Kia Soul: Manual heating and air conditioning / Mode selection

Kia Soul (SK3) 2020-2025 Owners Manual / Features of your vehicle / Automatic climate control system / Manual heating and air conditioning / Mode selection

Kia Soul. Mode selection

The mode selection button controls the direction of the air flow through the ventilation system.

The air flow outlet port is converted as follows:

Kia Soul. Mode selection

Refer to the illustration in the “Manual climate control system” on page 4-112.

Floor & Defrost (A, C, D, E, F)

Kia Soul. Mode selection

Most of the air flow is directed to the floor and the windshield with a small amount directed to the side window defrosters.

Face-Level (B, D, F)

Kia Soul. Mode selection

Air flow is directed toward the upper body and face. Additionally, each outlet can be controlled to direct the air discharged from the outlet.

Bi-Level (B, D, C, E, F)

Kia Soul. Mode selection

Air flow is directed towards the face and the floor.

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

Kia Soul. Mode selection

Most of the air flow is directed to the floor, with a small amount of the air being directed to the windshield and side window defrosters.

Defrost mode

Kia Soul. Mode selection

When you select the defrost mode, the following system settings will be made automatically:

To turn the defrost mode off, press the mode button or defrost button again or AUTO button.

Instrument panel vents

Kia Soul. Mode selection

The outlet port can be opened or closed separately using the horizontal thumbwheel. To close the vent, rotate it downward to the maximum position. To open the vent, rotate it upward to the desired position.

Also, you can adjust the direction of air delivered from these vents using the vent control lever as shown.

Manual heating and air conditioning
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 ...

Temperature control
The temperature will increase to the maximum (HI) by turning the knob to the right extremely. The temperature will decrease to the minimum (Lo) by turning the knob to the left extremely. When turning ...

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