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7. EQ ButtonPress the EQ button to select the CLAS-
SIC, POPS, ROCK, JAZZ and OFF
MODE for the desired tone quality. Each
press of the button changes the display
as follows;8. PRESET STATION SelectButtonsSix stations for AM, FM1 and FM2
respectively can be preset in the elec-
tronic memory circuit.HOW TO PRESET STATIONSSix AM and twelve FM stations may be
programmed into the memory of the
radio. Then, by simply pressing the AM/
FM band select button and/or one of the
six station select buttons, you may recall
any of these stations instantly. To pro-
gram the stations, follow these steps:
Press AM/FM selector to set the band
for AM, FM1 and FM2.
Select the desired station to be stored by seek or manual tuning. Determine the preset station select
button you wish to use to access that
station.
Press and hold the station select but- ton for more than 0.8 seconds. A select
button indicator will show in the display
indicating which select button you have
depressed. The frequency display will
flash after it has been stored into the
memory. You should then release the
button, and proceed to program the
next desired station. A total of 18 sta-
tions can be programmed by selecting
one AM and two FM station per button.
When completed, any preset station may be recalled by selecting AM, FM1
or FM2 band and the appropriate sta-
tion button.
✽ ✽ NOTICE• Do not place beverages close to the
audio system. The audio system mech-
anism may be damaged if you spill
them.
• Do not strike or allow anything to impact the audio system, damage to
the system mechanisms could occur.
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1. TAPE PROGRAM Button This allows you to play the reverse sideof the tape by merely depressing the
program button. An arrow will appear in
the display to show tape direction.
Push the TAPE button while the tape is in the tape deck, to turn on that func-
tion without pushing Power ON-OFF
control knob.2. TAPE EJECT Button When the button is pressed with acassette loaded, the cassette will eject.
When the button is pressed during FF/REW mode, the cassette will eject.3. AUTO MUSIC SEARCH (AMS) ButtonPress the button to find the starting point
of each song in a prerecorded music
tape. The quiet space between songs
(must have at least 4 sec. gap) can be
identified by the AUTO MUSIC SEARCH
button.
Pressing the button will play the
beginning of the next music segment.
Pressing the button will start replay at the beginning of the music just lis-
tened to.
To stop FF or REW action, press the button again.
4. FF/REW Button Forward tape winding starts when the
FF button is pressed during PLAY or
REW mode.
Tape PLAY starts when the FF button is pressed again during FF mode.
Tape rewinding starts when the REW button is pressed during PLAY or FF
mode.
Tape PLAY starts when the REW but- ton pressed again during REW mode.5. REPEAT (RPT) Button To repeat the track you are currentlylistening to, press the RPT button. To
cancel, press again.
If you do not release RPT operation when the track ends, it will automati-
cally be replayed.
This process will be continued until you
push the button again or turn the
power OFF then ON.
6. DOLBY ButtonIf you get background noise during tape
PLAY, you can reduce this considerably
by merely pressing the DOLBY button. If
you want to cancel the DOLBY feature,
press the button again.7. EQ ButtonPress the EQ button to select the CLAS-
SIC, POPS, ROCK, JAZZ and OFF
MODE for the desired tone quality. Each
press of the button changes the display
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✽
✽NOTICE• Do not stick paper or tape etc., on the
label side or the recording side of any
discs, as it may cause a malfunction.
• The unit can play a multi-session CD- R (recordable CD) and CD-RW
(rewritable CD) that consists of more
than two sessions.
Please refer to the manual of CD-
R/CD-RW recorder or CD-R/CD-RW
software for more information on
finalization process.
• Depending on the recording status, some CD-Rs/CD-RWs may not play
on this unit.3. CD EJECT Button When the button is pressed with a
CD loaded, the CD will eject.
To eject all of the discs, press this but- ton for one second or more.4. TRACK UP/DOWN Button The desired track on the disc currently
being played can be selected using the
track number.
Press once to skip forward to the beginning of the next track. Press once to skip back to the
beginning of the track.
Press before playback begins to quickly move backward through a CD.
5. SCROLL ButtonPress the button, and you can check the file
names with more than 16 characters on
MP3 CD(max 34 characters).
The button doesn’t work on file names
less than 16 characters.6. FF/REW ButtonIf you want to fast forward or reverse
through the compact disc track, push and
hold the FF or REW button.
When you release the button, the compact
disc player will resume playing.
7. EQ ButtonPress the EQ button to select the CLAS-
SIC, POPS, ROCK, JAZZ and OFF
MODE for the desired tone quality. Each
press of the button changes the display
as follows;8. CD SCAN Button To playback the first 10 seconds ofeach track, press the CD SCAN button
more than 0.8 seconds.
To playback the first 10 seconds of each track in the selected folder, press
the CD SCAN button within 0.8 sec-
onds. (MP3 CD only)
Press the CD SCAN button again with- in 10 sec. when you have reached the
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39. BOOKMARK (MARK) ButtonWhen the CD player unit is operating, the
desired track on the disc can be book-
marked by using the MARK button.
Press the MARK button for more than
0.8 seconds to bookmark the desired
track.
“M” will be displayed on the LCD and
“MEMORY(1~50)” will display for
approximately five seconds with beep
sound.
To play the bookmarked tracks, press
the MARK button within 0.8 seconds
and select the bookmarked track to
play.
To erase a bookmarked track, press the MARK button for more than 0.8 sec-
onds. The unit will beep once when the
bookmark is erased.
If you want to delete all tracks stored
using the Bookmark function, press FILE
SEARCH Knob in the Mark Play mode
for more than 0.8 seconds. You will hear
a beep sound and all tracks will be delet-
ed from Mark Memory with “MARK
DELETE ALL” displayed on the LCD.
✽ ✽ NOTICETracks stored on Mark Memory will be
automatically erased after you eject CDs
that contain those tracks. 10. REPEAT (RPT) Button To repeat the track you are currently
listening to, press the RPT button.
To cancel, press it again.
To repeat the music within selected CD, press the RPT button for more
than 0.8 seconds.
To cancel, press it again for more than
0.8 seconds.
To repeat the music within the current- ly played folder, press the RPT button
for more than 0.8 seconds.
To cancel, press it again(MP3 CD
only).
If you do not release RPT operation after all the tracks are played back, the
unit will play back again from the first
track.
This process will be continued until you
push the button again or turn the power
OFF then ON.
11. RANDOM (RDM) ButtonWith random, you can listen to the tracks
in random, rather than sequential order
on one disc.
To use random, do the following:
Press the RDM button to listen torecorded tracks in random sequence.
Press RDM again to cancel or turn the
power OFF then ON. The unit defaults
to playing tracks in sequential order.
To listen to the music within the select- ed folder in random order, press the
RDM button within a second. To can-
cel, press it again or turn the power
OFF then ON. (MP3 CD only)12. DISC UP/DOWN Button By pressing "DISC "/"DISC "while CD changer is playing you can
move backward or forward to the next
disc and playback automatically
begins.
If any of the slots do not contain a CD, your car audio will skip the empty slot
and play only those that contain a CD.
When switching CD’s, the LCD dis-
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Moving up a steep grade from a
standing startTo move up a steep grade from a stand-
ing start, depress the brake pedal, shift
the shift lever to D (Drive). Select the
appropriate gear depending on load
weight and steepness of the grade, and
release the parking brake. Depress the
accelerator gradually while releasing the
service brakes.
When accelerating from a stop on a
steep hill, the vehicle may have a ten-
dency to roll backwards. Shifting the
shift lever into 2 (Second Gear) while
in Sport mode will help prevent the
vehicle from rolling backwards.Ignition key interlock systemThe ignition key cannot be removed
unless the shift lever is in the P (Park)
position. If the ignition switch is in any
other position, the key cannot be
removed.
Shift lock systemFor your safety, the Automatic Transaxle
has a shift lock system which prevents
shifting the transaxle out of P (Park)
unless the brake pedal is depressed.
To shift the transaxle out of P (Park):
1. Depress and hold the brake pedal.
2. Start the engine or turn the ignition tothe ON position.
3. Move the shift lever.
If the brake pedal is repeatedly
depressed and released with the shift
lever in the P (Park) position, a chattering
sound near the shift lever may be heard.
This is a normal condition.
Shift-lock overrideIf the shift lever should fail to move from
the P (Park) position with the brake pedal
depressed, continue depressing the
brake, then do the following:
1. Carefully remove the cap covering the S/Lock override access hole which is
located on the right side of the shift
lever.
2. Insert the screwdriver into the access hole and press down on the key.
3. Depress the lock release button and move the shift lever.
4. Have your vehicle inspected by an authorized Kia dealership immediately.
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Speedometer The speedometer indicates the forward
speed of the vehicle.OdometerThe odometer indicates the total dis-
tance the vehicle has been driven.
TripmeterYou can choose the tripmeter A and trip-
meter B by pressing the tripmeter mode
button.
TRIP A: Tripmeter A (if equipped)
TRIP B: Tripmeter B (if equipped)
The tripmeter indicates the distance of
individual trips selected by the driver.
Tripmeter A and B can be reset to 0 by
pressing the reset button for 1 second or
more, and then releasing.
Tachometer The tachometer indicates the approxi-
mate number of engine revolutions per
minute (rpm).
Use the tachometer to select the correct
shift points and to prevent lugging and/or
over-revving the engine.
The tachometer pointer may move slight-
ly when the ignition switch is in ACC or
ON position with the engine OFF. This
movement is normal and will not affect
the accuracy of the tachometer once the
engine is running.✽ ✽NOTICEDo not operate the engine within the
tachometer's RED ZONE.
This may cause severe engine damage.
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ModeEach push of the button (TRIP) changes
the display as follows:
Tripmeter (km or MI)This mode indicates the total distance
traveled since the last tripmeter reset.
The meter's working range is from 0.0 to
999.9 km (mile).
Pressing the TRIP button for more than 1
second, when the tripmeter is being dis-
played, clears the tripmeter to zero.
Driving timeThis mode displays the total time elepsed
from engine start to key OFF conditions.
When the “TRIP” switch is pushed, it will
reset to 0:00.
Reset
Push “TRIP” for more than 1 second to
initialize the displayed information such
as average speed and driving time.
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Malfunction indicator
(if equipped)This indicator light is part of the Engine
Control System which monitors various
emission control system components. If
this light illuminates while driving, it indi-
cates that a potential problem has been
detected somewhere in the emission
control system.
Generally, your vehicle will continue to be
drivable and will not need towing, but
have the system checked by an author-
ized Kia dealer as soon as possible.✽ ✽NOTICEA loose fuel filler cap may cause the On
Board Diagnostic System Malfunction
Indicator Light ( ) in the instrument
panel to illuminate unnecessarily.
Always make sure that the fuel filler cap
is tight.
✽ ✽NOTICE• Prolonged driving with the Emission
Control System Malfunction
Indicator Lamp ( ) illuminated
may cause damage to the emission
control systems which could effect dri-
vability and/or fuel economy.
•If the
Emission
Control System
Malfunction Indicator Lamp ( )
begins to flash ON and OFF, potential
catalytic converter damage is possible
which could result in loss of engine
power. Have the Engine Control
System inspected as soon as possible by
an authorized Kia dealer.
ESC indicator
(Electronic Stability
Control) (if equipped) The ESC indicator will illuminate when
the ignition switch is turned ON, but
should go off after approximately 3 sec-
onds. When the ESC is on, it monitors
the driving conditions and under normal
driving conditions, the ESC light will
remain off. When a slippery or low trac-
tion condition is encountered, the ESC
will operate, and the ESC indicator will
blink to indicate the ESC is operating.ESC OFF indicator
(if equipped)The ESC OFF indicator will illuminate
when the ignition switch is turned ON,
but should go off after approximately 3
seconds. To switch to ESC OFF mode,
press the ESC OFF button. The ESC
OFF indicator will illuminate indicating
the ESC is deactivated. If this indicator
stays on in the ESC ON mode, the ESC
may have a malfunction. Take your car to
the authorized Kia dealer and have the
system checked.
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