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Features of your vehicle
Immobilizer system
Your vehicle may be equipped with
an electronic engine immobilizer sys-
tem to reduce the risk of unautho-
rized vehicle use.
Your immobilizer system is com-
prised of a small transponder in the
key and electronic devices inside the
vehicle.
Whenever the engine start/stop but- ton is changed to the ON position,
the immobilizer system checks and
verifies if the key is valid or not.
If the key is valid, the engine will
start.
If the key is invalid, the engine will not
start.To deactivate the immobilizersystem
Change the engine start/stop button to the ON position.
To activate the immobilizer system
Change the engine start/stop button
to the OFF position. The immobilizer
system activates automatically.
Without a valid smart key for your
vehicle, the engine will not start.
WARNING
In order to prevent theft of your
vehicle, do not leave spare keys
anywhere in your vehicle. Your
immobilizer password is a cus-
tomer unique password and
should be kept confidential. Do
not leave this number anywhere
in your vehicle.
CAUTION
• Keep the smart key away from water or any liquid. If the key-less entry system is inopera-tive due to exposure to wateror liquids, it will not be cov- ered by your manufacturer’svehicle warranty.
Keep the smart key away from electromagnetic materials thatblocks electromagnetic waves to the key surface.
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NOTICE
When starting the engine, do not use
the key with other immobilizer keys
around. Otherwise the engine may
not start or may stop soon after it
starts. Keep each key separate in
order to avoid a starting malfun-
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NOTICE
If you need additional keys or lose
your keys, we recommend that you
consult an authorized Kia dealer.
CAUTION
The transponder in your ignition key is an important part of the immobilizer system. It isdesigned to give years of trou-ble-free service, however you should avoid exposure to mois-ture, static electricity and roughhandling. Immobilizer systemmalfunction could occur.
CAUTION
Do not change, alter or adjust the immobilizer system because itcould cause the immobilizer sys-tem to malfunction. We recom- mend that the system be serv-iced by an authorized Kia dealer.
Malfunctions caused by improp-er alterations, adjustments ormodifications to the immobilizer system are not covered by yourvehicle manufacturer warranty.
CAUTION
Do not put metal accessoriesnear the ignition switch.
The engine may not start for themetal accessories may interruptthe transponder signal from normally transmitting.
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Press start button with smart key
This warning message illuminatesif you press the Engine Start/Stop
Button while the warning message
“Key not detected” is illuminating.
At this time, the immobilizer indica- tor light blinks.
Check fuse "BRAKE SWITCH"
This warning message illuminatesif the brake switch fuse is discon- nected.
It means that you should replace the fuse with a new one. If that is
not possible, you can start the
engine by pressing the Engine
Start/Stop Button for 10 seconds in
the ACC position.
Shift to "P" or "N" to start engine
This warning message illuminatesif you try to start the engine with
the shift lever not in the P (Park) or
N (Neutral) position.
✽✽ NOTICE
You can start the engine with the
shift lever in the N (Neutral) position.
But, for your safety, we recommend
that you start the engine with the
shift lever in the P (Park) position.
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Immobilizer Indicator
Light
This indicator light illuminates for up
to 30 seconds:
When the vehicle detects the smart key in the vehicle properly
while the Engine Start/Stop Button
is ACC or ON.
- At this time, you can start theengine.
- The indicator light goes off after starting the engine.
This indicator light blinks for a few
seconds:
When the smart key is not in the vehicle.
- At this time, you can not start theengine. This indicator light illuminates for 2
seconds and goes off:
When the vehicle can not detect
the smart key which is in the vehi-
cle while the Engine Start/StopButton is ON.
In this case, we recommend that
you have the vehicle inspected by
an authorized Kia dealer.
This indicator light blinks:
When the battery of the smart key is weak.
- At this time, you can not start theengine. However, you can start
the engine if you press the Engine
Start/Stop Button with the smart
key. (For more details, refer to
“Starting the Engine” in section 5).
When there is a malfunction with the immobilizer system.
In this case, we recommend that
you have the vehicle inspected by
an authorized Kia dealer.
Turn Signal Indicator
Light
This indicator light blinks:
When you turn the turn signal light on.
If any of the following occurs, there
may a malfunction with the turn signal
system. In this case, we recommend
that you have the vehicle inspected by
an authorized Kia dealer. - The indicator light does not blinkbut illuminates.
- The indicator light blinks more
rapidly. - The indicator light does not illumi- nate at all.
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Index
Road warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Rocking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-96
Rotation (Tire) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-45
Scheduled maintenance service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8
Seat belt warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19
Care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29
Height adjustment(front seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
Lap/shoulder belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21
Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29
Pre-Safe Seat belt (PSB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28
Pre-tensioner seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25
Seat belt warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21
Seat belts Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29
Seat belts Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29
Seat warmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-153
Seatback pocket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-148
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 Driver position memory system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Front seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Headrest(front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Headrest(rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
Rear seat adjustment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Shift lock system (shift by cable) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15 Shift lock system (shift by wire) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-24
Side air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-54
Side curtain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-160
Smart key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Buttons on the smart key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
Immobilizer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Restrictions in handling keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Smart key function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Smart key precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Smooth cornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-97
Snow tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-101
Spare tire Changing tires. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-16
Removing and storing the spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-16
Special driving conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-96 Driving at night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-98
Driving in flooded areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-99
Driving in the rain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-98
Hazardous driving conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-96
Highway driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-99
Rocking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-96
Smooth cornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-97
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-52
SRS components and functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-47
Starting difficulties, see engine will not start . . . . . . . . . 6-4
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