USER INTERFACE FOR OPERATING AIR CONDITIONER OF VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME

A vehicle includes: an air conditioner; a display apparatus configured to receive a user input for blowing discharge of the air conditioner capable of synchronization (SYNC) control, and including a first area and a second area each of which configured to output at least one of an activation indication or a deactivation indication for blowing discharge of the air conditioner; and a controller configured to output at least one of the activation indication or the deactivation indication for blowing discharge of the air conditioner in the first area in response to the user input for blowing discharge of the air conditioner capable of SYNC control being received, to output the activation indication for blowing discharge of the air conditioner in the second area in response to a time point at which at least one of the activation indication or the deactivation indication for blowing discharge of the air conditioner is output in the first area, and to control the display apparatus to change and output the activation indication to the deactivation indication in the second area in response to the arrival of a preset time.