Kia Stonic (2018 year). Manual — part 11

(Continued)

age to system parts could occur and

may not be covered by your vehicle

warranty.

When starting the vehicle in winter,

set the wiper switch in the off posi‐

tion. Otherwise, wipers may operate

and ice may damage the windshield

wiper blades. Always remove all

snow and ice and defrost the wind‐

shield properly prior to operating the

windshield wipers.

Windshield washers (front)

In the O (Off) position, pull the lever

gently toward you to spray washer flu‐

id on the windshield and to run the wip‐

ers 1-3 cycles.

Use this function when the windshield

is dirty.

The spray and wiper operation will con‐

tinue until you release the lever.

If the washer does not work, check the

washer fluid level. If the fluid level is

not sufficient, you will need to add ap‐

propriate

non-abrasive

windshield

washer fluid to the washer reservoir.

The reservoir filler neck is located in

the front of the engine compartment

on the passenger side.

CAUTION

To prevent possible damage to the

washer pump, do not operate the

washer when the fluid reservoir is

empty.

WARNING

Do not use the washer in freezing

temperatures without first warming

the windshield with the defrosters;

the washer solution could freeze on

the windshield and obscure your vi‐

sion.

CAUTION

• To prevent possible damage to the

wipers or windshield, do not oper‐

ate the wipers when the wind‐

shield is dry.

• To prevent damage to the wiper

blades, do not use gasoline, kero‐

sene, paint thinner, or other sol‐

vents on or near them.

(Continued)

Features of your vehicle

4-92

(Continued)

• To prevent damage to the wiper

arms and other components, do

not attempt to move the wipers

manually.

• To prevent possible damage to the

wipers and washer system, use

anti-freezing washer fluids in the

winter season or cold weather.

Rear window wiper and washer

switch (if equipped)

The rear window wiper and washer

switch is located at the end of the wip‐

er and washer switch lever. Turn the

switch to desired position to operate

the rear wiper and washer.

6. 2 - Normal wiper operation
7. 1/ON - Intermittent wipe
8. O - Wiper is not in operation

■ Type A

■ Type B

4-93

4

Featur

es of your v

ehicle

Push the lever away from you or turn

the wiper lever switch upwards twice

to spray rear washer fluid and to run

the rear wipers 1~3 cycles. The spray

and wiper operation will continue until

you release the lever.

Features of your vehicle

4-94

INTERIOR LIGHT

CAUTION

Do not use the interior lights for ex‐

tended periods when the engine is

not running.

It may cause battery discharge.

WARNING

Do not use the interior lights when

driving in the dark. Accidents could

happen because the view may be

obscured by interior lights.

Map lamp

■ Type A

■ Type B

• (1) : Press the lamps to turn the

front 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 in

the 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).

4-95

4

Featur

es of your v

ehicle

NOTICE

The DOOR mode and ROOM mode

can not be selected at a time.

Front Map Lamp:

• Type A

(3): Press this switch to turn the

front map lamps on.

(4): Press this switch to turn the

front map lamps off.

• Type B

(3): Press this switch to turn the

front map lamps on and off.

Room lamp

•

: The light stays on at all times.

Luggage room lamp (if

equipped)

The luggage room lamp comes on when

the trunk (tailgate) is opened.

CAUTION

The luggage room lamp comes on as

long as the trunk (tailgate) opens. To

prevent unnecessary charging sys‐

tem drain, close the trunk (tailgate)
(Continued)

(Continued)

securely after using the luggage

room.

Vanity mirror lamp (if equipped)

Push the switch to turn the light on or

off.

: The lamp will turn on if this but‐

ton is pressed.

: The lamp will turn off if this button

is pressed.

Features of your vehicle

4-96

CAUTION

n Vanity mirror lamp

Always have the switch in the off

position when the vanity mirror

lamp is not in use. If the sunvisor is

closed without the lamp off, it may

discharge the battery or damage the

sunvisor.

Glove box lamp (if equipped)

The glove box lamp comes on when the

glove box is opened.

CAUTION

To prevent unnecessary charging

system drain, close the glove box se‐

curely after using the glove box.

4-97

4

Featur

es of your v

ehicle

DEFROSTER

CAUTION

To prevent damage to the conduc‐

tors bonded to the inside surface of

the rear window, never use sharp in‐

struments or window cleaners con‐

taining abrasives to clean the win‐

dow.

NOTICE

If you want to defrost and defog the

front windshield, refer to Wind‐

shield defrosting and defogging on

page 4-118 .

Rear window defroster

The defroster heats the window to re‐

move frost, fog and thin ice from the

rear window, while the engine is run‐

ning.

To activate the rear window defroster,

press the rear window defroster but‐

ton.

The indicator on the rear window de‐

froster button illuminates when the de‐

froster is ON.

If there is heavy accumulation of snow

on the rear window, brush it off before

operating the rear defroster.

The rear window defroster automati‐

cally turns off after approximately 20

minutes or when the ignition switch is

turned off. To turn off the defroster,

press the rear window defroster button

again.

Outside rearview mirror defroster

(if equipped)

If your vehicle is equipped with the out‐

side rearview mirror defrosters, they

will operate at the same time you turn

on the rear window defroster

Features of your vehicle

4-98

MANUAL CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)

1. Fan speed control knob
2. Mode selection knob
3. Temperature control knob
4. Air conditioning button (if equipped)
5. Rear window defroster button
6. Air intake control button

CAUTION

Operating the blower when the igni‐

tion switch is in the ON position

could cause the battery to discharge.

Operate the blower when the engine

is running.

4-99

4

Featur

es of your v

ehicle

Heating and air conditioning

1. Start the engine.
2. Set the mode to the desired posi‐

tion.

For improving 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 (if equipped)

system on.

Features of your vehicle

4-100

Mode selection

The mode selection knob controls the

direction of the air flow through the

ventilation system.

Air can be directed to the floor, dash‐

board outlets, or windshield. Five sym‐

bols are used to represent Face, Bi-Lev‐

el, Floor, Floor-Defrost and Defrost air

position.

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, E, A, D)

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.

Floor/Defrost-Level (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.

Defrost-Level (A, D)

Most of the air flow is directed to the

windshield with a small amount of air

directed to the side window defrosters.

Instrument panel vents

OYB047304

The outlet vents can be opened or

closed separately using the thumb‐

wheel. To close the vent, rotate it

downward to the maximum position.

Also, you can adjust the direction of air

delivery from these vents using the

vent control lever as shown.

4-101

4

Featur

es of your v

ehicle

Temperature control

The temperature control knob allows

you to control the temperature of the

air flowing from the ventilation system.

To change the air temperature in the

passenger compartment, turn the knob

to the right position for warm and hot

air or left position for cooler air.

Air intake control

The air intake control is used to select

the outside (fresh) air position or recir‐

culated air position.

To change the air intake control posi‐

tion, press the control button.

Recirculated air position

With the recirculated air

position selected, air

from the passenger

compartment will be

drawn through the heat‐

ing system and heated

or cooled according to

the function selected.

Outside (fresh) air position

With the outside (fresh)

air position selected, air

enters the vehicle from

outside and is heated or

cooled according to the

function 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.

Features of your vehicle

4-102

WARNING

• Continue using the climate control

system in the recirculated air posi‐

tion may allow humidity to in‐

crease inside the vehicle which

may fog the glass and obscure vis‐

ibility.

• Do not sleep in a vehicle with the

air conditioning or heating system

on. It may cause serious harm or

death due to a drop in the oxygen

level and/or body temperature.

• Continue using the climate control

system in the recirculated air posi‐

tion can cause drowsiness or

sleepiness, and loss of vehicle con‐

trol. Set the air intake control to

the outside (fresh) air position as

much as possible while driving.

Fan speed control

The ignition switch must be in the ON

position for fan operation.

The fan speed control knob allows you

to control the fan speed of the air flow‐

ing from the ventilation system. To

change the fan speed, turn the knob to

the right for higher speed or left for

lower speed.

Setting the fan speed control knob to

the 0 position turns off the fan.

To turn off the blowers

To turn off the blowers, turn the fan

speed control knob to the 0 position.

4-103

4

Featur

es of your v

ehicle

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.

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

the driver to stay alert and comfort‐

able.

• 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 the de‐

sired 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 Refrigerant la‐

bel on page 9-22 for more detail

location of air conditioning refriger‐

ant label.

Features of your vehicle

4-104

3. Set the air intake control to the

outside air or recirculated air posi‐

tion.

4. Adjust the fan speed control and

temperature control to maintain

maximum comfort.

CAUTION

• The refrigerant system should on‐

ly be serviced by trained and certi‐

fied technicians to insure proper

and safe operation.

• The refrigerant system should be

serviced in a well-ventilated place.

• The air conditioning evaporator

(cooling coil) shall never be re‐

paired or replaced with one re‐

moved from a used or salvaged

vehicle and new replacement MAC

evaporators shall be certified (and

labeled) as meeting SAE Standard

J2842.

NOTICE

• When using the air conditioning

system, monitor the temperature

gauge closely while driving up hills

or in heavy traffic when outside

temperatures are high. Air condi‐

tioning system operation may

cause engine overheating. Contin‐

ue to use the blower fan but turn

the air conditioning system off if

the temperature gauge indicates

engine overheating.

• When opening the windows in hu‐

mid weather air conditioning may

create water droplets inside the

vehicle. Since excessive water

droplets may cause damage to

electrical equipment, air condition‐

ing should only be used with the

windows closed.

Air conditioning system operation tips

• If the vehicle has been parked in di‐

rect sunlight during hot weather,

open the windows for a short time to

let the hot air inside the vehicle es‐

cape.

• To help reduce moisture inside of the

windows on rainy or humid days, de‐

crease the humidity inside the vehicle

by operating the air conditioning sys‐

tem.

• During air conditioning system opera‐

tion, you may occasionally notice a

slight change in engine speed as the

air conditioning compressor cycles.

This is a normal system operation

characteristic.

• Use the air conditioning system every

month only for a few minutes to en‐

sure maximum system performance.

• When using the air conditioning sys‐

tem, you may notice clear water

dripping (or even puddling) on the

ground under the passenger side of

the vehicle. This is a normal system

operation characteristic.

• Operating the air conditioning system

in the recirculated air position pro‐

vides maximum cooling, however,

continual operation in this mode may

cause the air inside the vehicle to be‐

come stale.

• During cooling operation, you may oc‐

casionally notice a misty air flow be‐

cause of rapid cooling and humid air

intake. This is a normal system oper‐

ation characteristic.

4-105

4

Featur

es of your v

ehicle

Climate control air filter (if

equipped)

A : Outside air

B : Recirculated air

C : Climate control air filter

D : Blower

E : Evaporator core

F : Heater core

The climate control air filter installed

behind the glove box filters the dust or

other pollutants that come into the ve‐

hicle from the outside through the

heating and air conditioning system.

If dust or other pollutants accumulate

in the filter over a period of time, the

air flow from the air vents may de‐

crease, resulting in moisture accumula‐

tion on the inside of the windshield

even when the outside (fresh) air posi‐

tion is selected. If this happens, have

the climate control air filter replaced by

a professional workshop. Kia recom‐

mends to visit an authorized Kia dealer/

service partner.

NOTICE

• Replace the filter according to the

Maintenance Schedule.

If the vehicle is being driven in se‐

vere conditions such as dusty or

rough roads, more frequent air

conditioner filter inspections and

changes are required.

• When the air flow rate suddenly

decreases, have the system

checked by a professional work‐

shop. Kia recommends to visit an

authorized Kia dealer/service part‐

ner.

Air Conditioning refrigerant label

■ Example
Type A

Type B

❈

The actual Air Conditioning refriger‐

ant label in the vehicle may differ

from the illustration.

Features of your vehicle

4-106

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 Refrigerant label on page

9-22 for more detailed location of the

air conditioning refrigerant label.

Checking the amount of air

conditioner refrigerant and

compressor lubricant

When the amount of refrigerant is low,

the performance of the air conditioning

is reduced. Overfilling also has a bad in‐

fluence on the air conditioning system.

Therefore, if abnormal operation is

found, have the system inspected by a

professional workshop.

Kia recommends to visit an authorized

Kia dealer/service partner.

WARNING

n Vehicles

equipped

with

R-134a

*

Because the refrigerant is

at very high pressure, the

air conditioning system

should only be serviced

by trained and certified

technicians.

It is important that the correct type

and amount of oil and refrigerant is

used.

Otherwise, it may cause damage to

the vehicle and personal injury.

*

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 Refrigerant la‐

bel on page 9-22 for more detail

location of air conditioning refriger‐

ant label.

WARNING

n Vehicles

equipped

with

R-1234yf

*

Because the refrigerant is

mildly inflammable and at

very high pressure, the

air conditioning system

should only be serviced

by trained and certified

technicians.

It is important that the correct type

and amount of oil and refrigerant is

used.

Otherwise, it may cause damage to

the vehicle and personal injury.

*

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 Refrigerant la‐

bel on page 9-22 for more detail

location of air conditioning refriger‐

ant label.

4-107

4

Featur

es of your v

ehicle