2019 KIA SORENTO headlight

• High beam assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-126
• Turn signals and lane change signals . . . . . . . . . . . 4-128
• Front fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-129
• Check headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-129
• Headlight leveling device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-129
• Dynamic Bending Light (DBL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-130
Wipers and washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-131
• Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-131
• Front windshield washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-133
• Rear window wiper and washer switch. . . . . . . . . . 4-134
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-136
• Automatic turn off function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-136
• Room lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-136
• Map lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13\
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• Luggage lamp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-138
• Vanity mirror lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-138
• Glove box lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-138
Welcome system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-139
• Headlight (Headlamp) escort function . . . . . . . . . . 4-139
• Interior light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-139
• Pocket lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-139
Defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-140
• Rear window defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-140
Manual climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-141
• Heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-142
• 3rd row air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-147
• System operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-148
• Climate control air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-150
• Checking the amount of air conditioner refrigerant and compressor lubricant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-151
Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . 4-152
• Automatic heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . 4-153
• Manual heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . 4-154
• To cancel or reset the automatic ventilation . . . . . . 4-159
• 3rd row air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-160
• System operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-160
• Climate control air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-162
• Checking the amount of air conditioner refrigerant and compressor lubricant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-163
Windshield defrosting and defogging . . . . . . . . . 4-164
• Manual climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-164
• Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-165
• Defogging logic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-166
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-169
• Center console storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-169
• Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16\
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• Sunglass holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-170
• Luggage box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-171
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Features of your vehicle
MIRRORS
Inside rearview mirror
Adjust the rearview mirror so that the
center view through the rear window
is seen. Make this adjustment before
you start driving.
Do not place objects in the rear seat
or cargo area which would interfere
with your vision through the rear win-
dow.
Day/night rearview mirror (if equipped)
Make this adjustment before you
start driving and while the day/night
lever is in the day position (1).
Pull the day/night lever toward (2)
you to reduce the glare from the
headlights of the vehicles behind you
during night driving.
Remember that you lose somerearview clarity in the night position.
WARNING- Mirror adjust-
ment
Do not adjust the rearview mir-
ror while the vehicle is moving.
This could result in loss of con-
trol.
WARNING
Do not modify the inside mirror
and don’t install a wide mirror. It
could result in injury, during an
accident or deployment of the
air bag.
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Electric chromatic mirror (ECM)
(if equipped)
The electric rearview mirror automat-
ically controls the glare from the
headlights of the vehicles behind you
in nighttime or low light driving condi-
tions. The sensor (3) mounted in the
mirror senses the light level around
the vehicle, and automatically con-
trols the headlight glare from the
vehicles behind you.
When the engine is running, the
glare is automatically controlled by
the sensor mounted in the rearview
mirror.
Whenever the shift lever is shifted
into reverse (R), the mirror will auto-
matically go to the brightest setting in
order to improve the drivers view
behind the vehicle.
Electric chromatic mirror (ECM)with UVO service (if equipped)
The electric rearview mirror automat-
ically controls the glare from the
headlights of the vehicles behind you
in nighttime or low light driving condi-
tions. The sensor (4) mounted in the
mirror senses the light level around
the vehicle, and automatically con-
rols the headlight glare from the vehi-
cles behind you.
When the engine is running, the
glare is automatically controlled by
the sensor mounted in the rearview
mirror.
CAUTION - Cleaning
mirror
When cleaning the mirror, use apaper towel or similar materialdampened with glass cleaner.Do not spray glass cleanerdirectly on the mirror. It maycause the liquid cleaner to enterthe mirror housing.
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Check high beam assist system
(if equipped)
This warning message illuminates if
there is a malfunction (burned-out
bulb or circuit malfunction) with the
headlamp. In this case, have your
vehicle inspected by an authorized
Kia dealer.
Check headlight
This warning message illuminates if
there is a malfunction (burned-out
bulb except LED lamp or circuit mal-
function) with the headlamp. In this
case, have your vehicle inspected by
an authorized Kia dealer.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
When replacing the bulb, use the
same wattage bulb.
❈ ❈
For more information, refer to
“BULB WATTAGE” in chapter 8.
Check Forward Collision
Avoidance Assist system (if equipped)
This warning message illuminates if there is a malfunction with the
Forward Collision Avoidance Assist
(FCA) system. In this case, have
your vehicle inspected by an
authorized Kia dealer.
❈ For more details, refer to “Forward
Collision Avoidance Assist(FCA)
system” in chapter 5.

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This indicator light illuminates for 2
seconds and goes off:
When the vehicle can not detect
the smart key which is in the vehi-
cle while the Engine Start/Stop
Button is ON.
In this case, have your vehicle
inspected by an authorized Kia
dealer.
This indicator light blinks:
When the battery of the smart key is weak.
- At this time, you can not start theengine. However, you can start
the engine if you press the Engine
Start/Stop Button with the smart
key. (For more details, refer to
“Starting the Engine” in section 5).
When there is a malfunction with the immobilizer system.
In this case, have your vehicle
inspected by an authorized Kia
dealer.Turn Signal Indicator
Light
This indicator light blinks:
When you turn the turn signal light on.
If any of the following occurs, there
may be a malfunction with the turn
signal system. In this case, have your
vehicle inspected by an authorized
Kia dealer. - The indicator light does not blinkbut illuminates.
- The indicator light blinks more rapidly.
- The indicator light does not illumi- nate at all.
High Beam Indicator
Light
This indicator light illuminates:
When the headlights are on and in the high beam position
When the turn signal lever is pulled into the Flash-to-Pass position.
High beam assist indica-
tor (if equipped)
This warning light illuminates :
When the high-Beam is on with the light switch in the AUTO light posi-
tion.
If your vehicle detects oncoming or preceding vehicles, the High beam
assist system will switch the high
beam to low beam automatically.
❈ For more details, refer to “High
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Features of your vehicle
Light ON Indicator Light
This indicator light illuminates:
When the tail lights or headlightsare on.
Front Fog Indicator
Light (if equipped)
This indicator light illuminates:
When the front fog lights are on.
Low Beam IndicatorLight (if equipped)
This indicator light illuminates:
When the headlights are on.
AUTO HOLD IndicatorLight (if equipped)
This indicator light illuminates:
[White] When you activate the auto hold system by pressing the AUTO
HOLD button.
[Green] When you stop the vehicle completely by depressing the
brake pedal with the auto hold sys-
tem activated.
[Yellow] When there is a malfunc- tion with the auto hold system.
In this case, have your vehicle
inspected by an authorized Kia
dealer.
❈ For more details, refer to “Auto
Hold” in chapter 5.
All Wheel Drive (AWD)
LOCK Indicator Light (if equipped)
This indicator light illuminates:
Once you set the ignition switch or Engine Start/Stop Button to the ON
position.
- It illuminates for approximately 3seconds and then goes off.
When you select AWD Lock mode by pressing the AWD LOCK button.
- The AWD LOCK mode is toincrease the drive power when
driving on wet pavement, snow
covered roads and/or off-road.
CAUTION - AWD Lock
Mode
Do not use AWD LOCK mode ondry paved roads or highway, itcan cause noise, vibration ordamage of AWD related parts.
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Features of your vehicle
Battery saver function
The purpose of this feature is toprevent the battery from being dis-
charged if the lights are left in the
ON position. The system automati-
cally shuts off the parking lights 30
seconds after the ignition key is
removed and the driver’s door is
opened and closed.
With this feature, the parking lights will turn off automatically if the driver
parks on the side of the road at night
and opens the driver’s side door.
If necessary, to keep the parking
lights on when the ignition key is
removed, perform the following:
1) Open the driver-side door.
2) Turn the parking lights OFF and ON again using the light switch
on the steering column.
Daytime running light
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 will turn the dedi-
cated lamp OFF when :
1.The headlight switch is on
- It includes that the headlight is onin the dark when the headlight
switch is in the auto light position.
2.The engine is off
3.Engaging the Parking Brake
Lighting control
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 & Tail light
(4) Headlight position
LIGHTING
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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)
When the lights are in the “Auto”
position, It will operate when the igni-
tion is in “ON” or the engine is run-
ning. To change to the Auto function,
Select the light switch to “AUTO”,
and the light will turn on or off
depending on the ambient light
detected by the sensor (1). Once the
light switch is positioned to the auto
light position, at first, the wiper will
turn on and then, after 5 seconds the
head lamp will turn on automatically.
If headlights came on due to wind-
shield wipers coming on the head
lamp will turn off 60 seconds after
the wipers are turned off.
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