Features of your vehicle -> Manual climate control system for Your Kia Sorento SUV 2023

Features of your vehicle  
Manual climate control system  
Manual climate control system (if equipped)  
The manual 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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Features of your vehicle  
Manual climate control system  
3rd row seat  
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1. Fan speed control knob  
2. Air intake control button  
3. Mode selection knob  
4. Rear window defroster button  
5. Front windshield defroster button  
6. Temperature control knob  
7. Air conditioning (A/C) button  
8. 3rd row seat Air conditioning ON/OFF button (if equipped)  
9. 3rd row seat Air conditioning Fan speed control knob (if equipped)  
CAUTION  
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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Features of your vehicle  
Manual climate control system  
Heating and air conditioning  
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1. Start the engine.  
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.  
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Features of your vehicle  
Manual climate control system  
amount directed to the side window  
defrosters and side air vents.  
Mode selection  
The mode selection buttons control the  
direction of the air flow through the ven  
tilation system.  
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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.  
Instrument panel vents  
Front  
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Air can be directed to the floor, dash  
board outlets, or windshield. Five sym  
bols are used to represent Face, Bi-  
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Level, Floor, Floor-Defrost and Defrost  
air position.  
Face-Level (B, D, H)  
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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.  
Center console  
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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  
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Features of your vehicle  
Manual climate control system  
Rear  
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  
level and adjust the temperature set  
ting to hot.  
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Max A/C selection  
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To operate the MAX A/C, turn the tem  
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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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perature knob all the way to the left. Air  
flow is directed toward the upper body  
and face.  
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Temperature control  
The temperature control knob allows  
you to control the temperature of the air  
flowing from the ventilation system.  
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In this mode, the air conditioning and the  
recirculated air position will be selected  
automatically.  
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Controlling air intake  
To change the air temperature in the  
passenger compartment, turn the knob  
to the right for warm and hot air or to  
the left for cooler air.  
The air intake control is used to select  
the outside (fresh) air position or recircu  
lated air position.  
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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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Features of your vehicle  
Manual climate control system  
Type A  
Outside (fresh) air position  
Type A Type B  
The indicator light on the button will turn  
ON or OFF when the outside (fresh) air  
position is selected.  
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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Type B  
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  
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make the air in the passenger compart  
ment stale.  
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In addition, prolonged use of the air con  
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ditioning with the re-circulated air posi  
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tion selected will result in excessively dry  
air, musty/stale smells and/or odors in  
the passenger compartment.  
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To change the air intake control position.  
Push the control button.  
WARNING  
僅 Continued 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.  
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.  
Recirculated air position  
The indicator light on the  
button illuminates when the  
recirculated air position is  
selected.  
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.  
僅 Continuously using the climate control  
system in the recirculated air position  
can cause drowsiness or sleepiness,  
and loss of vehicle control. Set the air  
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Features of your vehicle  
Manual climate control system  
intake control to the outside (fresh) air  
position as much as possible while  
driving.  
僅 Press the A/C button to turn the air  
conditioning system on (indicator light  
will illuminate).  
僅 Press the button again to turn the air  
conditioning system off.  
Controlling fan speed  
The fan speed control knob allows you  
3rd row air conditioning (if  
equipped)  
to control the fan speed of the air flow  
ing from the ventilation system.  
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The ENGINE START/STOP button must  
be in the ON position for fan operation.  
僅 To change the fan speed:  
僅 Turn the knob to the right for higher  
speed or left for lower speed.  
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To turn on the 3rd row air conditioning  
control system.  
1. You can operate the third row air con  
ditioning system from the first row  
control panel. When the front row air  
conditioning has been turned off and  
you want to stop the A/C in the third  
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To turn off the blowers:  
僅 Turn the fan speed control knob to  
the "0" position.  
row, press the third row air condition  
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ing select button one more time.  
Then, the third row's A/C will also turn  
off.  
Air conditioning (A/C)  
2. The third row A/C system can be sep  
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arately controlled by the control but  
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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.  
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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