Get Features of your vehicle -> Windshield defrosting and defogging Guide for Kia Sportage SUV 2020

Features of your vehicle

WINDSHIELD DEFROSTING AND DEFOGGING

• For maximum defrosting, set the

Manual climate control system

To defog inside windshield

WARNING - Windshield

heating

temperature control to the extreme

right/hot position and the fan speed

control to the highest speed.

Do not use the

posi-

• If warm air to the floor is desired

while defrosting or defogging, set

the mode to the floor-defrost posi-

tion.

• Before driving, clear all snow and

ice from the windshield, rear win-

dow, outside rear view mirrors, and

all side windows.

• Clear all snow and ice from the

hood and air inlet in the cowl grill to

improve heater and defroster effi-

ciency and to reduce the probabili-

ty of fogging up the inside of the

windshield.

tion during cooling operation in

extremely humid weather. The

difference between the temper-

ature of the outside air and the

windshield could cause the

outer surface of the windshield

to fog up, causing loss of visi-

bility. In this case, set the mode

selection to the

position

and fan speed control to the

lower speed.

OQL048322L

1. Set the fan speed to the desired

position.

2. Select desired temperature.

3. Select the

position.

4. The outside (fresh) air and air con-

ditioning will be selected automat-

ically.

If the air conditioning and/or outside

(fresh) air position are not selected

automatically, press the correspon-

ding button manually.

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To defrost outside windshield

If the air conditioning and outside

(fresh) air position are not selected

automatically, adjust the correspon-

Automatic climate control

system

To defog inside windshield

ding button manually. If the

posi-

tion is selected, lower fan speed is

adjusted to a higher fan speed.

OQL048323L

1. Set the fan speed to the highest

position.

OQL048324L

1. Set the fan speed to the desired

position.

2. Set the temperature to the

extreme hot position.

2. Select desired temperature.

3. Select the

position.

3. Press the defroster button (

4. The outside (fresh) air and air con-

ditioning will be selected automat-

ically.

If the air conditioning is not selected

automatically press the correspon-

ding button manually.

4. The outside (fresh) air position will

be selected automatically and the

air conditioning will turn on

according to the detected ambient

temperature.

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To defrost outside windshield

Manual climate control system

Defogging logic

To reduce the possibility of fogging

up the inside of the windshield, the

air intake or air conditioning is con-

trolled automatically according to

certain conditions such as

position. To cancel automatic defog-

ging logic or return to the automatic

defogging logic, do the following.

OQL048325L

OQL045326

1. Set the fan speed to the highest

position.

1. Turn the ignition switch to the ON

position.

2. Set the temperature to the

extreme hot (HI) position.

2. Press the defroster button (

3. Within 10 seconds after pressing

the defroster button, press the air

intake control button at least 5

times within 3 seconds.

If the battery has been discharged or

disconnected, it resets to the defog

logic status.

3. Press the defroster button (

4. The outside (fresh) air position will

be selected automatically and the

air conditioning will turn on

according to the detected ambient

temperature.

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Automatic climate control system

Auto defogging system

(if equipped)

This indicator illuminates

when the auto defogging

system senses the mois-

ture on the inside of the

windshield and operates.

The Auto defogging system address-

es excess moisture on the inside of

the windshield in stages. For exam-

ple if auto defogging does not defog

inside the windshield at step 1

Outside air position, it tries to defog

again at step 2 Operating the air con-

ditioning.

OQL045327

OQL048057L

1. Turn the ignition switch to the ON

position.

Auto defogging reduces the probabil-

ity of fogging up the inside of the

windshield by automatically sensing

the moisture of inside the windshield.

The auto defogging system operates

when the heater or air conditioning is

on.

Step 1 : Outside air position

Step 2 : Operating the air condition-

ing

Step 3 : Blowing air flow toward the

windshield

Step 4 : Increasing air flow toward

the windshield

2. Press the defroster button (

3. While pressing the air conditioning

button (A/C), press the air intake

control button at least 5 times with-

in 3 seconds.

The recirculation indicator blinks 3

times with 0.5 second of interval. It

indicates that the defogging logic is

canceled or returned to the pro-

grammed status.

If the battery has been discharged or

disconnected, it resets to the defog

logic status.

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CLEAN AIR (IF EQUIPPED)

To cancel or reset the Auto Defogging

System

Press the front windshield defroster

button for 3 seconds when the igni-

tion switch is in the ON position.

When the Auto Defogging System is

canceled, ADS OFF symbol will blink

3 times and the ADS OFF will be dis-

played on the climate control infor-

mation screen.

When the Auto Defogging System is

reset, ADS OFF symbol will blink 6

times without a signal.

OQLA045328

When the ignition switch is in the ON

position, the clean air function turns

on automatically.

CAUTION

Do not remove the sensor cover

located on the upper end of the

passenger side windshield

glass. Damage to the system

parts could occur and may not

be covered by your vehicle war-

ranty.

Also, the clean air function turns off

automatically when the ignition

switch turns to the OFF position.

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