2010 KIA Forte display

Features of your vehicle54
4Remove key
When you turn off the engine with the
smart key in the smart key holder, the
warning illuminates on the LCD display
for about 10 seconds. Also, the smart key
holder light blinks for about 10 seconds.
To remove the smart key push the smart
key once and pull it out from the smart
key holder.
Insert key
If you press the ENGINE START/STOP
button while "Key is not detected" illumi-
nates on the LCD display, the warning
“Insert key” illuminates for about 10 sec-
onds. Also, the immobilizer indicator and
the key holder light blinks for about 10
seconds. Press start button again
If you can not operate the ENGINE
START/STOP button when there is a
problem with the ENGINE START/STOP
button system, the warning illuminates
for 10 seconds and the chime sounds
continuously to
indicate that you could
start the engine by pressing the ENGINE
START/STOP button once more.
The chime will stop if the ENGINE START/
STOP button system works normally.
If the warning illuminates each time you
press the ENGINE START/STOP button,
take your vehicle to an authorized KIA
dealer and have the system checked. Shift to "P" or "N" to start the engine
If you try to start the engine with the shift
lever not in the P (Park) or N (Neutral)
position, the warning illuminates for
about 10 seconds on the LCD display.
You can also start the engine with the
shift lever in the N (Neutral) position, but
for your safety start the engine with the
shift lever in the P (Park) position.

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Press start button while turn steering
If the steering wheel does not unlock
normally when the ENGINE START/STOP
button is pressed, the warning illuminates
for 10 seconds on the LCD display. Also,
the warning chime sounds once and the
ENGINE START/STOP button light blinks
for 10 seconds.
When you are warned, press the
ENGINE START/STOP button while turn-
ing the steering wheel right and left. Check steering wheel lock
If the steering wheel does not lock nor-
mally when the ENGINE START/STOP
button turns to the OFF position, the
warning illuminates for 10 seconds on
the LCD display. Also, the
ENGINE
START/STOP button light blinks for 10
seconds.
D180000AHMThe hazard warning flasher should be
used whenever you find it necessary to
stop the car in a hazardous location.
When you must make such an emer-
gency stop, always pull off the road as far
as possible.
The hazard warning lights are turned on
by pushing in the hazard switch. Both
turn signal lights will blink. The hazard
warning lights will operate even though
the key is not in the ignition switch.
To turn the hazard warning lights off,
push the switch again.
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Features of your vehicle
AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
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1. Front windshield defroster button
2. Climate control display
3. Rear windshield defroster button
4. Fan speed control switch
5. AUTO (automatic control) button
6. OFF button
7. Temperature control knob
8. Air conditioning button
9. Mode selection button
10. Recirculated air position button
11. Outside air position button
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Temperature conversion
You can switch the temperature mode
between Fahrenheit to Centigrade as fol-
lows:
While pressing the OFF button, press the
AUTO button for 3 seconds or more.
The display will change from Fahrenheit
to Centigrade, or from Centigrade to
Fahrenheit.
If the battery has been discharged or dis-
connected, the temperature mode dis-
play will reset to Centigrade.
D240203ATDAir intake controlThe air intake control is used to select
outside (fresh) air position or recirculated
air position.
To change the air intake control position,
push the control button.Recirculated air position
The indicator light on the button illumi-
nates when the recirculated air position
is selected.
With the recirculated air position selected,
air from the passenger compartment will
be drawn through the heating system and
heated or cooled according to the func-
tion selected.
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4D250300AHMDefogging logicTo reduce the probability of fogging up
inside of the windshield, the air intake or
air conditioning are controlled automati-
cally according to certain conditions such
as or position. To cancel or
return to the defogging logic, do the fol-
lowings.
D250301AUNManual climate control system1. Turn the ignition switch to the ON posi-
tion.
2. Turn the mode selection knob to the defrost position ( ).
3. Push the air intake control button at least 5 times within 3 seconds.
The indicator light in the air intake control
button will blink 3 times with 0.5 second
of interval. It indicates that the defogging
logic is canceled or returned to the pro-
grammed status.
If the battery has been discharged or dis-
connected, it resets to the defog logic
status.
D250302AHM-EEAutomatic climate control system1. Turn the ignition switch to the ON posi- tion.
2. Select the defroster position pressing the defroster button ( ).
3. While pressing the air conditioning button (A/C), press the air intake con-
trol button ( ) at least 5 times with-
in 3 seconds.
The A/C display blinks 3 times with 0.5
second of interval. It indicates that the
defogging logic is canceled or returned to
the programmed status.
If the battery has been discharged or
disconnected, it resets to the defog logic
status.

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D280600AENDigital clock
Whenever the battery terminals or relat-
ed fuses are disconnected, you must
reset the time.
When the ignition switch is in the ACC or
ON position, the clock buttons operate as
follows:D280601ATDPressing the H button will advance the
time display by one hour.D280602ATDPressing the M button will advance the
time display by one minute.D280604ATDTo change the 12 hour format to the 24
hour format, press the H and M button
at the same time for more than 5 sec-
onds.
For example, if the time is 10:15 p.m.,
the display will change to 22:15.
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WARNING
Do not adjust the clock while driv-
ing. You may lose your steering
control and cause severe personal
injury or accidents.

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1. FM/AM Selection ButtonTurns to FM or AM mode, and toggles
FM1
➟ FM2
➟AM
➟ FM1
➟... when the
button is pressed each time.
2. Automatic Channel Selection Button ] button is pressed, it
reduces the band frequency by 200 kHz
to automatically select a channel. Stops
at the previous frequency if no channel is
found.
] button is pressed, it increases the band frequency by 200
kHz to automatically select a channel.
Stops at the previous frequency if no
channel is found.3. Power ON/OFF Button & Volume Control KnobTurns on/off the set when the IGNITION
SWITCH is on ACC or ON. If the button
is turned to the right, it increases the vol-
ume and left, decreases the volume.
4. SCAN ButtonWhen the button is pressed, the frequen-
cies will become increased and receive
the corresponding broadcasts. This func-
tion will play the frequencies for 5 sec-
onds each and find other broadcasts as
the frequency increases. Press the but-
ton again when desiring to continue lis-
tening to the currently playing broadcast.5. SETUP ButtonPress this button to turn to the TEXT
SCROLL, SDVC and P.BASS adjustment
mode. If no action is taken for 5 seconds
after pressing the button, it will return to
the play mode. (After entering SETUP
mode, move between items using the
left, right and PUSH functions of the
[TUNE] button.)
The setup items changes from TEXT
SCROLL
↔
SDVC
↔
P.BASS
↔
SIRIUS
↔ PHONE...

This function is used to display charac-
ters longer than the LCD text display and
can be turned ON/OFF through the vol-
ume controller.
This function automatically adjusts the
volume level according to the speed of
the vehicle and can be turned ON/OFF
through the volume controller.

This function creates virtual sound
effects and allows adjustments to the
BASS level.
HIGH
➟MID
➟LOW
➟OFF
6. Manual Channel Selection
Knob & SETUP ButtonRotate the knob clockwise by one notch
to increase frequency by 50 kHz from
current frequency.
Rotate the knob counterclockwise by one
notch to decrease frequency by 50 kHz
from current frequency.
Pressing the button changes the BASS,
MIDDLE, TREBLE, FADER and BAL-
ANCE TUNE mode. The mode selected
is shown on the display. After selecting
each mode, rotate the Audio control knob
clockwise or counterclockwise.

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1. CD Loading SlotPlease face printed side upward and
gently press in. When the ignition switch
is on ACC or ON and power is off, power
is automatically turned on if the CD is
loaded. This CDP supports only 12 cm
CD. If VCD or Data CD are loaded,
"Reading Error" message will appear
and the CD will be ejected.2. CD Eject ButtonPress [ ] button to eject the CD during
CD playback. This button is enabled
when ignition switch is off.3. CD Selection ButtonIf there is a CD in the CD DECK it turns
to CD mode then it toggles.
If there is no CD, then it displays the
message "No Media" and returns to the
previous mode.
4. Automatic Track SelectionButton Press [TRACK ] button for less than
0.8 second to play from the beginning
of current song.
Press [TRACK ] button for less than
0.8 second and press again within 1
second to play the previous song.
Press [TRACK ] button for 0.8 or
longer to initiate reverse direction high
speed sound search of current song.
Press [TRACK ] button for less than
0.8 second to play the next song.
Press [TRACK ] button for 0.8 or
longer to initiate high speed sound
search of current song.5. RANDOM Play ButtonTurns on/off the randomization of the
play list of files in the currently played
DISC. To cancel the mode, press the but-
ton once again.6. REPEAT ButtonRepeats current song when the button is
pressed for less than 0.8 second.
Repeats the entire DISC when the button
is pressed for 0.8 second or longer.
7. CD Indicator (PA710) When car ignition switch is ACC or ON
and if the CD is loaded, this indicator is
lighted. If the CD is ejected the light is
turned off.8. SCAN Play ButtonScans each song in the CD for 10 sec-
onds each. To cancel the mode, press
the button once again.9. INFO ButtonDisplays the information of the current CD
TRACK in the order of DISC TITLE
➟
DISC ARTIST
➟ TRACK TITLE
➟ TRACK
ARTIST
➟
TOTAL TRACK
➟
PLAY
SCREEN
➟
DISC TITLE
➟... (not dis-
played if the information is not available
on the DISC.)
10. FOLDER Moving Button Press [FOLDER ] button to move to
child folder of the current folder and
display the first song in the folder.
Press TUNE/ENTER knob to move to
the folder displayed. It will play the first
song in the folder.