Kia FORTE 2022 Manual page 187

Features of your vehicle
The passenger side temperature will
be set to the same temperature as the
driver side temperature.
2. Turn the driver side temperature con-
trol knob. The driver and passenger
side temperature will be adjusted
equally.
3. When the third row's seat heater but-
ton is turned ON, the third row's cli-
mate and fan speed setting will
automatically follow the first row set-
tings.
Adjusting the driver and passen-
ger side temperature individually
1. Press the "SYNC" button again to
adjust the driver and passenger side
temperature individually. The button
indicator will turn off.
2. Operate the driver side temperature
control knob to adjust the driver side
temperature.
3. Operate the passenger side tempera-
ture control knob to adjust the pas-
senger side temperature.
Temperature conversion (°C
↔ °F)
You can switch the temperature mode
between Centigrade to Fahrenheit as
follows; While pressing the OFF button,
depress the AUTO button for 3 seconds
or more. The display will change from
Centigrade to Fahrenheit, or from Fahr-
enheit to Centigrade.
Automatic climate control system
Controlling air intake
This is used to select the outside (fresh)
air position or recirculated air position.
OBD041318N
To change the air intake control position:
僅 Push the desired control button.
Recirculated air position
With the recirculated air posi-
tion selected, air from the
passenger compartment will
be drawn through the heat-
ing system and heated or
cooled according to the function
selected.
Outside (fresh) air position
With the outside (fresh) air
position selected, air enters
the vehicle from outside 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 windshield and side windows and
the air within the passenger compart-
ment may become stale.
In addition, prolonged use of the air con-
ditioning with the recirculated air posi-
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