2015 KIA K900 hood open

INTERIOR OVERVIEW
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Your vehicle at a glance
1. Inside door handle ...................................4-18
2. Front power seat adjust switch ..................3-5
3. Outside rearview mirror folding ...............4-58
4. Outside rearview mirror control ...............4-57
5. Power window lock switch .......................4-34
6. Central door lock switch ..........................4-19
7. Power window switch ...............................4-31
8. BSD On/OFF button ................................5-87
9. HUD On/OFF button..............................4-109
10. Parking Assist button ...........................4-111
11. ESC Off button ......................................5-43
12. Trunk lid open button .......................4-21, 22
13. Trunk lid close button .......................4-21, 22
14. Trunk lid open / close button..................4-22
15. Instrument panel illumination controllever........................................................4-61
16. Electric parking brake switch .................5-31
17. Fuel filler lid open switch .......................4-37
18. Hood release lever.................................4-35
19. Steering wheel .......................................4-45
20. Tilt and telescopic steering control lever ...4-45
21. Brake pedal ............................................5-28
22. Accelerator pedal ....................................5-9
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Features of your vehicle
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THEFT-ALARM SYSTEM
This system is designed to provide
protection from unauthorized entry
into the vehicle. This system is operat-
ed in three stages: the first is the
"Armed" stage, the second is the
"Theft-alarm" stage, and the third is
the "Disarmed" stage. If triggered, the
system provides an audible alarm with
blinking of the hazard warning lights.
Armed stage
Park the vehicle and stop the engine.
Arm the system as described below.
1. Turn off the engine.
2. Make sure that all doors (andtrunk) and engine hood are
closed and latched.
3. Lock the doors by depressing the door lock button on the
transmitter (or smart key).
After completion of the steps
above, the hazard warning
lights will blink once to indicate
that the system is armed.
If any door, trunk or engine
hood remains open, the hazard
warning lights won’t operate
and theft-alarm will not arm.
After this, if all doors, trunk and
engine hood are closed, the
hazard warning lights blink
once.
button of the front outside door
handles with the smart key in
your possession.
After completion of the steps
above, the hazard warning
lights will blink once to indicate
that the system is armed.
If any door remains open, the hazard warning lights won’t
operate and theft-alarm will not
arm. Close the door and try
again to lock the doors.
If trunk or engine hood remains
open, the hazard warning lights
won’t operate and theft-alarm
will not arm. Close the trunk or
engine hood. The hazard warn-
ing lights blink once and theft-
alarm arms.
Armed
stage
Theft-alarm stageDisarmedstage
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Features of your vehicle
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The theft-alarm system by the key
can be activated by an authorized
Kia dealer.
If you want this feature, consult an
authorized Kia Premium dealer.
Do not arm the system until all
passengers have left the vehicle. If
the system is armed while a pas-
senger(s) remains in the vehicle,
the alarm may be activated when
the remaining passenger(s)
leaves the vehicle. If any door (or
trunk) or engine hood is opened
within 30 seconds after the sys-
tem enters the armed stage, the
system will be disarmed to pre-
vent unnecessary alarm.Theft-alarm stage
The alarm will be activated if any of
the following occurs while the system
is armed.
A front or rear door is opened with-out using the smart key (or
mechanical key).
The trunk is opened without using the smart key (or mechanical key).
The engine hood is opened.
The horn will sound and the hazard
warning lights will blink continuously
for approximately 27 seconds. To
turn off the system, unlock the doors
with the smart key.
Disarmed stage
The system will be disarmed when:
- The door unlock button is pressed.
- The button of the front outside door is pressed while carrying the smart
key.
- The engine is started. (within 3 seconds)
After the doors are unlocked, the haz-
ard warning lights will blink twice to
indicate that the system is disarmed.
After pressing the unlock button, if
any door (or trunk) is not opened
within 30 seconds, the system will be
rearmed.
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Features of your vehicle
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HOOD
Opening the hood
1.Pull the release lever to unlatch thehood. The hood should pop open
slightly.
Open the hood after turning off the
engine on a flat surface, shifting the
shift lever to the P (Park) position for
automatic transaxle and to the 1st
(First) gear or R (Reverse) for manu-
al transaxle, and setting the parking
brake. 2.Go to the front of the vehicle, raise
the hood slightly, push the second-
ary latch (1) left of the hood center
and lift the hood (2).
3.Raise the hood. It will raise com- pletely by itself after it has been
raised about halfway.
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Unsecured Engine Hood
Always double check to be sure
that the hood is firmly latched
before driving away. If it is not
latched, the hood could fly open
while the vehicle is being driv-
en, causing a total loss of visi-
bility, which might result in an
accident.
WARNING
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Closing the hood
1.Before closing the hood, check thefollowing:
All filler caps in engine compart-ment must be correctly installed.
Gloves, rags or any other com- bustible material must be
removed from the engine com-
partment.
2.Lower the hood halfway and push down to securely lock in place.
Hood obstrution
Before closing the hood, ensure
that all obstructions are
removed from the hood open-
ing. Closing the hood with an
obstruction present in the hood
opening may result in property
damage or severe personal
injury.
WARNING
Fire risk
Do not leave gloves, rags or any
other combustible material in
the engine compartment. Doing
so may cause a heat-induced
fire.
WARNING
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✽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.
Press START button and shift to P
This warning message illuminates
if you try to turn off the engine with-
out the shift lever in P (Park) posi-
tion.
At this time, the Engine Start/Stop Button turns to the ACC position (If
you press the Engine Start/Stop
Button once more, it will turn to the
ON position).
Set the Engine Start/Stop Button to the ON position, then shift to P
(Park) by pressing the P button on
the top of the shift lever.
Door / Hood / Trunk Open
It means that any door, hood, ortrunk is open.
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Driving your vehicle
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EPB (electric parking brake) may be
automatically applied when:
The EPB is overheated
Requested by other systemsSystem warning
If you try to drive off depressing theaccelerator pedal with the EPB
applied, but doesn't release auto-
matically, a warning will sound and
a message will appear.
If the driver's seat belt is not fas- tened and the engine hood in [D]
gear or trunk in [R] gear is opened,
a warning will sound and a mes-
sage will appear.
If there is a problem with the vehi- cle, a warning may sound and a
message may appear. If the above situation occurs,
depress the brake pedal and release
EPB by pressing the EPB switch.
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■Type A■Type B
To prevent unintentional
movement when stopped and
leaving the vehicle, do not use
the shift lever in place of the
parking brake. Set the parking
brake and make sure the shift
lever is securely positioned in
P (Park).
Never allow a passenger to touch the parking brake. If the
parking brake is released
unintentionally, serious injury
may occur.
All vehicles should always have the parking brake fully
engaged when parking to
avoid inadvertent movement
of the car which can injure
occupants or pedestrians.
WARNING
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Driving your vehicle
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✽NOTICE
• The Auto Hold does not operate
when:
- The driver's seat belt is unfas- tened and driver's door is
opened
- The engine hood is opened
- The trunk is opened
- The shift lever is in P (Park)
- The EPB is applied
• For your safety, the Auto Hold automatically switches to EPB in
such cases:
- The driver's seat belt is unfas- tened and driver's door is
opened
- The engine hood is opened
- The trunk is opened
- The vehicle is in a standstill for more than 10 minutes
- The vehicle is standing on a steep slope
- The vehicle moved several times (Continued)(Continued)
In these cases, the brake warning
light comes on, the AUTO HOLD
indicator changes from green to
white, and a warning sounds and a
message will appear to inform you
that EPB has been automatically
engaged. Before driving off again,
press foot brake pedal, check the
surrounding area near your vehi-
cle and release parking brake
manually with the EPB switch.
• If the AUTO HOLD indicator lights up yellow, the Auto Hold is
not working properly. Take your
vehicle to an authorized Kia
Premium dealer and have the sys-
tem checked.
• While operating Auto Hold, you may hear mechanical noise.
However, it is normal operating
noise.
If there is a malfunction with the dri-
ver’s door, engine hood or trunk
open detection system, the Auto
Hold may not work properly.
Take your vehicle to an authorized
Kia Premium dealer and have the
system checked.
To reduce the risk of an acci-
dent, do not activate Auto Hold
while driving downhill, backing
up or parking your vehicle.
WARNING
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