2014 KIA Sportage heating

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Front seat heater (if equipped)
Type A
The seat heater is provided to warm
the front seats during cold weather.
With the ignition switch in the ON
position, push either of the switches
to warm the driver's seat or the front
passenger's seat.
During mild weather or under condi-
tions where the operation of the seat
heater is not needed, keep the
switches in the OFF position. Each time you push the button, the
temperature setting of the seat will
change as follows :
The seat heater defaults to the OFF position whenever the ignition
switch is turned on.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
With the seat heater switch in the
ON position, the heating system in
the seat turns off or on automatical-
ly depending on the seat tempera-
ture.
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OFF → HIGH( ) → LOW( )
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Type B (with air ventilation, if
equipped)
The temperature setting of the seat
changes according to the switch
position.
If you want to warm your seat
cushion, press the front portion of
the switch (yellow color).
If you want to cool your seat cush- ion, press the rear portion of the
switch (blue color). Each time you press the button,
the temperature setting or airflow
will change as follows:
The seat heater (with air ventila- tion) defaults to the OFF position
whenever the ignition switch is
turned on.
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OFF → HIGH( ) → LOW( )
→
CAUTION
When cleaning the seats, do not use an organic solventsuch as thinner, benzene,alcohol and gasoline. Doingso may damage the surface ofthe heater or seats.
To prevent overheating the seat heater, do not place any-thing on the seats that insu-lates against heat, such asblankets, cushions or seatcovers while the seat heateris in operation.
Do not place heavy or sharp objects on seats equippedwith seat warmers. Damage tothe seat warming componentscould occur.

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Seatback pocket (if equipped)
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WARNING- Seatbackpockets
Do not put heavy or sharp
objects in the seatback pockets.
In an accident they could come
loose from the pocket and
injure vehicle occupants.
WARNING- Seat heaterburns
Passengers should use extreme
caution when using seat
heaters due to the possibility of
excess heating or burns. The
seat heater may cause burns
even at low temperatures, espe-
cially if used for long periods of
time. In particular, the driver
must exercise extreme care for
the following types of passen-
gers:
1. Infants, children, elderly or
handicapped persons, or
hospital outpatients
2. Persons with sensitive skin or those that burn easily
3. Fatigued individuals
4. Intoxicated individuals
5. Individuals taking medication that can cause drowsiness or
sleepiness (sleeping pills,
cold tablets, etc.)
WARNING
For proper operation of the
Occupant Detection System
(ODS):
Do not place any items cumu-latively weighing over 1 kg
(2.2 lbs) in the seatback pock-
et or on the front passenger
seat.
Do not hanging clothing or other articles on the front pas-
senger seat.

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Rear seat armrest
To use the armrest, pull it forward
from the seatback.
Rear seat heater (if equipped)
The seat heater is provided to warm
the rear seats during cold weather.
With the ignition switch in the ON
position, push either of the switches
to warm rear seats.
During mild weather or under condi-
tions where the operation of the seat
heater is not needed, keep the
switches in the "OFF" position.
✽ ✽NOTICE
With the seat heater switch in ON
position, the heating system in the
seat turns off or on automatically
depending on the seat temperature.
CAUTION
When cleaning the seats, do
not use an organic solventsuch as thinner, benzene,alcohol and gasoline. Doingso may damage the surface ofthe heater or seats.
To prevent overheating the seat heater, do not place any-thing on the seats that insu-lates against heat, such asblankets, cushions or seatcovers while the seat heateris in operation.
Do not place heavy or sharp objects on seats equippedwith seat warmers. Damage tothe seat warming componentscould occur.
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WARNING- Seat heater
burns
Passengers should use extreme
caution when using seat
heaters due to the possibility of
excess heating or burns. The
seat heater may cause burns
even at low temperatures, espe-
cially if used for long periods of
time. In particular, the driver
must exercise extreme care for
the following types of passen-
gers:
1. Infants, children, elderly or
handicapped persons, or
hospital outpatients
2. Persons with sensitive skin or those that burn easily
3. Fatigued individuals
4. Intoxicated individuals
5. Individuals taking medication that can cause drowsiness or
sleepiness (sleeping pills,
cold tablets, etc.)

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When the door is opened, or if the
engine is not started within 1 minute,
the tachometer pointer may move
slightly in the ON position with the
engine OFF. This movement is nor-
mal and will not affect the accuracy
of the tachometer once the engine is
running.
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Engine temperature gauge
This gauge shows the temperature
of the engine coolant when the igni-
tion switch is ON.
Do not continue driving with an over-
heated engine. If your vehicle over-
heats, refer to “If the engine over-
heats” in section 6.
CAUTION
If the gauge pointer moves
beyond the normal range areatoward the “H” position, it indi-cates overheating that maydamage the engine.
CAUTION
Do not operate the engine with-in the tachometer's RED ZONE.
This may cause severe enginedamage.
WARNING
Never remove the radiator cap
when the engine is hot. The
engine coolant is under pres-
sure and could cause severe
burns. Wait until the engine is
cool before adding coolant to
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Heating and air conditioning
1.Start the engine.
2.Set the mode to the desired posi-
tion.
For improving the effectiveness of
heating and cooling;
- Heating:
- Cooling:
3.Set the temperature control to the desired position.
4.Set the air intake control to the out- side (fresh) air position (if
equipped).
5.Set the fan speed control to the desired speed.
6.If air conditioning is desired, turn the air conditioning system (if
equipped) on.
MANUAL CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
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1. Fan speed control knob
2. Front windshield defroster button
3. Air conditioning button
(if equipped)
4. Air intake control button 5. Rear window defroster button
6. Temperature control knob
7. Mode selection button
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The actual control panel in the vehicle may differ from the illustration.

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NOTICE
Prolonged operation of the heater in
the recirculated air position (with-
out 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.
Fan speed control
The ignition switch must be in the ON
position for fan operation.
The fan speed control knob allows
you to control the fan speed of the air
flowing from the ventilation system.
To change the fan speed, turn the
knob to the right for higher speed or
left for lower speed.
Setting the fan speed control knob to
the “0” position turns off the fan.
WARNING
Continue using the climate
control system in the recircu-
lated air position may allow
humidity to increase inside
the vehicle which may fog the
glass and obscure visibility.
Do not sleep in a vehicle with the air conditioning or heating
system on. It may cause seri-
ous harm or death due to a
drop in the oxygen level
and/or body temperature.
Continue using the climate control system in the recircu-
lated air position can cause
drowsiness or sleepiness,
and loss of vehicle control.
Set the air intake control to
the outside (fresh) air position
as much as possible while
driving.
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