Kia Sportage 2023 Owner's Manual page 199

Features of your vehicle
The temperature will increase to the
maximum (HI) by turning the knob all
the way to the right.
The temperature will decrease to the
minimum (Lo) by turning the knob all the
way to the left.
When turning the knob, the temperature
will increase or decrease by 1 °F/0.5 °C.
When set to the lowest temperature set-
ting, the air conditioning will operate
continuously.
NOTICE
When starting the vehicle in cold
weather using manual temperature con-
trol, operate the system in the following
method to improve heating.
僅 Turn off or lower the blower, right
after starting the engine.
僅 Allow the engine to warm up during
this time since the air flow from the
heater is still cold.
僅 After a few minutes of engine warm
up, turn on or set the fan to a higher
level and adjust the temperature set-
ting to hot.
Adjusting the driver and passen-
ger side temperature equally
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1. Press the "SYNC" button to adjust the
driver and passenger side tempera-
ture equally.
The passenger side temperature will
be set to the same temperature as the
driver side temperature.
Automatic climate control system
2. Turn the driver side temperature con-
trol knob. The driver and passenger
side temperature will be adjusted
equally.
3. If you rotate the passenger's tempera-
ture control knob, the SYNC button is
turned off and the passenger side
temperature can be operated individ-
ually.
Adjusting the driver and passen-
ger side temperature individually
Press the "SYNC" button again to adjust
the driver and passenger side tempera-
ture individually. The button indicator
will turn off.
Changing temperature scale
僅 To change the temperature display
from Fahrenheit to Celsius and vice
versa, press the OFF button, while
pressing the AUTO button for 3 sec-
onds or more.
The display will change from Centigrade
to Fahrenheit, or from Fahrenheit to
Centigrade. If the battery has been dis-
charged or disconnected, the tempera-
ture mode display will reset to
Fahrenheit.
Controlling air intake
This is used to select the outside (fresh)
air position or recirculated air position.
With outside air position button
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