Kia FORTE 2022, Manual, Page: 192 / 514

Features of your vehicle
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Windshield defrosting and defogging
Automatic Air Ventilation control
procedure
When set up or release the automatic air
ventilation function, select the Mode
Selection button at heater or air condi
-
tioner is on. And press the Air Intake
Control button for 5 times or over within
3seconds together with pressing the Air
conditioning button. When release the
automatic ventilation function, the Recir
-
culation mode indicator will blink 3 times
at 0.5 second intervals and air direction,
air volume, Recirculation/Fresh mode,
and air conditioner is automatically con
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trolled.
When it set the automatic ventilation
function, the Recirculation mode indica
-
tor will blink 6 times at 0.25 seconds
intervals and air direction, air volume,
Recirculation/Fresh mode, and air condi
-
tioner is automatically controlled.Auto
dehumidify is activated when you select
‘Setup → Vehicle → Climate → Auto
-
matic Ventilation → Auto dehumidify’
from the Settings in the Infotainment
System screen.
For more details, please scan the QR
code in a separately supplied Car Info
-
tainment System Quick Reference
Guide.
Activate upon Washer Fluid Use
To prevent the odor from entering inside
the vehicle, the ventilation system
changes to Recirculated Air Mode for a
while when the windshield washer fluid
is sprayed.
However, at low outside temperatures,
to prevent windshield fogging, the sys
-
tem continues to use outside air mode.
System setting
1. ignition switch or the ENGINE START/
STOP button is ON.
2. Select Floor-Level ( ) air flow direc -
tion by pressing Mode Selection but
-
ton.
3. With pressing Air Conditioning button,
press the Recirculated Air button
more than 4 times within 2 seconds.
4. If the system is set up, the indicator on
Recirculated Air button will blinks 6
times.
System cancellation
1. ignition switch or the ENGINE START/
STOP button is ON.
2. Select Floor-Level ( ) air flow direc
-
tion by pressing Mode Selection but
-
ton.
3. With pressing Air Conditioning button,
press the Recirculated Air button
more than 4 times within 2 seconds.
4. If the system is cancelled, the indica
-
tor on Recirculated Air button will
blinks 3 times.
Activation on washer fluid is activated
when you select ‘Setup → Vehicle → Cli
-
mate → Recirculate Air → Activate upon
Washer Fluid Use’ from the Settings in
the Infotainment System screen.
For more details, please scan the QR
code in a separately supplied Car Info
-
tainment System Quick Reference
Guide.
Recirculation Mode Plus (if
equipped)
To prevent the inflow of polluted air
indoors when passing through the tun
-
nel and odor area, this function auto
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matically switches the air conditioner to
Recirculation Mode about 7 seconds
before the vehicle enters the tunnel
based on the map information of the
navigation and the speed of the vehicle.