2018 KIA STONIC air conditioning

Each symbols and specification on air
conditioning refrigerant label means as below ; 1. Classification of refrigerant
2. Amount of refrigerant
3. Classification of Compressor lubri‐ cant
You can find out which air conditioning
refrigerant is applied your vehicle at
the label inside of the engine room.
Refer to L

AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
1. Temperature control knob
2. AUTO (automatic control) button
3. Climate control display
4. Fan speed control knob
5. OFF button
6. Front windshield defroster button
7. Rear window defroster button
8. Mode selection button
9. Air conditioning button (if equipped)
10. Air intake control button
CAUTION
Operating the blower when the igni‐tion switch is in the ON positioncould cause the battery to discharge.Operate the blower when the engineis running.
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Automatic heating and air
conditioning
1. Push the AUTO button. The modes,fan speeds, air intake and air-con‐
ditioning will be controlled auto‐
matically according to the temper‐
ature setting.
2. Set the temperature control knob to set 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 but‐
ton (Press the button one more
time to deselect the front wind‐
shield defroster function. The
AUTO sign will illuminate on the
information display once again.)
-Air intake control button
-Fan speed control knob
The selected function will be con‐
trolled manually while other func‐
tions operate automatically.
•For your convenience and to im‐
prove the effectiveness of the cli‐
mate control, use the AUTO but‐
ton and set the temperature to
23°C (73°F).

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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.
Manual heating and air
conditioning
The heating and cooling system can be
controlled manually by pushing buttons other than the AUTO button. In this
case, the system works sequentially
according to the order of buttons selec‐ ted. When pressing any button (or turning
any knob) except the AUTO button
while using automatic operation, the
functions not selected will be controlled automatically. 1. Start the engine.
2. Set the mode to the desired posi‐ tion.
To improve the effectiveness of
heating and cooling: - Heating:
- Cooling:
3. Set the temperature control to the desired position.
4. Set the air intake control to the outside (fresh) air position.
5. Set the fan speed control to the desired speed.
6. If air conditioning is desired, turn the air conditioning system on.
Press the AUTO button in order to con‐ vert to full automatic control of the
system.
Mode selection
The mode selection button controls the
direction of the air flow through the ventilation system.
The air flow outlet port is converted as
follows:
Refer to the illustration in the L

Floor & Defrost (A, C, D, E)
Most of the air flow is directed to the
floor and the windshield with a small amount directed to the side window
defrosters.
Face-Level (B, D)
Air flow is directed toward the upper
body and face. Additionally, each outlet can be controlled to direct the air dis‐
charged from the outlet.
Bi-Level (B, D, C, E)
Air flow is directed towards the face
and the floor.
Floor-Level (C, A, D, E)
Most of the air flow is directed to the
floor, with a small amount of the air being directed to the windshield and
side window defrosters.
Defrost mode
When you select the defrost mode, the
following system settings will be made automatically: • The air conditioning system will be turned on.
• The outside (fresh) air position will be selected.
• The fan speed will be set to the high speed.
To turn the defrost mode off, press the mode button or defrost button again or
AUTO button.
Instrument panel vents
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The outlet port can be opened or closed
separately using the horizontal thumb‐ wheel. To close the vent, rotate it
downward to the maximum position. To
open the vent, rotate it upward to the
desired position.
Also, you can adjust the direction of air
delivered from these vents using the
vent control lever as shown.

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Temperature control
The temperature will increase to the
maximum (HI) by turning the knob to the right extremely.
The temperature will decrease to the
minimum (Lo) by turning the knob to
the left extremely.
When turning the knob, the tempera‐ ture will increase or decrease by 0.5°C/
1°F. When set to the lowest tempera‐
ture setting, the air conditioning will operate continuously.
Temperature conversion
You can switch the temperature mode
between Centigrade to Fahrenheit as
follows: While pressing the OFF button, press
the AUTO button for 4 seconds or
more.
The display will change from Centi‐
grade to Fahrenheit, or from Fahrenheitto Centigrade.
If the battery has been discharged or disconnected, the temperature mode
display will reset to Centigrade.
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, press the control button.
Recirculated air position
With the recirculated air position selected, airfrom the passenger
compartment will bedrawn through the heat‐ing system and heated
or cooled according tothe function selected.
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‐
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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
•Continued climate control systemoperation in the recirculated airposition 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.
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•Continued climate control systemoperation in the recirculated airposition 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.
Fan speed control
The fan speed can be set to the desired
speed by operating the fan speed con‐ trol knob.
The higher the fan speed is, the more
air is delivered. Pressing the OFF button turns off the
fan.
Air conditioning (A/C)
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.

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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.
System operation
Ventilation
1. Set the mode to the position.
2. Set the air intake control to the outside (fresh) air position.
3. Set the temperature control to the desired position.
4. Set the fan speed control to the desired speed.
Heating
1. Set the mode to the position.
2. Set the air intake control to the outside (fresh) air position.
3. Set the temperature control to the desired position.
4. Set the fan speed control to the desired speed.
5. If dehumidified heating is desired, turn the air conditioning system (if
equipped) on.
• If the windshield fogs up, set the mode to the
or position.
Operation Tips
• To keep dust or unpleasant fumes from entering the vehicle through the
ventilation system, temporarily set the air intake control to the recircula‐
ted air position. Be sure to return the
control to the fresh air position when
the irritation has passed to keep
fresh air in the vehicle. This will help keep the driver alert and comforta‐
ble. • Air for the heating/cooling system is
drawn in through the grilles just
ahead of the windshield. Care should
be taken that these are not blocked by leaves, snow, ice or other obstruc‐
tions.
• To prevent interior fog on the wind‐ shield, set the air intake control to
the fresh air position and fan speed to the desired position, turn on the
air conditioning system, and adjust
the temperature control to desired
temperature.
Air conditioning
Kia Air Conditioning Systems are filled
with environmentally friendly refriger‐
ant *
.
1. Start the engine. Push the air con‐ ditioning button.
2. Set the mode to the
position.
* Your vehicle is filled with R-134a or
R-1234yf according to the regula‐tion in your country at the time of
producing. You can find out which air
conditioning refrigerant is applied
your vehicle at the label inside of en‐
gine room. Refer to L