Get Features of your vehicle -> Automatic climate control system Guide for Kia Sorento SUV 2023

Features of your vehicle

Automatic climate control system

Automatic climate control system (if equipped)

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

pleasant environment inside the vehicle.

Type A

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Type B

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3rd row seat

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1. Driver's temperature control button

2. Passenger's temperature control button

3. AUTO (automatic control) button

4. OFF button

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5. Fan speed control button

6. Mode selection button

7. Front windshield defroster button

8. Rear window defroster button

9. SYNC button

10.Air intake control button

11.Air conditioning (A/C) button

12.3rd row air conditioning ON/OFF button (if equipped)

13.3rd row air conditioning fan speed control knob (if equipped)

14.Climate control display

NOTICE

Operating the blower when the ignition

switch or ENGINE START/STOP button is

in the ON position could cause the bat

tery to discharge. Operate the blower

when the engine is running.

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Heating and air conditioning

automatically

Automatic climate control system but

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tons are touch sensitive, and must be

touched in the center of the button, for

proper activation.

1. Press the AUTO button.

The modes, fan speeds, air intake and

air-conditioning will be controlled

automatically by setting the tempera

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ture.

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NOTICE

僅 To turn the automatic operation off,

select any button or switch of the fol

lowing:

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- Mode selection button

- Air conditioning button

- Front windshield defroster button

(Press the button one more time to

deselect the front windshield

defroster function. The AUTO sign

will illuminate on the information

display once again.)

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Level

High

Indicator

LCD Display

Air flow

- Fan speed control knob

The selected function will be con

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2~8

1~7

1~5

trolled manually while other functions

operate automatically.

Medium

Low

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).

2. Press the temperature control button

to the desired temperature.

NOTICE

Never place anything over the sensor

located on the instrument panel to

ensure better control of the heating and

cooling system.

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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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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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Mode selection

The mode selection button controls the

direction of the air flow through the ven

tilation system.

Defrost-Level (A, D)

Most of the air flow is directed to the

windshield with a small amount of air

directed to the side window defrosters

and side air vents.

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Instrument panel vents

Front

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The air flow outlet ports are switched in

the following sequence:

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Face-Level (B, D, H)

Center console

Air flow is directed toward the upper

body and face. Additionally, each outlet

can be controlled to direct the air dis

charged from the outlet.

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

Air flow is directed towards the face and

the floor.

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

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.

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

H)

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.

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Rear

NOTICE

When starting the vehicle in cold

weather using manual temperature con

trol, operate the system in the following

method to improve heating:

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僅 Turn off or lower the blower, right

after starting the engine.

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

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level and adjust the temperature set

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You can adjust the direction of air deliv

ered from these vents using the vent

control lever as shown.

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ting to hot.

Adjusting the driver and passen

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Temperature control

ger side temperature equally

Type A

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The temperature will increase to the

maximum (HI) by moving the switch

upwards.

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The temperature will decrease to the

minimum (Lo) by moving the switch

downwards.

When moving the switch, the tempera

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ture will increase or decrease by 0.5 °F.

When set to the lowest temperature set

ting, the air conditioning will operate

continuously.

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Type B

Centigrade. If the battery has been dis-

charged or disconnected, the tempera

ture mode display will reset to

Centigrade.

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Controlling air intake

This is used to select the outside (fresh)

air position or recirculated air position.

Type A

Type B

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1. Press the "SYNC" button to adjust the

To change the air intake control position:

僅 Push the desired control button.

driver and passenger side tempera

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ture equally.

The passenger side temperature will

be set to the same temperature as the

driver side temperature.

Recirculated air position

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.

2. Move the driver side temperature

control switch. The driver and passen

ger side temperature will be adjusted

equally.

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3. If you move the passenger's tempera

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ture control switch, the SYNC button

is off and the passenger side tem

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Outside (fresh) air position

perature can be operated individually.

Type A

Type B

Adjusting the driver and passen

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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.

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The indicator light on the button will turn

ON or OFF when the outside (fresh) air

position is selected.

Changing temperature scale

You can switch the temperature mode

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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from Centigrade to Fahrenheit as fol

lows:

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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

NOTICE

Prolonged operation of the heater in the

recirculated air position (without air con

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ditioning selected) may cause fogging of

the windshield and side windows and

Type A

the air within the passenger compart

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ment may become stale.

In addition, prolonged use of the air con

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ditioning with the recirculated air posi

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tion selected will result in excessively dry

air, musty/stale smells and/or odors in

the passenger compartment.

WARNING

僅 Continued climate control system

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operation in the recirculated air posi

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Type B

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

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tion can cause drowsiness or sleepi

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ness, and loss of vehicle control. Set

the air intake control to the outside

(fresh) air position as much as possi

ble while driving.

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To turn the fan speed control off:

僅 Press the OFF button.

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Air conditioning (A/C)

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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To change the fan speed:

僅 Press right button for higher speed, or

press left button for lower speed.

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僅 Press the A/C button to turn the air

conditioning system on (indicator light

will illuminate).

3rd row air conditioning (if

equipped)

僅 Press the button again to turn the air

conditioning system off.

Turning off the front air climate

control

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To turn on the 3rd row air conditioning

control system.

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1. You can operate the third row air con

ditioning system from the first row

control panel. Changing the front

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row's fan speed by pressing the con

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僅 Press the OFF button to turn off the

air climate control system.

However, you can still operate the

mode and air intake buttons as long

as the ENGINE START/STOP button is

in the ON position.

trol button will automatically change

the third row's fan speed as well.

When the front row air conditioning

has been turned off and you want to

stop the A/C in the third row, press

the third row air conditioning select

button one more time. Then, the third

row's A/C will also turn off.

Clean air (if equipped)

When the ignition switch or ENGINE

2. The third row A/C system can be sep

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START/STOP button is in the ON posi

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arately controlled by the control but

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tion, the clean air function turns on auto

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tons in the third row. When the A/C is

ON or OFF, the third row A/C control

button in the front row will turn ON or

OFF, informing the front passengers

of the situation.

matically.

Also, the clean air function turns off

automatically, when the ignition switch

or ENGINE START/STOP button is in the

OFF position.

3. The fan speed of the third row air con

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ditioning can also be separately con

trolled by turning the fan speed

control knob.

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