2012 KIA PICANTO Owners Manual

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Folding the outside rearview mirror
Electric Type (if equipped)
To fold the outside rearview mirror,
depress the button.
To unfold it, depress the button again.
OTA040032
CAUTION
The mirrors stop moving when
they reach the maximum adjust-
ing angles, but the motor contin-ues to operate while the switch ispressed. Do not press the switch longer than necessary, the motor
may be damaged.
Do not attempt to adjust the out- side rearview mirror by hand.Doing so may damage the parts.
CAUTION
In case it is an electric type outsiderearview mirror, don’t fold it by
hand. It could cause motor failure.
CAUTION
The electric type outside rearview mirror operates even though the
ignition switch is in the OFF posi- tion. However, to prevent unneces-sary battery discharge, do notadjust the mirrors longer than nec-
essary while the engine is not run-ning.

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Manual type
To fold outside rearview mirror, grasp the
housing of mirror and then fold it toward
the rear of the vehicle.
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INSTRUMENT CLUSTER
1. Tachometer
2. Turn signal indicators
3. Speedometer
4. Fuel gauge
5. Warning and indicator lights
6. Odometer/Trip computer*
7. LCD display*
8. Shift position indicator* (A/T)
* : if equipped ❈ The actual cluster in the vehicle may differ
from the illustration.
For more details refer to the "Gauges" in
the next pages.
OTA040033L/OTA042033L
■■Type A
■■
Type B

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Features of your vehicle
1. Tachometer
2. Turn signal indicators
3. Speedometer
4. Fuel gauge (LPG)
5. Fuel gauge (Gasoline)
6. Warning and indicator lights
7. Odometer/Trip computer*
8. LCD display*
9. Shift position indicator* (A/T)
* : if equipped ❈The actual cluster in the vehicle may differ
from the illustration.
For more details refer to the "Gauges" in
the next pages.
OTA040201L/OTA042201L
■■Type C
■■
Type D

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Instrument panel illumination (if equipped)
The instrument panel illumination intensi-
ty can be adjusted by rotating the control
knob with the headlight switch in the
parking light or headlight position when
the ignition switch is in the ON position.
The illumination intensity is shown on the
instrument cluster LCD display.
Gauges
Speedometer
The speedometer indicates the forward
speed of the vehicle.
The speedometer is calibrated in kilome-
ters per hour and/or miles per hour.
Tachometer
The tachometer indicates the approxi-
mate number of engine revolutions per
minute (rpm). Use the tachometer to select the correct
shift points and to prevent lugging and/or
over-revving the engine.
The tachometer pointer may move slight-
ly when the ignition switch is in ACC or
ON position with the engine OFF. This
movement is normal and will not affect
the accuracy of the tachometer once the
engine is running.
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OTA040034E
■Type A
■Type BOTA040035
CAUTION
Do not operate the engine within
the tachometer's RED ZONE. Thismay cause severe engine damage.
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Fuel gauge
The fuel gauge indicates the approxi- mate amount of fuel remaining in the fueltank.
The fuel tank capacity is given in sec-
tion 8.The fuel gauge is supplemented by
a low fuel warning light, which will illumi-
nate when the fuel tank is nearly empty.
On inclines or curves, the fuel gauge
pointer may fluctuate or the low fuel warn-
ing light may come on earlier than usual
due to the movement of fuel in the tank.
Trip computer (if equipped)
The trip computer is a microcomputer-
controlled driver information system that
displays information related to driving on
the display when the ignition switch is in
the ON position. All stored driving infor-
mation (except odometer) is reset if the
battery is disconnected.
OTA240036
OTA042036L
OTA042202L
■
Type B
■
Type A
■ Type C
WARNING - Fuel gauge
Running out of fuel can expose
vehicle occupants to danger.
You must stop and obtain addition-
al fuel as soon as possible after thewarning light comes on or when the
gauge indicator comes close to the
E level.
CAUTION
Avoid driving with a extremely low fuel level. Running out of fuel couldcause the engine to misfire, damag-
ing the catalytic converter.
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Odometer (km or mi.) The odometer indicates the total dis-
tance the vehicle has been driven.
You will also find the odometer useful to
determine when periodic maintenance
should be performed.
The odometer is always displayed until
the display is turned off. Tripmeter (km or mi.)
TRIP A : Tripmeter A
TRIP B : Tripmeter BThis mode indicates the distance of indi-
vidual trips selected since the last trip-meter reset.
The meter's working range is from 0.0 to 999.9 km (0.0 to 999.9 miles).
Pressing the TRIP/RESET button for
more than 1 second, when the tripmeter
(TRIP A or TRIP B) is being displayed,
clears the tripmeter to zero (0.0).
TRIP A
TRIP B
Elapsed time
Distance to empty*
Average fuel consumption*
Instant fuel consumption*
Outside temperature*
ECO ON/OFF
* : if equipped
Average refuel consumption*
OTA040038
OTA042038
■
Type A
■ Type B
OTA040039
OTA042039
■
Type A
■ Type B

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Distance to empty (km or mi.)
(if equipped) This mode indicates the estimated dis- tance to empty based on the current fuelin the fuel tank and the amount of fuel
delivered to the engine. When the
remaining distance is below 50 km (30
miles), “---” will be displayed.
The meter’s working range is from 50 to999 km (30 to 999 miles).Average fuel consumption (if equipped)
(L/100 km or MPG)
This mode calculates the average fuel consumption from the total fuel used and
the distance since the last average con-
sumption reset. The total fuel used is cal-culated from the fuel consumption input.
For an accurate calculation, drive morethan 50 m (0.03 miles).
Pressing the TRIP/RESET button for
more than 1 second, when the average
fuel consumption is being displayed,
clears the average fuel consumption to
zero (---).
If the vehicle speed exceeds 1 km/h after refueled more than 6
l, the average fuel
consumption will be cleared to zero (---). Average refuel consumption (if equipped) (
l/100 km or MPG)
This mode calculates the average fuelconsumption from the total fuel used andthe distance since the last tank refuel.The total fuel used is calculated from the
fuel consumption input. For an accurate
calculation, drive more than 50 m (0.03miles).
The average refuel consumption resets
to zero (--.-) when the vehicle is refueled.
OTA040040
OTA042040
■
Type A
■ Type B
OTA040041L
OTA042041L
■
Type A
■ Type B
OTA040205L
OTA042205L
■
Type A
■ Type B