2012 KIA Sedona Owner's Manual

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customer service experience that exceeds your expectations.
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explanations of optional as well as standard equipment. As a result,
you may encounter material in this manual that is not applicable to
your specific Kia vehicle.
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Introduction
Your vehicle at a glance
Features of your vehicle
Driving your vehicle
What to do in an emergency
Maintenance
Specifications
Index
table of contents

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Index
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Air bags ··················\
··················\
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···3-81Air bag collision sensors ..........................................3-94
Air bag warning label..............................................3-103
Air bag warning light ..............................................3-101
Curtain air bag ..........................................................3-93
Driver's air bag ..........................................................3-91
Front passenger’s air bag ..........................................3-92
Side air bag................................................................3-92
Air cleaner··················\
··················\
··················\
·················6-16\
Alarm system ··················\
··················\
··················\
··············3-7
Antenna ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·3-191
Anti-lock brake system (ABS)··················\
··················\
····4-17
Appearance care··················\
··················\
··················\
········6-46 Exterior care ··················\
··················\
··················\
········6-46
Interior care ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········6-48
Armrest ··················\
··················\
··················\
············3-44, 3-47
Ashtray ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
··3-186
Audio remote control ··················\
··················\
················3-192
Audio system ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········3-193
Automatic climate control system ··················\
··············3-156 Air conditioning ··················\
··················\
··················\
3-163
Instrument panel vents ··················\
··················\
········3-163
Outlet port locations ··················\
··················\
············3-161
Rear climate control ··················\
··················\
············3-164 Automatic transaxle ··················\
··················\
··················\
····4-5
Shift lock system ··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-9
Sports mode··················\
··················\
··················\
···········4-8
Aux, USB and iPod port ··················\
··················\
···········3-191
Battery ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·····6-30
Battery saver function ··················\
··················\
···············3-134
Before driving ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-2
Bottle holders, see cup holders ··················\
··················\
·3-187
Brake system ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-14 Anti-lock brake system (ABS) ··················\
················4-17
Parking brake··················\
··················\
··················\
·······4-15
Power brakes ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······4-14
Brakes ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·····6-17
Bulb wattage ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············7-2
Capacities (Lubricants) ··················\
··················\
·················7-4
Central door lock switch ··················\
··················\
·············3-13
Changing tires ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············5-9
Chains Safety chains ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······4-30
Checking tire inflation pressure ··················\
··················\
··6-34
Child restraint system ··················\
··················\
·················3-74\
Tether anchor system··················\
··················\
·············3-76
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Child-protector rear door lock ··················\
··················\
···3-15
Cigarette lighter ··················\
··················\
··················\
······3-185
Climate control air filter ··················\
··················\
············6-19
Climate control system (Automatic) ··················\
·········3-156Air conditioning ··················\
··················\
·················3-16\
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Climate control system (Manual) ··················\
··············3-144 Air conditioning ··················\
··················\
·················3-14\
9
Clock (Digital) ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······3-190
Clothes hanger ··················\
··················\
··················\
········3-185
Combined instrument, see instrument cluster ·············3-114
Compact spare tire replacement ··················\
··················\
6-36
Compass mirror, see the Electric chromic mirror (ECM) ···············\
··················\
··················\
·········3-108
Coolant ················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·····6-14
Cooling fluid, see engine coolant ··················\
················6-14
Cruise control system ··················\
··················\
················4-11
Cup holder ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············3-186
Curtain air bag ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········3-93
Dashboard, see instrument cluster ··················\
·············3-114
Dashboard illumination, see instrument panel illumination ··················\
··················\
·················3-11\
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Defogging (Windshield) ··················\
··················\
··········3-170
Defogging logic (Windshield) ··················\
··················\
·3-172
Defroster ················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
3-142
Defrosting (Windshield) ··················\
··················\
··········3-170 Digital clock ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········3-190
Dimensions ················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
7-2
Displays, see instrument cluster ··················\
················3-114
Display illumination, see instrument
panel illumination ··················\
··················\
·················3-11\
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Door locks ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················3-11\
Central door lock switch ··················\
··················\
······3-13
Child-protector rear door lock ··················\
···············3-15
Drinks holders, see cup holders ··················\
·················3-18\
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Driver position memory system ··················\
··················\
·3-59
Driver's air bag ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········3-91
Driving at night ··················\
··················\
··················\
········4-27
Driving in flooded areas ··················\
··················\
············4-27
Driving in the rain ··················\
··················\
··················\
····4-27
Economical operation ··················\
··················\
················4-25
Electronic stability control (ESC)··················\
·················4-19\
Electric chromic mirror (ECM) ··················\
·················3-10\
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Emergency starting ··················\
··················\
··················\
····5-3 Jump starting ··················\
··················\
··················\
········5-3
Push starting ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········5-5
Emergency towing ··················\
··················\
··················\
···5-15
Emergency while driving ··················\
··················\
·············5-2
Emission control system ··················\
··················\
············6-49
Engine compartment ··················\
··················\
··················\
6-12
Engine coolant ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········6-14
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Index
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Engine number ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········4-36
Engine oil ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················6-13\
Engine overheats ··················\
··················\
··················\
········5-5
Engine temperature gauge ··················\
··················\
·······3-117
Exterior care ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············6-46
Flat tire ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·····5-6Changing tires ··················\
··················\
··················\
······5-9
Compact spare tire ··················\
··················\
·················5-8
Jack and tools ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······5-6
Jacking instructions ··················\
··················\
················5-9
Removing the spare tire ··················\
··················\
·········5-6
Storing the spare tire ··················\
··················\
··············5-7
Floor mat anchor(s) ··················\
··················\
·················3-19\
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Fluid Brakes fluid ··················\
··················\
··················\
········6-17
Washer fluid ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······6-18
Folding the rear seat back ··················\
··················\
···········3-50
Front seat adjustment - manual ···········\
··················\
·········3-39
Front seat adjustment - power ··················\
··················\
···3-40
Front passenger’s air bag ··················\
··················\
············3-92
Fuel filler lid ··················\
··················\
··················\
············3-30
Fuel gauge ··················\
··················\
··················\
··············3-117
Fuel requirements ··················\
··················\
··················\
······1-2
Fuses ·················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·······6-22 Fuse/relay panel description ··················\
··················\
6-25
Main fuse ··················\
··················\
··················\
············6-24 Gauges··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···3-115
EcominderTM indicator ··················\
··················\
·····3-116
Engine temperature gauge ··················\
··················\
··3-117
Fuel gauge ··················\
··················\
··················\
········3-117
Instrument panel illumination ··················\
··············3-118
Odometer ················\
··················\
··················\
············3-115
Speedometer ···············\
··················\
··················\
········3-115
Tachometer ················\
··················\
··················\
·········3-116
Trip odometer ··················\
··················\
··················\
····3-116
Glove box ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············3-184
Hazard warning flasher ··················\
··················\
············3-143
Hazardous driving conditions ··················\
··················\
····4-26
Headrest ················\
··················\
··················\
············3-42, 3-48
Homelink
®wireless control system ··················\
············3-175
Homelink®wireless control system with rearview
display··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
3-179
Hood ·················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
········3-29
Horn ·················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
······3-142
How to use this manual ··················\
··················\
···············1-2
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Index
Ignition switch ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········4-3
Immobilizer system ··················\
··················\
··················\
···3-9
Indicators and warnings ··················\
··················\
···········3-125
Instrument cluster ··················\
··················\
··················\
··3-114
Instrument panel illumination ··················\
··················\
··3-118
Instrument panel overview ··················\
··················\
···········2-3
Interior care ··················\
··················\
··················\
··············6-48
Interior features ··················\
··················\
··················\
······3-185Ashtray ················\
··················\
··················\
···············3-186
Cigarette lighter ··················\
··················\
··················\
3-185
Clothes hanger··················\
··················\
··················\
···3-188
Cup holder ··················\
··················\
··················\
········3-186
Digital clock ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····3-190
Floor mat anchr(s) ··················\
··················\
··············3-190
Power outlet ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····3-189
Shopping bag holder ··················\
··················\
···········3-187
Sunvisor ·················\
··················\
··················\
·············3-188
Interior lights ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········3-131 Dome light ··················\
··················\
··················\
········3-132
Door courtesy lamp ··················\
··················\
············3-134
Glove box lamp ··················\
··················\
··················\
3-134
Map light ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········3-131
Tailgate light ··················\
··················\
··················\
···3-133
Interior overview ··················\
··················\
··················\
········2-2 Jack and tools ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············5-6
Jump starting ··················\
··················\
··················\
··············5-3
Key positions ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-3
Keys ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·········3-3
Label
Air bag warning label ··················\
··················\
·········3-103
Engine number ··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-36
Tire specification / pressure label ··················\
··········4-36
Vehicle certification label ··················\
··················\
·····4-35
Vehicle identification number ··················\
················4-35
Label information ··················\
··················\
··················\
····4-35
Lighting ················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
··3-134 Battery saver function ··················\
··················\
········3-134
Daytime running light ··················\
··················\
········3-138
Front fog light ··················\
··················\
··················\
···3-137
High - beam operation ··················\
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