Kia Sportage: Heating and air conditioning / Air intake control
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The air intake control is used to select the outside (fresh) air position or recirculated air position.
To change the air intake control position, press the control button.
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.
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.
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.
Temperature control
The temperature control knob allows you to control the temperature of the air
flowing from the ventilation system. To change the air temperature in the passenger
compartment, turn the knob to th ...
Sunroof inside air recirculation
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 ...
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