2018 KIA STONIC lights

Lighting control
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The light switch has a Headlight and a
Parking light position. To operate the lights, turn the knob at
the end of the control lever to one of
the following positions: 1. Off position
2. Auto light position (if equipped)
3. Parking light position
4. Headlight position
Parking light position()
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When the light switch is in the parking
light position (2nd position), the tail po‐ sition, license and instrument panel
lights will turn ON.Headlight position()
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When the light switch is in the head‐
light position (3rd position), the head, tail, position, license and instrument
panel lights are ON.
NOTICE
The ignition switch must be in the
ON position to turn on the head‐
lights.
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Auto light position (if equipped)
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When the light switch is in the AUTO
light position, the taillights and head‐ lights will be turned ON or OFF auto‐
matically depending on the amount of
light outside the vehicle.
CAUTION
•Never place anything over sensor(1) located on the instrument pan‐el, this will ensure better auto-light system control.
•Don’t clean the sensor using a win‐dow cleaner, the cleanser mayleave a light film which could inter‐fere with sensor operation.
•If your vehicle has window tint orother types of metallic coating onthe front windshield, the Autolight system may not work prop‐erly.
High beam operation
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To turn on the high beam headlights,
push the lever away from you. Pull it back for low beams.

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The high beam indicator will light when
the headlight high beams are switched on. To prevent the battery from being
discharged, do not leave the lights on
for a prolonged time while the engine is not running.
WARNING
Do not use high beam when thereare other vehicles. Using high beamcould obstruct the other driver's vi‐sion.
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To flash the headlights, pull the lever
towards you. It will return to the nor‐ mal (low beam) position when released.
The headlight switch does not need to
be on to use this flashing feature .
Turn signals and lane change
signals
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Fog lights are used to provide improved
visibility when visibility is poor due to fog, rain or snow, etc. The fog lights
will turn on when the fog light switch
(1) is turned on after the parklight is turned on.
To turn off the fog lights, turn the fog
light switch (1) to the O (Off) position.
CAUTION
When in operation, the fog lightsconsume large amounts of vehicleelectrical power. Only use the foglights when visibility is poor.
Rear fog light (if equipped)
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To turn the rear fog lights on, turn the
rear fog light switch (1) to the on posi‐ tion when the headlight is turned on. Also, the rear fog lights turn on when
the rear fog light switch is turned on
after the front fog light switch (if equipped) is turned on and the head‐
light switch is in the parklight position.
To turn the rear fog lights off, turn the
rear fog light switch to the on position again.
NOTICE
Rear fog light is only on the driver’s
side (if equipped).
Static bending light (if equipped)
While driving the corner, for your sight
and safety, the static bending light is turned on automatically. The system
will operate automatically as follows. • When turning the headlight on
• When the angle of steering wheel is over 35~40 (it is differed from vehicle
speed)
• When the vehicle speed is over 3 km/h
• When driving forward or backward.
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Daytime running light (if
equipped)
The Daytime Running Lights (DRL) can
make it easier for others to see the front of your vehicle during the day.
DRL can be helpful in many different
driving conditions, and it is especially helpful after dawn and before sunset. The DRL system turns OFF when: 1. The headlight switch is ON.
2. The engine is OFF.
3. The front fog light is on.
4. Engaging the Parking Brake
Headlight leveling device (if
equipped)
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To adjust the headlight beam level ac‐
cording to the number of the passen‐ gers and loading weight in the luggage
area, turn the beam leveling switch.
The higher the number of the switch
position, the lower the headlight beam level. Always keep the headlight beam
at the proper leveling position, or head‐
lights may dazzle other road users.
Listed below are the examples of prop‐ er switch settings. For loading condi‐
tions other than those listed below, ad‐
just the switch position so that the beam level may be the nearest as the
condition obtained according to the list.
Loading conditionSwitch position
Driver only 0
Driver + Front passenger 0
Full passengers
(including driver) 1
Full passengers
(including driver) +Maximum permis‐sible loading 2
Driver + Maximumpermissible load‐ing 3


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High beam Assist (if equipped)
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The High Beam Assist is a system that
automatically adjusts the headlamp range (switches between high beam
and low beam) according to the bright‐
ness of other vehicles and road condi‐ tions.
Operating condition
1. Place the light switch in the AUTO position.
2. Turn on the high beam by pushing the lever away from you.
The High Beam Assist (
) indicator
will illuminate. 3. The High Beam Assist will turn on
when vehicle speed is above 45 kph(28 mph). • If the lever is pushed away when the High Beam Assist is operat‐
ing, the High Beam Assist will
turn off and the high beam will
be on continuously. The High
Beam Assist (
) indicator will
turn off.
• If the lever is pulled towards you when the high beam is on with
operating High Beam Assist, theHigh Beam Assist will turn off.
4. If the light switch is placed to the headlamp position, the High Beam
Assist will turn off and the low
beam will be on continuously.
The high beam switches to low beam in
the below conditions. - When the High Beam Assist is off.
- When the light switch is not in the AUTO position.
- When the headlamp is detected from the on-coming vehicle.
- When the tail lamp is detected from the front vehicle.
- When the surrounding is bright enough high beams are not needed. - When streetlights or other lights are
detected.
- When vehicle speed is below 35 km/h (22 mph).
- When headlamp/taillamp of bicycle/ motorcycle is detected.CAUTION
The system may not operate nor‐mally in the below conditions.•When the light from the on-com‐ing or front vehicle is not detectedbecause of lamp damage, hiddenfrom sight, etc.
•When the lamp of the on-comingor front vehicle is covered withdust, snow or water.
•When the light from the on-com‐ing or front vehicle is not detectedbecause of exhaust fume, smoke,fog, snow, etc.
•When the front window is coveredwith foreign matters such as ice,dust, fog, or is damaged.
•When there is a similar shape lampwith the front vehicle’s lamps.
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INTERIOR LIGHT
CAUTION
Do not use the interior lights for ex‐tended periods when the engine isnot running.It may cause battery discharge.
WARNING
Do not use the interior lights whendriving in the dark. Accidents couldhappen because the view may beobscured by interior lights.
Map lamp
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• (1) : Press the lamps to turn thefront map lamps on and off. •
(2):
- The map lamp and room lamp comes on when a door is opened.
The lamps go out after approxi‐
mately 30 seconds.
- The map lamp and room lamp comes on for approximately 30
seconds when doors are unlocked
with a transmitter or smart key as
long as the doors are not opened.
- The map lamp and room lamp will stay on for approximately 20 mi‐
nutes if a door is opened with the
ignition switch in the ACC or
LOCK/OFF position.
- The map lamp and room lamp will stay on continuously if the door is
opened with the ignition switch inthe ON position.
- The map lamp and room lamp will go out immediately if the ignition
switch is changed to the ON posi‐
tion or all doors are locked.
- To turn off the DOOR mode, press the DOOR button (2) once again
(not pressed).

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