Kia Carens 2016 Owner's Manual page 255

Features of your vehicle
Recirculated air position
With the recirculated air
■ Type A, B
position selected, air
from the
compartment
drawn through the heat-
ing system and heated
or cooled according to
the function selected.
Outside (fresh) air position
With the outside (fresh)
■ Type A
air position selected, air
enters the vehicle from
outside and is heated or
cooled according to the
■ Type B
function selected.
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✽ ✽ NOTICE
Prolonged operation of the heater in
the recirculated air position (with-
passenger
out air conditioning selected) may
will be
cause fogging of the windshield and
side windows and the air within the
passenger
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.
compartment may
WARNING
• The continuous use of recir-
culated air in the climate con-
trol system may increase
humidity inside the vehicle,
causing the glass to fog and
obscuring visibility.
• Do not sleep in a vehicle with
the air conditioning or heating
system on. It may cause seri-
ous harm or death due to a
drop in the oxygen level
and/or body temperature.
• The continuous use of recir-
culated air in the climate con-
trol system can produce
drowsiness or sleepiness,
which may result in a loss of
vehicle control. Set the air
intake control to the outside
(fresh) air position as much as
possible while driving.