Kia CARNIVAL 2023 Manual page 276

Features of your vehicle
Operating rear window defroster
The defroster heats the window to
remove frost, fog and thin ice from the
rear window, whilst the engine is on.
If there is heavy accumulation of snow
on the rear window, brush it off before
operating the rear defroster.
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To activate the rear window defroster:
僅 Press the rear window defroster but-
ton located in the heater control
panel.
The indicator on the rear window
defroster button appears when the
defroster is ON.
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:
僅 Press the rear window defroster but-
ton again.
Outside mirror defroster (if
equipped)
If your vehicle is equipped with the out-
side mirror defrosters, they will operate
at the same time you turn on the rear
window defroster.
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Windscreen defrosting and defogging
Defogging logic
To reduce the possibility of fogging up
the inside of the windscreen, the air
intake or air conditioning is controlled
automatically according to certain con-
ditions such as
To cancel automatic defogging logic or
return to the automatic defogging logic,
do the following.
Cancelling/returning automatic
defogging logic on manual cli-
mate control system
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1. Turn the ENGINE START/STOP to the
ON position.
2. Select the (
3. Within 10 seconds after setting
DEFOG mode, press the intake button
for at least 5 times within 3 seconds.
The indicator light in the air intake
control button will blink 3 times. It
indicates that the defogging logic is
cancelled or returned to the pro-
grammed status.
If the battery has been discharged or
disconnected, it resets to the defog logic
status.
or position.
) position.