2006-2012 Kia Ceed SUV Driving your vehicle -> Windshield defrosting and defogging User Manual
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ED English 4.qxp 10/4/2007 6:01 PM Page 84  
Driving your vehicle  
WINDSHIELD DEFROSTING AND DEFOGGING  
CAUTION  
Do not use the  
or  
posi-  
tion during cooling operation in  
extremely humid weather. The  
difference between the tempera-  
ture of the outside air and that  
of the windshield could cause  
the outer surface of the wind-  
shield to fog up, causing loss of  
visibility. In this case, set the  
mode selection knob to the  
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position and fan speed control  
knob to the lower speed.  
To defrost outside windshield  
Manual climate control system  
To defog inside windshield  
1. Set the fan speed to the right posi-  
tion.  
• For maximum defrosting, set the tem-  
perature control to the extreme  
right/hot position and the fan speed  
control to the highest speed.  
1. Select any fan speed except  
“OFF”.  
2. Set the temperature to the  
extreme hot position.  
2. Select desired temperature.  
3. Select the  
position.  
3. Select the  
or  
position.  
• If warm air to the floor is desired while  
defrosting or defogging, set the mode  
to the floor-defrost position.  
4. The outside (fresh) air and air con-  
ditioning will be selected.  
4. The outside (fresh) air and air con-  
ditioning will be selected.  
• Before driving, clear all snow and ice  
from the windshield, rear window,  
outside rear view mirrors, and all side  
windows.  
To reduce the probability of fogging up the inside of the windshield, the air  
intake control is set to the outside (fresh) air position automatically if the  
mode is selected to the  
matically operate if the mode is selected to the  
or  
position and the air conditioning will auto-  
position. If you don't want  
• Clear all snow and ice from the hood  
and air inlet in the cowl grill to  
improve heater and defroster efficien-  
cy and to reduce the probability of  
fogging up inside of the windshield.  
the air conditioning and the outside (fresh) air position, press the correspon-  
ding button to cancel the operation.  
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ED English 4.qxp 10/4/2007 6:01 PM Page 85  
Driving your vehicle  
CAUTION  
Do not use the  
position dur-  
ing cooling operation in  
extremely humid weather. The  
difference between the tempera-  
ture of the outside air and that  
of the windshield could cause  
the outer surface of the wind-  
shield to fog up, causing loss of  
visibility. In this case, set the  
mode selection knob to the  
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position and fan speed control  
knob to the lower speed.  
To defrost outside windshield  
Automatic climate control sys-  
tem  
1. Set fan speed to the highest  
(extreme right) position.  
To defog inside windshield  
1. Select desired fan speed.  
2. Select desired temperature.  
• For maximum defrosting, set the tem-  
perature control to the extreme  
right/hot position and the fan speed  
control to the highest speed.  
2. Set temperature to the extreme  
hot (HI) position.  
3. Press the defrost button (  
).  
3. Press the defrost button (  
).  
• If warm air to the floor is desired while  
defrosting or defogging, set the mode  
to the floor-defrost position.  
4. The air-conditioning will be turned  
on and outside (fresh) air position  
will be selected.  
4. The air-conditioning will be turned  
on and outside (fresh) air position  
will be selected.  
• Before driving, clear all snow and ice  
from the windshield, rear window,  
outside rear view mirrors, and all side  
windows.  
To reduce the probability of fogging up the inside of the windshield, the air  
intake control is set to the outside (fresh) air position automatically and the  
air conditioning will automatically operate if the mode is selected to the  
position. If you select the mode, you will not be able to cancel the A/C  
system operation or change the outside (fresh) air position.  
• Clear all snow and ice from the hood  
and air inlet in the cowl grill to  
improve heater and defroster efficien-  
cy and to reduce the probability of  
fogging up inside of the windshield.  
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ED English 4.qxp 10/4/2007 6:01 PM Page 86  
Driving your vehicle  
Automatic climate control system  
Defogging logic  
To reduce the probability of fogging  
up inside of the windshield, the air  
intake control is set to outside (fresh)  
air position automatically if any of fol-  
lowing occur.  
Manual climate control system  
To reduce the probability of fogging  
up the inside of the windshield, the  
air intake control is set to the outside  
(fresh) air position automatically if  
any of following occur.  
• The ignition switch is turned on.  
• The OFF button is pushed.  
• The mode is selected to the  
while the system is activated.  
or  
• The mode is selected to the  
position.  
• The ignition switch is turned on  
while the mode is selected to the  
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In this case, the air conditioning will  
automatically operate if the mode is  
or  
.
How to cancel or return defogging  
selected to the  
.
In this case, the air conditioning will logic of manual climate control system  
automatically operate if the mode is  
selected to the  
If you select the  
mode, you will  
1. Turn the ignition switch to the “ON”  
position.  
.
not be able to cancel the A/C system  
operation or change the outside  
(fresh) air position.  
If you don’t want the air-conditioning  
or outside (fresh) air position, press  
the corresponding button to cancel  
the operation.  
2. Turn the mode selection knob to  
the defrost position ( ).  
3. Push the air intake control button  
( ) at least 5 times within 3 sec-  
onds.  
Then the indicator light in the air  
intake control button will blink 3 times  
with 0.5 second of interval. It indicates  
that the defogging logic is canceled or  
returned to the programmed status.  
If the battery has been discharged or  
disconnected, it is reset as the defog  
logic status.  
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