehicle
control. Set the air intake control
to the outside (fresh) air position
as much as possible while driving.
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Instrument panel vents
If air flow control is not satisfactory, check
the instrument panel vents. The outlet
port (B, E) can be opened or closed sep-
arately using the horizontal thumbwheel.
To close the vent, rotate it left to the max-
imum position. To open the vent, rotate it
right to the desired position.
Also, you can adjust the direction of air
delivery from these vents using the vent
control lever as shown.
Air conditioning button
Push the A/C button to turn the air condi-
tioning system on (indicator light will illu-
minate).
Push the button again to turn the air con-
ditioning system off.
OFF button
Push the OFF button to turn off the air cli-
mate control system. However you can
still operate the mode and air intake but-
tons as long as the ignition switch is ON.
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Rear climate control (if equipped)
To turn on the rear climate control sys-
tem;
From the front seat
1. Set the rear climate control selection(REAR) button in the front climate con-
trol panel to the OFF position.
2. Set the rear fan speed control knob in the front climate control panel to the
desired position.
3. Set the rear temperature control button in the front climate control panel to the
desired position. (if equipped)
4. The rear mode is controlled according to the front mode control. (if equipped
with both of the rear heater and air
conditioner)
If not equipped with either of the rear
heater or air conditioner, rear air blows
only from one side of lower or upper
vents.
5. To turn on the rear air conditioning system (if equipped), turn on the air
conditioning button in the front climate
control panel.
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■Front
■ Rear (if equipped)
Type A
Type B
1. Rear fan speed control knob
(from front seat)
2. Rear temperature control button* (from front seat)
3. Rear climate control selection button (from front seat)
4. Rear fan speed control knob (from rear seat)
5. Rear mode selection button (from rear seat)
6. Rear temperature control button (from rear seat)
*: if equipped