Kia Telluride 2023 Owner's Manual page 198

Features of your vehicle
僅 Turn off or lower the blower, right
after starting the engine.
僅 Engine temperature is still low and the
air flow from the heater is still cold.
僅 After a few minutes of engine warm
up, turn on or set the fan to a higher
level and adjust the temperature set-
ting to hot.
Controlling air intake
The air intake control is used to select
the outside (fresh) air position or recircu-
lated air position.
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To change the air intake control position.
僅 Push the desired control button
Recirculated air position
The indicator light on the but-
ton illuminates when the recir-
culated air position is
selected.
With the recirculated air position
selected, air from the passenger com-
partment will be drawn through the
heating system and heated or cooled
according to the function selected.
Outside (fresh) air position
The indicator light on the but-
ton will turn off when the out-
side (fresh) air position is
selected.
With the outside (fresh) air position
selected, air enters the vehicle from out-
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Manual climate control system
side and is heated or cooled according
to the function selected.
NOTICE
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
the air within the passenger compart-
ment may become stale.
In addition, prolonged use of the air con-
ditioning with the recirculated air posi-
tion selected will result in excessively dry
air in the passenger compartment.
WARNING
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,
and loss of vehicle control. Set the air
intake control to the outside (fresh) air
position as much as possible while
driving.