Kia Carnival 2023 Owner's Manual page 234

Features of your vehicle
Type B
OKA4040311L
To change the air intake control position.
僅 Push the desired control button
Recirculated air position
The indicator light on the
button illuminates when the
recirculated air position is
selected.
With the recirculated air
position selected, air from the passenger
compartment will be drawn through the
heating system and heated or cooled
according to the function selected.
Outside (fresh) air position
Type A
When the recirculated air position is
selected:
僅 For type A, the indicator light on the
button illuminates.
僅 For type B, the indicator light on the
button will turn of.
With the outside (fresh) air position
selected, air enters the vehicle from out-
side and is heated or cooled according
to the function selected.
Prolonged operation of the heater in the
recirculated air position (without air con-
ditioning selected) may cause fogging of
the windshield and side windows and
make the air in the passenger compart-
ment stale.
In addition, prolonged use of the air con-
ditioning with the re circulated air posi-
tion selected will result in excessively dry
air in the passenger compartment.
僅 Continuously using the climate control
system in the recirculated air position
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 Continuously using the climate control
system in the recirculated air position
can cause drowsiness or sleepiness,
Type B
and loss of vehicle control. Set the air
intake control to the outside (fresh) air
position as much as possible while
driving.
Controlling fan speed
The fan speed control knob allows you
to control the fan speed of the air flow-
ing from the ventilation system.
The ENGINE START/STOP button must
be in the ON position for fan operation.
僅 To change the fan speed:
Manual climate control system
NOTICE
WARNING
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