Kia Soul 2022 Owner's Manual page 204

Features of your vehicle
Air for the heating/cooling system
is drawn in through the grilles just
ahead of the windshield. Care
should be taken that these are
not blocked by leaves, snow, ice or
other obstructions.
To prevent interior fog on the
windshield, set the air intake con -
trol to the fresh air position and
fan speed to the desired position,
turn on the air conditioning sys -
tem, and adjust the temperature
control to desired temperature.
Air conditioning
Kia Air Conditioning Systems are
filled with environmentally friendly
refrigerant*.
1. Start the engine. Push the air
conditioning button.
2. Set the mode to the
3. Set the air intake control to the
outside air or recirculated air
position.
4. Adjust the fan speed control and
temperature control to maintain
maximum comfort.
* : Your vehicle is filled with R-134a
or R-1234yf according to the reg -
ulation in your country at the time
of producing. You can find out
which air conditioning refrigerant
is applied your vehicle at the label
inside of engine room. Refer to
"Refrigerant label" on page 8-11
4 114
for more detail location of air con -
ditioning refrigerant label.
CAUTION
The refrigerant system should
only be serviced by trained and
certified technicians to insure
proper and safe operation.
The refrigerant system should be
serviced in a well-ventilated place.
The air conditioning evaporator
(cooling 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
position.
When using the air conditioning
system, monitor the temperature
gauge closely while driving up hills
or in heavy traffic when outside
temperatures are high. Air condi -
tioning system operation may
cause engine overheating. Con -
tinue to use the blower fan but
turn the air conditioning system
off if the temperature gauge indi -
cates engine overheating.
When opening the windows in
humid weather air conditioning
may create water droplets inside
the vehicle. Since excessive water
droplets may cause damage to
Manual climate control system