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Features of your vehicle
Electric power steering
Power steering uses the motor to assist
you in steering the vehicle. If the engine
is off or if the power steering system
becomes inoperative, the vehicle may
still be steered, but it will require
increased steering effort.
The motor driven power steering is con-
trolled by the power steering control unit
which senses the steering wheel torque
and vehicle speed to command the
motor.
The steering wheel becomes heavier as
the vehicle’s speed increases and
becomes lighter as the vehicle’s speed
decreases for better control of the steer-
ing wheel.
Should you notice any change in the
effort required to steer during normal
vehicle operation, have the power steer-
ing checked by an authorized Kia dealer.
✽ ✽NOTICE
The following symptoms may occur dur-
ing normal vehicle operation:
• The steering effort is high immediate-
ly after turning the ignition switch on.
This happens as the system performs
the EPS system diagnostics. When the
diagnostics is completed, the steering
wheel will return to its normal condi-
tion.
• A click noise may be heard from the EPS relay after the ignition switch is
turned to the ON or LOCK position.
• Motor noise may be heard when the vehicle is at a stop or at a low driving
speed.
• The steering effort increases if the steering wheel is rotated continuously
when the vehicle is not in motion.
However, after a few minutes, it will
return to its normal conditions.
• When you operate the steering wheel in low temperature, abnormal noise
could occur. If temperature rises, the
noise will disappear. This is a normal
condition.
If the Electric Power Steering System
does not operate normally, the warning
light will illuminate on the instrument
cluster. The steering wheel may become
difficult to control or operate abnormally.
Take your vehicle to an authorized Kia
dealer and have the vehicle checked as
soon as possible.
STEERING WHEEL
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Tilt and telescoping (if equipped)
steering
Tilt steering allows you to adjust the
steering wheel before you drive. You can
also raise it to give your legs more room
when you exit and enter the vehicle.
The steering wheel should be positioned
so that it is comfortable for you to drive,
while permitting you to see the instru-
ment panel warning lights and gauges.
To change the steering wheel angle, pull
down the lock release lever (1), adjust
the steering wheel to the desired angle
(2) and height (if equipped) (3), 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.
Heated steering wheel
(if equipped)
When the ignition switch is in the ON
position, pressing the heated steering
wheel button warms the steering wheel.
The indicator on the button will illuminate.
To turn the steering wheel off, press the
button once again. The indicator on the
button will turn off.
It will turn off automatically approximate-
ly 30 minutes after the heated steering
wheel is turned on.
If the ignition is turned off and then on
again within a half hour (while the heated
steering wheel button is pressed), the
steering wheel heating system will
remain on.
WARNING - Steering wheeladjustment
Never adjust the angle and height
of the steering wheel while driving.
You may lose steering control
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Car option (only for Type B clus-
ter, if equipped)
1. When the vehicle is at a standstill,
pressing the TRIP button for more than
2 seconds with the ENGINE
START/STOP button in the ON posi-
tion or engine running, the LCD dis-
play on the cluster will change to the
"User Setting" mode.
You can move to items by pressing the TRIP button and select the item by
pressing the RESET button.
2. In the "User Setting" mode, select "Vehicle Option".
3. Move (TRIP button) to the desired item and select (RESET button).
Align steering wheel (Steering position) (if equipped)
On - The warning illuminates on the LCD display when the steering wheel is
not aligned with the ENGINE
START/STOP button in the ON
position.
Off - The warning does not illuminate on the LCD display when the steering
wheel is not aligned with the
ENGINE START/STOP button in the
ON position.
Outside temperature unit
(if equipped)
You can exchange the outside tempera-
ture unit °C ↔
°F.
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Press start button while turn steering
If the steering wheel does not unlock nor-
mally 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 turning the steer-
ing wheel right and left. Check steering wheel lock system
If the steering wheel does not lock nor-
mally when the engine start/stop button
changes to the OFF position, the warning
illuminates for 10 seconds on the LCD
display. Also, the warning chime sounds
for 3 seconds and the engine start/stop
button light blinks for 10 seconds.
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MAX A/C-Level (B, D) (if equipped)
The MAX A/C mode is used to cool the
inside of the vehicle faster.
In this mode, the air conditioning and the
recirculated air position will be selected
automatically. Instrument panel vents
The outlet vents can be opened or closed
separately using the thumbwheel.
Also, you can adjust the direction of air
delivered from these vents using the vent
control lever as shown.Temperature control
The temperature control knob allows you
to control the temperature of the air flow-
ing from the ventilation system. To
change the air temperature in the pas-
senger compartment, turn the knob to
the right for warm air or left for cooler air.
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Features of your vehicle
PHONE
Before using the Bluetooth®wireless
technology phone features
Bluetooth®wireless
technologyphone, you must first pair
and connect the Bluetooth®wireless
technologymobile phone.
If the mobile phone is not paired or con- nected, it is not possible to enter Phone
mode. Once a phone is paired or con-
nected, the guidance screen will be dis-
played.
(IGN/ACC ON), the
Bluetooth®wire-
less technologyphone will be auto-
matically connected. Even if you are
outside, the
Bluetooth®wireless
technologyphone will be automatical-
ly connected once you are in the vicini-
ty of the vehicle. If you do not want
automatic
Bluetooth®wireless tech-
nologyphone connection, set theBluetooth®wireless technologypower to OFF.
Making a call using the steering
wheel remote controller(if equipped)
1. , button : Raises or lowers
speaker volume.
2. :Mode Change Each time the
button pressed.
3. :Turns the sound on and off.
4. button : Places and transfers calls.
5. button : Ends calls or cancels func- tions.
6. button : Activates voice recognition.
➀Shortly press (under 0.8 seconds) the
key on the steering remote con-
troller .
➁ The call history list will be displayed
on the screen.
\bPress the key again to connect a
call to the selected number.
ber
➀Press and hold (over 0.8 seconds) the key on the steering remote con-
troller.
➁ The most recently called number is
redialed.
❈ If call history does not exist, a screen
asking whether to download call histo-
ry is displayed. (The download feature
may not be supported in some mobile
phones)
MUTE
MODE
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Good driving practices
Never take the vehicle out of gear and
coast down a hill. This is extremely
hazardous. Always leave the vehicle in
gear.
Don't "ride" the brakes. This can cause them to overheat and malfunction.
Instead, when you are driving down a
long hill, shift to a lower gear. When
you do this, engine braking will help
slow down the vehicle.
Slow down before shifting to a lower gear. This will help avoid over-revving
the engine, which can cause damage.
Slow down when you encounter cross winds. This gives you much better con-
trol of your vehicle.
Be sure the vehicle is completely stopped before you attempt to shift into
R (Reverse). The transaxle can be
damaged if you do not. Exercise extreme caution when driving
on a slippery surface. Be especially
careful when braking, accelerating or
shifting gears. On a slippery surface,
an abrupt change in vehicle speed can
cause the drive wheels to lose traction
and the vehicle to go out of control.
Always buckle-up! In a collision, an unbelted occupant is significantly more
likely to be seriously injured or killed
than a properly belted occupant.
Never exceed posted speed limits.
WARNING - Vehicle handling
Avoid high speeds when cornering
or turning. High speed cornering
and turning increases the risk of
vehicle rollover due to loss of vehi-
cle control. Rollover accidents are
extremely violent and unpre-
dictable.
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The HAC does not operate when thetransaxle shift lever is in the P (Park) or
N (Neutral) position.
The HAC activates even though the ESC is off but it does not activate when
the ESC has malfunctioned.Vehicle stability management
(VSM)
This system provides further enhance-
ments to vehicle stability and steering
responses when a vehicle is driving on a
slippery road or a vehicle detected
changes in coefficient of friction between
right wheels and left wheels when brak-
ing.
VSM operation
When the VSM is in operation, ESC indi-
cator light ( ) blinks.
When the vehicle stability management
is operating properly, you can feel a slight
pulsation in the vehicle and/or abnormal
steering responses (EPS). This is only
the effect of brake and EPS control and
indicates nothing unusual.
The VSM does not operate when:
Driving on bank road such as gradientor incline
Driving rearward
ESC OFF indicator light ( ) remains on the instrument cluster
EPS indicator light remains on the instrument cluster
VSM operation off
If you press the ESC OFF button to turn
off the ESC, the VSM will also cancel and
the ESC OFF indicator light ( ) illumi-
nates.
To turn on the VSM, press the button
again. The ESC OFF indicator light goes
out.
Malfunction indicator
The VSM can be deactivated even if you
don’t cancel the VSM operation by press-
ing the ESC OFF button. It indicates that
a malfunction has been detected some-
where in the Electric Power Steering sys-
tem or VSM system. If the ESC indicator
light ( ) or EPS warning light remains
on, take your vehicle to an authorized Kia
dealer and have the system checked.
The VSM is designed to function aboveapproximately 15 km/h (9 mph) on
curves.
The VSM is designed to function above approximately 30 km/h (18 mph) when
a vehicle is braking on a split-mu road.
The split-mu road is made of surfaces
which have different friction forces.