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If you do decide to pull a trailer
Here are some important points if you decide to pull a trailer:
Consider using a sway control. You can ask a hitch dealer about sway control.
Do not do any towing with your car during its first 2,000 km (1,200 miles) in order to allow the engine to properly break in. Failure
to heed this caution may result in serious engine or transaxle damage.
When towing a trailer, we recommend that you consult an authorized Kia dealer on additional requirements such as a towing kit, etc.
Always drive your vehicle at a moderate speed (less than 100 km/h (60 mph)).
On a long uphill grade, do not exceed 70 km/h (45 mph) or the posted towing speed limit, whichever is lower.
The chart contains important considerations that have to do with weight:
Engine
Item
Gasoline 1.4LGasoline
1.6L MPI Gasoline
1.6L GDIGasoline
1.6L T-GDIDiesel 1.4L Diesel
1.6L
M/TM/TA/T M/T A/T
(DCT)M/TM/T M/T A/T
Maximum trailer
weight kg (Ibs.)
Without brakeSystem600
(1,323)600
(1,323)600
(1,323) 600
(1,323) 600
(1,323)600
(1,323)650
(1,433) 650
(1,433) 650
(1,433)
With brake System
1,200
(2,646)1,300
(2,866)1,200
(2,646) 1,400
(3,086) 1,300
(2,866)1,400
(3,086)1,500
(3,307) 1,500
(3,307) 1,300
(2,866)
Maximum permissible static
vertical load on the coupling device kg (Ibs.)
60
(132)60
(132)60
(132) 60
(132) 60
(132)60
(132)75
(165) 75
(165) 75
(165)
Recommended distance from rear wheel center to coupling point mm (inch)
3 Door and 5 Door : 859 (33.8)Wagon : 1,055 (41.54)
For Europe
M/T : Manual transaxle
A/T : Automatic transaxle
DCT : Double clutch transmission
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Use a towing strap less than 5 m (16feet) long. Attach a white or red cloth (about 30 cm (12 inches) wide) in the
middle of the strap for easy visibility.
Drive carefully so that the towing strap is not loosened during towing.
Emergency towing precautions
Turn the ignition switch to ACC so thesteering wheel isn’t locked.
Place the transaxle shift lever in N (Neutral).
Release the parking brake.
Depress the brake pedal with more force than normal since you will have
reduced brake performance.
More steering effort will be required because the power steering system
will be disabled.
If you are driving down a long hill, the brakes may overheat and brake per-
formance will be reduced. Stop often
and let the brakes cool off.
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CAUTION - Automatic
transaxle / Double clutch transmission
If the car is being towed with all four wheels on the ground, it can
be towed only from the front. Be sure that the transaxle is in neu-tral. Be sure the steering isunlocked by placing the ignition
switch in the ACC position. A driv-er must be in the towed vehicle to operate the steering and brakes.
To avoid serious damage to the automatic transaxle, limit thevehicle speed to 15 km/h (10 mph)and drive less than 1.5 km (1 mile) when towing.
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Index
Battery saver function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-111
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Bottle holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-158
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-41
Electric parking brake (EPB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37
Electronic stability control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-44
Emergency Stop Signal (ESS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-48
Hill-start assist control (HAC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-48
Power brakes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33
Parking brakes (Hand type) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35
Vehicle stability management (VSM) . . . . . . . . . . . 5-47
Brakes/clutch fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-42
Bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-89
Bulb wattage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Button start/stop, see engine start/stop button . . . . . 5-9
Calender. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-90
Camera (Rear view) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-110
Capacities (Lubricants) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
Care Exterior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-110
Interior care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-115
Tire care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-55
Cargo area cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-162 Cargo security screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-166
Center console storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-152
Central door lock switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19
Certification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11Chains
Tire chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-68
Changing tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
Checking tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-57
Child restraint system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31 ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-37
Seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-34
Tether anchor system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-36
Child-protector rear door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-156
Clean air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-151
Climate control air filter . . . . . . . . . . . 4-135, 4-147, 7-47
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-90
Clothes hanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-161Combined instrument, see instrument cluster (Normal vision) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-46
Combined instrument, see instrument cluster (Super vision) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-59
Compact spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
Compact spare tire replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-60
Cool box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-153
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-39
Cooling fluid, see engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-40
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Fuse switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-68
Fuse/relay panel description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-71
Inner panel fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-67
Main fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-69
Multi fuse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-70
Gauge (Normal vision) Engine coolant temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-48
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-48
Gauge (Super vision)
Engine coolant temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-63
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-62
Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-153
Glove box lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-125
Hazard warning flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-110
Hazardous driving conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-64
Headlamp delay function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-111
Headlight (Headlamp) welcome function . . . . . . . . 4-111
Headlight bulb replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-90
Headlight leveling device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-117
Headlight position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-113
Headlight washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-122
Headrest(front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10 Headrest(rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
Heated steering wheel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38
High - beam operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-114
Hight adjustment (seat belt) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
Highway driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-66
Hill-start assist control (HAC). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-48
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-39
How to use this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Icy road warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-91
Indicators and warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-79
Inside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-42Instrument cluster
LCD display information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-73
Warning and indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-79
Instrument cluster (Normal vision). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-46 Automatic transaxle shift position indicator . . . . . 4-49
Double clutch transmission shift indicator . . . . . . 4-50
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-48
Instrument panel illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-47
Manual transaxle shift indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-49
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-51
Speed limiter indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-50
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-47
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During cold weather, shifting may bedifficult until the transaxle lubricant has
warmed up. This is normal and not
harmful to the transaxle.
If you've come to a complete stop and it's hard to shift into 1 (First) or R
(Reverse), put the shift lever in neutral
position and release the clutch. Press
the clutch pedal back down, and then
shift into 1 (First) or R (Reverse) gearposition.Using the clutch
The clutch pedal should be depressed all
the way to the floor before shifting, then
released slowly. The clutch pedal should
always be fully released whilst driving.
Do not rest your foot on the clutch pedal
whilst driving. This can cause unneces-
sary wear. Do not partially engage the
clutch to hold the vehicle on an incline.
This causes unnecessary wear. Use the
foot brake or parking brake to hold the
vehicle on an incline. Do not operate the
clutch pedal rapidly and repeatedly.
CAUTION
To avoid premature clutch wear
and damage, do not drive withyour foot resting on the clutchpedal. Also, don’t use the clutch
to hold the vehicle stopped on anuphill grade, whilst waiting for a traffic light, etc.
Do not use the shift lever as a handrest during driving, as this
can result in premature wear of the transaxle shift forks.
WARNING
Before leaving the driver’s seat, always set the parking brake fully
and shut the engine off. Thenmake sure the transaxle is shifted
into 1 (First) gear when the vehi-
cle is parked on a level or uphill
grade, and shifted into R
(Reverse) on a downhill grade.
Unexpected and sudden vehicle
movement can occur if these pre-
cautions are not followed in the
order identified.
If your vehicle has a manual transaxle not equipped with a
ignition lock switch, it may moveand cause a serious accident
when starting the engine without
depressing the clutch pedalwhilst the parking brake is
released and the shift lever not inthe neutral position.
CAUTION
When operating the clutch pedal,
depress the clutch pedal down fully.
If you don’t depress the clutch pedal fully, the clutch may be dam- aged or noise may occur.
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Downshifting
When you must slow down in heavy traf-
fic or whilst driving up steep hills, down-
shift before the engine starts to labour.
Downshifting reduces the chance of
stalling and gives better acceleration
when you again need to increase your
speed. When the vehicle is travelling
down steep hills, downshifting helps
maintain safe speed and prolongs brake
life. 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, slow down and 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. To shift into R
(Reverse), depress the clutch, move
the shift lever to neutral, wait three sec-
onds, then shift to the R (Reverse)position.
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.WARNING
Always buckle-up! In a collision, an unbelted occupant is signifi-
cantly more likely to be seriously
injured or killed than a properlybelted occupant.
Avoid high speeds when corner- ing or turning.
Do not make quick steering wheel movements, such as sharp
lane changes or fast, sharp turns.
The risk of rollover is greatly increased if you lose control of
your vehicle at highway speeds.
Loss of control often occurs if two or more wheels drop off the
roadway and the driver over-
steers to reenter the roadway.
In the event your vehicle leaves the roadway, do not steer sharply.
Instead, slow down before pulling
back into the travel lanes.
Never exceed posted speed lim- its.
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CAUTION
To avoid damage to yourtransaxle, do not accelerate the
engine in R (Reverse) or any for- ward gear position with thebrakes on.
When stopped on an upgrade, do not hold the vehicle stationarywith engine power. Use the serv- ice brake or the parking brake.
Do not shift from N (Neutral) or P (Park) into D (Drive), or R
(Reverse) when the engine isabove idle speed.
CAUTION - DCT
If the vehicle is held by applying
accelerator pedal at the hill, the
transmission and clutch will be damaged. To hold at the hill, usethe parking brake or foot brake.
An overload of the clutch is indi- cated by a longitudinal judder anda blinking display. To exclude aclutch-damage, the clutch is opened and the torque flow inter-
rupted. If the clutch is opened, apply the foot brake and waitsome minutes before driving again.
Ignoring the warnings can lead to severe injuries and damage onthe car.
If the LCD warning is active, the foot brake has to be applied.
When the problem of gear system occurs, the transaxle indicatorwill blink. For your safety, we rec- ommend that you contact anauthorised Kia dealer and have
the system checked.
(Continued)
(Continued) When the clutch is overheated, the safe protection mode oper-ates. According to the safe pro-tection mode, the transaxle indi-
cator blinks with buzzer sound.The buzzer beeps 3 times.
In this time, the LCD warningabout safe protection mode also
displays. In this condition, thedriving may not be smoothly. Ifyou ignore this warning, the driv-ing condition is getting worse and
the system may have problem. Toreturn the normal driving condi- tion, apply the foot brake and
stop the vehicle for few minutes before driving off.
Whilst shifting the gear automati- cally, you may feel a correspon-ding shifting of gear. However, it
is not malfunction.
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Sports mode
Whether the vehicle is stationary or in
motion, sports mode is selected by push-
ing the shift lever from the D (Drive) posi-
tion into the manual gate. To return to D
(Drive) range operation, push the shift
lever back into the main gate.
In sports mode, moving the shift lever
backwards and forwards will allow you to
make gearshifts rapidly.
Up (+) : Push the lever forward once toshift up one gear.
Down (-) : Pull the lever backwards once to shift down one gear. DS mode (Drive Sporty) - DCT
DS mode supports the performance
mode for driver. To shift the DS mode,
shift the transaxle to DS mode which is
centre of sports mode. If you shift [+] or
[–] gear, the mode is change to sports
mode. The transmission shift is automat-ically changed at higher engine speeds
by engine load, your driving style, vehiclecondition.
In DS mode, whilst coasting downhill, the
engine does not support the vehicle to
slow down.
In DS mode, if you control the paddle
shifter, the gear will be changed to sports
mode. If the gear is changed to D (Drive),
the gear will be changed to D (Drive)
mode.
✽✽
NOTICE - DCT
Whilst stopping the vehicle by applying
parking brake in D gear, even if you
release the parking brake, the vehiclemay not move. In this case, you candrive the vehicle by applying the foot
brake and release, applying the acceler-
ator or shifting the lever (D →
→
N →→
D).
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