Kia Sorento 2023 Owner's Manual page 282

Features of your vehicle
is off and the passenger side tem-
perature can be operated individually.
Adjusting the driver and passen-
ger side temperature individually
Press the "SYNC" button again to adjust
the driver and passenger side tempera-
ture individually. The button indicator
will turn off.
Changing temperature scale
You can switch the temperature mode
from Centigrade to Fahrenheit as fol-
lows:
僅 While pressing the OFF button, press
the AUTO button for 3 seconds or
more.
The display will change from Centigrade
to Fahrenheit, or from Fahrenheit to
Centigrade. If the battery has been dis-
charged or disconnected, the tempera-
ture mode display will reset to
Centigrade.
Controlling air intake
This is used to select the outside (fresh)
air position or recirculated air position.
Type A
To change the air intake control position:
僅 Push the desired control button.
Recirculated air position
With the recirculated air position
selected, air from the passenger com-
partment will be drawn through the
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Type B
Automatic climate control system
heating system and heated or cooled
according to the function selected.
Outside (fresh) air position
Type A
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 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-
tion selected will result in excessively dry
air in the passenger compartment.
WARNING
僅 Continued climate control system
operation in the recirculated air posi-
tion 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 climate control system
operation in the recirculated air posi-
tion can cause drowsiness or sleepi-
ness, and loss of vehicle control. Set
the air intake control to the outside
Type B