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Opening the hood
1. Pull the release lever to unlatch
the hood. The hood should pop
open slightly. 2. Go to the front of the vehicle, raise
the hood slightly, push the second-
ary latch (1) inside of the hoodcenter and lift the hood (2).
3. Raise the hood. It will raise com- pletely by itself after it has been
raised about halfway. Closing the hood
1. Before closing the hood, check the
following:
ment must be correctly installed.
bustible material must be
removed from the engine com-
partment.
2. Lower the hood halfway and push down to securely lock in place.
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Before closing the hood, ensure that all obstructions
are removed from the hood
opening. Closing the hoodwith an obstruction present in
the hood opening may result
in property damage or severe
personal injury.
Do not leave gloves, rags or any other combustible materi-
al in the engine compartment.
Doing so may cause a heat-
induced fire.
WARNING
Open the hood after turning off
the engine on a flat surface,
shifting the shift lever to the
P(Park) position and setting the
parking brake.
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Press START button again
This warning message illuminates
if you can not operate the Engine
Start/Stop Button when there is a
problem with the Engine Start/StopButton system.
It means that you could start the engine by pressing the Engine
Start/ Stop Button once more.
If the warning illuminates each time you press the Engine Start/Stop
Button, we recommend that you
have the vehicle inspected by an
authorized Kia dealer.
Press START button with 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 BRAKE SWITCH fuse
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.
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Parking Brake & BrakeFluid Warning Light
This warning light illuminates:
Once you set the Engine Start/Stop Button to the ON position.
- It illuminates for approximately 3seconds
- It remains on if the parking brake is applied.
When the parking brake is applied.
When the brake fluid level in the reservoir is low.
- If the warning light illuminateswith the parking brake released, it
indicates the brake fluid level in
reservoir is low. If the brake fluid level in the reservoir
is low:
1. Drive carefully to the nearest safe
location and stop your vehicle.
2. With the engine stopped, check the brake fluid level immediately
and add fluid as required (For
more details, refer to “Brake Fluid”
in chapter 7). Then check all brake
components for fluid leaks. If any
leak on the brake system is still
found, the warning light remains
on, or the brakes do not operate
properly, do not drive the vehicle.
In this case, we recommend that
you have the vehicle towed to an
authorized Kia dealer and inspect-ed. Dual-diagonal braking system
Your vehicle is equipped with dual-
diagonal braking systems. This
means you still have braking on two
wheels even if one of the dual sys-
tems should fail. With only one of the dual systems
working, more than normal pedal
travel and greater pedal pressure are
required to stop the vehicle.
Also, the vehicle will not stop in as
short a distance with only a portion
of the brake system working.
If the brakes fail while you are driv-
ing, shift to a lower gear for addition-
al engine braking and stop the vehi-
cle as soon as it is safe to do so.
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Anti-lock Brake System
(ABS) Warning Light
This warning light illuminates:
Once you set the Engine Start/Stop Button to the ON position.
- It illuminates for approximately 3seconds and then goes off.
When there is a malfunction with the ABS (The normal braking sys-
tem will still be operational without
the assistance of the anti-lock
brake system).
In this case, we recommend that
you have the vehicle inspected by
an authorized Kia dealer.
Electronic
Brake force Distribution(EBD) System Warning Light
These two warning lights illuminate at
the same time while driving:
When the ABS and regular brake system may not work normally.
In this case, we recommend that
you have the vehicle inspected by
an authorized Kia dealer.
WARNING - Parking
Brake & Brake Fluid
Warning Light
Driving the vehicle with a warn-
ing light ON is dangerous. If the
Parking Brake & Brake Fluid
Warning Light illuminates with
the parking brake released, itindicates that the brake fluid
level is low.
In this case, we recommend
that you have the 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, the brake system
will not work normally and you
may experience an unexpected
and dangerous situation during
sudden braking.
In this case, avoid high speed driving and abrupt braking.
We recommend you have the
vehicle inspected by an author-
ized Kia dealer as soon as pos-
sible.
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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, we recommend you
have the vehicle inspected by an
authorized Kia dealer as soon as
possible.Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL)
This warning light illuminates:
Once you set the Engine Start/Stop Button to the ON position.
- It remains on until the engine isstarted.
When there is a malfunction with the emission control system.
In this case, we recommend that
you have the vehicle inspected by
an authorized Kia dealer.
CAUTION - Malfunction
Indicator Lamp (MIL)
Driving with the Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) on maycause damage to the emissioncontrol systems which could effect drivability and/or fueleconomy.
CAUTION - Gasoline Engine
If the Malfunction Indicator
Lamp (MIL) illuminates, poten-tial catalytic converter damageis possible which could result in loss of engine power.
In this case, we recommend thatyou have the vehicle inspectedby an authorized Kia dealer assoon as possible.
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Low Tire Pressure
Warning Light (if equipped)
This warning light illuminates:
Once you set the Engine Start/Stop Button to the ON position.
- It illuminates for approximately 3seconds and then goes off.
When one or more of your tires are significantly underinflated (The
location of the underinflated tires
are displayed on the LCD display).
For more details, refer to “Tire
Pressure Monitoring System
(TPMS)” in chapter 6. This warning light remains on after
blinking for approximately 60 seconds
or repeats blinking and off at the
intervals of approximately 3 seconds:
When there is a malfunction with
the TPMS.
In this case, we recommend that
you have the vehicle inspected by
an authorized Kia dealer as soon
as possible.
For more details, refer to “Tire
Pressure Monitoring System
(TPMS)” in chapter 6.
Door Ajar Warning Light
This warning light illuminates:
When a door is not closed securely.
Trunk Open Warning
Light
This warning light illuminates:
When the trunk is not closed secure-
ly.
WARNING - Safe Stopping
The TPMS cannot alert you to severe and sudden tire damage
caused by external factors.
If you notice any vehicle insta- bility, immediately take your
foot off the accelerator pedal,
apply the brakes gradually with
light force, and slowly move to
a safe position off the road.
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Electric Parking Brake(EPB) Warning Light
This warning light illuminates:
Once you set the ignition switch or Engine Start/Stop Button to the ON position.
- It illuminates for approximately 3seconds and then goes off.
When there is a malfunction with the EPB.
In this case, we recommend that you
have the vehicle inspected by an
authorized Kia dealer.
✽✽ NOTICE - Electric Parking
Brake (EPB)
Warning Light
The Electric Parking Brake (EPB)
Warning Light may illuminates
when the Electronic Stability control
(ESC) Indicator Light comes on to
indicates that the ESC is not work-
ing properly (This does not indicate
malfunction of the EPB).CAUTION - LED
Headlamp Warning Light
Continuous driving with the LED Headlamp Warning Lighton or blinking can reduce LED headlamp (low beam) life.
EPB
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AUTO HOLD IndicatorLight (if equipped)
This indicator light illuminates:
[White] When you activate the auto hold system by pressing the AUTO
HOLD button.
[Green] When you stop the vehicle completely by depressing the
brake pedal with the auto hold sys-
tem activated.
[Yellow] When there is a malfunc- tion with the auto hold system.
In this case, we recommend that you
have the vehicle inspected by an
authorized Kia dealer. ❈ For more details, refer to “Auto
Hold” in chapter 5.
Lane Departure Warning
System (LDWS) Indicator Light (if equipped)
This indicator light illuminates:
[Green] When you activate the lane departure warning system by
pressing the LDWS button.
[Yellow] When there is a malfunc- tion with the lane departure warn-ing system.
In this case, we recommend that you
have the vehicle inspected by an
authorized Kia dealer. ❈ For more details, refer to “Lane
Departure Warning System
(LDWS)” in chapter 5.
Advanced Vehicle Safety
Management (AVSM) OFF Indicator Light (if equipped)
This indicator light illuminates:
Once you set the Engine Start/Stop Button to the ON position.
- It illuminates for approximately 3seconds and then goes off.
When you deactivate the AVSM sys- tem by setting on the LCD display.
❈ For more details, refer to “LCD
Display” in this chapter.
If this indicator stays on when AVSM
OFF is not selected, the AVSM may
have malfunctioned.
In this case, we recommend that you
have the vehicle inspected by an
authorized Kia dealer. ❈ For more details, refer to “Advanced
Vehicle Safety Management
(AVSM) System” in chapter 5.
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