2015 KIA Rondo engine overheat

Driving your vehicle
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5
Parking on hills
Generally, if you have a trailer
attached to your vehicle, you should
not park your vehicle on a hill. People
can be seriously or fatally injured,
and both your vehicle and the trailer
can be damaged if they unexpected-
ly roll downhill.
However, if you ever have to park
your trailer on a hill, here's how to do
it:
1.Pull the vehicle into the parking
space. Turn the steering wheel in
the direction of the curb (right if
headed downhill, left if headed up
hill). 2.If the vehicle has a manual
transaxle, place the vehicle in neu-
tral. If the vehicle has an automatic
transaxle, place the vehicle in P
(Park).
3.Set the parking brake and shut off the engine.
4.Place chocks under the trailer wheels on the down hill side of the
wheels.
5.Start the vehicle, hold the brakes, shift to neutral, release the parking
brake and slowly release the
brakes until the trailer chocks
absorb the load.
6.Reapply the brakes, reapply the parking brake and shift the vehicle
to R (Reverse) for manual
transaxle or P (Park) for automatic
transaxle.
7.Shut off the vehicle and release the vehicle brakes but leave the park-
ing brake set.CAUTION
When towing a trailer on steep grades (in excess of 6%) payclose attention to the enginecoolant temperature gauge toensure the engine does notoverheat.
If the needle of the coolanttemperature gauge movesacross the dial towards “H”(HOT), pull over and stop assoon as it is safe to do so, andallow the engine to idle until itcools down. You may proceedonce the engine has cooledsufficiently.
You must decide driving speed depending on trailerweight and uphill grade toreduce the possibility ofengine and transaxle over-heating.
WARNING- Parking on a hill
Parking your vehicle on a hill
with a trailer attached could
cause serious injury or death,
should the trailer break loose or
brake stops working.

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Driving your vehicle
When you are ready to leave after
parking on a hill
1. With the manual transaxle inNeutral or automatic transaxle in P
(Park), apply your brakes and hold
the brake pedal down while you:

and

2. Slowly remove your foot from the brake pedal.
3. Drive slowly until the trailer is clear of the chocks.
4. Stop and have someone pick up and store the chocks.
Maintenance when trailer tow-
ing
Your vehicle will need service more
often when you regularly pull a trail-
er. Important items to pay particular
attention to include engine oil, auto-
matic transaxle fluid, axle lubricant
and cooling system fluid. Brake con-
dition is another important item to
frequently check. Each item is cov-
ered in this manual, and the Index
will help you find them quickly. If
you’re trailering, it’s a good idea to
review these sections before you
start your trip.
Don’t forget to also maintain your
trailer and hitch. Follow the mainte-
nance schedule that accompanied
your trailer and check it periodically.
Preferably, conduct the check at the
start of each day’s driving. Most
importantly, all hitch nuts and bolts
should be tight.
CAUTION
Due to higher load duringtrailer usage, overheatingmight occur in hot days orduring uphill driving. If thecoolant gauge indicates over-heating, switch off the A/C andstop the vehicle in a safe areato cool down the engine.
When towing check transaxle fluid more frequently.
WARNING- Parkingbrake
It can be dangerous to get out
of your vehicle if the parking
brake is not firmly set.
If you have left the engine run-
ning, the vehicle can move sud-
denly. You or others could be
seriously or fatally injured.

What to do in an emergency
Road warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
• Hazard warning flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
In case of an emergency while driving . . . . . . . . . . 6-3

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
If the engine does not start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
. . . . 6-4
. . . . 6-4
Emergency starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
If the engine overheats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) . . . . . . 6-9
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12
If you have a flat tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-16
. . . . . . . . . . . . 6-21
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-\
24
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-24
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-25
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-26
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What to do in an emergency
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IF THE ENGINE OVERHEATS
If your temperature gauge indicates
overheating, you will experience a
loss of power, or hear loud pinging or
knocking, the engine is probably too
hot. If this happens, you should:
1.Pull off the road and stop as soonas it is safe to do so.
2.Place the shift lever in P (automat- ic transaxle) or neutral (manual
transaxle) and set the parking
brake. If the air conditioning is on,
turn it off.
3.If engine coolant is running out under the vehicle or steam is com-
ing out from underneath the hood,
stop the engine. Do not open the
hood until the coolant has stopped
running or the steaming has
stopped. If there is no visible loss
of engine coolant and no steam,
leave the engine running and
check to be sure the engine cool-
ing fan is operating. If the fan is not
running, turn the engine off. 4.Check to see if the water pump
drive belt is missing. If it is not
missing, check to see that it is
tight. If the drive belt seems to be
satisfactory, check for coolant leak-
ing from the radiator, hoses or
under the vehicle. (If the air condi-
tioning had been in use, it is nor-
mal for cold water to be draining
from it when you stop).
5.If the water pump drive belt is bro- ken or engine coolant leaks, stop
the engine immediately and call
the nearest authorized Kia dealer
for assistance. 6.If you cannot find the cause of the
overheating, wait until the engine
temperature has returned to nor-
mal. Then, if coolant has been lost,
carefully add coolant to the reser-
voir to bring the fluid level in the
reservoir up to the halfway mark.
7.Proceed with caution, keeping alert for further signs of overheat-
ing. If overheating happens again,
call an authorized Kia dealer for
assistance.
WARNING - Under thehood
While the engine is running,
keep hair, hands and clothing
away from moving parts such
as the fan and drive belts to pre-
vent injury.
WARNING
Do not remove the radiator cap
when the engine is hot. This
may result in coolant being
blown out of the opening and
cause serious burns.
CAUTION
Serious loss of coolant indi-
cates there is a leak in the cool-ing system and this should bechecked as soon as possible byan authorized Kia dealer.

Index
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Driver's and passenger's front air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-57
Driving at night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-55
Driving in flooded areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-56
Driving in the rain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-55
ECM mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-50
Economical operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-51
Electric chromic mirror with compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-50
Electric parking brake (EPB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
Electric power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-43
Electronic stability control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37
Emergency starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Emergency tailgate safety release. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
Emergency while driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-82 Crankcase emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-82
Evaporative emission control System . . . . . . . . . . . 7-82
Exhaust emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-83
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 8-2
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-31
Engine number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-\
29
Engine overheats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Engine start/stop button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8 Engine coolant temperature guage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-57
Engine will not start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Evaporative emission control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-82
Exhaust emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-83
Explanation of scheduled maintenance items . . . . . . . 7-25
Exterior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-75
Exterior features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-162
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-162
Exterior overview (Front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Exterior overview (Rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Flat tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 6-14 Changing tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-16
Compact spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-21
Jack and tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14
Removing and storing the spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
FLEX STEER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-46
Floor mat anchor(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-156
Floor under tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-148
Fluid Brakes/clutch fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-35
Washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-36
Fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
104
Folding key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
4 Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Immobilizer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
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Index
Lighting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-99Auto light position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-101
Battery saver function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-99
Daytime running light (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-100
Front fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-104
Headlamp delay function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-99
Headlight welcome function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-100
High beam operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-102
Lighting control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-100
Turn signals and lane change signals . . . . . . . . . . . 4-103
Lighting control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-100
Loss of the smart key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
Lower anchor system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-41
Lubricants and capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Luggage net holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-157
Luggage room lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-113
Luggage tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-147
Luggage volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
Main fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-\
64
Maintenance Explanation of scheduled maintenance items . . . . . 7-25
Maintenance services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
Owner maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
Scheduled maintenance service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8
Tire maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-52 Maintenance schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8
Maintenance services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
Manual climate control system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-117
Manual transaxle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Map lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11\
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Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-49
Day/night rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-49
Electric chromic mirror with compass . . . . . . . . . . . 4-50
Inside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-49
Outside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-51
Moonroof, see panoramic sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38
Multi fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-\
64
Occupant Detection System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-51
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
58
Oil (Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-29
Outside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-51 Folding the outside rearview mirror. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-52
Outside Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-58
Overheats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
6-8
Owner maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
Paddle shifter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
Panoramic sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38
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