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• Just before impact, drivers often
brake heavily. Such heavy braking
lowers the front portion of the vehi-
cle and the vehicle dive under a
vehicle with a higher ground clear-
ance. Airbags may not inflate in
this "underride" situation because
deceleration forces are so radically
altered by such "underride" colli-
sions.• Front airbags do not generally
inflate in rollover accidents.
However, side airbags may inflate
during a rollover, depending on the
precise impacts which the side of
the vehicle experienced during a
rollover.• Airbags may not inflate if the vehi-
cle collides with objects such as
utility poles or trees, where the
point of impact is concentrated to
one area and not the main body
structures, so that the full force of
the impact is not transmitted to the
sensors.
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Electric type (if equipped)
The electric day/night rearview mir-
ror automatically controls the glare
from the headlights of the car behind
you in nighttime or low light driving
conditions. The sensor mounted in
the mirror senses the light level
around the vehicle, and through a
chemical reaction, automatically
controls the headlight glare from
vehicles behind you.
When the engine is running, the
glare is automatically controlled by
the sensor mounted in the rearview
mirror.
Whenever the shift lever is shifted
into reverse (R), the mirror will auto-
matically go to the brightest setting in
order to improve the drivers view
behind the vehicle.
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NOTICE
When cleaning the mirror, use a
paper towel or similar material
dampened with glass cleaner. Do not
spray glass cleaner directly on the
mirror as that may cause the liquid
cleaner to enter the mirror housing.
Type A (with compass)
To operate the electric rearview mir-
ror:
Press and hold the ON/OFF button
(
➀) for 3~6 seconds to turn the auto-
matic- dimming function on. The mir-
ror indicator light will illuminate.
Press and hold the ON/OFF button
(
➀) for 3~6 seconds once again to
turn the automatic- dimming function
off. The mirror indicator light will turn
off.Type B (with homelink wireless
control system)
To operate the electric rearview mir-
ror:
Press the “I” button (
➀) to turn the
automatic- dimming function on. The
mirror indicator light will illuminate.
Press the “O” button (
➁) to turn the
automatic- dimming function off. The
mirror indicator light will turn off.
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The Electronic Stability Control
(ESC) monitors information from
various vehicle sensors and then
compares the driver's commands
with the actual behavior of the
vehicle.
If an unstable condition occurs - a
sudden evasive movement for
example - ESC intervenes within
fractions of a second via the engine
computer and brake system and
attempts to stabilize the vehicle.
ESC operation
ESC ON condition
• When the ignition is turned
ON, ESC and ESC OFF
indicator lights illuminate
for approximately 3 sec-
onds, then ESC is turned
on.
• Press the ESC OFF but-
ton for at least half a sec-
ond after turning the igni-
tion ON to turn ESC off.
(ESC OFF indicator will
illuminate). To turn the
ESC on, press the ESC
OFF button (ESC OFF
indicator light will go off).
• When starting the engine,
you may hear a slight tick-
ing sound. This is the ESC
performing an automatic
system self-check and
does not indicate a prob-
lem.
When operating
When the ESC is in opera-
tion, ESC indicator light
blinks.
• When the Electronic
Stability Control is operat-
ing properly, you can feel a
slight pulsation in the vehi-
cle. This is only the effect
of brake control and indi-
cates nothing unusual.
• When moving out of the
mud or slippery road,
pressing the accelerator
pedal may not cause the
engine rpm (revolutions
per minute) to increase.
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (IF EQUIPPED)
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ESC
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FUEL REQUIREMENTS
Gasoline engine (unleaded)
Your new Kia vehicle is designed to
use only unleaded fuel with a mini-
mum Octane Rating of 87 Anti-
Knock Index (AKI).
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NOTICE
NEVER USE LEADED FUEL. The
use of leaded fuel is detrimental to
the catalytic converter and will
damage the engine control system’s
oxygen sensor and affect emission
control.
Never add any fuel system cleaning
agents to the fuel tank other than
what Kia has specified. (Consult an
Authorized Kia Dealer for details.)
Gasoline containing alcohol
and methanol
Gasohol, a mixture of gasoline and
ethanol (also known as grain alco-
hol), and gasoline or gasohol con-
taining methanol (also known as
wood alcohol) are being marketed
along with or instead of leaded or
unleaded gasoline.
Do not use gasohol containing more
than 10% ethanol, and do not use
gasoline or gasohol containing any
methanol. Either of these fuels may
cause drivability problems and dam-
age to the fuel system.
Discontinue using gasohol of any
kind if drivability problems occur.Vehicle damage or driveability prob-
lems may not be covered by the
manufacturer’s warranty if they result
from the use of:
1. Gasohol containing more than
10% ethanol.
2. Gasoline or gasohol containing
methanol.
3. Leaded fuel or leaded gasohol.
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NOTICE
Never use gasohol which contains
methanol. Discontinue use of any
gasohol product which impairs dri-
vability.
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HOMELINK® WIRELESS CONTROL SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
Your new mirror comes with an inte-
grated HomeLink Universal
Transceiver, which allows you to pro-
gram the mirror to activate your
garage door(s), estate gate, home
lighting, etc. The mirror actually
learns the codes from your various
existing transmitters.
CAUTION
• When programming the
HomeLink® Wireless Control
System, you may be operating
a garage door or gate opera-
tor.Make sure that people and
objects are out of the way of
the moving door or gate to
prevent potential harm or
damage.
• Do not use HomeLink with any
garage door opener that lacks
the safety stop and reverse
feature as required by federal
safety standards.(This
includes any garage door
opener model manufactured
before April 1, 1982.) A garage
door opener which cannot
detect an object,signaling the
door to stop and reverse, does
not meet current federal safe-
ty standards.Using a garage
door opener without the
se
features increases risk of seri-
ous injury or death.For more
information, call 1-800-355-
3515 or on the internet at
www.homelink.com.
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• Retain the original transmitter
for future programming proce-
dures (i.e., new vehicle pur-
chase).It is also suggested
that upon the sale of the vehi-
cle, the programmed
HomeLink buttons be erased
for security purposes (follow
step 1 in the “Programming”
portion of this text).
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Engine compartment
Description Fuse rating Protected component
A/CON - Air conditioner relay
ATM - Automatic transaxle control relay
COND2 - Condenser (low) relay
DEICE - Defroster relay
F/FOG - Front fog light relay
F/PUMP - Fuel pump relay
HDLP HI - Headlight (high) relay
HDLP LO - Headlight (low) relay
HORN - Horn relay
WIPER - Wiper relay
COND1 - Condenser (high) relay
MAIN - Main relay
START - Start motor relay
COND1 40A Condenser (high)
COND2 30A Condenser (low)
IGN1 30A Ignition switch
IGN2 30A Start motor
ABS1 40A ABS, ESP
ABS2 40A ABS, ESP
IP B+ 60A In panel B+
BLOWER 40A Blower
ALT2.0L Gasoline 120A
Alternator
2.7L Gasoline 140A
A/CON 10A Air conditioner
SNSR 10A Sensors
DEICE 15A Defroster
Description Fuse rating Protected component
DRL 15A Daytime running light
F/FOG 15A Front fog light
F/PUMP 15A Fuel pump
F/WIPER 20A Front wiper
HDLP HI 20A Headlight (high)
HDLP LO 15A Headlight (low)
HORN 15A Horn
INJ 15A Injector
STOP 15A Stop light
4WD 20A 4WD ECM
AMP 20A Amplifier
ATM 20A Automatic transaxle control
ECU 30A Engine control unit
SPARE 10A Spare fuse
SPARE 15A Spare fuse
SPARE 20A Spare fuse
SPARE 30A Spare fuse