2009 KIA AMANTI Owners Manual

Index2
10
Air Bags - Advanced Supplemental Restraint System ··3-52
Air Bag Curtain ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·3-65
Driver's ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
3-57
Front Passenger's ··················\
··················\
··················\
···3-58
Side ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
······3-64
Warning Light ··················\
··················\
················3-73, 4-\
35
Air Cleaner··················\
··················\
··················\
···············7-21
Air Conditioning Button ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
··4-53
System Operation Tips ··················\
··················\
············4-54
Air Intake Control Button··················\
··················\
··········4-49
Alignment, Tire Balance and Wheel ··················\
···········7-32
Aluminum Wheel Maintenance ··················\
··················\
·7-50
Antenna ················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···3-98
Anti-Lock Brake System ··················\
··················\
···········4-15 Warning Light ··················\
··················\
··················\
········4-31
Anti-Theft Steering Column Lock, Ignition Switch and ··················\
··················\
··················\
·4-2
Ashtray ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···3-91
Audio Remote Control ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····3-99
Systems ··················\
··················\
··················\
················3-100
Automatic Climate Control System ··················\
··················\
··········4-46
Transaxle ··················\
··················\
··················\
········4-5, 7-18
Transaxle Fluid Level, Checking the ··················\
········7-18 Balance, Wheel Alignment and Tire··················\
············7-32
Battery··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
····7-26
Recharging ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············7-27
Service, For Best ··················\
··················\
··················\
···7-27
Before Driving ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········5-5
Belts, Safety ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···3-30
Pre-tensioner, seat··················\
··················\
··················\
··3-30
Blade Replacement, Windshield Wiper ··················\
·······7-24
Blades, Wiper··················\
··················\
··················\
···········7-24
Body Lubrication ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····7-20
Brake Fluid Level, Checking ··················\
··················\
·············7-16
Parking··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·4-13
System ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·4-10
System, Anti-Lock ··················\
··················\
··················\
·4-15
Wear Indicators, Disc ··················\
··················\
··············4-11
Brakes ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
····7-16 Power ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-10
Trailer ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
··5-21
Break-In Process, Vehicle ··················\
··················\
············1-3
Bulb Replacement··················\
··················\
··················\
····7-41
Bulbs, Light ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············8-2A
B

10
3
Index
California Perchlorate Notice ··················\
··················\
··· 7-52
Capacities ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·8-3
Careof the Safety Belt System, Proper Use and ·················3-40\
Exterior ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
7-48
Interior ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·7-51
Catalytic Converters, Operating Precautions for·············5-4
Chain Installation ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············5-11
Safety ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···5-21
Tire··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·······5-10
Charging System Warning ··················\
··················\
·········4-32
Child Restraint System ··················\
··················\
··················\
····3-43
Safety Lock, Rear Door··················\
··················\
···········3-12
Children Restraint of Infants and Small ··················\
··················\
·3-41
Restraint of Larger··················\
··················\
··················\
·3-42
Cigarette Lighter ··················\
··················\
··················\
······3-91
Cleaner, Air ··················\
··················\
··················\
··············7-21
Cleaning Interior Window Glass·················\
··················\
··············7-51
Lap/Shoulder Belt Webbing ··················\
··················\
····7-51
Upholstery and Interior Trim··················\
··················\
···7-51
Climate Control System, Automatic ··················\
············4-46 Air Filter ··················\
··················\
··················\
················7-22
Clock ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
······3-95 Cluster, Instrument··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-25
Compartment, Engine··················\
··················\
·········2-4, 7-12
Consumer Assistance ··················\
··················\
··················\
·9-2
Coolant Level, Checking the ··················\
··················\
·····7-14
Cooling System, Engine ··················\
··················\
············7-14
Cruise Control System ··················\
··················\
···············4-19
Cup Holder··················\
··················\
··················\
···············3-92
Day/Night Rearview Mirror ··················\
··················\
······3-86
Defroster ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
4-44
Rear Window ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········4-44
Dimensions ··················\
··················\
··················\
················8-2
Disc Brake Wear Indicators ··················\
··················\
·······4-11
Dome Light ··················\
··················\
··················\
··············3-88
Door Child Safety Lock, Rear ··················\
··················\
··········3-12
Courtesy Lamp ··················\
··················\
··················\
······3-88
Locks ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·····3-9
Open Display ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········4-34
Driver Position Memory System ··················\
·················3-28\
Driving at Night ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
··5-8
Conditions, Special ··················\
··················\
··················\
··5-7
Conditions, Hazardous ··················\
··················\
··············5-7
in Flooded Areas··················\
··················\
··················\
····5-12
in the Rain ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············5-8
Tips ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
········5-1C
D

Index4
10
your Vehicle ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-1
Winter ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
····5-9
with a Trailer ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········5-21
Economical Operation, Suggestions for ··················\
········5-6
Electrical Circuit Protection ··················\
··················\
··················\
····6-6
Equipment··················\
··················\
··················\
················9-4
Electronic Stability Control ··················\
··················\
·······4-22
Emergency In Case of an··················\
··················\
··················\
············6-1
Roadside Assistance ··················\
··················\
··················\
9-2
Starting··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···6-4
Emission Control System ··················\
··················\
············5-3
Engine Compartment ··················\
··················\
··················\
··2-4, 7-12
Cooling System ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····7-14
Exhaust Gas Precautions ··················\
··················\
···········5-3
Oil and Oil Filter ··················\
··················\
··················\
···7-13
Oil Level, Checking the ··················\
··················\
··········7-13
Oil Pressure Warning··················\
··················\
···············4-32
Starting the··················\
··················\
··················\
···············4-4
Exhaust Gas Precautions, Engine ··················\
··················\
5-3
Exterior Care··················\
··················\
··················\
············7-48 Fan Speed Control Knob ··················\
··················\
···········4-49
Filler Lid, Fuel ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········3-81
Finish
Damage Repair ··················\
··················\
··················\
······7-49
Maintenance ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········7-48
Flasher, Hazard Warning ··················\
··················\
···········4-45
Flat Tire, If You Have a ··················\
··················\
·············6-22
Flooded Areas, Driving in ··················\
··················\
·········5-12
Fluids, Lubricants and ··················\
··················\
···············7-20
Fuel Filler Lid ··················\
··················\
··················\
················3-81
Gauge ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-27
Level Warning, Low ··················\
··················\
················4-34
Requirements ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········5-2
Fuse/Relay Panel Description··················\
··················\
······6-9
Fuses ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
········6-7 Driver-side Knee Bolster ··················\
··················\
·········6-11
Engine Compartment ··················\
··················\
···············6-10
Replacement ··················\
··················\
··················\
············6-7
Gasoline Engine (undleaded)··················\
··················\
··················\
··5-2
Containing Alcohol and Methanol ··················\
··············5-2E
FG

10
5
Index
Glove Box ··················\
··················\
··················\
················3-90
Hazard Warning Flasher ··················\
··················\
·····4-45, 6-2
Hazardous Driving conditions ··················\
··················\
·····5-7
HeadlightHigh Beam Indicator ··················\
··················\
···············4-34
Bulb Replacement ··················\
··················\
··················\
·7-41
Headrest Adjustment ··················\
··················\
········3-24, 3-26
Hitches ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···5-20
Homelink Wireless Control System ··················\
············5-27
Hood··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·······3-80
Horn ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·······4-18
How To Use This Manual··················\
··················\
············1-2
If You Have a Flat Tire ··················\
··················\
··············6-22
Ignition Switch··················\
··················\
··················\
···········4-2 and Anti-Theft Steering Column Lock ··················\
········4-2
Illumination, Instrument Panel ··················\
··················\
··4-27
Immobilizer System ··················\
··················\
··················\
···3-7
In case of an emergency while driving··················\
··········6-2
Indicators, Warnings and ··················\
··················\
···········4-32
Infants and Small Children, Restraint of ··················\
·····3-41
Inspections, Necessary··················\
··················\
·················5-5 Instrument
Cluster··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
··4-25
Panel Illumination ··················\
··················\
··················\
·4-27
Panel Overview ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······2-3
Interior Care··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
······7-51
Features··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
3-91
Lights ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···3-88
Overview ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················2-2
Trim, Cleaning the Upholstery and ··················\
···········7-51
Window Glass, Cleaning the ··················\
··················\
···7-51
Intermittent Wipers, Variable ··················\
··················\
·····4-42
Jacking Instructions ··················\
··················\
··················\
·6-24
Jump Starting ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············6-4
Keyless Entry, Remote ··················\
··················\
················3-4
Key Reminder Warning Chime ··················\
··················\
·4-36
Keys ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·········3-2
Knowing Your Vehicle ··················\
··················\
·················3-1HI
JK

Index6
10
LabelInformation ··················\
··················\
··················\
············5-25
Tire Specification/Pressure ··················\
··················\
······5-26
Lamp, Door Courtesy ··················\
··················\
················3-88
Lap/Shoulder Belt ··················\
··················\
··················\
····3-36 Rear··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
······3-38
Webbing, Cleaning the ··················\
··················\
············7-51
Light Bulbs (Specifications) ··················\
··················\
···············8-2
Bulb Replacement, Headlight············\
··················\
········7-41
Bulb Replacement, Interior ··················\
··················\
·····7-43
Bulb Replacement, License Plate ··················\
··············7-44
Bulb Replacement, Rear Combination ··················\
······7-44
Dome ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···3-88
Interior ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·3-88
Map ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
······3-88
Lighter, Cigarette ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····3-91
Lighting Control ··················\
··················\
··················\
······4-41
Locks, Door ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············3-9
Low Fuel Level Warning ··················\
··················\
···········4-34
Low Washer Fluid Level Warning Indicator ·················4-35\
Lubricant Specifications ··················\
··················\
············7-46
Lubricants and Fluids ··················\
··················\
················7-20
Lumbar Support ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······3-21 Main Fuse ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
6-9
Maintenance ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············7-1
Normal - Schedule··················\
··················\
··················\
·· 7-3
Owner ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
····7-9
Severe - Schedule ··················\
··················\
··················\
····7-6
Services··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
··7-2
Malfunction Indicator ··················\
··················\
················4-34
Mirror ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·····3-84 Day/Night Rearview ··················\
··················\
················3-86
Outside Rearview ··················\
··················\
··················\
··3-84
Modifications, Vehicle ··················\
··················\
·················5-3
Odometer ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················4-26\
Oil Level, Checking the Engine ··················\
··················\
····7-13
Pressure Warning, Engine ··················\
··················\
·······4-32
One-Touch Wiper··················\
··················\
··················\
·····4-43
Outside Rearview Mirror ··················\
··················\
···········3-84
Overheating··················\
··················\
··················\
················6-3
Owner Maintenance ··················\
··················\
··················\
···7-9 Precautions··················\
··················\
··················\
·············7-11L
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Index
ParkingBrake··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
····4-13
Brake and Brake Fluid Warning ··················\
················4-33
Power Brakes ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
··4-10
Outlet ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···3-94
Steering ··················\
··················\
··················\
········4-17, 7-17
Steering Fluid Level, Checking the ··················\
···········7-17
Windows ··················\
··················\
··················\
················3-14
Pregnant Women, Restraint of ··················\
··················\
···3-40
Pre-tensioner Seat Belt ··················\
··················\
··············3-30
Proper Use and Care of the Safety Belt System·······\
·····3-40
Purchasing Factory Authorized Manuals··················\
·······9-6
Rain, Driving in the ··················\
··················\
··················\
···5-8
Rear Lap/Shoulder Belt··················\
··················\
··················\
··3-38
Seat ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
······3-25
Window Defroster ··················\
··················\
··················\
·4-44
Rearview Mirror Day/Night ··················\
··················\
··················\
··············3-86
Outside··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·3-84
Recharging, Battery ··················\
··················\
··················\
·7-27
Registering Your Vehicle in a Foreign Country ··············9-3 Reminder Warning Chime, Key ··················\
··················\
4-36
Remote Keyless Entry ··················\
··················\
·················3-4
Reporting Safety Defects ··················\
··················\
·············9-5
Restraint
of Infants and Small Children ··················\
··················\
·3-41
of Larger Children ··················\
··················\
··················\
·3-42
of Pregnant Women ··················\
··················\
·················3-40\
System, Child ··················\
··················\
··················\
········3-43
System, Safety Belt ··················\
··················\
·················3-32\
Roadside Assistance, Emergency ··················\
··················\
9-2
Road Warning ··················\
··················\
··················\
············6-2
Rocking the Vehicle ··················\
··················\
··················\
···5-7
Rotation, Tire ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········7-31
Safety Belt ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············3-30 Restraint System ··················\
··················\
··················\
····3-32
System, Proper Use and Care of ··················\
···············3-40
Warning Light ··················\
··················\
··················\
········4-32
Warning Chime ··················\
··················\
··················\
······4-36
Warning Light and Chime ··················\
··················\
·······3-35
Safety Chains ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········5-21
Safety Lock, Rear Door Child ··················\
··················\
···3-12
Scheduled Maintenance Service ··················\
··················\
·················7-2
1 - Normal Maintenance··················\
··················\
············7-3
2 - Severe Maintenance ··················\
··················\
·············7-6PR
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Index8
10
Seat··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·········3-17Adjustment ··················\
··················\
··················\
············3-19
Warming and Ventilating the Front ··················\
···········3-23
Snow Tires ··················\
··················\
··················\
······5-10, 7-40
Spare Tire, Removing the ··················\
··················\
··········6-22
Special Driving Conditions ··················\
··················\
·········5-7
Specifications ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············8-2 Lubricant··················\
··················\
··················\
················7-46
Speedometer··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-26
Starting Emergency, Jump ··················\
··················\
··················\
····6-4
the Engine ··················\
··················\
··················\
················4-4
Steering Column Lock, Ignition Switch and Anti-Theft ·············4-2
Power ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········4-17, 7-17
Wheel ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-17
Tilt··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
········4-18
Storage Compartments··················\
··················\
···············3-89
Suggestions for Economical Operation ··················\
·········5-6
Storing the Jack and Tools ··················\
··················\
·········6-22
Storing the Spare Tire ··················\
··················\
················6-22
Sunglass Holder ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······3-90
Sunroof··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···3-96
Sunvisor ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·3-93
Switch, Ignition··················\
··················\
··················\
··········4-2 Tachometer··················\
··················\
··················\
···············4-26
Temperature
Control Knob ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········4-48
Gauge, Engine ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······4-26
Tilt Steering ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-18
Tips for Towing a Stuck Vehicle ··················\
·················6-17\

Tire and Wheels ··················\
··················\
··················\
············7-29
Balance, Wheel Alignment and ··················\
·················7-32\
Care··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
······7-29
Chains··················\
··················\
··················\
···········5-10, 7-40
Changing··················\
··················\
··················\
················6-24
Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) ················4-37, 6-\
17
Quality Grading, Uniform ··················\
··················\
·······7-36
Replacement ··················\
··················\
··················\
·6-24, 7-32
Rotation ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················7-31\
Size Designation ··················\
··················\
··················\
····7-34
Snow··················\
··················\
··················\
·············5-10, 7-40
Speed Ratings ··················\
··················\
··················\
········7-35
Specifications ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········8-3
Toll-Free Consumer Assistance ··················\
··················\
···9-2
Towing ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···6-13 With a Vehicle Other Than a Tow Truck··················\
···6-15
Trailer Brakes ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
··5-21
Driving with a··················\
··················\
··················\
········5-21
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10
9
Index
Towing ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·5-18
Weight of the ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········5-19
Transaxle, Automatic··················\
··················\
··········4-5, 7-18
Trip Interruption ··················\
··················\
··················\
··············9-3
Meter··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
····4-26
Trunk ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
······3-76
Turn Signals ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-40
Two-Way Radio System, Installation of a Mobile ··········9-4
Underbody Maintenance··················\
··················\
············7-50
Uniform Tire Quality Grading ··················\
··················\
···7-36
Upholstery and Interior Trim, Cleaning the ··················\
7-51
Vehicle at a Glance, Your ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····2-1
Break-In Process··················\
··················\
··················\
······1-3
Data Collection and Event Data Recorders··················\
·1-4
Driving Your ··················\
··················\
··················\
············4-1
Identification Number ··················\
··················\
·············5-25
Knowing Your ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········3-1
Load Limit ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············5-13
Modifications ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········5-3
Rocking the··················\
··················\
··················\
··············5-7 Ventilating the Front Seats··················\
··················\
·········3-23
Warming the Front Seats ··················\
··················\
···········3-23
Warning
and Indicators ··················\
··················\
··················\
········4-31
Road··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·······6-2
Washer Fluid Level, Checking the ··················\
··················\
·······7-20
Wipers and ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-42
Washing·················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···7-48
Waxing ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···7-49
Weight of the Vehicle ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········5-17
of the Trailer Tongue ··················\
··················\
···············5-20
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance··················\
··················\
····7-32
Aluminum, Maintenance ··················\
··················\
·········7-50
Replacement ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········7-33
Size Designation ··················\
··················\
··················\
····7-35
Steering ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
4-17
Wheels, Tires and ··················\
··················\
··················\
····7-29
Window ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
··3-13 Glass, Cleaning the Interior··················\
··················\
·····7-51
Windows, Power ··················\
··················\
··················\
······3-14
Windshield Defrosting and Defogging ··················\
··················\
·······4-56UV
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