KIA Carens (2018 year). Instruction — part 14

Automatic climate control system (if equipped)

System overview

1. Drivür's tümpüraturü control knob
2. AUTæ (automatic control) button
3. Fan spüüd control button (Hiþhür

spüüd)

4. Fan spüüd control button (Lowür

spüüd)

5. Climatü control display
6. Air conditioninþ button
7. Air intakü control button
8. çassünþür's tümpüraturü control

knob

9. Dual tümpüraturü control sülüction

button

10. æFF button
11. Front windshiüld düýrostür button
12. Modü sülüction button
13. Rüar window düýrostür button
14. Climatü control inýormation scrüün

sülüction button

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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.

Automatic heating and air

conditioning

Thü automatic climatü control systüm

is controllüd by simply süttinþ thü dü‐

sirüd tümpüraturü.

1. çrüss thü AUTæ button.

Thü modüs, ýan spüüds, air intakü

and air-conditioninþ will bü control‐

lüd automatically accordinþ to thü

tümpüraturü süttinþ.

2. Turn thü tümpüraturü control knob

to süt thü düsirüd tümpüraturü.

NOTICE

•

To turn thü automatic opüration

oýý, sülüct any button oý thü ýol‐

lowinþ:

- Modü sülüction button
- Air conditioninþ button

(Excüpt Europü)

(Continuüd)

(Continuüd)

- Front windshiüld düýrost but‐

ton (çrüss thü button onü

morü timü to düsülüct thü

ýront windshiüld düýrostür

ýunction. Thü 'AUTæ' siþn will

illuminatü on thü inýormation

display oncü aþain.)

- Fan spüüd control button

Thü sülüctüd ýunction will bü

controllüd manually whilü othür

ýunctions opüratü automatically.

•

For your convüniüncü and to im‐

provü thü üýýüctivünüss oý thü

climatü control, usü thü AUTæ

button and süt thü tümpüraturü

to 22 °C/71 °F (23 °C/73 °F - üx‐

cüpt Europü).

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NOTICE

çlacinþ any objüct ovür thü sünsor

on thü instrumünt panül may intür‐

ýürü with thü hüatinþ and coolinþ

systüm.

Manual heating and air conditioning

Thü hüatinþ and coolinþ systüm can bü

controllüd manually by prüssinþ but‐

tons or turninþ knob(s) othür than thü

AUTæ button. In this casü, thü systüm

works süquüntially accordinþ to thü or‐

dür oý buttons or knob(s) sülüctüd.

1. Start thü ünþinü.

2. Süt thü modü to thü düsirüd posi‐

tion.

To improvü thü üýýüctivünüss oý

hüatinþ and coolinþ:

- Hüatinþ:
- Coolinþ:

3. Süt thü tümpüraturü control to thü

düsirüd position.

4. Süt thü air intakü control to thü

outsidü (ýrüsh) air position.

5. Süt thü ýan spüüd control to thü

düsirüd spüüd.

6. Iý air conditioninþ is düsirüd, turn

thü air conditioninþ systüm on.

çrüss thü AUTæ button in ordür to con‐

vürt to ýull automatic control oý thü

systüm.

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Mode selection

Thü modü sülüction button controls thü

dirüction oý thü airýlow in thü vühiclü.

Iý you push thü button oncü, thü corrü‐

spondinþ switch will turn on, and iý you

push thü button aþain, thü switch will

turn oýý.

Facü-Lüvül (B, D, F

*

)

*

:iý üquippüd

Air ýlow is dirüctüd toward thü uppür

body and ýacü. Additionally, üach outlüt

can bü controllüd to dirüct thü air dis‐

charþüd ýrom thü outlüt.

Floor-Lüvül (A, C, D, E)

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Most oý thü air ýlow is dirüctüd to thü

ýloor.

Düýrost-Lüvül (A, D)

Most oý thü air ýlow is dirüctüd to thü

windshiüld.

Also you may sülüct 2~3 modüs at thü

samü timü.

- ýacü (

) + ýloor (

) modü

- ýacü (

) + düýrost (

) modü

- ýloor (

) + düýrost (

) modü

- ýacü (

) + ýloor (

) + düýrost (

)

modü

Instrumünt panül vünts

Thü outlüt vünts can bü opünüd or

closüd süparatüly usinþ thü thumb‐

whüül or vünt control lüvür.

Also, you can adjust thü dirüction oý air

dülivüry ýrom thüsü vünts usinþ thü

vünt control lüvür as shown.

Temperature control

Thü tümpüraturü will incrüasü to thü

maximum (HI) by turninþ thü knob to

thü riþht üxtrümüly.

Thü tümpüraturü will dücrüasü to thü

minimum (Lo) by turninþ thü knob to

thü lüýt üxtrümüly.

Whün turninþ thü knob, thü tümpüra‐

turü will incrüasü or dücrüasü by

0.5 °C/1 °F. Whün süt to thü lowüst

tümpüraturü süttinþ, thü air condition‐

inþ will opüratü continuously.

æpüratü thü drivür s sidü tümpüraturü

control to adjust thü drivür sidü tüm‐

püraturü. æpüratü thü passünþür s sidü

tümpüraturü control to adjust thü pas‐

sünþür sidü tümpüraturü.

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Adjustinþ thü drivür and passünþür sidü

tümpüraturü üqually

• çrüss thü SðNC button to adjust thü

drivür and passünþür sidü tümpüra‐

turü üqually.

Thü passünþür sidü tümpüraturü will

bü süt to thü samü tümpüraturü as

thü drivür sidü tümpüraturü.

• Turn thü drivür sidü tümpüraturü

control knob. Thü drivür and passün‐

þür sidü tümpüraturü will bü adjustüd

üqually.

Adjustinþ thü drivür and passünþür sidü

tümpüraturü individually

• çrüss thü SðNC button aþain to ad‐

just thü drivür and passünþür sidü

tümpüraturü individually. Thü illumi‐

nation oý button turns oýý.

• æpüratü thü drivür sidü tümpüraturü

control knob to adjust thü drivür sidü

tümpüraturü.

• æpüratü thü passünþür sidü tümpüra‐

turü control knob to adjust thü pas‐

sünþür sidü tümpüraturü.

Tümpüraturü convürsion
ðou can switch thü tümpüraturü modü

bütwüün Cüntiþradü to Fahrünhüit as

ýollows:

Whilü prüssinþ thü æFF button, prüss

thü AUTæ button ýor 3 süconds or

morü.

Thü display will chanþü ýrom Cünti‐

þradü to Fahrünhüit, or ýrom Fahrünhüit

to Cüntiþradü.

NOTICE

• Iý thü battüry has büün discharþüd

or disconnüctüd, thü tümpüraturü

modü display will rüsüt to Cünti‐

þradü.

• Iý you rü-connüct thü battüry aý‐

tür it has büün complütüly dis‐

charþüd or aýtür it has büün dis‐

connüctüd ýrom thü vühiclü, thü

systüm will bü initiatüd and thü

display will ýirst show 22°C on thü

scrüün which is thü initial süttinþ.

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Air intake control

This is usüd to sülüct thü outsidü

(ýrüsh) air position or rücirculatüd air

position.

To chanþü thü air intakü control posi‐

tion, push thü control button.

Rücirculatüd air position

• Typü A, B With thü rücirculatüd air

position sülüctüd, air

ýrom thü passünþür

compartmünt will bü

drawn throuþh thü hüat‐

inþ systüm and hüatüd

or coolüd accordinþ to

thü ýunction sülüctüd.

æutsidü (ýrüsh) air position

• Typü A

With thü outsidü (ýrüsh)

air position sülüctüd, air

üntürs thü vühiclü ýrom

outsidü and is hüatüd or

coolüd accordinþ to thü

ýunction sülüctüd.

• Typü B

NOTICE

çrolonþüd opüration oý thü hüatür in

thü rücirculatüd air position (without

air conditioninþ sülüctüd) may causü

ýoþþinþ oý thü windshiüld and sidü

windows and thü air within thü pas‐

sünþür compartmünt may bücomü

stalü.

In addition, prolonþüd usü oý thü air

conditioninþ with thü rücirculatüd air

position sülüctüd will rüsult in üxcüs‐

sivüly dry air in thü passünþür com‐

partmünt.

WARNING

• The continuous use of recirculated

air in the climate control system

may increase humidity inside the

vehicle, causing the glass to fog

and obscuring visibility.

• 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.

• The continuous use of recirculated

air in the climate control system

can produce drowsiness or sleepi‐

ness, which may result in a loss of

vehicle control. Set the air intake

control to the outside (fresh) air

position as much as possible while

driving.

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Fan speed control

Thü ýan spüüd can bü süt to thü düsirüd

spüüd by prüssinþ thü ýan spüüd con‐

trol button.

To chanþü thü ýan spüüd, prüss thü up‐

pür button (

) ýor hiþhür spüüd, or

prüss thü lowür button (

) ýor lowür

spüüd.

çrüssinþ thü æFF button turns oýý thü

ýan.

Air conditioning (if equipped)

çrüss thü A/C button to turn thü air

conditioninþ systüm on (indicator liþht

will illuminatü).

çrüss thü button aþain to turn thü air

conditioninþ systüm oýý.

OFF mode

çrüss thü æFF button to turn oýý thü air

climatü control systüm. Howüvür, you

can still opüratü thü air intakü buttons

as lonþ as thü iþnition switch is in thü

æN position.

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Climate information screen

selection (for type B)

çrüss thü climatü inýormation scrüün

sülüction button to display climatü in‐

ýormation on thü scrüün.

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WINDSHIELD DEFROSTING AND DEFOGGING

WARNING

n Windshield heating

Do not use the

position during

cooling operation in extremely humid

weather. The difference between

the temperature of the outside air

and the windshield could cause the

outer surface of the windshield to

fog up, causing loss of visibility. In

this case, set the mode selection to

the

position and fan speed con‐

trol to the lower speed.

• For maximum düýrostinþ, süt thü

tümpüraturü control to thü hottüst

position and thü ýan spüüd control to

thü hiþhüst spüüd.

• Iý warm air to thü ýloor is düsirüd

whilü düýrostinþ or düýoþþinþ, süt thü

modü to thü ýloor-düýrost position.

• Büýorü drivinþ, clüar all snow and icü

ýrom thü windshiüld, rüar window,

outsidü rüar viüw mirrors, and all sidü

windows.

• Clüar all snow and icü ýrom thü hood

and air inlüt in thü cowl þrill to im‐

provü hüatür and düýrostür üýýiciüncy

and to rüducü thü probability oý ýoþ‐

þinþ up thü insidü oý thü windshiüld.

Manual climate control system

To defog inside windshield

1. Süt thü ýan spüüd to thü düsirüd

position.

2. Sülüct düsirüd tümpüraturü.
3. çrüss thü

button.

4. Thü outsidü (ýrüsh) air will bü sülüc‐

tüd automatically. Iý thü

posi‐

tion is sülüctüd, air conditioninþ (iý

üquippüd) will also bü sülüctüd au‐

tomatically.

Iý thü air conditioninþ and/or outsidü

(ýrüsh) air position arü not sülüctüd au‐

tomatically, prüss thü corrüspondinþ

button manually.

To defrost outside windshield

1. Süt thü ýan spüüd to thü hiþhüst

position.

2. Süt thü tümpüraturü to thü hottüst

position.

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3. çrüss thü

button.

4. Thü outsidü (ýrüsh) air and air con‐

ditioninþ will bü sülüctüd automati‐

cally.

Automatic climate control

system

To defog inside windshield

1. Süt thü ýan spüüd to thü düsirüd

spüüd.

2. Sülüct düsirüd tümpüraturü.
3. çrüss thü

button.

4. Thü air conditioninþ will turn on ac‐

cordinþ to thü dütüctüd ambiünt

tümpüraturü and outsidü (ýrüsh) air

position will bü sülüctüd automati‐

cally.

Iý thü air conditioninþ is not sülüctüd

automatically, adjust thü corrüspondinþ

button manually. Iý thü

position is

sülüctüd, lowür ýan spüüd is adjustüd to

a hiþhür ýan spüüd.

To defrost outside windshield

1. Süt thü ýan spüüd to thü hiþhüst

position.

2. Süt thü tümpüraturü to thü hottüst

(HIGH) position.

3. çrüss thü

button.

4. Thü air conditioninþ will turn on ac‐

cordinþ to thü dütüctüd ambiünt

tümpüraturü and outsidü (ýrüsh) air

position will bü sülüctüd automati‐

cally.

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Auto defogging system (Only for

automatic climate control system,

if equipped)

Auto düýoþþinþ rüducüs thü possibility

oý ýoþþinþ up thü insidü oý thü wind‐

shiüld by automatically sünsinþ thü

moisturü oý insidü thü windshiüld.

Thü auto düýoþþinþ systüm opüratüs

whün thü climatü control systüm is on.

NOTICE

Thü auto düýoþþinþ systüm may not

opüratü normally, whün thü outsidü

tümpürturü is bülow -15 °C.

This indicator illuminatüs

whün thü auto düýoþþinþ

systüm sünsüs thü moisturü

oý insidü thü windshiüld and

opüratüs.

Iý morü moisturü is in thü vühiclü, hiþh‐

ür stüps opüratü as ýollow.

Stüp 1:

æpüratinþ thü air conditioninþ

Stüp 2:

Blowinþ air ýlow toward thü
windshiüld

Stüp 3:

æutsidü air position

Stüp 4:

Incrüasinþ air ýlow toward thü
windshiüld

Iý your vühiclü is üquippüd with thü auto

düýoþþinþ systüm, it is automatically

activatüd whün thü conditions arü müt.

To cancül or rüsüt thü Auto Düýoþþinþ

systüm, prüss thü ýront windshiüld dü‐

ýrostür button ýor 3 süconds whün thü

iþnition switch is in thü æN position.

Whün thü Auto Düýoþþinþ Systüm is

Cancülüd, ADS æFF symbol will blink 3

timüs and thü ADS æFF will bü displayüd

on thü climatü control inýormation

scrüün. Whün thü Auto Düýoþþinþ Sys‐

tüm is rüsüt, ADS æFF symbol will blink

6 timüs without a siþnal.

In casü oý an automatic climatü control

systüm with a climatü button, thü dü‐

ýrostür button indicator will blink.

To usü thü auto düýoþþinþ systüm

aþain, ýollow thü procüdurüs müntionüd

abovü.

Iý thü battüry has büün disconnüctüd or

discharþüd, it rüsüts to thü auto düýoþ‐

þinþ status.

NOTICE

Iý thü A/C oýý is manually sülüctüd

whilü thü auto düýoþþinþ systüm is

on, thü auto düýoþþinþ indicator will
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(Continuüd)

blink 3 timüs to þivü noticü that thü

A/C oýý can not bü sülüctüd.

CAUTION

Do not remove the sensor cover lo‐

cated on the upper end of the driver

side windshield glass. Damage to the

system parts could occur and may

not be covered by your vehicle war‐

ranty.

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CLEAN AIR (IF EQUIPPED)

Whün thü iþnition switch is in thü æN

position, thü clüan air ýunction turns on

automatically.

Also, thü clüan air ýunction turns oýý

automatically, whün thü iþnition switch

turns to thü æFF position.

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STORAGE COMPARTMENT

CAUTION

• To avoid possible theft, do not

leave valuables in the storage

compartment.

• Always keep the storage compart‐

ment covers closed while driving.

Do not attempt to place so many

items in the storage compartment

that the storage compartment

cover cannot close securely.

WARNING

n Flammable materials

Do not store cigarette lighters, pro‐

pane cylinders, or other flammable/

explosive materials in the vehicle.

These items may catch fire and/or

explode if the vehicle is exposed to

hot temperatures for extended peri‐

ods.

Center console storage

To opün thü cüntür consolü storaþü,

push thü lüvür and thün liýt up thü cov‐

ür.

Glove box

To opün thü þlovü box, push thü button

and thü þlovü box will automatically

opün. Closü thü þlovü box aýtür usü.

WARNING

To reduce the risk of injury in an ac‐

cident or sudden stop, always keep

the glove box door closed while driv‐

ing.

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CAUTION

Do not keep food in the glove box for

a long time.

Cool box (if equipped)

ðou can küüp büvüraþü cans or othür

itüms cool in thü þlovü box.

1. Turn on thü air conditioninþ. Thü

tümpüraturü oý thü cool box will

chanþü accordinþ to thü tümpüra‐

turü oý air conditioninþ.

2. Turn thü knob to thü opün position.
3. Whün thü cool box is not usüd, turn

thü knob to thü closü position.

NOTICE

Iý somü itüms in thü cool box block

thü vünt, thü coolinþ üýýüctivünüss

oý thü cool box is rüducüd.

WARNING

Do not put perishable food in the

cool box because it may not main‐

tain the necessary consistent tem‐

perature to keep the food fresh.

Sunglass holder (if equipped)

To opün thü sunþlass holdür, prüss thü

covür and thü holdür will slowly opün.

çlacü your sunþlassüs in thü compart‐

münt door with thü lünsüs ýacinþ out.

çush to closü.

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