Kia Sportage: Manual heating and air conditioning / Air intake control
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This is used to select the outside (fresh) air position or recirculated air position.
To change the air intake control position, push the control button.
Outside (fresh) air position
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With the outside (fresh) air position selected, air enters the vehicle from outside
and is heated or cooled according to the function selected.
Recirculated air position
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With the recirculated air position selected, air from the passenger compartment
will be drawn through the heating system and heated or cooled according to the function
selected.
Prolonged operation of the heater in the recirculated air position (without air
conditioning selected) may cause fogging of the windshield and side windows and
the air within the passenger compartment may become stale.
In addition, prolonged use of the air conditioning with the recirculated air
position selected will result in excessively dry air in the passenger compartment.
The temperature will increase to the maximum (HI) by turning the knob to the
extreme right.
The temperature will decrease to the minimum (Lo) by turning the knob to the
extreme left.
When turn ...
If the sunroof opens while the heater or Air Conditioning system operates, the
outside (fresh) air will be selected automatically for ventilating the car. Then,
if you select the recirculated air ...
Other information:
Inspection with KDS/GDS
Initialization and diagnosis sequence by using KDS/GDS equipment.
The following is the summarized A/S procedure.
No.
Procedure
1
Park the vehicle on level ground.
2
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Vacuum the seat periodically to remove dust and sand on the seat. It will
prevent abrasion or damage of the leather and maintain its quality.
Wipe the natural leather seat cover often with dry or soft cloth.
Sufficient use of a leather protective may prevent abrasion of the cover
and he ...