2005 KIA Sportage Owner's Manual

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Low tire pressure indicator
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TPMS indicator
Your car is equipped with a Tire
Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)
that turns on every time you start the
engine and monitors the pressure in
your tires while driving. TPMS uses a
sensor to check tire pressure levels
of the vehicle tires.
Each tire has its own pressure sen-
sor. If the air pressure of a tire
becomes significantly low, the sen-
sor in that tire immediately sends a
signal that causes the low tire pres-
sure indicator in the instrument clus-
ter to come on.
Low tire pressure indi-
catorWhen the tire pressure monitoring
system warning light is illuminated,
one or more of your tires is signifi-
cantly under-inflated. You should
stop and check your tires as soon as
possible. (If this occurs, reduce vehi-
cle speed immediately and stop the
vehicle. Avoid hard braking and over-
correcting the steering wheel.) Inflate
the tires to the proper pressure as
indicated on the vehicle's tire infor-
mation placard.
Driving on a significantly under-inflat-
ed tire causes the tire to overheat
and can lead to tire failure. Under-
inflation also reduces fuel efficiency
and tire tread life, and may affect the
vehicle's handling and stopping abili-
ty.Each tire, including the spare, should
be checked monthly when cold and
set to the recommend inflation pres-
sure as specified in the vehicle tire
information placard and owner's
manual.
Although your tire pressure is moni-
tored, it is important that you manu-
ally check the tire pressures monthly.
If the Low Tire Pressure Indicator
( ) illuminates while you are driv-
ing, you should have your tires
checked by an authorized Kia dealer
as soon as possible. If you think you
can safely drive a short distance to a
service station, proceed slowly to the
station and inflate the tire to the rec-
ommended pressure shown on the
tire information placard on the dri-
ver's door sill. If the tire is flat, or if the
tire pressure is too low to continue
driving, replace the tire with the com-
pact spare tire.
TIRES PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM (TPMS)
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TPMS indicator The TPMS indicator comes on and
stays on when there is a problem
with the Tire Pressure Monitoring
System. If this happens, the system
will shut off and no longer monitor
tire pressures. Have the system
checked by an authorized Kia dealer
as soon as possible.
Changing the tire with TPMSIf you have a flat tire, the Low Tire
Pressure indicator will come on.
Replace the flat tire with the compact
spare tire.
Each wheel is equipped with a tire
pressure sensor mounted inside the
tire behind the valve stem. You must
use TPMS specific wheels. It is rec-
ommended that you always have
your tires serviced by an authorized
Kia dealer.
After you replace the flat tire, the Low
Tire Pressure indicator ( ) in the
instrument cluster will stay on. This is
normal; however it is important to
remember that the system is not
monitoring the pressure of the spare
tire. Remember to manually check
the spare tire pressure including
other tires pressure for proper infla-
tion.
Never use a puncture-repairing
agent in a flat tire. If used, you will
have to replace the tire pressure
sensor. Have the flat tire repaired by
an authorized Kia dealer as soon as
possible.
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NOTICE• Do not use any tire sealant if your
vehicle is equipped with Tire
Pressure Monitors. The liquid
sealant can damage the tire pres-
sure monitor sensors.
• The TPMS cannot alert you to
severe and sudden tire damage
caused by external factors. This device complies with Industry
Canada Standard RSS-210.
Operation is subject to the following
two conditions:
1. This device may not cause inter-
ference, and
2. This device must accept any inter-
ference, including interference that
may cause undesired operation of
the device.
TPMS
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To operate compass featureThe vehicle compass is a convenient
feature which displays the direction
the vehicle is heading.
Push the COMP button (
➀) on lower
part of mirror to display the direction
the vehicle is heading.
Pushing the COMP button (➀) again
will turn off the display.Heading display
- E : East
- W : West
- S : South
- N : North
ex) NE : North East
Calibration procedureThe compass may not indicate the
correct compass direction when you
are driving in certain areas (tunnel,
parking garage, underground park-
ing lot, near transformer substation,
etc.), and the following may occur:
 The display read "C".
 The compass headings become
inaccurate.
 The compass heading doesn't
change when the vehicle changes
direction.
 Some compass headings are not
displayed.
 The compass headings are inaccu-
rate in long distance driving.
The compass will automatically re-
calibrate itself while you drive your
every day route, after the system
tracks the vehicle has completed
three complete circles.
COMPASS (IF EQUIPPED)
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If the vehicle's compass headings
become inaccurate continuously, the
compass should be manually cali-
brated as follows:
1) Move the vehicle away from any
large steel structures or power
generating cables or equipment.
2) Turn on the compass by pressing
the COMP button.
3) Check the zone number by press-
ing the COMP button for more
than 4 seconds until the current
zone number appears in the dis-
play. To re-calibrate, hold the
COMP button for 3 seconds until
C is displayed.
If the zone number is different for
your country, set the correct zone
number referring to "Setting the
compass zone" and perform the
"Calibration procedure" again.4) Make sure the vehicle windshield
wipers are turned off.
5) Drive your vehicle in at least 2
complete (either clockwise or
counter-clockwise) circles at less
than 8 km/h (5 mph) until the com-
pass heading appears. Driving in
a circle in right-handed direction
and opposite direction is possible
and if possible, stop the wiper
operation.
6) If the vehicle's compass headings
become inaccurate again, repeat
steps 1 through 6 above.
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NOTICEIf new vehicle is first driven or if the
battery has been disconnected, do
the calibration procedure as above.
Setting the compass zoneThis compass must be set to com-
pensate for the variation between
true north and magnetic north. To set
variation:
1. Find your current location and
variance zone number on the zone
map.
2. Press the COMP button for more
than 4 seconds. The current zone
number will appear in the display.
3. Release and press the COMP but-
ton until the new zone number
appears in the display. After you
stop pressing the button in, the
display will show a compass direc-
tion within a few seconds.
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WARNING
1. Do not install a ski rack,
antenna, etc. that are attached
to the vehicle using a magnet
as anything attached to the
roof of the vehicle with a mag-
net will effect compass opera-
tion.
2. If the compass deviates from
the correct indication soon
after repeated adjustment,
have the compass checked at
an authorized dealer.
3. The compass may not indi-
cate the correct compass
point in tunnels or while driv-
ing up or down a steep hill.
(The compass returns to the
correct compass point when
the vehicle moves to an area
where the geomagnetism is
stabilized.)
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Battery saver function  The purpose of this feature is to
prevent the battery from being dis-
charged. The system automatically
turns off the headlights and park-
ing lights when the driver removes
the ignition key and opens the driv-
er- side door.
 With this feature, the parklight will
be turned off automatically if the
driver parks on the side of road at
night.
If necessary, to keep the lights on
when the ignition key is removed,
perform the following :
1) Open the driver-side door.
2) Turn the parklights OFF and ON
again using the light switch on the
steering column.
Lighting control The light switch has a Headlight and
a Parklight position.
To operate the lights, turn the knob at
the end of the control lever to one of
the following positions:➀
OFF position
➁
Parklight position
➂
Headlight position
Parklight position ( )When the light switch is in the park-
light position (1st position), the tail,
position, license and instrument
panel lights are ON.
LIGHTING
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Headlight position ( )When the light switch is in the head-
light position (2nd position) the head,
tail, position, license and instrument
panel lights are ON.
High - beam operation To turn on the high beam headlights,
push the lever forward.
The high-beam indicator will light
when the headlight high beams are
switched on.
To prevent the battery from being
discharged, do not leave the lights
on for a prolonged time while the
engine is not running.
Flashing headlights To flash the headlights, pull the lever
towards you. It will return to the nor-
mal (low-beam) position when
released. The headlight switch does
not need to be on to use this flashing
feature.
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Turn signals ( )The ignition switch must be on for the
turn signals to function. To turn on
the turn signals, move the lever up or
down. Green arrow indicators on the
instrument panel indicate which turn
signal is operating. They will self-
cancel after a turn is completed. If
the indicator continues to flash after
a turn, manually return the lever to
the OFF position.
Lane change signals ( )To signal a lane change, move the
turn signal lever slightly and hold it in
position. The lever will return to the
OFF position when released.
If an indicator stays on and does not
flash or if it flashes abnormally, one
of the turn signal bulbs may be
burned out and will require replace-
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NOTICEIf an indicator flash is abnormally
quick or slow, bulb may be burned
out or have a poor electrical con-
nection in the circuit.Front fog light (if equipped)
Fog lights are used to provide
improved visibility and avoid acci-
dents when visibility is poor due to
fog, rain or snow etc. The fog lights
will turn on when fog light switch (
➀)
is turned to ON after the headlight
switch is turned on.
To turn off the fog lights, turn the
switch to OFF.
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