Kia Automobile User Manual page 187

Driving your vehicle
• When maximum cooling is desired,
set the temperature control to the
extreme left position and set the air
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intake control to the recirculated air
position, then set the fan speed
control to the highest speed.
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✽ NOTICE
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• When using the air conditioning
system, monitor the temperature
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gauge closely while driving up
hills or in heavy traffic when out-
side temperatures are high. Air
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conditioning system operation
may cause engine overheating.
Continue to use the blower fan but
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turn the air conditioning system
off if the temperature gauge indi-
cates engine overheating.
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• With opening the windows in
humid weather air conditioning
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may cause to make water drops.
Be careful because excessive water
drop may cause to damage electri-
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cal equipment. In this case, close
the windows and turn on the air
conditioning system.
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Air conditioning system oper-
ation tips
• If the vehicle has been parked in
direct sunlight during hot weather,
open the windows for a short time
to let the hot air inside the vehicle
escape.
• To help reduce moisture inside of
windows on rainy humid days,
decrease the humidity inside the
vehicle by operating the air condi-
tioning system.
• During air conditioning system
operation, you may occasionally
notice a slight change in engine
speed at idle as the air condition-
ing compressor cycles on. This is a
normal system operation charac-
teristics.
• Use the air conditioning system
every month if only for a few min-
utes to ensure maximum system
performance.
• When using the air conditioning
system, you may notice clear water
dripping (or even puddling) on the
ground under the passenger side
of the vehicle. This is a normal sys-
tem operation characteristics.
• The air conditioning
includes a function that automati-
cally turns the air conditioning
compressor off if engine coolant
temperature approaches an over
heating level. The air conditioning
compressor operation will resume
once engine coolant temperature
returns to the normal range. Also,
the air conditioning compressor is
automatically turned off for a few
seconds when the accelerator is
fully depressed (wide open throt-
tle).
• When operating the air condition-
ing system use the outside (fresh)
air position.
• Operating the air conditioning sys-
tem in the recirculated air position
does provide maximum cooling,
however, continual operation in this
mode may cause the air inside the
vehicle to become stale.
system