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Do not use the interior lights for
extended periods when the engine is
not running.
It may cause battery discharge.

Automatic turn off function
(if equipped)

The interior lights automatically turn
off approximately 20 minutes after
the engine is turned off.
If your vehicle is equipped with the
theft alarm system, the interior lights
automatically turns off several sec-
onds after the system is armed.

Front lamp switch

•

: Press the button to turn the

lamp on. This light produces
a spot beam for convenient
use as a map lamp at night
or as a personal lamp for
the driver and the front pas-
senger. To turn the lamp off,
press the button again.

• ROOM: Press the button to turn

the front and rear lamp on.
To turn the lamp off, press
the button again.

INTERIOR LIGHT

OKH043200N

Interior Lights

Do not use the interior lights
when driving in the dark.
Accidents could happen
because the view may be
obscured by interior lights.

WARNING

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• REAR ROOM : Press the button to

turn the rear lamp
on. To turn the
lamp off, press the
button again.

• DOOR :
Press the button to operate the door
mode. The indicator on the button will
illuminate and lamps will turn on or off
as follows:

- The front and rear lamp comes

on when a door is opened. If the
door is closed, the lamps will go
out in 30 seconds.

- The front and rear lamp comes

on for approximately 30 seconds
when doors are unlocked with
the smart key as long as the
doors are not opened.

- The front and rear lamp will stay

on for approximately 20 minutes
if a door is opened with the
engine start/stop button in the
ACC or OFF position.

- The front and rear lamp will stay

on continuously if the door is
opened with the engine
start/stop button in the ON posi-
tion.

- The front and rear lamp will go

out immediately if the engine
start/stop button is changed to
the ON position or all doors are
locked.

To turn off the door mode, press the
button again. The indicator on the
button will turn off.

• PRIVACY :
Press the button to operate the pri-
vacy mode. The indicator on the but-
ton will illuminate and lamps will turn
on or off as follows:
- If you open any door, the lamp for

the open door will illuminate.

To turn off the privacy mode, press
the button again. The indicator on the
button will turn off.

Rear lamp switch

Type A

•

: Press the button to turn the

lamp on. This light produces
a spot beam for convenient
use as a map lamp at night
or as a personal lamp for
the driver and the front pas-
senger. To turn the lamp off,
press the button again.

• ROOM : Press the button to turn

the rear lamp on. To turn
the lamp off, press the but-
ton again.

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Type B

Press the button to turn the rear
lamp on. To turn the lamp off, press
the button again.

Trunk room lamp

The trunk room lamp comes on
when the trunk is opened.
To prevent unnecessary charging
system drain, close the trunk lid
securely after using the trunk room.

Door courtesy lamp

The door courtesy lamp comes ON
when the door is opened to assist
entering or exiting the vehicle. It also
serves as a warning to passing vehi-
cles that the vehicle door is open.

OKH043307N

OKH043203N

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Glove box lamp

The glove box lamp comes on when
the glove box is opened.
To prevent unnecessary charging sys-
tem drain, close the glove box secure-
ly after using the glove box.

Vanity mirror lamp

Opening the lid of the vanity mirror
will automatically turn on the mirror
light.

Vanity mirror lamp
(if equipped)

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.

CAUTION

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NOTICE

If you want to defrost and defog the
front windshield, refer to
“Windshield Defrosting and
Defogging” in this section.

Rear window defroster

The defroster heats the window to
remove frost, fog and thin ice from
the rear window, while the engine is
running.
To activate the rear window
defroster, press the rear window
defroster button located in the center
facia switch panel.
The indicator on the rear window
defroster button illuminates when the
defroster is ON.
To turn off the defroster, press the
rear window defroster button again.

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 Engine
Start/Stop Button 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
outside rearview mirror defrosters,
they will operate at the same time you
turn on the rear window defroster.

Wiper de-icer (if equipped)

If your vehicle is equipped with the
wiper de-icer, it will be operating at
the same time you turn on the rear
window defroster.

DEFROSTER

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Conductors

To prevent damage to the con-
ductors bonded to the inside
surface of the rear window,
never use sharp instruments or
window cleaners containing
abrasives to clean the window.

CAUTION

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AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM

1. Driver’s temperature control button
2. AUTO (automatic control) button
3. Front windshield defrost button
4. Fan speed control button
5. Mode selection button
6. Air intake control button
7. Passenger’s temperature control button
8. OFF button
9. Rear window defrost button
10. Air conditioning button
11. Synchronize temperature control button
12. Climate information screen selection button
13. Fan speed control button (Rear)
14. OFF button (Rear)
15. LCD display
16. Rear side temperature control knob
17. AUTO (automatic control) button

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Automatic heating and air con-
ditioning

1.Press the AUTO button.
The modes, fan speeds, air intake
and air-conditioning will be controlled
automatically according to the tem-
perature setting.

2.Press the temperature control but-

ton to set the desired temperature.

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NOTICE

• To turn the automatic operation off,

select any of the following buttons:
- Mode selection button
- Air conditioning button
- Front windshield defroster button

(Press the button one more time
to deselect the front windshield
defroster function. The ‘AUTO’
sign will illuminate on the infor-
mation display once again.)

- Air intake control button
- Fan speed control button
The selected function will be con-
trolled manually while other func-
tions operate automatically.

• For your convenience and to

improve the effectiveness of the
climate control, use the AUTO
button and set the temperature to
73°F (23°C).

OKH045210N

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OKH045286N

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NOTICE

Never place anything over the sen-
sor located on the instrument panel
to ensure better control of the heat-
ing and cooling system.

Manual heating and air condi-
tioning

The heating and cooling system can
be controlled manually by pushing
buttons other than the AUTO button.
In this case, the system works
sequentially according to the order of
buttons selected. When pressing any
button except the AUTO button while
using automatic operation, the func-
tions not selected will be controlled
automatically.
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 out-

side (fresh) air position.

5.Set the fan speed control to the

desired speed.

6.If air conditioning is desired, turn

the air conditioning system on.

Press the AUTO button in order to
convert to full automatic control of
the system.

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Rear outlet vents (F)

• The air flow of the Rear outlet

vents is controlled by the front cli-
mate control system and delivered
through the inside air duct of the
front doors. If the door is open or
not closed completely, the air flow
of the Rear outlet vent is not deliv-
ered properly. Make sure the front
doors are closed completely.

• The air flow of the Rear outlet

vents may be weaker than the
instrument panel vents for the long
air duct in the front doors.

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Mode selection

The mode selection button controls
the direction of the air flow through
the ventilation system.
The air flow outlet port is converted
as follows:

Face-Level (B, C, D, E, F, G)

Air flow is directed toward the upper
body and face. Additionally, each
outlet can be controlled to direct the
air discharged from the outlet.

Bi-Level (B, C, D, E, F, G)

Air flow is directed towards the face
and the floor.

Floor & Defrost
(A, C, D, E, F, G)

Most of the air flow is directed to the
floor and the windshield with a small
amount directed to the side window
defrosters.

Floor-Level (A, C, D, E, F, G)

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.

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Defrost-Level (A)

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

The outlet vents can be opened or
closed separately using the horizon-
tal thumbwheel. To close the vent,
rotate it left to the maximum position.
To open the vent, rotate it right to the
desired position.
Also, you can adjust the direction of
air delivery from these vents using
the vent control lever as shown.

Temperature control

The temperature will increase to the
maximum (HI) by pushing the up (

)

button (for front) or turn the knob to the
right (for rear).

OKH045214N

OKH045215N

OKH045216N

OKH043217N

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The temperature will decrease to the
minimum (Lo) by pushing the down
(

) button (for front) or turn the knob

to the left (for rear).
When pushing the button (for front) or
turning the knob (for rear), the tem-
perature will increase or decrease by
0.5°C/1°F. When set to the lowest
temperature setting, the air condition-
ing will operate continuously.

Adjusting the driver, passenger and
rear side temperature equally

1. Press the SYNC button to activate

SYNC mode. The passenger and
rear side temperature will be set to
the same temperature as the driv-
er side temperature.

2. Press the driver side temperature

control button. The driver, passen-
ger and rear side temperature will
be adjusted equally.

Adjusting the driver, passenger and
rear side temperature individually

• Press the SYNC button again to

operate the driver, passenger and
rear side temperature individually.

• Pressing the passenger side tem-

perature control button will auto-
matically cancel the SYNC mode.
At this time, rear side temperature
will be set to the same temperature
as the driver side.

• Turning the rear temperature con-

trol knob will automatically cancel
the SYNC mode. At this time, pas-
senger side temperature will be set
to the same temperature as the
driver side.

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Temperature conversion

You can switch the temperature mode
from Centigrade and Fahrenheit as fol-
lows:
While pressing the OFF button,
press the AUTO button for 3 seconds
or more.
The display will change from
Centigrade to Fahrenheit, or from
Fahrenheit to Centigrade.
If the battery has been discharged or
disconnected, the temperature mode
display will reset to Fahrenheit.

Air intake control

This is used to select the outside
(fresh) air position or recirculated air
position.
To change the air intake control posi-
tion, push the control button.

Recirculated air position

With the recirculated air
position selected, air from
the passenger compart-
ment will be drawn through
the heating system and
heated or cooled according
to the function selected.
When driving at high
speed, the outside air may
come in to circulate the air
inside the vehicle.
To block the air from enter-
ing, press the air intake
control button for about 2
seconds. The outside air
will be blocked from coming
in for 3 minutes.

Outside (fresh) air position

With the outside (fresh) air
position selected, air
enters the vehicle from out-
side and is heated or
cooled according to the
function selected.

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NOTICE

Prolonged operation of the heater in
the recirculated air position (with-
out air conditioning selected) may
cause fogging of the windshield and
side windows and the air within the
passenger compartment may
become stale.
In addition, prolonged use of the air
conditioning with the recirculated
air position selected will result in
excessively dry air in the passenger
compartment.

Sunroof Inside Air Recirculation
(if equipped)

When the heater or air conditioning
system is on with the sunroof
opened, the outside (fresh) air posi-
tion will be automatically selected. At
this time, if you press the recirculated
air position button, the recirculated
air position will be selected but will
change back to the outside (fresh) air
position after 3 minutes. When the
sunroof is closed, the air intake posi-
tion will return to the original position
that was selected.

Reduced visibility

Continued use of the climate
control system in the recirculat-
ed air position may allow
humidity to increase inside the
vehicle which may fog the glass
and obscure visibility.

WARNING

Sleeping with AC on

Do not sleep in a vehicle with
the air conditioning or heating
system on as this may cause
serious harm or death due to a
drop in the oxygen level and/or
body temperature.

WARNING

Recirculated air

Continued use of the climate
control system in the recirculat-
ed air position can cause
drowsiness or sleepiness, and
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

The fan speed can be set to the
desired speed by pressing the fan
speed control button(for front) or
turning the fan speed control knob
(for rear).
To change the fan speed, press the
(

) part of the button for higher

speed or press the (

) part of the

button for lower speed. (for front)
To change the fan speed, turn the
knob to the right for higher speed, or
left for lower speed. (for rear)
To turn the fan speed control off,
press the OFF button.

Air conditioning

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.

OFF mode

• Press the front OFF button to turn

off the air climate control system.
However, you can still operate the
mode and air intake buttons as
long as the Engine Start/Stop
Button is in the ON position.

• Press the rear OFF button to turn

off the air coming out of the rear
console vent.

OKH045222N

OKH045221N

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OKH045223N

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Climate information screen selec-
tion (if equipped)

Press the climate information screen
selection button to display climate
information on the screen.

Rear control lock

You can activate or deactivate the
rear seat control, rear audio control
and climate control by using the
REAR LOCK button on the rear arm-
rest or “System Settings” in the AVN
(Audio, Video, and Navigation).
Detailed information for the “System
Settings” is described in a separately
supplied manual.
If the rear control button has deacti-
vated through AVN, you can reacti-
vate the rear control button only
through AVN.

System operation

Ventilation

1.Set the mode to the

position.

2.Set the air intake control to the out-

side (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 out-

side (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.

OKH033040N

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