2005 KIA Sportage Owner's Manual

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Shopping bag holderFrontTo use the holder, push the lower
portion.
RearTo use the holder, pull out the top
edge.
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CAUTION
 Do not hang a bag beyond 3 kg
(7 lbs.). It may cause damage
to the shopping bag holder.
 Return it to the original posi-
tion after using the shopping
bag holder.
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If your vehicle is equipped with this
feature, you can slide or tilt your sun-
roof with the sunroof control buttons
located on the overhead console.
The sunroof can only be opened,
closed, or tilted when the ignition
switch is in the ON position.➀
SLIDE OPEN (slide) button
➁
TILT UP (tilt) button
➂
CLOSE (close) button
✽ ✽
NOTICE• Do not continue to press the sun-
roof control button(s) after the
sunroof is in the fully open, closed,
or tilt position(s). Damage to the
motor or system components
could occur.
• The sunroof cannot slide when it is
in the tilt position nor can it be
tilted while in an open or slide
position.
Sliding the sunroof
SUNROOF (IF EQUIPPED)
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Autoslide open
To use the autoslide feature,
momentarily (less than 0.5 second)
press the SLIDE OPEN button on the
overhead console. The sunroof will
slide to the recommended open posi-
tion. To stop the sunroof sliding at
any point, press any sunroof control
button.
To open the sunroof to the maximum
slide open position, press the SLIDE
OPEN button once again and hold it
until the sunroof slide all the way
open.
Manual slide open
Press the SLIDE OPEN button on
the overhead console and hold it
until the sunroof is opened to the
desired position.
Close
To close the sunroof, press the
CLOSE button on the overhead con-
sole and hold it until the sunroof is
closed.
Tilting the sunroof
Autotilt open
To use the autotilt feature, momen-
tarily (less than 0.5 second) press
the TILT UP button on the overhead
console. The sunroof will tilt all the
way open. To stop the sunroof tilting
at any point, press any sunroof con-
trol button.
Manual tilt open
Press the TILT UP button on the
overhead console and hold it until
the sunroof is opened to the desired
position.
Close
To close the sunroof, press the
CLOSE button on the overhead con-
sole and hold it until the sunroof is
closed.
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Sunshade The sunshade will be opened with
the glass panel automatically when
the glass panel is slid. You will have
to close it manually if you want it
closed.
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NOTICE• Do not press any sunroof control
button longer than necessary.
Damage to the motor or system
components could occur.
• Periodically remove any dirt that
may accumulate on the guide rail.
• If you try to open the sunroof
when the temperature is below
freezing or when the sunroof is
covered with snow or ice, the glass
or the motor could be damaged.
• The sunroof is made to slide
together with sunshade. Do not
leave the sunshade closed while
the sunroof is open.
In case of an emergency If the sunroof does not open electri-
cally:
1. Remove the interior light lens by
using a flat blade screwdriver.
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WARNING
 Do not extend face or arms
outside through the sunroof
opening while driving.
 Make sure hand and face are
safely out of the way before
closing a sunroof.
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2. Remove the two (2) screws, and
then remove the overhead con-
sole.3. Insert the emergency handle (pro-
vided with the vehicle) and turn
the handle clockwise to open or
counterclockwise to close.
Resetting the sunroofWhenever the vehicle battery is dis-
connected or discharged, or you use
the emergency handle to operate the
sunroof, you have to reset your sun-
roof system as follows:
1. Turn the ignition key to the ON
position.
2. According to the position of the
sunroof, do as follows.
1) in case that the sunroof has
closed completely or been tilt-
ed :
Press the TILT UP button until
the sunroof has tilted upward
completely.
2) in case that the sunroof has
slide-opened:
Press and hold the CLOSE
button for more than 5 seconds
until the sunroof has closed
completely. Press and hold the
CLOSE button for more than 5
seconds after the sunroof has
closed completely. Press the
TILT UP button until the sun-
roof has tilted upward com-
pletely.
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3. Release the TILT UP button.
4. Press and hold the TILT UP button
once again until the sunroof has
returned to the original position of
TILT UP after it is raised a little
higher than the maximum TILT UP
position.
When this is complete, the sunroof
system is reset.
To keep items from shifting in the
cargo area, you can use the four
rings located in the cargo area to
attach the luggage net.
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NOTICEDo not put fragile, bulky or an
excessive quantity of items into lug-
gage net. They could be damaged.
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WARNING
To avoid eye injury, DO NOT
overstretch the netting.
ALWAYS keep face and body
out of recoil path of the net.
DO NOT use the luggage net
when strap has visible signs of
wear or damage.
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Use the tonneau cover to hide items
stored in the cargo area. To use the front shade of the ton-
neau cover, pull the hook forward
and hang the hook on the headrest
pole.
 To use the rear shade of the ton-
neau cover, pull the handle back-
ward and insert the edges into the
slots.When not in use, place the tonneau
cover on the lower portion of cargo
area.TONNEAU COVER (IF EQUIPPED)
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CAUTION
 Do not place objects on the
tonneau cover. Such objects
may be thrown about inside
the vehicle and possibly injure
vehicle occupants during an
accident or when braking.
 Since the tonneau cover may
be damaged or malformed, do
not put the luggage on it when
it is used.
 For better fuel economy, do
not carry unnecessary weight.
 Never allow anyone to ride in
the luggage compartment. It is
designed for luggage only.
 Try to maintain the balance of
the vehicle and locate the
weight as far forward as pos-
sible.
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