2014 KIA Forte power steering

Your vehicle at a glance
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INTERIOR OVERVIEW
1. Driver position memory systembutton ..................................................3-8
2. Inside door handle ............................4-18
3. Outside rearview mirror folding .........4-50
4. Outside rearview mirror control ........4-49
5. Central door lock switch....................4-19
6. Power window lock switch.................4-27
7. Power window switch ........................4-24
8. Instrument panel illumination control switch ................................................4-53
9. Active ECO On/Off switch.................5-40
10. Parking assist system On/Off button ..............................................4-87
11. ESC Off button................................5-27
12. Heated steering wheel On/Off switch ..............................................4-40
13. Steering wheel ................................4-38
14. Tilt and telescopic steering control lever ................................................4-39
15. Trunk lid open lever .........................4-22
16. Fuel filler lid open lever ...................4-31
17. Inner fuse panel ..............................7-59
18. Hood release lever ..........................4-29
OYDNIN2003❈ The actual shape may differ from the illustration.

Safety features of your vehicle
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Lumbar support (for driver’s seat)
Press the front portion of the switch
to increase support, or the rear por-
tion of the switch to decrease sup-
port.
Front seat adjustment - power
The front seat can be adjusted by
using the control switch located on
the outside of the seat cushion.
Before driving, adjust the seat to the
proper position so as to easily con-
trol the steering wheel, pedals and
switches on the instrument panel.
WARNING
The power seat is operable with
the ignition OFF.
Therefore, children should never
be left unatteded in the vehicle.
CAUTION
The power seat is driven by anelectric motor. Stop operatingonce the adjustment is com-pleted. Excessive operationmay damage the electricalequipment.
When in operation, the power seat consumes a large amountof electrical power. To preventunnecessary charging systemdrain, don’t adjust the powerseat longer than necessarywhile the engine is not running.
Do not operate two or more power seat control switches atthe same time. Doing so mayresult in power seat motor orelectrical component malfunc-tion.
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Features of your vehicle
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 4-4
• Record your key number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
• Key operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Smart key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
• Smart key function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
• Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
7
Remote keyless entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
• Remote keyless entry system operations . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
• Transmitter precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
• Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
• Immobilizer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Theft-alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
• Armed stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
• Theft-alarm stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
• Disarmed stage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
Door locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
• From outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
• From inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
• Impact sensing door unlock system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
• Auto door lock/unlock feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
• Speed sensing door lock system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21
• Child-protector rear door lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
4-22
• Opening the trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22
• Closing the trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23• Emergency trunk safety release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24
• Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25
Hood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-29
• Opening the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-29
• Closing the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-30
Fuel filler lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-31
• Opening the fuel filler lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-31
• Closing the fuel filler lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-31
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34\
• Sunroof open warning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34
• Sliding the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35
• Tilting the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36
• Sunshade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
36
• Resetting the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37
Steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38
• Electronic power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38
• Tilt & telescopic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-39
• Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 4-39
• Heated steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-40
• FLEX STEER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-40
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-43\
• Inside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-43
• Outside rearview mirror. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-48
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• Front wiper deicer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-106
Manual climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-107
• Heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-108
• System operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-113
• Climate control air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-115
• Refrigerant and compressor lubricant . . . . . . . . . . 4-116
Automatic climate control system. . . . . . . . . . . . 4-117
• Automatic heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . 4-118
• Manual heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . 4-119
• System operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-125
Windshield defrosting and defogging . . . . . . . . . 4-127
• Manual climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-127
• Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-128
• Defogging logic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-129
Storage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-132
• Center console storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-132
• Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13\
2
• Cool box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
133
• Sunglass holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-133
Interior features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-135
• Cigarette lighter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-135
• Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
4-135
• Cup holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-136
• Sliding armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-136
• Sunvisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
137• Seat warmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-137
• Climate control seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-139
• Power outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-140
• LCD monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-141
• Clothes hanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-142
• Floor mat anchor(s). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-142
• Navigation system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-143
Audio system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-144
• Glass antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-144
• Steering wheel audio control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-145
• Aux, USB and iPod
®port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1464

Features of your vehicle
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4
Electric power steering (EPS)
Power steering uses the motor to
assist you in steering the vehicle. If
the engine is off or if the power steer-
ing system becomes inoperative, the
vehicle may still be steered, but it will
require increased steering effort.
The motor driven power steering is
controlled by the power steering con-
trol 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 steering wheel.
Should you notice any change in the
effort required to steer during normal
vehicle operation, have the power
steering checked by an authorized
Kia dealer.
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NOTICE
The following symptoms may occur
during normal vehicle operation:
• The steering effort is increased
immediately after turning the igni-
tion switch on. This happens as the
system performs the EPS system
diagnostics. When the diagnostics
are completed, the steering wheel
will return to its normal condition
• 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 continu-
ously when the vehicle is not in
motion. However, after a few min-
utes, it will return to its normal
condition.
• When you operate the steering wheel in low temperature, noise
may occur. If the temperature
rises, the noise will likely disap-
pear. This is a normal condition.
If the Electric Power Steering System
does not operate normally, the warn-
ing light will illuminate on the instru-
ment cluster. The steering wheel may
require increased steering effort.
Take your vehicle to an authorized
Kia dealer and have the vehicle
checked as soon as possible.
STEERING WHEEL

Features of your vehicle
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4
Comfort mode
The steering wheel becomes lighter.
The comfort mode is usually used
when driving in the city or when park-
ing the vehicle.
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■ Type A
■Type B
CAUTION
For your safety, if you press
the steering mode buttonwhile operating the steeringwheel, the LCD display willchange, but steering effort willnot change immediately. Afteroperating the steering wheel,the steering effort will changeautomatically to the selectedmode.
Use caution when changing the steering mode while driving.
When the electronic power steering is not operating, theflex steering wheel will notwork.

Features of your vehicle
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4
Fuel Economy
Range
The range is the estimated dis-
tance the vehicle can be driven
with the remaining fuel. - Distance range : 50 ~ 9999 km or
30 ~ 9999 mi.
If the estimated distance is below 50 km (30 mi.), the trip computer
will display "---" as distance to
empty.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
• If the vehicle is not on level ground
or the battery power has been
interrupted, the distance to empty
function may not operate correct-
ly.
• The distance to empty may differ from the actual driving distance as
it is an estimate of the available
driving distance.
• The trip computer may not regis- ter additional fuel if less than 6
liters (1.6 gallons) of fuel are
added to the vehicle.
• The fuel economy and distance to empty may vary significantly
based on driving conditions, driv-
ing habits, and condition of the
vehicle.
Average Fuel Economy (2)
The average fuel economy is cal-
culated by the total driving dis-
tance and fuel consumption since
the last average fuel economy
reset.
- Fuel economy range: 0.0 ~ 99.9L/100km or MPG
The average fuel economy can be reset both manually and automati-
cally.
Manual reset
To clear the average fuel economy
manually, press the RESET button
(Type A : RESET, Type B, C : ) on
the steering wheel for more than 1
second when the average fuel econ-
omy is displayed.
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■Type A■Type B
■ Type C

Features of your vehicle
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4
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✽
NOTICE- Electronic Brake
force Distribution
(EBD) System
Warning Light
When the ABS Warning Light is on
or both ABS and Parking Brake &
Brake Fluid Warning Lights are on,
the speedometer, odometer, or trip-
meter may not work. Also, the EPS
Warning Light may illuminate and
the steering effort may increase or
decrease.
In this case, have your vehicle inspect-
ed by an authorized Kia dealer as
soon as possible.
Electronic Power
Steering (EPS) WarningLight (if equipped)
This warning light illuminates:
Once you set the ignition switch or Engine Start/Stop Button to the ON
position.
- It remains on until the engine isstarted.
When there is a malfunction with the EPS.
In this case, have your vehicle
inspected by an authorized Kia
dealer.
WARNING - Electronic
Brake force Distribution
(EBD) System Warning Light
When both ABS and Parking
Brake & Brake Fluid Warning
Lights are on and stay on, the
brake system will not work nor-
mally during sudden braking.
In this case, avoid high speed
driving and abrupt braking.
Have your vehicle inspected by
an authorized Kia dealer as
soon as possible.