2015 KIA Rondo ignition

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Features of your vehicle
Windshield wipersWhen the wiper blade is not in a nor-
mal position, place the ignition switch
in the ON position. The wiper blade
will return to the normal position.
Following are cases a wiper blade
may be in an abnormal position.
- The wiper blade may be positionedabnormally when in an automatic
vehicle wash. (Ignition switch in the
OFF position)
- The wiper blade may be positioned abnormally when moved by force.
- The passenger's side wiper is on top of the driver's side wiper.
(Normal position : The driver's side
wiper must be on top of the pas-
senger's side wiper.) When there is a problem with interface
to be connected to driver's motor, the
wiper blades activate the Fail Safety
Function in the ignition switch ON or
within few minutes after ignition switch
OFF or while driving. Fail Safety
Function will operate as follows:
- HI or Mode 2 (5 minutes) →
LO or
Mode 1 (5 minutes) →INT or Mode
--- (5 minutes) → OFF or O (Stop)
✽ ✽
NOTICE
If the problem remains, have the
system be checked by an authorized
Kia dealer.
In a rainy day if the windshield glass
gets dry when driving through a long
tunnel, the wiping velocity may
reduce to protect the motor and
blade. It will return to its normal state,
after passing through the tunnel.
Wiper blade can be moved upward by wind pressure during driving
high speed. It is to protect the wrong
with motor. In case of occuring the
situation, operate wiper blades.
Wiper blade may operate normally
and be positioned normally.
■ Normal position
■Abnormal position■Abnormal position
■Ignition switch is ON
■Normal position
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(3) :
- The map lamp comes on when adoor is opened. If you close the
door, the lamps go out after
approximately 30 seconds.
- The map lamp comes on for approximately 30 seconds when
doors are unlocked with a trans-
mitter or smart key as long as the
doors are not opened.
- The map lamp will stay on for approximately 20 minutes if a door
is opened with the ignition switch
in the ACC or LOCK/OFF position.
- The map lamp will stay on contin- uously if the door is opened with
the ignition switch in the ON posi-
tion.
- The map lamp will go out imme- diately if the ignition switch is
changed to the ON position or all
doors are locked.
(4) : The map lamp stays on at all times.✽ ✽NOTICE
When the lamp is turned on by
pressing the lens (1), the lamp does
not turn off even if the switch is in
the OFF position (2).
Room lamp
Press the button to turn the light on
or off.
If the map lamp turns on by the map
lamp switch, the room lamp will turn
on.
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■ Type A
■Type B

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DEFROSTER
✽
✽ NOTICE
If you want to defrost and defog the
front windshield, refer to “Windshield
Defrosting and Defogging” in this
chapter.
Rear window defroster
The defroster heats the window to
remove frost, fog and thin ice from
the interior and exterior of the rear
window, while the engine is running. To activate the rear window
defroster, press the rear window
defroster button located in the cen-
ter facia switch panel. The indicator
on the rear window defroster but-
ton illuminates when the defroster
is ON.
To turn off the defroster manually, press the rear window defroster
button again.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
• The rear window defroster auto-
matically turns off after approxi-
mately 20 minutes or when the
ignition switch is turned off.
• If there is heavy accumulation of snow on the rear window, brush it
off before operating the rear
defroster.
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■ Manual climate control
■Automatic climate control
CAUTION
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 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 fan speed control knob to
the “0” position turns off the fan.
To turn off the blowers
To turn off the blowers, turn the fan
speed control 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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Fan speed control
The fan speed can be set to the
desired speed by operating the fan
speed control button.
To change the fan speed, press the
upper button ( ) for higher speed, or
press the lower button ( ) for lower
speed.
Pressing the OFF button turns off the
fan.
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 system off.
OFF mode
Press the OFF button to turn off the
air climate control system. However,
you can still operate the air intake
buttons as long as the ignition switch
is in the ON position.
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■Type A■Type B
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■Type A■Type B
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When the ignition switch is in the ON
position, the clean air function turns
on automatically.
Also, the clean air function turns off
automatically, when the ignition
switch turns to the OFF position.
CLEAN AIR (IF EQUIPPED)
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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.
Ashtray (if equipped)
To use the ashtray, open the cover.
To clean or empty the ashtray, pull it
out.
INTERIOR FEATURES
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CAUTION
The use of plug-in accessories(shavers, hand-held vacuums,and coffee pots, etc.) may dam-age the socket or cause electri-cal failure.
WARNING
Holding the lighter in after it is heated will cause it to over-
heat.
If the lighter does not pop out within 30 seconds, remove it
to prevent overheating.
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To use the cup holder, folding the
center seat or pull down the armrest.
Bottle holder
Bottles may be placed in the holder.
Seat warmer (if equipped)
The seat warmer is provided to warm
the seats during cold weather. With
the ignition switch in the ON position,
push either of the switches to warm
the driver's seat or the front passen-
ger's seat.
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■For front seat
■For rear seat
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■Rear seat