2015 KIA CEED heating

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Driving your vehicle
Good braking practices Check to be sure the parking brake is
not engaged and that the parking
brake indicator light is out before driv-
ing away.
 Driving through water may get the brakes wet. They can also get wet
when the vehicle is washed. Wet
brakes can be dangerous! Your vehicle
will not stop as quickly if the brakes are
wet. Wet brakes may cause the vehicle
to pull to one side.
To dry the brakes, apply the brakes
lightly until the braking action returns to
normal, taking care to keep the vehicle
under control at all times. If the braking
action does not return to normal, stop
as soon as it is safe to do so and we
recommend that you call an authorised
Kia dealer.
 Do not coast down hills with the vehicle out of gear. This is extremely haz-
ardous. Keep the vehicle in gear at all
times, use the brakes to slow down,
then shift to a lower gear so that
engine braking will help you maintain a
safe speed.  Do not "ride" the brake pedal. Resting
your foot on the brake pedal whilst driv-ing can be dangerous because it can
result in the brakes overheating and
losing their effectiveness. It also
increases the wear of the brake com-
ponents.
 If a tyre goes flat whilst you are driving, apply the brakes gently and keep the
vehicle pointed straight ahead whilst
you slow down. When you are moving
slowly enough for it to be safe to do so,
pull off the road and stop in a safe
place.
 If your vehicle is equipped with an automatic transaxle, do not let your
vehicle creep forward. To avoid creep-
ing forward, keep your foot firmly on
the brake pedal when the vehicle isstopped.
WARNING
 Whenever you leave or park your vehicle, always set the parking
brake as far as possible and fully
engage the vehicle's transaxle
into the P (Park) position. If the
parking brake is not fully
engaged, the vehicle may move
inadvertently and injure yourself
and others.
 All vehicles should always have the parking brake fully engaged
when parking to avoid inadver-
tent movement of the vehicle
which can injure occupants orpedestrians.
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Hazardous driving conditions
When hazardous driving conditions are
encountered such as water, snow, ice,
mud, sand, or similar hazards, followthese suggestions:
 Drive cautiously and allow extra dis-
tance for braking.
 Avoid sudden braking or steering.
 When braking with non-ABS brakes pump the brake pedal with a light up-
and-down motion until the vehicle isstopped.
 If stalled in snow, mud, or sand, use second gear. Accelerate slowly to
avoid spinning the drive wheels.
 Use sand, rock salt, tyre chains, or other non-slip material under the drive
wheels to provide traction when stalled
in ice, snow, or mud. Rocking the vehicle
If it is necessary to rock the vehicle to
free it from snow, sand, or mud, first turn
the steering wheel right and left to clear
the area around your front wheels. Then,
shift back and forth between 1 (First) and
R (Reverse) in vehicles equipped with a
manual transaxle or R (Reverse) and any
forward gear in vehicles equipped with
an automatic transaxle. Do not race the
engine, and spin the wheels as little as
possible. If you are still stuck after a few
tries, have the vehicle pulled out by a tow
vehicle to avoid engine overheating and
possible damage to the transaxle.
SPECIAL DRIVING CONDITIONS
WARNING
- Downshifting
Downshifting with an automatic
transaxle, whilst driving on slipperysurfaces can cause an accident.
The sudden change in tyre speed
could cause the tyres to skid. Be
careful when downshifting on slip-
pery surfaces.
WARNING - ABS
Do not pump the brake pedal on a
vehicle equipped with ABS.
CAUTION
Prolonged rocking may cause engine over-heating, transaxle dam- age or failure, and tyre damage.
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Driving in flooded areas
Avoid driving through flooded areas
unless you are sure the water is no high-
er than the bottom of the wheel hub.
Drive through any water slowly. Allowadequate stopping distance because
brake performance may be affected.
After driving through water, dry the
brakes by gently applying them several
times whilst the vehicle is moving slowly.
Driving off-road
Drive carefully off-road because your
vehicle may be damaged by rocks or
roots of trees. Become familiar with the
off-road conditions where you are going
to drive before you begin driving. Highway driving
Tyres
Adjust the tyre inflation pressures to
specification. Low tyre inflation pressures
will result in overheating and possible
failure of the tyres.
Avoid using worn or damaged tyres
which may result in reduced traction or
tyre failure.
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NOTICE
Never exceed the maximum tyre infla-
tion pressure shown on the tyres.
Fuel, engine coolant and engine oil
High speed travel consumes more fuel
than urban motoring. Do not forget to
check both engine coolant and engineoil.
Drive belt
A loose or damaged drive belt may result
in overheating of the engine.
WARNING
 Underinflated or overinflated tyres can cause poor handling,
loss of vehicle control, and sud-den tyre failure leading to acci-
dents, injuries, and even death.
Always check the tyres for proper
inflation before driving. For prop-
er tyre pressures, refer to section
8, “Tyres and wheels”.
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 Driving on tyres with no or insuf-ficient tread is dangerous. Worn- out tyres can result in loss of
vehicle control, collisions, injury,
and even death. Worn-out tyresshould be replaced as soon as
possible and should never be
used for driving. Always check
the tyre tread before driving your
vehicle. For further information
and tread limits, refer to section
7, “Tyres and wheels”.
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Turn signals when towing a trailer
When you tow a trailer, your vehicle has
to have a different turn signal flasher and
extra wiring. The green arrows on your
instrument panel will flash whenever you
signal a turn or lane change. Properly
connected, the trailer lights will also flash
to alert other drivers you’re about to turn,
change lanes, or stop.
When towing a trailer, the green arrows
on your instrument panel will flash for
turns even if the bulbs on the trailer are
burned out. Thus, you may think drivers
behind you are seeing your signals
when, in fact, they are not. It is important
to check occasionally to be sure the trail-
er bulbs are still working. You must also
check the lights every time you discon-
nect and then reconnect the wires.
Do not connect a trailer lighting system
directly to your vehicle’s lighting system.
Use only an approved trailer wiring har-
ness.
An authorised Kia dealer can assist you
in installing the wiring harness.
Driving on grades
Reduce speed and shift to a lower gear
before you start down a long or steep
downgrade. If you don’t shift down, you
might have to use your brakes so much
that they would get hot and no longer
operate efficiently.
On a long uphill grade, shift down and
reduce your speed to around 70 km/h (45mph) to reduce the possibility of engine
and transaxle overheating.
If your trailer weighs more than the max-
imum trailer weight without trailer brakes
and you have an automatic transaxle,
you should drive in D (Drive) when tow-
ing a trailer.
Operating your vehicle in D (Drive) when
towing a trailer will minimise heat build up
and extend the life of your transaxle.
WARNING
Failure to use an approved trailer wiring harness could result in dam-
age to the vehicle electrical system
and/or personal injury.
CAUTION
 When towing a trailer on steep grades (in excess of 6%) pay close
attention to the engine coolant temperature gauge to ensure theengine does not overheat.
If the coolant temperature redwarning light illuminates or the coolant temperature gauge movestowards “130”, pull over and stop as soon as it is safe to do so, and
allow the engine to idle until it cools down. You may proceed oncethe engine has cooled sufficiently.
 You must decide driving speed depending on trailer weight anduphill grade to reduce the possi- bility of engine and transaxleoverheating.
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When you are ready to leave after park-
ing on a hill
1. With the manual transaxle in Neutral
or automatic transaxle in P (Park),
apply your brakes and hold the brake
pedal down whilst you:
 Start your engine;
 Shift into gear; and
 Release the parking brake.
2. Slowly remove your foot from the brake pedal.
3. Drive slowly until the trailer is clear of the chocks.
4. Stop and have someone pick up and store the chocks. Maintenance when trailer towing
Your vehicle will need service more often
when you regularly pull a trailer.
Important items to pay particular atten-tion to include engine oil, automatic
transaxle fluid, axle lubricant and cooling
system fluid. Brake condition is another
important item to frequently check. Each
item is covered in this manual, and the
Index will help you find them quickly. If
you’re trailering, it is a good idea to
review these sections before you start
your trip.
Do not forget to also maintain your trailer
and hitch. Follow the maintenance
schedule that accompanied your trailer
and check it periodically. Preferably, con-
duct the check at the start of each day’s
driving. Most importantly, all hitch nutsand bolts should be tight.CAUTION
 Due to higher load during trailer
usage, overheating might occur
in hot days or during uphill driv-ing. If the coolant gauge indicatesover-heating, switch off the air conditioner and stop the vehicle
in a safe area to cool down the engine.
 When towing check transaxle fluid more frequently.
 If your vehicle is not equipped with an air conditioner, youshould install a condenser fan to improve engine performance
when towing a trailer.
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What to do in an emergency
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IF THE ENGINE OVERHEATS
If your temperature gauge indicates over-
heating, you will experience a loss of
power, or hear loud pinging or knocking,
the engine is probably too hot. If this hap-
pens, you should:
1. Pull off the road and stop as soon as it is safe to do so.
2. Place the shift lever in P (automatic transaxle) or neutral (manual
transaxle) and set the parking brake. If
the air conditioning is on, turn it off.
3. If engine coolant is running out under the vehicle or steam is coming out
from the bonnet, stop the engine. Donot open the bonnet until the coolant
has stopped running or the steaming
has stopped. If there is no visible loss
of engine coolant and no steam, leave
the engine running and check to be
sure the engine cooling fan is operat-
ing. If the fan is not running, turn the
engine off.
4. Check to see if the water pump drive belt is missing. If it is not missing,
check to see that it is tight. If the drive
belt seems to be satisfactory, check for
coolant leaking from the radiator,
hoses or under the vehicle. (If the air
conditioning had been in use, it is nor-
mal for cold water to be draining from
it when you stop). 5. If the water pump drive belt is broken
or engine coolant is leaking out, stop
the engine immediately and we recom-
mend that you call an authorised Kia
dealer. 6. If you cannot find the cause of the
overheating, wait until the engine tem-
perature has returned to normal. Then,if coolant has been lost, carefully add
coolant to the reservoir to bring the
fluid level in the reservoir up to the
halfway mark.
7. Proceed with caution, keeping alert for further signs of overheating. If over-
heating happens again, we recom-
mend that you call an authorised Kia
dealer.
CAUTION
Serious loss of coolant indicates
there is a leak in the cooling systemand we recommend that the systembe checked by an authorised Kia dealer.
WARNING
Whilst the engine is running, keep
hair, hands and clothing away from
moving parts such as the fan and
drive belts to prevent injury.
WARNING
Do not remove the radiator cap
when the engine is hot. This can
allow coolant to blow out of the
opening and cause serious burns.
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Index
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Active ECO system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-32
Adaptive Front Lighting System (AFLS) . . . . . . . . 4-118
Air bag warning label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-65
Air bag warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-45
Air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-42
Air bag warning label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-65
Air bag warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-45
Curtain air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-56
Driver's and passenger's front air bag . . . . . . . . . . 3-50
Passenger’s front air bag ON/OFF indicator. . . . . 3-46
Passenger’s front air bag ON/OFF switch . . . . . . . 3-52
Side impact air bag. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-55
SRS components and functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-47
Air cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-46
Air conditioner compressor label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
Alarm system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-96
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-41
Appearance care Exterior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-112
Interior care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-117
Armrest (Rear seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
Ashtray. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-156 Audio remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-173
Audio system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-172
Audio remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-173
Roof antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-172
Auto defogging system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-150
Auto light/AFLS position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-113
Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-137 Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-146
Automatic heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . 4-138
Climate control air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-147
Manual heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . 4-140
Automatic transaxle / Double clutch transmission. . 5-23
DS mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
Paddle shifter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-28
Shift lock system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
Sports mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
Automatic transaxle shift position indicator (Normal vision) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-49
Automatic transaxle shift position indicator (Super vision) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-65
Aux, USB and iPod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-160
Barrier net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-163
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-53
Battery replacement (Remote keyless entry) . . . . . . . 4-9
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Main fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-71
Maintenance
Explanation of scheduled maintenance items . . . . 7-35
Maintenance services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
Maintenance under severe usage conditions (except Europe, for Russia) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-33
Maintenance under severe usage conditions (for Europe, except Russia) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-21
Normal maintenance schedule (except Europe, for Russia) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-23
Normal maintenance schedule (for Europe, except Russia) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-12
Owner maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
Scheduled maintenance service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11
Tyre maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-62
Maintenance schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11
Maintenance under severe usage conditions (except Europe, for Russia) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-33
Maintenance under severe usage conditions (for Europe, except Russia) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-21
Normal maintenance schedule (except Europe, for Russia) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-23
Normal maintenance schedule (for Europe, except Russia) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-12
Maintenance services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6 Manual climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-128
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-134
Climate control air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-135
Heating and air conditioning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-129
Manual transaxle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
Manual transaxle shift indicator (Normal vision) . . 4-49
Manual transaxle shift indicator (Super vision) . . . 4-64
Map lamp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-123
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-42 Day/night rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-42
Electric chromic mirror (ECM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-42
Inside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-42
Outside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-43
Moonroof, see panorama sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-33
Mounting bracket for roof carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-169
Multi fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-71
Odometer (Normal vision) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-51
Odometer (Super vision) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-66
Oil (Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-38
Outside ambient Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-90
Outside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-43
Overheats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Owner maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
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