Get Features of your vehicle -> Automatic climate control system Guide for Kia Sportage SUV Fifth Generation (2022-2026)

Features of your vehicle

Automatic climate control system

The automatic climate control system uses cooling and heating to help maintain a

pleasant environment inside the vehicle.

Type A (button)

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Type B (control panel)

ONQ5031381N_2

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Driver's temperature control knob

Passenger's temperature control knob

AUTO (automatic control) button

OFF button

10 Air intake control button

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11 Air conditioning (A/C) button

12 Front glass heater (if equipped)

13 Infotainment/climate control mode

switching button

Fan speed control button

Mode selection button

Front windshield defroster button

Rear window defroster button

SYNC button

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The selected control panel icon will

appear and the control panel will be

changed.

NOTICE

Operating the blower without the engine

running could drain the battery. Operate

the blower only when the engine is run

ning.

僅 The knob display will appear accord

ing to the selected control panel

mode.

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僅 When the vehicle is in the ACC posi

tion, only the infotainment system will

be activated.

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Using the infotainment/climate

switchable controller control

panel (For Type B)

Setting the default mode

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Press the button on the switchable con

troller to switch between infotainment

system or climate control panel.

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Press and hold the button to select the

default mode for the control panel.

Press and hold the button to select the

default mode for the control panel.

僅 After the setting, the control panel will

return to the default mode after a cer

tain period of time even if the control

panel is switched to the different

mode.

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Switching between panels

Infotainment control panel

僅 If the mode is set to 'OFF', the control

panel will display the mode used

recently.

Heating and air conditioning

automatically

1. Press the AUTO button.

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The modes, fan speeds, air intake and

air-conditioning will be controlled

Climate control panel

automatically by setting the tempera

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ture.

ONQ5031382N

Press the button on the switchable con

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troller to select the desired control panel.

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Type A (button)

僅 MEDIUM: Provide air conditioning

and heating with medium strength

wind

僅 LOW: It is suitable for drivers who

prefer to soft wind.When you select

the temperature to HI or LO in

AUTO mode, the wind strength is

automatically set to 'HIGH'.

ONQ5031318

Type B (control panel)

2. Set the temperature control switch to

the desired temperature.

Type A (button)

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You can control the air flow in three

stages by pushing the AUTO button

during automatic operation.

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Type B (control panel)

For Type A (button)

Level

Indicator

LCD Display

Air flow

2~8

High

Medium

Low

1~6

1~4

ONQ5031305

The climate control system is auto

matically controlled according to the

desired temperature.

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僅 To turn the automatic operation off,

select any of the following buttons or

switches:

For Type B (control panel)

Level

Indicator

LCD Display

Air flow

2~8

- Mode selection button

High

- Air conditioning (A/C) button

- Front windshield defroster button

(Press the button one more time to

deselect the front windshield

Medium

Low

1~6

1~4

defroster function. The 'AUTO' sign

will appear on the information dis

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play once again.)

- Fan speed control switch

僅 HIGH: Provide rapid air condition

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ing and heating with strong wind

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The selected function will be con

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trolled manually while other func

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tions operate automatically.

僅 For your convenience and to improve

the effectiveness of the climate con

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trol, use the AUTO button and set the

temperature to 22 °C (72 °F).

NOTICE

Do not place anything over the sensor

located on the instrument panel to

ensure better control of the heating and

cooling system.

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Automatic climate control system

Heating and air conditioning manually

The heating and cooling system can be controlled manually by pressing buttons

other than the AUTO button.

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ONQ5031309N

In this case, the system works sequentially according to the order of buttons selected.

1. Start the vehicle.

2. Set the mode to the desired position.

For improving the effectiveness of heating and cooling;

僅 Heating:

僅 Cooling:

3. Set the temperature control to the desired position.

4. Set the air intake control to the outside (fresh) air position.

5. Set the fan speed control to the desired speed.

If air conditioning is desired, turn the air conditioning system on.

Press the AUTO button in order to convert to fully automatic control of the system.

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directed to the side window defrosters

and side air vents.

Mode selection

The mode selection button controls the

direction of the air flow through the ven

tilation system.

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Instrument panel vents

Type A/B

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The air flow outlet ports are switched in

the following sequence:

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You can adjust the direction of air deliv

ery from these vents using the vent con

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Face-Level (B, D, F)

trol lever as shown.

Air flow is directed toward the upper

body and face. Additionally, each outlet

To close the vent, push the air vent lever

in the opposite direction of the passen

ger.

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can be controlled to direct the air dis

charged from the outlet.

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To open the vent, push the air vent lever

in the same direction of the passenger.

Bi-Level (B, C, D, E, F)

Air flow is directed towards the face and

the floor.

Temperature control

Type A (button)

Floor-Level (A, C, D, E, F)

Most of the air flow is directed to the

floor, with a small amount of the air

being directed to the windshield, side

window defrosters and side air vents.

Floor/Defrost-Level (A, C, D, E, F)

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Most of the air flow is directed to the

floor and the windshield with a small

amount directed to the side window

defrosters and side air vents.

Type B (control panel)

Defrost-Level (A, D)

Most of the air flow is directed to the

windshield with a small amount of air

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The temperature will increase to the

maximum (HI) by turning the knob all

the way to the right.

1. Press the "SYNC" button to adjust the

driver and passenger side tempera

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ture equally.

The temperature will decrease to the

minimum (Lo) by turning the knob all the

way to the left.

The passenger side temperature will

be set to the same temperature as the

driver side temperature.

When turning the knob, the temperature

will increase or decrease by 0.5 °C/1 °F.

2. Turn the driver side temperature con

trol knob. The driver and passenger

side temperature will be adjusted

equally.

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When set to the lowest temperature set

ting, the air conditioning will operate

continuously.

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3. If you rotate the passenger's tempera

ture control knob, the SYNC button is

turned off and the passenger side

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NOTICE

When starting the vehicle in cold

temperature can be operated individ

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weather using manual temperature con

trol, operate the system in the following

method to improve heating.

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ually.

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Adjusting the driver and passen

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ger side temperature individually

僅 Turn off or lower the blower, right

after starting the engine.

Press the "SYNC" button again to adjust

the driver and passenger side tempera

ture individually. The button indicator

will turn off.

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僅 Allow the engine to warm up during

this time since the air flow from the

heater is still cold.

僅 After a few minutes of engine warm

up, turn on or set the fan to a higher

Changing temperature scale

僅 To change the temperature display

from Fahrenheit to Celsius and vice

versa, press the OFF button, while

level and adjust the temperature set

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ting to hot.

pressing the AUTO button for 3 sec

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onds or more.

Adjusting the driver and passen

ger side temperature equally

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The display will change from Centigrade

to Fahrenheit, or from Fahrenheit to

Centigrade. If the battery has been dis

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charged or disconnected, the tempera

ture mode display will reset to

Fahrenheit.

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Automatic climate control system

the windshield and side windows and

Controlling air intake

make the air in the passenger compart

ment stale.

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This is used to select the outside (fresh)

air position or recirculated air position.

In addition, prolonged use of the air con

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With outside air position button

ditioning with the recirculated air posi

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tion selected will result in excessively dry

air in the passenger compartment.

Controlling fan speed

The fan speed can be set to the desired

speed by operating the fan speed con

trol button.

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ONQ5031380L

Without outside air position button

To change the fan speed:

僅 Press button right for higher speed, or

press button left for lower speed.

Type A (button)

ONQ5031312L

To change the air intake control position:

僅 Push the desired control button.

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Outside (fresh) air position

Type B (control panel)

Type A

Type B

With the outside (fresh) air position

selected, air enters the vehicle from out

side and is heated or cooled according

to the function selected.

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ONQ5031305

To turn the fan speed control off:

僅 Press the front blower OFF button.

Recirculated air position

With the recirculated air posi

tion selected, air from the

passenger compartment will

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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 con

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ditioning selected) may cause fogging of

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Air conditioning (A/C)

Turning off the front air climate

control

Type A (button)

ONQ5031313L

僅 Press the A/C button to turn the air

conditioning system on (indicator light

will appear).

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Type B (control panel)

僅 Press the button again to turn the air

conditioning system off.

WARNING

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Reduced Visibility

Continuous use of the climate control

system in the recirculated air position

may allow humidity to increase inside

the vehicle, which may fog the glass and

obscure visibility.

ONQ5031324

僅 Press the OFF button to turn off the

front and rear air climate control sys

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tem.

However, you can still operate the

mode and air intake buttons as long

as the ENGINE START/STOP button is

in the ON position.

WARNING

Recirculated Air

Continued use of the climate control sys

tem in the recirculated air position can

cause drowsiness or sleepiness, and loss

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of vehicle control. Set the air intake con

trol to the outside (fresh) air position as

much as possible while driving.

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WARNING

Sleeping with A/C on

Do not sleep in a vehicle with the air con

ditioning or heating on as this may

cause serious harm or death due to a

drop in the oxygen level and/or body

temperature.

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