2017 KIA OPTIMA PLUG-IN HYBRID Owners Manual

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Because the refrigerant ismildly inflammable and atvery high pressure, theair conditioning systemshould only be servicedby trained and certifiedtechnicians. It is impor‐tant that the correct typeand amount of oil and re‐frigerant is used.Otherwise, it may causedamage to the vehicleand personal injury.
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Automatic climate control system (if equipped)
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System overview
1. Driver's temperature control knob
2. AUTO (automatic control) button
3. Front windshield defroster button
4. Rear window defroster button
5. Air conditioning button
6. Air intake control button
7. OFF button
8. Fan speed control button
9. Mode selection button
10. Passenger's temperature control knob
11. Dual temperature control selection button
12. Climate information screen selec‐ tion button
13. DRIVER ONLY button
14. ECON (Economy air conditioning) button

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Automatic heating and air
conditioning
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1. Press the AUTO button. The modes,fan speeds, air intake and air-con‐
ditioning will be controlled auto‐
matically according to the temper‐
ature setting.
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2. Turn the temperature control knob to the desired temperature.
NOTICE
•To turn the automatic operation
off, select any button or switch
of the following:
-Mode selection button
-Air conditioning button
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-Front windshield defroster
button (Press the button one
more time to deselect the
front windshield defroster
function. The 'AUTO' sign will
illuminate on the information
display once again.)
-Air intake control button
-Fan speed control button
The selected function will be
controlled manually while the
other functions operate auto‐
matically.
•For your convenience and to im‐
prove the effectiveness of the
climate control, use the AUTO
button and set the temperature
to 22°C/71°F (for Europe) or
23°C/73°F (for Except Europe).
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NOTICE
Never place anything over the sen‐
sor located on the instrument panel
to ensure better control of the heat‐
ing and cooling system.

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Mode selection
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The mode selection button controls the
direction of the air flow through the ventilation system.
The air flow outlet port is converted as
follows:
Face-Level (B, D)
Air flow is directed toward the upper body and face. Additionally, each out‐
let can be controlled to direct the air
discharged from the outlet.
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Bi-Level (B, C, D, E, F)
Air flow is directed towards the face
and the floor.
Floor-Level (A, C, E, F)
Most of the air flow is directed to the
floor, with a small amount of the air
being directed to the windshield andside window defrosters.
Floor/Defrost-Level (A, C, E, F)
Most of the air flow is directed to the floor and the windshield with a small
amount directed to the side windowdefrosters.
Defrost-Level
Most of the air flow is directed to the
windshield with a small amount of air directed to the side window defrosters.
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Instrument panel vents
The outlet vents can be opened or
closed separately using the thumb‐ wheel.
Also, you can adjust the direction of air
delivery from these vents using the
vent control lever as shown.
NOTICE
n2nd row outlet vents (E,F)
•The air flow of the 2nd row outlet
vents is controlled by the front cli‐
mate control system and delivered
through the inside air duct of the
floor (E, F).
•The air flow of the 2nd row outlet
vents (E, F) may be weaker than
the instrument panel vents for the
long air duct.

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Temperature control
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The temperature will increase to the
maximum (HI) by turning the knob to the extreme right.
The temperature will decrease to the
minimum (Lo) by turning the knob to
the extreme left.
When turning the knob, the tempera‐ ture will increase or decrease by
0.5°C/1°F. When set to the lowest tem‐
perature setting, the air conditioning will operate continuously.
Adjusting the driver and passenger sidetemperature equally
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Air intake control
This is used to select the outside
(fresh) air position or recirculated air position.
To change the air intake control posi‐
tion, push the control button.
Recirculated air position
With the recirculated air position selected, air from
the passenger compart‐ment will be drawnthrough the heating sys‐
tem and heated or cooled
according to the functionselected.
Outside (fresh) air position
With the outside (fresh) air position selected, air
enters the vehicle fromoutside and is heated or
cooled according to thefunction selected.
NOTICE
Prolonged operation of the heater in
the recirculated air position (without
air conditioning selected) may cause
fogging of the windshield and side
windows and the air within the pas‐
senger compartment may 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 com‐
partment.
WARNING
•Continue using the climate controlsystem in the recirculated air posi‐tion may allow humidity to in‐crease inside the vehicle whichmay fog the glass and obscure vis‐ibility.
•Do not sleep in a vehicle with theair conditioning or heating systemon. It may cause serious harm ordeath due to a drop in the oxygenlevel and/or body temperature.
•Continue using the climate controlsystem in the recirculated air posi‐tion can cause drowsiness orsleepiness, and loss of vehicle con‐trol. Set the air intake control tothe outside (fresh) air position asmuch as possible while driving.

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