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.
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 ...
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 ...
Other information:
ESC OFF state
There are 2 types of ESC
OFF states: Traction Control
disabled and Traction &
Stability Control disabled.
If the ignition is turned off
when ESC is off, ESC
remains off. Upon restarting
the engine, the ESC will
automatically turn on again.
• ESC off state 1 - ...
General information
Lift And Support Points
When heavy rear components such as suspension, fuel tank, spare tire,
tailgate and trunk lid are to be removed, place additional weight in the
luggage area before h ...