Kia Sorento 2023 Manual page 214

Features of your vehicle
Temperature control
The temperature control knob allows
you to control the temperature of the air
flowing from the ventilation system.
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To change the air temperature in the
passenger compartment, turn the knob
to the right for warm and hot air or to
the left for cooler air.
Controlling air intake
The air intake control is used to select
the outside (fresh) air position or recircu-
lated air position.
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To change the air intake control position.
僅 Push the desired control button
Recirculated air position
The indicator light on the but-
ton appears when the recircu-
lated air position is selected.
With the recirculated air position
selected, air from the passenger com-
partment will be drawn through the
heating system and heated or cooled
according to the function selected.
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Manual climate control system
Outside (fresh) air position
The indicator light on the but-
ton will turn off when the out-
side (fresh) air position is
selected.
With the outside (fresh) air position
selected, air enters the vehicle from out-
side and is heated or cooled according
to the function selected.
NOTICE
Prolonged operation of the heater in the
recirculated air position (without air con-
ditioning selected) may cause fogging of
the windscreen and side windows and
make the air in the passenger compart-
ment stale.
In addition, prolonged use of the air con-
ditioning with the re circulated air posi-
tion selected will result in excessively dry
air in the passenger compartment.
WARNING
僅 Continued use of 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.
僅 Do not sleep in a vehicle with the air
conditioning or heating system on. It
may cause serious harm or death due
to a drop in the oxygen level and/or
body temperature.
僅 Continued use of the climate control
system in the recirculated air position
can cause drowsiness or sleepiness,
and loss of vehicle control. Set the air
intake control to the outside (fresh) air
position as much as possible whilst
driving.