Kia Forte: Manual heating and air conditioning / Temperature control
The temperature will increase to the maximum (HI) by turning the knob all the way to the right.
The temperature will decrease to the minimum (Lo) by turning the knob all the way to the left.
When turning the knob, the temperature will increase or decrease by 0.5°C/1°F. When set to the lowest temperature increments setting, the air conditioning will operate continuously.
Adjusting the driver and passenger side temperature equally
- Press the “SYNC” button to adjust
the driver and passenger side temperature
equally.
The passenger side temperature will be set to the same temperature as the driver side temperature. - Turn the driver side temperature control knob. The driver and passenger side temperature will be adjusted equally.
Adjusting the driver and passenger side temperature individually
- Press the “SYNC” button again to adjust the driver and passenger side temperature individually. The illumination of the button turns off.
- Operate the driver side temperature control knob to adjust the driver side temperature.
- Operate the passenger side temperature control knob to adjust the passenger side temperature.
Temperature conversion
You can switch the temperature mode from Centigrade to Fahrenheit as follows:
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 Centigrade.
If the battery has been discharged or disconnected, the temperature mode display will reset to Fahrenheit.
Manual heating and air conditioning
The heating and cooling system can
be controlled manually by pressing
buttons or turning knob(s) other than
the AUTO button. In this case, the
system works sequentially according
to the orde ...
Air intake control
This is used to select the outside
(fresh) air position or recirculated air
position.
To change the air intake control position,
push the control button.
Recirculated air position
With th ...
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