Kia PICANTO 2023 Manual page 191

Features of your vehicle
Air intake control
OJA040308
This is used to select the outside (fresh)
air position or recirculated air position.
To change the air intake control position,
press the control button.
Recirculated air position
With the recirculated air posi-
tion selected, air from the pas-
senger compartment will be
drawn through the heating system and
heated or cooled according to the func-
tion selected.
Outside (fresh) air position
With the outside (fresh) air posi-
tion selected, air enters the
vehicle from outside and is
heated or cooled according to the func-
tion selected.
NOTICE
Prolonged operation of the heater in the
recirculated air position (without air con-
ditioning selected) may cause fogging of
the windscreen and side windows and
the air within the passenger compart-
ment may become stale.
In addition, prolonged use of the air con-
ditioning with the recirculated air posi-
Automatic climate control system
tion selected will result in excessively dry
air in the passenger compartment.
WARNING
僅 Continued climate control system
operation in the recirculated air posi-
tion may allow humidity to increase
inside the vehicle which may fog the
glass and obscure visibility.
僅 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.
僅 Continued climate control system
operation in the recirculated air posi-
tion can cause drowsiness or sleepi-
ness, and loss of vehicle control. Set
the air intake control to the outside
(fresh) air position as much as possi-
ble whilst driving.
Fan speed control
OJA040307
The fan speed can be set to the desired
speed by operating the fan speed con-
trol knob.
The higher the fan speed is, the more air
is delivered.
Pressing the OFF button turns off the
fan.
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