2009 KIA AMANTI service indicator

Knowing your vehicle74
3Air bag (Supplemental Restraint
System) service Your Supplemental Restraint System is
virtually maintenance-free. There are no
parts which you can service.
You must have the system serviced
under the following circumstances:
If an air bag ever inflates, the air bag
must be replaced. Do not try to remove
or discard the air bag by yourself. This
must be done by an authorized Kia
dealer.
If the air bag warning indicator light alerts you to a problem, have the air
bag system checked as soon as possi-
ble. Otherwise, your air bag system
may be ineffective.
When repairing or scrapping thevehicles Repairing steering wheel, instrument panel, center console or roofs, or
installing car audio around center con-
sole or painting front metal sheet could
disable the air bag system. Have them
checked by an authorized Kia dealer.
When leaving the vehicle at an author- ized Kia dealer, inform the facility that
the vehicle is equipped with an air bag
system, and leave the owner’s manual
in the vehicle.
Since the air bag system contains explosive chemical substances, con-
tact an authorized Kia dealer when
scrapping the vehicle.
WARNING
- No mainte-
nance or repair
Do not modify your steering
wheel, seat or any other part of
the Supplemental Restraint
System. Modification could make
the system inoperable.
Do not work on the system’s com- ponents or wiring. This could
cause the air bags to inflate inad-
vertently, possibly seriously injur-
ing someone. Working on the sys-
tem could also disable the sys-
tem so that the air bags would not
deploy in a collision.
Any work on the SRS system, such as removing, installing,
repairing, or any work on the
steering wheel must be per-
formed by a qualified Kia techni-
cian. Improper handling of the air
bag system may result in serious
personal injury or death.
CAUTION
- No modifica-tion
Do not modify any part of the air
bag system. Modification couldmake the air bag system ineffective or could cause unnecessarydeployment.

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Driving your vehicle
Disc brakes wear indicator Your vehicle has disc brakes.
When your brake pads are worn and it's
time for new pads, you will hear a high-
pitched warning sound from your front
brakes or rear brakes. You may hear this
sound come and go or it may occur
whenever you depress the brake pedal.
Please remember that some driving con-
ditions or climates may cause a brake
squeal when you first apply (or lightly
apply) the brakes. This is normal and
does not indicate a problem with your
brakes.
✽ ✽NOTICETo avoid costly brake repairs, do not
continue to drive with worn brake pads.
WARNING
- Brake wear
This brake wear warning sound
means your vehicle needs service.
If you ignore this audible warning,
you will eventually lose braking per-
formance, which could lead to a
serious accident.
CAUTION
Always replace brake pads as com-
plete front or rear axle sets.
(Continued)
Wet brakes may result in the vehi- cle not to slow down at the usual
rate and make it pull to one side
when the brakes are applied.
Applying the brakes lightly will
indicate whether they have been
affected in this way. Always test
your brakes in this fashion after
driving through deep water. To
dry the brakes, apply them lightly
while maintaining a safe forward
speed until brake performance
returns to normal.

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Driving your vehicle
Air bag warning
(if equipped) This warning light will blink or illuminate
for approximately 6 seconds each time
you turn the ignition switch to the ON
position.
If this indicator does not go out, or if it illu-
minates while the vehicle is being driven,
see an Authorized Kia Dealer for immedi-
ate service.Low
washer
fluid level
warning indicator (if equipped) This warning light indicates the washer
fluid reservoir is nearly empty. Refill the
washer fluid as soon as possible.
Auto cruise indicator
(if equipped)CRUISE indicator
The indicator light illuminates when the
cruise control system is enabled.
SET indicator
The indicator light illuminates when the
cruise function switch (COAST/ SET or
RES/ACCEL) is ON.
CAUTION
Prolonged driving with theEmission Control SystemMalfunction Indicator Light ( ) illuminated may cause dam-age to the emission control sys-tems which could effect drivabili-ty and/or fuel economy.
If the
Emission
Control System
Malfunction Indicator Light ( ) begins to flash ON and OFF,potential catalytic converter dam-age is possible which could result in loss of engine power. Have theEngine Control System inspectedas soon as possible by anAuthorized Kia Dealer.
AIR
BAG
LOW WASHER
LIQUID!
CRUISESET

Driving tips28
5ProgrammingYour vehicle may require the ignition
switch to be turned to the ACC position
for programming and/or operation of
HomeLink. It is also recommended that a
new battery be replaced in the hand-held
transmitter of the device being pro-
grammed to HomeLink for quicker train-
ing and accurate transmission of the
radio-frequency.
Follow these steps to train your
HomeLink mirror:
1. When programming the buttons for the
first time, press and hold the left and
center buttons ( , ) simultan-
iously until the indicator light begins to
flash after approximately 20 seconds.
(This procedure erases the factory-set
default codes. Do Not perform this step
to program additional hand-held trans-
mitters.)
✽ ✽NOTICEFor non rolling code garage door open-
ers, follow steps 2 - 3.
For rolling code garage door openers,
follow steps 2 - 6.
For Canadian Programming, please fol-
low the Canadian Programming section.
For help with determining whether your
garage is non-rolling code or rolling
code, please refer to the garage door
openers owner’s manual or contact
HomeLink customer service at 1-800-
355-3515.
MMSA5005
Flashing

In case of an emergency18
6Low tire pressure tell-
tale
When the tire pressure monitoring
system warning telltale is illuminat-
ed, one or more of your tires is sig-
nificantly under-inflated.
Immediately reduce your speed,
avoid hard cornering and anticipate
increased stopping distances. You
should stop and check your tires as
soon as possible when the tires are
cool. And inflate the tires to the prop-
er pressure as indicated on the vehi-
cle’s placard or tire inflation pressure
label located on the driver’s side cen-
ter pillar outer panel. If you cannot
reach a service station or if the tire
cannot hold the newly added air,
replace the low pressure tire with the
temporary spare tire.
Then the TPMS malfunction indicator
or the Low Tire Pressure telltale may
turn on after restarting and about 20
minutes of continuous driving before
you have the low-pressure tire
repaired and reinstalled on the vehi-
cle.
CAUTION
In winter or cold weather, the
low tire pressure telltale may beilluminated if the tire pressurewas adjusted to the recom-mended tire inflation pressurein warm weather. It does notmean your TPMS is malfunction-ing because the decreased tem-perature leads to a proportionallowering of tire pressure.
When you drive your vehiclefrom a warm area to a cold areaor from a cold area to a warmarea, or the outside temperaturesignificantly increases ordecreases, you should checkthe tire inflation pressure andadjust the tires to the recom-mended tire inflation pressure.
WARNING
- Low tire pres- sure
Significantly low tire pressure
makes the vehicle unstable and
can contribute to loss of vehicle
control and increased braking
distances.
Continued driving on low pres-
sure tires will cause the tires to
overheat and fail.

In case of an emergency20
6Changing a tire with TPMS
If you have a flat tire, the Low Tire
Pressure telltale will turn on. Have
the flat tire repaired by an authorized
KIA dealer as soon as possible or
replace the flat tire with the spare
tire.
NEVER use a puncture-repairing
agent to repair and/or inflate a low
pressure tire. If used, you will have to
replace the tire pressure sensor.
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 as soon as possible.
After you replace the low pressure
tire with the spare tire, the TPMS
malfunction indicator or the Low Tire
Pressure telltale may illuminate after
restarting and driving about 20 min-
utes of continuous driving. Once the low pressure tire is re-
inflated to the recommended pres-
sure and installed on the vehicle, the
TPMS malfunction indicator and the
low tire pressure telltale will extin-
guish.
If the low pressure and TPMS mal-
function indicators are not extin-
guished after about 20 minutes of
continuous driving, please visit an
authorized Kia dealer.
You may not be able to identify a low
tire by simply looking at it. Always
use a good quality tire pressure
gauge to measure the tire's inflation
pressure. Please note that a tire that
is hot (from being driven) will have a
higher pressure measurement than a
tire that is cold (from sitting station-
ary for at least 3 hours and driven
less than 1 mile (1.6km) during that 3
hour period). Allow the tire to cool
before measuring the inflation pres-
sure.
Always be sure the tire is cold before
inflating to the recommended pres-
sure.
A cold tire means the vehicle has
been sitting for 3 hours and driven for
less than 1 mile (1.6km) in that 3
hour period.

Index2
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Air Bags - Advanced Supplemental Restraint System ··3-52
Air Bag Curtain ··················\
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·3-65
Driver's ··················\
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3-57
Front Passenger's ··················\
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···3-58
Side ··················\
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Warning Light ··················\
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35
Air Cleaner··················\
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Air Conditioning Button ··················\
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··4-53
System Operation Tips ··················\
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Air Intake Control Button··················\
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Alignment, Tire Balance and Wheel ··················\
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Aluminum Wheel Maintenance ··················\
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·7-50
Antenna ················\
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···3-98
Anti-Lock Brake System ··················\
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Anti-Theft Steering Column Lock, Ignition Switch and ··················\
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·4-2
Ashtray ··················\
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···3-91
Audio Remote Control ··················\
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·····3-99
Systems ··················\
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Automatic Climate Control System ··················\
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Transaxle ··················\
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Transaxle Fluid Level, Checking the ··················\
········7-18 Balance, Wheel Alignment and Tire··················\
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Battery··················\
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Recharging ··················\
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Service, For Best ··················\
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···7-27
Before Driving ··················\
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Belts, Safety ··················\
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···3-30
Pre-tensioner, seat··················\
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··3-30
Blade Replacement, Windshield Wiper ··················\
·······7-24
Blades, Wiper··················\
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Body Lubrication ··················\
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·····7-20
Brake Fluid Level, Checking ··················\
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Parking··················\
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·4-13
System ··················\
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·4-10
System, Anti-Lock ··················\
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·4-15
Wear Indicators, Disc ··················\
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Brakes ··················\
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····7-16 Power ··················\
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···4-10
Trailer ··················\
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··5-21
Break-In Process, Vehicle ··················\
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Bulb Replacement··················\
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····7-41
Bulbs, Light ··················\
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Index6
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LabelInformation ··················\
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Tire Specification/Pressure ··················\
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Lamp, Door Courtesy ··················\
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Lap/Shoulder Belt ··················\
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····3-36 Rear··················\
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Webbing, Cleaning the ··················\
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Light Bulbs (Specifications) ··················\
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Bulb Replacement, Headlight············\
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Bulb Replacement, Interior ··················\
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·····7-43
Bulb Replacement, License Plate ··················\
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Bulb Replacement, Rear Combination ··················\
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Dome ··················\
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···3-88
Interior ··················\
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·3-88
Map ··················\
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Lighter, Cigarette ··················\
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Lighting Control ··················\
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Locks, Door ··················\
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Low Fuel Level Warning ··················\
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Low Washer Fluid Level Warning Indicator ·················4-35\
Lubricant Specifications ··················\
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Lubricants and Fluids ··················\
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Lumbar Support ··················\
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·······3-21 Main Fuse ··················\
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6-9
Maintenance ··················\
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Normal - Schedule··················\
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·· 7-3
Owner ··················\
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····7-9
Severe - Schedule ··················\
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Services··················\
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··7-2
Malfunction Indicator ··················\
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Mirror ··················\
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·····3-84 Day/Night Rearview ··················\
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Outside Rearview ··················\
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··3-84
Modifications, Vehicle ··················\
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Odometer ··················\
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Oil Level, Checking the Engine ··················\
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····7-13
Pressure Warning, Engine ··················\
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One-Touch Wiper··················\
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Outside Rearview Mirror ··················\
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Overheating··················\
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Owner Maintenance ··················\
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···7-9 Precautions··················\
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