2006 KIA Sorento instrument cluster

INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OVERVIEWYOUR VEHICLE AT A GLANCE2-2
S2BLA201A
1. Outside rearview mirror
2. Instrument cluster
3. Steering wheel
4. Seat
5. Rear hatch window
6. Rear hatch
7. Door
8. Power window switches
9. Rear door child safety lock
10. Shift lever
11. Parking brake lever
12. Lights
13. Spare tire
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
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INSTRUMENT PANEL OVERVIEW
YOUR VEHICLE AT A GLANCE
2-3
S
R
S
A
I
R
B
A
G
P
R
N
D2LH
MPASSENGER AIRBAG OFF
5BLA003
1. Light control / Turn signals
2. 4 wheel drive control knob
(if equipped)
3. Instrument cluster
4. Wiper/Washer
5. Climate control system (if equipped)
6. Radio (if equipped)
7. Passenger’s Air Bag (if equipped)
8. Air vent
9. Hood release lever
10. Driver’s Air Bag (if equipped)
11. Steering wheel
12. Ignition switch
13. Parking brake lever
14. Shift lever (if equipped)
15. Power outlet
16. Glove box
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
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4-1
DRIVING YOUR VEHICLEIgnition Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Starting the Gasoline Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Four Wheel Drive(4WD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
Limited Slip Differential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-30
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-30
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-41
Gauges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-43
Warnings and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-45
Multi-Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-52
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-58
Wipers and Washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-62
Defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-65
Hazard Warning Flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-66
Interior Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-67
Manual Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-71
Automatic Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-79
Windshield Defrosting and Defogging (Manual type) . . . . . 4-86
Windshield Defrosting and Defogging (Automatic type) . . 4-88
4
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Transfer shift knob operation
AUTO ↔ ↔
LOW
1. Stop the vehicle.
2. Depress the clutch pedal (Manual
transmission) or put the shift lever
into N (Neutral) position (Automatic
transmission).
3.
AUTO ➝ ➝
LOW: Turn the transfer shift knob to
LOW mode.LOW ➝ ➝
AUTO: Turn the transfer shift knob to
AUTO mode.
4. Before releasing the clutch pedal
(Manual Transmission) or shifting
to other ranges from N (Automatic
Transmission), wait for the corre-
sponding indicator light in the
instrument cluster to go ON or
OFF.Part-Time 4WD Operation
(If equipped)
You can send your engine's driving
power to all front and rear wheels for
maximum power.
Four-wheel drive is useful when you
drive in snow, mud, ice or sand where
good traction is required, or when
your wheels lose traction using two-
wheel drive.
DRIVING YOUR VEHICLE
4-23
L
O
WAUTO
S2BLA412
CAUTION
If the vehicle moves while the
transfer shift is in process, the
gearbox may be damaged.
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DRIVING YOUR VEHICLE
4-41
ABS
CHECK
4WD
LOW
H
C
F
E
BRAKE
0 1 234567
8
0
0 10 203040506070
80
90
100
110
120
130
20406080100120
140
160
180
200
220
1000rpm
CRUISE
km/hMPH
IMMO
1. Tachometer
2. Turn signal indicators
3. Speedometer
4. Engine temperature gauge
5. Warning and indicator lights
6. Tripmeter / Odometer
7. Trip meter reset button
8. Fuel gauge
1
2
3
2
4
5
6
7
8
5
5BLD401
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER (MANUAL TRANSMISSION)
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DRIVING YOUR VEHICLE4-42
ABS
CHECK
O/D
OFF4WD
LOW
PN R
D
2
L
H
C
F
E
BRAKE
0 1 234567
8
0
0 10 203040506070
80
90
100
110
120
130
20406080100120
140
160
180
200
220
1000rpm
CRUISE
km/hMPH
IMMO
1. Tachometer
2. Turn signal indicators
3. Speedometer
4. Engine temperature gauge
5. Warning and indicator lights
6. Tripmeter / Odometer
7. Trip meter reset button
8. Shift position indicator
9. Fuel gauge
1
2
3
2
4
5BLD402/5BLD403
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION)
5
6
7
9
8
5
30-40LEiA5SR1
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Fuse panel description
Driver-side kick panelIN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY6-10
( )
( ) (
) ( ) ( )
( )
W/SHD
15AS/ROOF
20A
( )PREMIUM
AUDIO30A
( )S/WARMER20A
(
)
O/S MIRROR10A
(
)
RELAY COIL10ASTART
10A
METER
10AENGINE
10A HAZARD
15AP/SCK(CTR)
15A
CIGAR (FRT)
15A

DRL/OBD-II10AWIPER(FRT)
20A
TCCS
20AROOM LAMP10A FOG (RR)
15AP/SCK
(FRT,RR)
30ASTOP LAMP
20ATURN LAMP
10A
A/BAG
10A
( )TRAILER15A WIPER(RR)
10AACC
10A
22 23 24 19 20 21
16 17 18
13 14 15 10 11 12789 456 123USE THE DESIGNATED FUSES ONLY.
*( ) IS OPTION.
Description FUSE RATING PROTECTED OMPONENT
1. W/SHD 15 A Defroster
2. S/ROOF 20 A Sunroof
3. START 10 A Starting system, PCM, ACC
4. HAZARD 15 A Turn & Hazard flasher unit
5. P/SCK(CTR) 15 A Center power socket
6. CIGAR (FRT) 15 A Cigar lighter
7. DRL/OBD-II 10 A Check connector
8. WIPER (FRT) 20 A Wiper & Washer, Head light,
Front
heater & Aircon, Cooling system, Defroster
9. P/SCK (FRT, RR) 30 A Front and rear power socket
10. RELAY COIL 10 A Relay coil
11. WIPER (RR) 10 A Wiper & Washer, ETWIS, Heater & Aircon,
Trip computer, sunroof
12. ACC 10 A Power mirror, Cigar lighter, Power Socket,
Clock, Keyless entry, Audio
13. TCCS 20 A Transfer case control unit
14. FOG (RR) 15 A Rear fog lamp
15. O/S MIRROR 10 A Electric remote control mirror
16. ROOM LAMP 10 A Instrument cluster, ETWIS, Head light, DRL,
Keyless entry, Room lamp, Sunvior lamp, Clock
17. S/WARMER 20 A Seat warmer
18.
PREMIUM AUDIO
30 A Audio
19. STOP LAMP 20 A Stop light
20. TURN LAMP 10 A Turn & Hazard flasher unit
21. A/BAG 10 A Airbag
22. METER 10 A PCM, ACC, Trip computer, Stop light ,DRL,
ETWIS, Instrument cluster, Front heater & Aircon
23. TRAILER 15 A Trailer accessory
24. ENGINE 10 APCM, Cooling, Speed sensor, Diagnosis connector,
ACC, Instrument cluster, ABS
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A
ir Bag - Supplemental Restraint System . . . . . 3-44
Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-20
Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-86
Automatic Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . . 4-79
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-17
B
attery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-23
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-30
Brakes and Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-33
C
ruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38
Cup Holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-78
D
efroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-65
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Electrical Circuit Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Electrical Power Outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-82
Emergency Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Emission Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Engine Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8Engine Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11
Engine Oil and Oil Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-43
Four Wheel Drive(4WD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
Front Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Fuel Filler Lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-70
Fuel Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2G
auges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-43
H
azard Warning Flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-66
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-69
How to Use This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2
If You Have a Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-19
Ignition Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Immobilizer System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-41
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Interior and Exterior Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-47
Interior Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-67
Interior Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-76
INDEX9-2
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