2022 Kia Seltos Owners Manual - Lighting

Lighting

This vehicle is equipped with a vari-ety of lights to illuminate the inte-rior and exterior of the vehicle.

 CAUTION

To prevent the battery from being discharged, do not leave the head-light and interior light on for a pro-longed time whilst the engine is not running.

Battery saver function

The purpose of this feature is to prevent the battery from being discharged if the lights are left in the ON position. The system auto-matically shuts off the parking lights after the engine is off and the driver's door is opened. However, the position lamps stay ON even when the driver-side door is opened if the light switch is operated after the engine is turned off.

If necessary, to keep the lamps on turn the position lamps OFF and ON again using the headlamp switch on the steering column after the engine is turned off.

Daytime Running Light (DRL) (if equipped)

The Daytime Running Light (DRL) can make it easier for others to see the front of your vehicle during the day.

The DRL can be helpful in many dif-ferent driving conditions, and it is especially helpful after dawn and before sunset.

The DRL will turn the dedicated lamp OFF when:

• The headlight switch is on.
• The vehicle is off.
• The front fog light is on.
• Engaging the Parking Brake.

Traffic Change (For Europe)

The low beam light distribution is asymmetric. If you go abroad to a country with opposite traffic direction, this asymmetric part will dazzle oncoming car driver. To prevent dazzle, ECE regulation demand several technical solutions (ex. automatic change system, adhesive sheet, down aiming). This headlamps are designed not to dazzle opposite drivers. So, you need not change your headlamps in a country with opposite traffic direction.

Lighting control

The light switch has a headlight and a position lamp position.

Type A

Type B

To operate the lights, turn the knob at the end of the control lever to one of the following positions:

1. OFF position
2. Auto light position
3. Position & Tail lamp
4. Headlight position

Position & Tail lamp

Type A

Type B

When the light switch is in the posi-tion lamp position, the front position lamp and auxiliary lamp (if equipped), tail, license light will turn ON.

NOTICE

Auxiliary lamp will be ON only in position lamp condition.

Head light (Low Beam)

Type A

Type B

When the light switch is in the head light position, head light (low beam), tail, license light will turn ON.

NOTICE

The ignition switch must be in the ON position to turn on the head-lights.

Auto light

Type A

Type B

When the light switch is in the AUTO light position, the taillights and headlights will turn ON or OFF auto-matically depending on the amount of light outside the vehicle.

 CAUTION

• Never place anything over the sensor (1) located on the instru-ment panel as this will ensure better auto-light system control.
• Don't clean the sensor using a window cleaner, the cleaner may 

  leave a light film which could interfere with sensor operation.

• If your vehicle has window tint or other types of metallic coating on the front windscreen, the Auto light system may not work prop-erly.

Operating high beam

Type A

Type B

To turn on the high beam headlamp:

• Push the lever away from you. The lever will return to its original position.
• The high beam indicator will light when the headlight high beams are switched on.

WARNING

Do not use high beam when there are other vehicles. Using high beam could obstruct the other driver's vision.

Type B

It will return to the normal (low beam) position when released.

The headlight switch does not need to be on to use this flashing feature.

Operating turn signals and lane change signals

Type A

Type B

The ENGINE START/STOP button must be on for the turn signals to function.

To turn on the turn signals:

• Move the lever up or down (A). The green arrow indicators on the instrument panel indicate which turn signal is operating.

• They will self-cancel after a turn is completed. If the indicator con-tinues to flash after a turn, man-ually return the lever to the OFF position.

  To signal a lane change:

• Move the turn signal lever slightly and hold it in position (B).

• The lever will return to the OFF position when released.

If an indicator stays on and does not flash or if it flashes abnormally, one of the turn signal bulbs may be ment,

One-touch lane change function

To activate a one-touch lane change function, move the turn signal lever slightly and then release it. The lane change signals will blink 3, 5 or 7 times.

You can activate or deactivate the One Touch Turn Signal function or choose the number of blinking (3, 5, or 7) by selecting "User settings → Lights → One touch turn indicator".

NOTICE

If an indicator flash is abnormally quick or slow, a bulb may be burned out or have a poor electrical connec-tion in the circuit.

Operating front fog light (if equipped)

Fog lights are designed to provide improved visibility when visibility is poor due to fog, rain or snow, etc.

Type A

Type B

The fog lights will turn on when the fog light switch (1) is turned to the on position after the headlight is turned on.

To turn off the fog lights:

• Turn the fog light switch (1) to the ON position.

CAUTION

When in operation, the fog lights consume large amounts of vehicle electrical power. Only use the fog lights when visibility is poor.

Operating rear fog light (if equipped)

Type A

Type B

To turn the rear fog lights on, turn the rear fog light switch (1) to the on position when the headlight is turned on.

Also, the rear fog lights turn on when the rear fog light switch is turned on after the front fog light switch (if equipped) is turned on and the headlight switch is in the parklight position.

To turn the rear fog lights off:

• Turn the rear fog light switch to the on position again.

High Beam Assist (HBA) (if equipped)

High Beam Assist is a function that automatically adjusts the headlamp range (switches between high beam and low beam) according to the brightness of other vehicles and road conditions.

Type A

Type B

Function setting

The driver can activate High Beam Assist by placing the ignition switch to the ON position and by selecting: 'User setting → Lights → HBA (High Beam Assist)'. If you disable this setting, High Beam Assist will not work.

The setting of High Beam Assist will be maintained, as selected, when the engine is re-started.

Operating High Beam Assist

1. Place the light switch in the AUTO position.
2. Turn on the high beam by pushing the lever away from you.
3. High Beam Assist indicator will illuminate.
4. High Beam Assist will turn on when vehicle speed is above 40 km/h (25 mph).
5. the high beam will be on continuously.
6. If the light switch is pulled towards you when the high beam is off, the high beam will turn on without High Beam Assist cancelled. When you let go of the light switch, the lever will move to the middle and the high beam will turn off.
7. If the light sIf the light switch is pushed away when High Beam Assist isoperating, High Beam Assist will turn off and witch is pulled towards you when the high beam is on by High Beam Assist, the low beam will be on and High Beam Assist will turn off.
8. If the light switch is placed to the headlamp position ,
9. High Beam Assist will turn off and the low beam will be on continuously.

When High Beam Assist is operating, the high beam switches to low beam in the following conditions.

• When the headlamp of an on-coming vehicle is detected.
• When the tail lamp of a vehicle in front is detected.
• When the headlamp or tail lamp of a motorcycle or a bicycle is detected.
• When the surrounding ambient light is bright enough that high beams are not required.
• When streetlights or other lights are detected.
• When the light switch is not in the AUTO position.
• When High Beam Assist is off.
• When vehicle speed is below 30 km/h (19 mph).

Warning light and message

When High Beam Assist is not work-ing properly, the warning message will come on for a few seconds. After the message disappears, the master warning light will illu-minate.

We recommend that you take your vehicle to an authorised Kia dealer/ service partner and have the func-tion checked.

 CAUTION

The function may not operate nor-mally if any of the following condi-tions should occur:

1. When the illumination from an on-coming vehicle or a vehicle in front is dim. Such examples may include:

• When the headlamps of an oncoming vehicle or the tail lamps of a vehicle in front is covered with dust, snow, or water
• When the headlamps on an on-coming vehicle are OFF, but the fog lamps are ON)

2. When High Beam Assist is adversely affected by an external condition. Such examples may include:

• When the vehicle's headlamps have been damaged or not repaired properly
• When the vehicle headlamps are not aimed properly
• When the vehicle is driven on a narrow curved road or rough road
• When the vehicle is driven on an uphill road or downhill road
• When only part of the vehicle in front is visible on a crossroad or curved road
• When there is a traffic light, reflecting sign, flashing sign or mirror
• When the road conditions are bad such as being wet or cov-ered with snow
• When a vehicle suddenly appears from a curve
• When the vehicle is tilted from a flat tyre or being towed
• When Lane Safety indicator illu-minates

1. include:

• When the vehicle's headlamps have been damaged or not repaired properly
• When the vehicle headlamps are not aimed properly
• When the vehicle is driven on a narrow curved road or rough road
• When the vehicle is driven on an uphill road or downhill road
• When only part of the vehicle in front is visible on a crossroad or curved road
• When there is a traffic light, reflecting sign, flashing sign or mirror
• When the road conditions are bad such as being wet or cov-ered with snow
• When a vehicle suddenly appears from a curve
• When the vehicle is tilted from a flat tyre or being towed
• When Lane Safety indicator illu-minates
• When the light from the oncoming or front vehicle is not detected because of exhaust fume, smoke, fog, snow, etc.
• When the front window is covered with foreign matters such as ice, dust, fog, or is damaged

3. When the forward visibility is poor. Such examples may include:

• When the headlamps of an oncoming vehicle or a vehicle in front is not detected due to poor outside visibility (smog, smoke, dust, fog, heavy rain, ⁴ snow, etc.)
• When the windscreen visibility is poor

WARNING

• The function may not work around 15 seconds after starting the vehicle or the initialization or rebooting of the front view cam-era.
• Do not attempt to disassemble the front view camera without the assistance of an authorised Kia dealer/service partner techni-cian.
• If the front view camera is removed for any reason, the function may need to be re-cali-brated. We recommend that the function be inspected by an authorised Kia dealer/service partner.

• If the windscreen of your vehicle is replaced, most likely the front view camera will need to be re-calibrated. If this occurs, have your vehicle inspected and have the function re-calibrated by an authorised Kia dealer/service partner.
• Be careful that water doesn't get into related parts of High Beam Assist system and do not remove or damage related parts the func-tion.
• Do not place objects on the crash pad that reflect light such as mir-rors, white paper, etc. The func-tion may malfunction if sunlight is reflected.
• At times, High Beam Assist may not work properly. The function is for your convenience only. It is the responsibility of the driver for safe driving practices and always check the road conditions for your safety.
• When the function does not oper-ate normally, change the lamp position manually between the high beam and low beam.

Headlight levelling device (if equipped)

To adjust the headlight beam level according to the number of the pas-sengers and loading weight in the luggage area, turn the beam level-ling switch.

The higher the number of the switch position, the lower the head-light beam level. Always keep the headlight beam at the proper level-ling position, or headlights may daz-zle other road users.

Listed below are the examples of proper switch settings. For loading conditions other than those listed below, adjust the switch position so that the beam level may be the nearest as the condition obtained according to the list.