Driving your vehicle
Air conditioning system opera-
tion tips
• The air conditioning system includes a Checking the amount of air con-
function that automatically turns the air ditioner refrigerant and compres-
conditioning compressor off if engine sor lubricant
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If the vehicle has been parked in direct
sunlight during hot weather, open the
windows for a short time to let the hot
air inside the vehicle escape.
To help reduce moisture inside of win-
dows on rainy or humid days, decrease
the humidity inside the vehicle by oper-
ating the air conditioning system.
During air conditioning system opera-
tion, you may occasionally notice a
slight change in engine speed at idle
as the air conditioning compressor
cycles. This is a normal system opera-
tion characteristic.
coolant temperature approaches an
When the amount of refrigerant is low,
over heating level. The air conditioning
the performance of the air conditioning is
compressor operation will resume
reduced. Overfilling also has a bad influ-
once
engine coolant temperature
ence on the air conditioning system.
returns to the normal range. Also, the
air conditioning compressor is auto-
matically turned off for a few seconds
when the accelerator is fully depressed
(wide open throttle).
When operating the air conditioning
system use the outside (fresh) air posi-
tion.
Operating the air conditioning system
in the recirculated air position does
provide maximum cooling, however,
continual operation in this mode may
cause the air inside the vehicle to
become stale.
Therefore, if abnormal operation is
found, have the system inspected by an
authorized Kia dealer.
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CAUTION
The air conditioning system should
be serviced by an authorized Kia
dealer. Improper service may cause
serious injury.
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Use the air conditioning system every
month if only for a few minutes to
ensure maximum system perform-
ance.
When using the air conditioning sys-
tem, you may notice clear water drip-
ping (or even pudding) on the ground
under the passenger side of the vehi-
cle. This is a normal system operation
characteristic.
✽ NOTICE
When the performance of the air condi-
tioning system is reduced it is important
that the correct type and amount of oil
and refrigerant is used.
Otherwise,
damage to the compressor and abnor-
mal system operation may occur.
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| Categories | Kia Manuals, Kia Rio Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2006 |
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