Kia Carnival, Manual

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Features of your vehicle
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Automatic climate control system
Controlling air intake
This is used to select the outside
(fresh) air position or recirculated air
position.
Type A / Type B
To change the air intake control
position:
䳜 Push the desired control button.
Recirculated air position
With the recirculated air
position selected, air from
the passenger compart
-
ment will be drawn
through the heating system and
heated or cooled according to the
function selected.
Outside (fresh) air position
With the outside (fresh) air position
selected, air enters the vehicle from
outside and is heated or cooled
according to the function selected.
NOTICE
Prolonged operation of the heater in
the recirculated air position (without
air conditioning selected) may cause
fogging of the windscreen and side
windows and the air within the pas
-
senger 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.
WARNING
䳜 Continued climate control system
operation in the recirculated air
position may allow humidity to
increase inside the vehicle which
may fog the glass and obscure
visibility.
䳜 Do not sleep in a vehicle with the
air conditioning or heating system
on. It may cause serious harm or
death due to a drop in the oxygen
level and/or body temperature.
䳜 Continued climate control system
operation in the recirculated 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 whilst driving.
Type A Type B
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