Kia Carnival (2007 year). Manual — part 182

[Passenger's]

[Driver's]

5. Installation is the reverse order of removal.

Fuel Fired Heater

2007 > 2.7L V6 GASOLINE >

COMPONENT LOCATION

2007 > 2.7L V6 GASOLINE >

DESCRIPTION

The fuel fired heater has been applied to the diesel engine (CRDi) to increase heating capability by using diesel only in
cold weather

a. Follow the procedures specified in this bulletin during service or it may cause personal injury.

b. Be sure to turn the fuel fired heater off when refueling at station.

c. The fuel fired heater must be mounted at designated position, never in the passenger compartment.

d. The fuel fired heater must be kept below 120°C or a permanent failure on the components may occur.

e. Operational principle : The following 3 conditions should be met at the same time for automatic operation of

the fuel fired heater.

a. Engine runs.

b. Ambient temperature is lower than 2°C (Winter)

c. Coolant temperature is lower than 68°C

f. Cleaning process

a. A cleaning process of the fuel fired heater will be performed automatically when the heater is not operated

due to increase of coolant temperature and ignition off.

b. During cleaning process, supplied fuel in the heater will be burnt completely and any smoke will be expelled.

It is a necessary process for next operation and durability of the heater and takes about 3 minutes.

g. Others

The following symptoms should be explained to customers or technicians as a normal occurrence.

a. A white smoke may come out from the fuel fired heater exhaust pipe installed at the front side of the right

front tire during operation of the heater.
This is not an exhaust fumes.
When moisture in the fuel and air is discharged from the heater and is met cold ambient air, it is condensed
and looks like a white smoke however, when an excessive black smoke is discharged, the fuel fired heater
should be inspected.

b. A "buk-buk" noise from the heater is a noise to form flame for combustion. This is a normal operation.

c. When the heater is operated at full load, a "Wooing" noise is occurred.

d. When shutting off the engine during heater operation, a "Wing" noise is occurred to perform the cleaning

process.

OVERVIEW

1. This fuel fired heater supplies additional heat to the interior compartment with a low fuel consumption to

compensate the heat provided by engine alone.

2. The fuel fired heater has been adopted to warm up the interior compartment in a short time.