Kia Soul 2023 Manual page 165

Features of your vehicle
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.
CAUTION
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 salvaged vehicle and new
replacement MAC evaporators shall
be certified (and labeled) as meeting
SAE Standard J2842.
NOTICE
僅 When using the air conditioning sys-
tem, monitor the temperature gauge
closely while 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
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.
Manual climate control system
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
let the hot air inside the vehicle
escape.
僅 To help reduce moisture inside of the
windows on rainy or humid days,
decrease the humidity inside the vehi-
cle by operating the air conditioning
system.
僅 During air conditioning system opera-
tion, you may occasionally notice a
slight change in engine speed as the
air conditioning compressor cycles.
This is a normal system operation
characteristic.
僅 Use the air conditioning system every
month only for a few minutes to
ensure maximum system perfor-
mance.
僅 When using the air conditioning sys-
tem, you may notice clear water drip-
ping (or even puddling) on the ground
under the passenger side of the vehi-
cle. This is a normal system operation
characteristic.
僅 Operating the air conditioning system
in the recirculated air position pro-
vides maximum cooling, however,
continual operation in this mode may
cause the air inside the vehicle to
become stale.
僅 During cooling operation, you may
occasionally notice a misty air flow
because of rapid cooling and humid
air intake. This is a normal system
operation characteristic.
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