Kia K5 2021 Owner's Manual page 243

Features of your vehicle
Defogging logic (if equipped)
To reduce the possibility of fogging
up the inside of the windshield, the
air intake or air conditioning is con-
trolled automatically according to
certain conditions such as
or 「 」 position.
To cancel automatic defogging logic
or return to the automatic defog-
ging logic, do the following.
Canceling/returning automatic
defogging logic
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1. Turn the ENGINE START/STOP
button to the ON position.
2. Press the defroster button
「 」 .
3. While pressing the air conditioning
(A/C) button, press the air intake
control button at least 5 times
within 3 seconds.
The recirculation indicator blinks 3
times in 0.5 second of intervals. It
indicates that the defogging logic
is canceled or returned to the
programmed status.
If the battery has been discharged
or disconnected, it resets to the
defog logic status.
When starting the vehicle in cold
weather using manual temperature
「 」
control, operate the system in the
following method to improve heat-
ing.
Turn off or lower the blower, right
after starting the engine.
Allow the engine to warm up
during this time since the air flow
from the heater is still cold.
After a few minutes of engine
warm up, turn on or set the fan to
a higher level and adjust the tem-
perature setting to hot.
Windshield defrosting and defogging
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