Kia Sorento 2023, Owner'S Manual, Page: 282 / 640

Features of your vehicle
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Automatic climate control system
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.
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
heating 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 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 A Type B
Type A Type B