Get Features of your vehicle -> Manual heating and air conditioning Guide for Kia Ceed SUV Second Generation (2013-2018)

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Features of your vehicle

Manual heating and air condition-

ing

The heating and cooling system can be

controlled manually by pressing buttons

or turning knob(s) other than the AUTO

button. In this case, the system works

sequentially according to the order of

buttons or knob(s) selected.

1. Start the engine.

2. Set the mode to the desired position.

To improve the effectiveness of heat-

ing and cooling:

- Heating:

- Cooling:

3. Set the temperature control to the

desired position.

4. Set the air intake control to the outside

(fresh) air or recirculated position.

5. Set the fan speed control to the

desired speed.

6. If air conditioning is desired, turn the

air conditioning system on.

Press the AUTO button in order to con-

vert to full automatic control of the sys-

tem.

(if equipped)

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Mode selection

The mode selection button controls the direction of the airflow in the vehicle.

If you push the button once, the corresponding switch will turn on, and if you push the

button again, the switch will turn off.

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Floor-Level (A, C, D, E)

Most of the air flow is directed to the

floor.

Defrost-Level (A, D)

Most of the air flow is directed to the

windshield.

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Maximum (MAX) defrost mode

When you select the MAX defrost mode,

the following system will set automatically:

Also you may select 2~3 modes at the

same time.

Face-Level (B, D, F*)

- face (

- floor (

) + floor (

) mode

• The air conditioning system will be turn

on.

Air flow is directed toward the upper body

and face. Additionally, each outlet can be

controlled to direct the air discharged

from the outlet.

) + defrost (

) + floor (

• The outside(fresh) air position will be

selected.

- face (

mode

) + defrost (

)

• The fan speed will set to the high

speed.

* : if equipped

To turn the MAX defrost mode off, press

the mode button or MAX defrost button

again or AUTO button.

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■ Driver’s side

■ Passenger’s side

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Adjusting the driver and passenger side

temperature individually

Temperature control

The temperature will increase to the

maximum (HI) by turning the knob to the

right extremely.

1. Press the DUAL button to operate the

driver and passenger side temperature

individually. Also, if the passenger side

temperature control knob is operated,

it will automatically change to the

DUAL mode as well.

The temperature will decrease to the

minimum (Lo) by turning the knob to the

left extremely.

When turning the knob, the temperature

will increase or decrease by 0.5°C/1°F.

When set to the lowest temperature set-

ting, the air conditioning will operate con-

tinuously.

2. Operate the driver side temperature

control to adjust the driver side tem-

perature. Operate the passenger side

temperature control to adjust the pas-

senger side temperature.

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Instrument panel vents

The outlet vents can be opened or closed

separately using the thumbwheel or vent

control lever.

Operate the driver’s side temperature

control to adjust the driver side tempera-

ture. Operate the passenger’s side tem-

perature control to adjust the passenger

side temperature.

Also, you can adjust the direction of air

delivery from these vents using the vent

control lever as shown.

When the driver side temperature is set

to the highest (HIGH) or lowest (LOW)

temperature, the DUAL mode deacti-

vates for maximum heating or cooling.

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Adjusting the driver and passenger side

temperature equally

1. Press the DUAL button again to deac-

tivate DUAL mode. The passenger

side temperature will be set to the

same temperature as the driver side.

Recirculated air position

With the recirculated air

position selected, air from

the passenger compart-

ment will be drawn through

the heating system and

heated or cooled according

to the function selected.

2. Operate the driver side temperature

control button. The driver and passen-

ger side temperature will be adjusted

equally.

Outside (fresh) air position

With the outside (fresh) air

position selected, air

Temperature conversion

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You can switch the temperature mode

between Centigrade to Fahrenheit as

follows:

enters the vehicle from out-

side and is heated or

cooled according to the

function selected.

Air intake control

This is used to select the outside (fresh)

air position or recirculated air position.

While pressing the DUAL button, press

the Face-Level selection button

seconds or more.

for 3

To change the air intake control position,

push the control button.

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NOTICE

The display will change from Centigrade

to Fahrenheit, or from Fahrenheit to

Centigrade.

Prolonged operation of the heater in the

recirculated air position (without air

conditioning selected) may cause fog-

ging of the windshield and side windows

and the air within the passenger com-

partment may become stale.

In addition, prolonged use of the air con-

ditioning with the recirculated air posi-

tion selected will result in excessively dry

air in the passenger compartment.

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NOTICE

If the battery has been discharged or

disconnected, the temperature mode

display will reset to Centigrade.

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WARNING

• The continuous use of recirculat-

ed air in the climate control sys-

tem may increase humidity inside

the vehicle, causing the glass to

fog and obscuring visibility.

• Do not sleep in a vehicle with the

air conditioning or heating sys-

tem on. It may cause serious

harm or death due to a drop in the

oxygen level and/or body temper-

ature.

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• The continuous use of recirculat-

ed air in the climate control sys-

tem can produce drowsiness or

sleepiness, which may result in a

loss of vehicle control. Set the air

intake control to the outside

(fresh) air position as much as

possible while driving.

Fan speed control

Air conditioning (if equipped)

The fan speed can be set to the desired

speed by pressing the fan speed control

button.

Press the A/C button to turn the air con-

ditioning system on (indicator light will

illuminate).

To change the fan speed, press the upper

button ( ) for higher speed, or press

the lower button ( ) for lower speed.

Press the button again to turn the air

conditioning system off.

Pressing the OFF button turns off the

fan.

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