Kia Sportage 2023 Owner's Manual page 200

Features of your vehicle
Without outside air position button
ONQ5031312L
To change the air intake control position:
僅 Push the desired control button.
Outside (fresh) air position
With outside air
position button
With the outside (fresh) air position
selected, air enters the vehicle from out-
side and is heated or cooled according
to the function selected.
Recirculated air position
With the recirculated air posi-
tion selected, air from the
passenger compartment will
be drawn through the heating
system and heated or cooled according
to the function selected.
Prolonged operation of the heater in the
recirculated air position (without air con-
ditioning selected) may cause fogging of
the windshield and side windows and
make the air in the passenger compart-
ment stale.
In addition, prolonged use of the air con-
ditioning with the recirculated air posi-
tion selected will result in excessively dry
air in the passenger compartment.
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Without outside
air position but-
ton
Automatic climate control system
Controlling fan speed
The fan speed can be set to the desired
speed by operating the fan speed con-
trol button.
To change the fan speed:
僅 Press button right for higher speed, or
press button left for lower speed.
Type A (button)
ONQ5031322
Type B (control panel)
ONQ5031305
To turn the fan speed control off:
僅 Press the front blower OFF button.
Air conditioning (A/C)
ONQ5031313L
僅 Press the A/C button to turn the air
conditioning system on (indicator light
will illuminate).
僅 Press the button again to turn the air
conditioning system off.