2018 KIA SORENTO wiper

Your vehicle at a glance
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EXTERIOR OVERVIEW
1. Hood ......................................................4-44
2. Head lamp..................................4-116, 7-83
3. Fog lamp ....................................4-119, 7-83
4. Wheel and tire ................................7-52, 8-5
5. Outside rearview mirror .........................4-69
6. Panoramic sunroof ................................4-49
7. Front windshield wiper blades....4-123, 7-47
8. Windows ................................................4-39
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■Front view
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Your vehicle at a glance
9. Door locks .............................................4-22
10. Fuel filler lid .........................................4-46
11. Rear combination lamp .......................7-88
12. High mounted stop lamp .....................7-90
13. Rear window wiper blade .........4-121, 7-47
14. Liftgate.................................................4-28
15. Rearview camera ..............................4-113
16. Parking assist system .......................4-109
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■Rear view
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INSTRUMENT PANEL OVERVIEW
1. Driver’s front air bag ............................3-57
2. Horn.....................................................4-58
3. Instrument cluster ................................4-73
4. Wiper and washer control lever .........4-121
5. Ignition switch or Engine start/stop button .................5-6, 5-9
6. Cruise control / Advanced smart cruise control ..............................5-62, 5-66
7. Hazard warning flasher .........................6-2
8. Climate control system...........4-130, 4-141
9. Shift lever.............................................5-13
10. Front seat warmer / Seat cooler ...........................4-164, 4-165
11. Heated steering wheel button ...........4-57
12. Drive mode button .............................5-81
13. AWD Lock button...............................5-20
14. 360° camera monitoring system On/Off button ...................................4-114
15. Rear parking assist system On/Off button ...................................4-109
16. Electronic parking brake (EPB) button ......................................5-30
17. AUTO HOLD button...........................5-37
18. USB charger ....................................4-169
19. Power outlet.....................................4-166
20. AC inverter ......................................4-167
21. Glove box ........................................4-161
22. Passenger’s front air bag ..................3-57
23. Center console storage box ............4-161
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Your vehicle at a glance

Wipers and washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-121
• Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-121
• Front windshield washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-123
• Rear window wiper and washer switch. . . . . . . . . . 4-124
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-125
• Automatic turn off function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-125
• Room lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-125
• Map lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12\
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• Luggage lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-127
• Vanity mirror lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-127
• Glove box lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-127
Welcome system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-128
• Headlight (headlamp) escort function . . . . . . . . . . . 4-128
• Interior light. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-128
• Pocket lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-128
Defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-129
• Rear window defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-129
Manual climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-130
• Heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-131
• 3rd row air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-136
• System operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-137
• Climate control air filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-139
• Checking the amount of air conditionerrefrigerant and compressor lubricant . . . . . . . . . . 4-139
Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . 4-141
• Automatic heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . 4-143
• Manual heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . 4-144
• To cancel or reset the automatic ventilation . . . . . . 4-150
• 3
rdrow air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-150
• System operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-151
• Climate control air filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-153
• Checking the amount of air conditioner refrigerant and compressor lubricant . . . . . . . . . . 4-154
Windshield defrosting and defogging . . . . . . . . . 4-155
• Manual climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-155
• Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-156
• Defogging logic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-157
Clean air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-160
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-161
• Center console storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-161
• Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16\
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• Sunglass holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-162
• Luggage box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-162
Interior features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-163
• Cup holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-163
• Bottle holder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
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• Seat warmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-164
• Seat cooler (air ventilation seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-165
• Sunvisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
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Features of your vehicle
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Other features
Fuel economy auto reset

The average fuel economy will not
reset automatically whenever refuel-
ing.

The average fuel economy will reset
automatically when refueling.
For more details, refer to “Trip
modes" in this chapter.
Wiper/Light Display (if equipped)
If this item checked, LCD display
shows a selected wiper/light mode
whenever you change its mode. Sub-Scale (for Type B cluster)
If this item checked, Sub-scale
speedometer will be displayed in the
cluster.
Fuel Economy Unit
Choose the fuel economy unit.
Temperature Unit
Convert the temperature unit from °C
to °F or from °F to °C.
Language
Choose the language you prefer
within the LCD.
Warning Messages
Shift to P position
(for smart key system)
This warning message illuminates if you try to turn off the engine without
the shift lever in P (Park) position.
At this time, the Engine Start/Stop Button turns to the ACC position (If
you press the Engine Start/Stop
Button once more, it will turn to the
ON position).
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Parking & Tail light ( )
When the light switch is in the park-
ing light position, the tail, license and
instrument panel lights will turn ON.
Headlight position ( )
When the light switch is in the head-
light position, the head, tail, license
lights will turn ON.
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NOTICE
The ignition switch must be in the ON
position to turn on the headlights.
Auto light position (if equipped)
It will operate when the ignition is in
"ON" or the engine is running.
Select the light switch to "AUTO",
and the light will turn on or off
depending on the ambient light
detected by the sensor (1).
When the light switch is positioned at
an auto light position, at first, the
wiper will turn on and then, after 5
seconds the head lamp will turn on
automatically.
If the head lamp has been turned on
due to this function of the vehicle, the
head lamp will turn off 60 seconds
after the wiper has been turned off.
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Features of your vehicle
A : Wiper speed control (front)· MIST – Single wipe
· OFF – Off
· INT – Intermittent wipe
· LO – Low wiper speed
· HI – High wiper speed
B : Intermittent control wipe time adjustment
C : Wash with brief wipes (front)* D : Rear wiper/washer control
· HI – Continuous wipe
· LO – Intermittent wipe
· OFF – Off
E : Wash with brief wipes (rear)
* if equipped
Windshield wipers
Operates as follows when the igni-
tion switch is turned ON.
MIST : For a single wiping cycle,
move the lever to this (MIST)
position and release it. The
wipers will operate continu-
ously if the lever is held in this
position.
OFF : Wiper is not in operation
INT : Wiper operates intermittently at the same wiping intervals. Use
this mode in light rain or mist.
To vary the speed setting, turn
the speed control knob.
LO : Normal wiper speed
HI : Fast wiper speed
✽ ✽ NOTICE
If there is heavy accumulation of
snow or ice on the windshield, defrost
the windshield for about 10 minutes,
or until the snow and/or ice is
removed before using the windshield
wipers to ensure proper operation.
WIPERS AND WASHERS
Windshield wiper/washer Rear window wiper/washer
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Auto control (if equipped)
The rain sensor located on the upper
end of the windshield glass senses
the amount of rainfall and controls
the wiping cycle for the proper inter-
val. The more it rains, the faster the
wiper operates. When the rain stops,
the wipers stop. To vary the speed setting, turn the
speed control knob (1).
If the wiper switch is set in AUTO
mode when the ignition switch is ON,
the wiper will operate once to per-
form a self-check of the system. Set
the wiper to OFF position when the
wiper is not in use.
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Rain sensor
CAUTION
When washing the vehicle, set
the wiper switch in the OFFposition to stop the auto wiperoperation.
The wiper may operate and be damaged if the switch is set inthe AUTO mode while washingthe vehicle.
Do not remove the sensor cover located on the upperend of the passenger sidewindshield glass. Damage tosystem parts could occur andmay not be covered by yourvehicle warranty.
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CAUTION
When the ignition switch is ONand the windshield wiper switchis placed in the AUTO mode, usecaution in the following situa-tions to avoid any injury to thehands or other parts of thebody:
Do not touch the upper end of the windshield glass facingthe rain sensor.
Do not wipe the upper end of the windshield glass with adamp or wet cloth.
Do not put pressure on the windshield glass.