Get Features of your vehicle -> Automatic climate control system (if equipped) Guide for Kia Picanto 4 Door First Generation (2004-2010)

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AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)

1. AUTO (automatic control) button

2. Temperature control knob

3. Climate control display

4. Fan speed control knob

5. OFF button

7. Mode selection button

8. Air conditioning button

9. Air intake control button

6. Front windshield defrost button

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2. Turn the TEMP knob to set the desired

temperature.

If the temperature is set to the lowest

setting (Lo), the air conditioning sys-

tem will operate continuously.

3. To turn the automatic operation off,

press any button or turn any knob

except the temperature control knob. If

you press the mode selection button,

air conditioning button, defrost button

or air intake control button, or turn the

fan speed knob, the selected function

will be controlled manually while other

functions operate automatically.

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NOTICE

Automatic heating and air condi-

tioning

The automatic climate control system is

controlled by simply setting the desired

temperature.

Never place anything over the sensor

located on the instrument panel to

ensure better control of the heating and

cooling system.

The Full Automatic Temperature Control

(FATC) system automatically controls the

heating and cooling system as follows;

1. Push the AUTO button. It is indicated

by AUTO on the display. The modes,

fan speeds, air intake and air-condi-

tioning will be controlled automatically

by temperature setting.

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Manual heating and air condition-

ing

Face-Level (B, D)

Air flow is directed toward the upper body

and face. Additionally, each outlet can be

controlled to direct the air discharged

from the outlet.

The heating and cooling system can be

controlled manually by pushing buttons

other than the AUTO button. In this case,

the system works sequentially according

to the order of buttons selected.

When pressing any button (or turning

any knob) except AUTO button while

automatic operation, the functions not

selected will be controlled automatically.

Bi-Level (B, D, C)

Air flow is directed towards the face and

the floor.

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1. Start the engine.

2. Set the mode to the desired position.

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Mode selection

3. Set the temperature control to the

desired position.

The mode selection button controls the

direction of the air flow through the venti-

lation system.

4. Set the air intake control to the outside

(fresh) air position.

The air flow outlet port is converted as

follows:

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.

Refer to the illustration in the “Manual cli-

mate control system”.

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Floor-Level (C, A, D)

Most of the air flow is directed to the

floor, with a small amount of the air being

directed to the windshield and side win-

dow defrosters.

Floor/Defrost-Level (A, C, D)

Most of the air flow is directed to the floor

and the windshield with a small amount

directed to the side window defrosters.

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Defrost-Level (A, D)

Instrument panel vents

The outlet vents can be opened or closed

separately using the thumbwheel.

Most of the air flow is directed to the

windshield with a small amount of air

directed to the side window defrosters.

Also, you can adjust the direction of air

delivery from these vents using the vent

control lever as shown.

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Temperature conversion

If the battery has been discharged or dis-

connected, the temperature mode dis-

play will reset to Centigrade.

This is a normal condition.You can switch

the

Centigrade to Fahrenheit as follows;

temperature

mode

between

While depressing the AUTO button,

depress the OFF button for 3 seconds or

more. The display will change from

Centigrade to Fahrenheit, or from

Fahrenheit to Centigrade.

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Temperature control

Outside thermometer

The temperature will increase to the

maximum (HI) by turning the knob to the

right extremely.

The current outside temperature is dis-

played in 1°C (1°F) increments. The tem-

perature range is between -40°C ~ 60°C

(-40°F~140°F).

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.

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Recirculated air position

The recirculated air position

Outside (fresh) air position Recirculated air position

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NOTICE

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.

indicator in the climate con-

trol display illuminates when

the recirculated air position

is selected.

With the recirculated air posi-

tion selected, air from the

passenger compartment will

be drawn through the heat-

ing system and heated or

cooled according to the func-

tion selected.

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• Continue using the climate con-

trol system in the recirculated air

position may allow humidity to

increase inside the vehicle which

may fog the glass and obscure vis-

ibility.

Air intake control

This is used to select outside (fresh) air

position or recirculated air position.

Outside (fresh) air position

The outside (fresh) air posi-

tion indicator in the climate

control display illuminates

when the outside (fresh) air

position is selected.

To change the air intake control position,

push the control button.

• Do not sleep in a vehicle with air

conditioning or heating system on.

It may cause serious harm or death

due to a drop in the oxygen level

and/or body temperature.

With the outside (fresh) air

position selected, air enters

the vehicle from outside and

is heated or cooled accord-

ing to the function selected.

• Continue using the climate con-

trol system in the reciruclated air

position can cause drowsiness or

sleepiness, and loss of vehicle

control. Set the air intake control to

the outside (fresh) air position as

much as possible while driving.

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Fan speed control

Air conditioning

OFF mode

The fan speed can be set to the desired

speed by turning the fan speed control

knob.

Push the OFF button to turn off the air cli-

mate control system. However, you can

still operate the mode and air intake but-

tons as long as the ignition switch is in

the ON position.

Push the A/C button to turn the air condi-

tioning system on.

Push the button again to turn the air con-

ditioning system off.

The higher the fan speed is, the more air

is delivered.

Pressing the OFF button turns off the

fan.

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