The outside (fresh) air position is automatically selected, when the sunroof is opened while operating the heating/air conditioning system.
When you select the recirculated air position, the system maintains the recirculated air position for 3 minutes and then automatically converts to the outside (fresh) air position.
When the sunroof is closed, the air intake position will return to the original position that was selected.
Kia Niro 2017 (DE HEV) Service Manual: Heated Oxygen Sensor (HO2S) Schematic diagrams
Circuit Diagram
Harness Connector
[Bank 1 / Sensor 1]
[Bank 1 / Sensor 2]
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Kia Niro 2017 (DE HEV) Service Manual: Cruise Control Switch Repair procedures
Inspection
Measuring Resistance
1.
Disconnect the cruise control switch connector from the control switch.
2.
Measure resistance between terminals on the control switch when each
function switch is ON (switch is depressed).
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