Kia PICANTO 2023 Manual page 183

Features of your vehicle
Operation Tips
僅 To keep dust or unpleasant fumes
from entering the vehicle through the
ventilation system, temporarily set the
air intake control to the recirculated
air position. Be sure to return the con-
trol to the fresh air position when the
irritation has passed to keep fresh air
in the vehicle. This will help keep the
driver alert and comfortable.
僅 Air for the heating/cooling system is
drawn in through the grilles just
ahead of the windscreen. Care should
be taken that these are not blocked
by leaves, snow, ice or other obstruc-
tions.
僅 To prevent interior fog on the wind-
screen, set the air intake control to the
fresh air position and fan speed to the
desired position, turn on the air condi-
tioning system, and adjust the tem-
perature control to desired
temperature.
Air conditioning
Kia Air Conditioning Systems are filled
with environmentally friendly refriger-
ant*.
1. Start the engine. Push the air condi-
tioning button.
2. Set the mode to the
3. Set the air intake control to the out-
side air or recirculated air position.
4. Adjust the fan speed control and tem-
perature control to maintain maxi-
mum comfort.
* : Your vehicle is filled with R-134a or R-
1234yf according to the regulation in
your country at the time of producing.
You can find out which air condition-
ing refrigerant is applied your vehicle
at the label inside of engine room.
Refer to "Refrigerant label" on page 9-
17. for more detail location of air con-
ditioning refrigerant label.
僅 The refrigerant system should only be
serviced by trained and certified tech-
nicians to insure proper and safe
operation.
僅 The refrigerant system should be ser-
viced in a well-ventilated place.
僅 The air conditioning evaporator (cool-
ing coil) shall never be repaired or
replaced with one removed from a
used or salvage vehicle and new
replacement MAC evaporators shall
be certified (and labeled) as meeting
SAE Standard J2842.
僅 When using the air conditioning sys-
tem, monitor the temperature gauge
closely whilst driving up hills or in
heavy traffic when outside tempera-
tures are high. Air conditioning system
operation may cause engine over-
heating. Continue to use the blower
fan but turn the air conditioning sys-
tem off if the temperature gauge indi-
cates engine overheating.
僅 When opening the windows in humid
position.
weather air conditioning may create
water droplets inside the vehicle.
Since excessive water droplets may
cause damage to electrical equip-
ment, air conditioning should only be
used with the windows closed.
Air conditioning system opera-
tion tips
僅 If the vehicle has been parked in
direct sunlight during hot weather,
open the windows for a short time to
Manual climate control system
CAUTION
NOTICE
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