Kia Sportage 2023 Manual page 150

Features of your vehicle
Operation
1. Start the vehicle.
2. Set the mode-selection buttons as
desired. To improve the effectiveness
of heating and cooling:
僅 Heating: (
僅 Cooling: ( )
3. Set the temperature control to the
desired temperature level.
4. Set the air intake control to the posi-
tion for outside (fresh) air if required.
5. Set the position of the fan speed con-
trol so that it runs at the desired
speed.
6. If desired, turn the air conditioning ON
with the temperature set high in order
to dehumidify the air before it enters
into the cabin.
If the windscreen fogs up, select the
Front Defrost ( ) mode.
Selecting air flow modes
Manual type
ONQ5031311
Automatic type (A/B)
ONQ5031332_2
Operation
僅 Select the direction of the air flow
through the ventilation system.
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)
The air flow outlet ports are switched
in the following sequence:
Controlling air intake
With outside air position button
ONQ5031380L
Without outside air position button
ONQ5031312L
Operation
僅 Select the outside (fresh) air position
or recirculated air position.
僅 Outside (fresh) air position: Air enters
the vehicle from outside. For the types
without the outside air position but-
ton, the indicator light will turn off.
僅 Recirculated air position: Air from the
passenger compartment will be
drawn through the heating sys-
tem.For the types without the outside
air position button, the indicator light
will turn on.
WARNING
僅 Continuously using the climate control
system in the recirculated air position
may allow humidity to increase inside
the vehicle which may fog the glass
and obscure visibility.
Climate control system