KIA Rondo 2014 User Manual

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Features of your vehicle

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• For maximum defrosting, set the

temperature control to the extreme
right/hot position and the fan speed
control to the highest speed.

• If warm air to the floor is desired

while defrosting or defogging, set
the mode to the floor-defrost posi-
tion.

• Before driving, clear all snow and

ice from the windshield, rear win-
dow, outside rear view mirrors, and
all side windows.

• Clear all snow and ice from the

hood and air inlet in the cowl grill to
improve heater and defroster effi-
ciency and to reduce the probabili-
ty of fogging up the inside of the
windshield.

Manual climate control system

To defog inside windshield

1. Select any fan speed except “0”

position.

2. Select desired temperature.
3. Press the

button.

4. The outside (fresh) air will be

selected automatically. If the
position is selected, air condition-
ing (if equipped) will also be
selected automatically.

If the air conditioning and/or outside
(fresh) air position are not selected
automatically, press the correspon-
ding button manually.

WINDSHIELD DEFROSTING AND DEFOGGING

WARNING

- Windshield

heating

Do not use the

position dur-

ing cooling operation in extreme-
ly humid weather. The difference
between the temperature of the
outside air and the windshield
could cause the outer surface of
the windshield to fog up, causing
loss of visibility. In this case, set
the mode selection knob or but-
ton to the

position and fan

speed control knob or button to a
lower speed.

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