2009 KIA Sephia Owner's Manual

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Driving your vehicle
Tilt steering (if equipped)A tilt steering wheel allows you to
adjust the steering wheel before you
drive. You can also raise it to the
highest level to give your legs more
room when you exit and enter the
vehicle.
The steering wheel should be posi-
tioned so that it is comfortable for
you to drive, while permitting you to
see the instrument panel warning
lights and gauges.To change the steering wheel angle,
pull down (
1) the lock release lever,
adjust the steering wheel to the
desired angle (
2), then pull up the
lock-release lever to lock the steering
wheel in place.
Be sure to adjust the steering wheel
to the desired position before driving.
WARNING
Never adjust the angle of steering wheel while driving.
You may lose your steering
control and cause severe per-
sonal injury or accidents.
After adjusting, push the steering wheel both up and
down to be certain it is locked
in position.
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HornTo sound the horn, press the horn
symbol on your steering wheel.
Check the horn regularly to be sure it
operates properly.
CAUTION
To sound the horn, press the
area indicated by the hornsymbol on your steeringwheel (see illustration). Thehorn will operate only whenthis area is pressed.
Do not strike the horn severely to operate it, or hit it with yourfist. Do not press on the hornwith a sharp-pointed object.
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Driving your vehicle
The cruise control system allows you
to program the vehicle to maintain a
constant speed without resting your
foot on the accelerator pedal.
This system is designed to function
above approximately 40 km/h (24
mph).
To set cruise control speed:1. Push the CRUISE ON/OFF buttonon the steering wheel, to turn the
system on. The CRUISE indicator
light in the instrument cluster will
illuminate. 2. Accelerate to the desired speed,
which must be more than 40 km/h
(24 mph).
CRUISE CONTROL (IF EQUIPPED)
WARNING
- Cruise
control
Do not use the cruise control
feature under the following con-
ditions:
Heavy or unsteady traffic
Slippery or winding roads
Situations that involve varying speeds
Pay particular attention during the down-hill driving with
cruise control system as the
vehicle speed can be
increased gradually.
WARNING
If the cruise control is left on,
(CRUISE indicator light in the
instrument cluster illuminated)
the cruise control can be
switched on accidentally. Keep
the cruise control system off
(CRUISE indicator light OFF)
when cruise control is not in
use.
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3. Push down the -/SET switch, and
release it at the speed you want.
The “SET” indicator light in the
instrument cluster will illuminate.
Release the accelerator at the
same time. The desired speed will
automatically be maintained.The SET function cannot be activateduntil approximately 2 seconds after theCRUISE ON-OFF button has beenengaged.
On a steep grade, the vehicle maymomentarily slow down while goingdownhill.
To cancel cruise control, do
one of the following: Press the brake pedal.
Shift into N (Neutral).
Pull the CANCEL switch.Each of these actions will cancelcruise control operation (the “SET”indicator light in the instrument clus-ter will go OFF), but it will not turn thesystem off. If you wish to resumecruise control operation, push up the+/RES switch located on your steer-ing wheel. You will return to your pre-viously preset speed.
To turn cruise control off, do
one of the following: Push the CRUISE ON-OFF button (the CRUISE indicator light in the
instrument cluster will go OFF).
Turn the ignition off.Both of these actions cancel cruise control operation. If you want toresume cruise control operation,repeat the steps provided in “To SetCruise Control Speed” on the previ-ous page.
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To increase cruise control set
speed:Follow either of these procedures:
Push up the +/RES switch andhold it. Your vehicle will accelerate.
Release the switch at the speed
you want.
Push up the +/RES switch and release it immediately. The cruising
speed will increase 1.6 km/h (1
mph) by one touch and will be
memorized to the reset speed.
To temporarily accelerate with
the cruise control onIf you want to speed up temporarily
when the cruise control is on,
depress the accelerator pedal.
Increased speed will not interfere
with cruise control operation or
change the set speed.
To return to the set speed, take your
foot off the accelerator.
To decrease the cruising
speed:Follow either of these procedures:
Push down the -/SET s witch and
hold it. Your vehicle will gradually
slow down. Release the switch at
the speed you want to maintain.
Push down the -/SET s witch and
release it immediately. The cruising
speed will decrease 1.6 km/h (1
mph) by one touch and will be
memorized to the reset speed.
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To resume cruising speed at
more than 40 km/h (24 mph):If any method other than the
CRUISE ON-OFF switch was used
to cancel cruising speed and the sys-
tem is still activated, the most recent
set speed will automatically resume
when the +/RES switch is pushed up.
It will not resume, however, if the
vehicle speed has dropped below
40km/h (24 mph).
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Driving your vehicle
The Traction Control System (TCS)
helps the vehicle accelerate on slip-
pery road surfaces by preventing the
drive wheels from spinning exces-
sively. It also provides improved driv-
ing force and steering.
TCS operationTCS ON condition
ON, TCS and TCS OFF
indicator light illuminate for
approximately 3 seconds,
then TCS is turned on.
turn TCS off. (TCS OFF
indicator will illuminate). To
turn the TCS on, press the
TCS button (TCS OFF
indicator light will go off).
you may hear a slight tick-
ing sound. This is the TCS
performing an automatic
system self-check and does
not indicate a problem.
When operating
When the TCS is in opera-
tion, TCS indicator light
blinks.
system is operating prop-
erly, you can feel a slight
pulsation in the vehicle.
This is only the effect of
brake control and indi-
cates nothing unusual.
or driving on a slippery
road, pressing the accel-
erator pedal may not
cause the engine rpm
(revolutions per minute) to
increase.
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
-
TCS
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TCS operation offTCS OFF state
cancel TCS operation,
press the TCS button
(TCS OFF indicator light
illuminates).
turned to LOCK position
when TCS is off, TCS
remains off. Upon restart-
ing the engine, the TCS will
automatically turn on
again.
Indicator lightWhen ignition switch is turned to ON,
the indicator light illuminates, then
goes off if TCS system is operating
normally.
The TCS indicator light blinks when-
ever TCS is operating.
TCS OFF indicator light comes on
when either the TCS is turned off
with the button, or TCS fails to oper-
ate when turned on.
TCS
OFF
TCS
TCS
OFF
■ TCS indicator light (blinks)
■ TCS OFF indicator light (comes on)
WARNING
The Traction Control System is
only a driving aid; use precau-
tions for safe driving by slowing
down on curved, snowy, or icy
roads.