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Introduction
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Use of MTBE
Kia recommends avoiding fuels contain-
ing MTBE (Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether)
over 15.0% vol. (Oxygen Content 2.7%
weight) in your vehicle.
Fuel containing MTBE over 15.0% vol.
(Oxygen Content 2.7% weight) may
reduce vehicle performance and produce
vapor lock or hard starting.
Do not use methanol
Fuels containing methanol (wood alco-
hol) should not be used in your vehicle.
This type of fuel can reduce vehicle per-
formance and damage components ofthe fuel system, engine control systemand emission control system.
Fuel Additives
Kia recommends that you use unleaded
gasoline which has an octane rating of
RON (Research Octane Number) 95 / AKI
(Anti Knock Index) 91 or higher (for
Europe) or Octane Rating of RON(Research Octane Number) 91 / AKI (Anti-
Knock Index) 87 or higher (except Europe).
For customers who do not use good
quality gasolines including fuel additives
regularly, and have problems starting or
the engine does not run smoothly, one
bottle of additives added to the fuel tank
at every 15,000km (for Europe)/ 5,000km
(except Europe). Additives are available
from your authorized Kia dealer along
with information on how to use them. Do
not mix other additives.
Operation in foreign countries
If you are going to drive your vehicle in
another country, be sure to:
Observe all regulations regarding reg-
istration and insurance.
Determine that acceptable fuel is avail- able. Diesel engine
Diesel fuel
Diesel engine must be operated only on
commercially available diesel fuel that
complies with EN 590 or comparable
standard. (EN stands for "European
Norm"). Do not use marine diesel fuel,
heating oils, or non-approved fuel addi-
tives, as this will increase wear andcause damage to the engine and fuel
system. The use of non-approved fuels
and / or fuel additives will result in a limi-
tation of your warranty rights.
Diesel fuel of above cetane 51 is used in
your vehicle. If two types of diesel fuel
are available, use summer or winter fuel
properly according to the following tem-
perature conditions.
Above -5°C (23°F) ... Summer type
diesel fuel.
Below -5°C (23°F) ... Winter type diesel fuel.
Watch the fuel level in the tank very care-
fully : If the engine stops through fuel fail-
ure, the circuits must be completely
purged to permit restarting.
CAUTION
Your New Vehicle Limited Warranty may not cover damage to the fuelsystem and any performance prob- lems that are caused by the use of
fuels containing methanol or fuelscontaining MTBE (Methyl TertiaryButyl Ether) over 15.0% vol.(Oxygen Content 2.7% weight.)
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Safety features of your vehicle
Infant or small child
You should be aware of the specific
requirements in your country. Child
and/or infant seats must be properly
placed and installed in the rear seat. For
more information about the use of these
restraints, refer to “Child restraint sys-
tem” in this section.✽✽NOTICE
Small children are best protected from
injury in an accident when properly
restrained in the rear seat by a child
restraint system that meets the require-
ments of the Safety Standards of your
country. Before buying any child
restraint system, make sure that it has a
label certifying that it meets Safety
Standards of your country. The restraint
must be appropriate for your child's
height and weight. Check the label on
the child restraint for this information.
Refer to “Child restraint system” in this
section.Larger children
Children who are too large for child
restraint systems should always occupy
the rear seat and use the available
lap/shoulder belts. The lap portion should
be fastened and snugged on the hips
and as low as possible. Check if the belt
fits periodically. A child's squirming could
put the belt out of position. Children are
afforded the most safety in the event of
an accident when they are restrained by
a proper restraint system in the rear seat.
If a larger child (over age 12) must beseated in the front seat, the child should
be securely restrained by the availablelap/shoulder belt and the seat should be
placed in the rearmost position. Children
age 12 and under should be restrained
securely in the rear seat. NEVER place achild age 12 and under in the front seat.
NEVER place a rear facing child seat in
the front seat of a vehicle.
WARNING
Every person in your vehicle needs
to be properly restrained at all
times, including infants and chil-
dren. Never hold a child in yourarms or lap when riding in a vehi-
cle. The violent forces created dur-
ing a crash will tear the child from
your arms and throw the child
against the interior. Always use a
child restraint appropriate for your
child's height and weight.
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Features of your vehicle
Headlight leveling device (if equipped)
Manual type
To adjust the headlight beam level
according to the number of the passen-
gers and the loading weight in the lug-
gage area, turn the beam leveling switch.The higher the number of the switch is
positioned, the lower the headlight beam
level. Always keep the headlight beam at
the proper leveling position, or headlights
may dazzle other road users.
Listed below are the examples of proper
switch settings. For loading conditions
other than those listed below, adjust the
switch position so that the beam level
may be the nearest as the conditionobtained according to the list.
Automatic type
It automatically adjusts the headlight
beam level according to the number of
passengers and loading weight in theluggage area.
And it offers proper headlight beam
under various conditions.
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Loading condition Switch position
Driver only 0
Driver + Front passenger 0 Full passengers
(including driver) 1
Full passengers (including
driver) + Maximum permis-
sible loading 2
Driver + Maximum permis-
sible loading 3
WARNING
If it does not work properly even
though your car is inclined back-
ward according to passenger's
posture, or the headlight beam is
irradiated to the high or low posi-
tion, we recommend that the sys-
tem be inspected by an authorized
Kia dealer. Do not attempt to inspect or
replace the wiring yourself.
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Barrier net (wagon) (if equipped)
Your vehicle is equipped with a barrier net.
When you load some cargoes on the rear
seat or rear cargo area, you must install
the barrier net behind front seatback or
rear seatback. It is designed to help protect the heads of
the occupants by obstructing objects fly-
ing forward in frontal collisions. There are eight hook holders on both
side of the headliner over the headrests
for upper side fixation and on the floor
behind the front seats or rear seats for
lower side fixation.To install the barrier net
1. Open the cover (if equipped) for the
holder position (1) or (2) you want to install.
2. Compress the one side net upper shaft to length direction before insert the netupper shaft into the large hole (3) and
then secure by sliding into the smallhole (4).
WARNING
Do not place objects on the cargo area cover while driving. Such
objects may be thrown about
inside the vehicle and possibly
injure vehicle occupants duringan accident or when braking.
Never allow anyone to ride in the luggage compartment. It is
designed for luggage only.
Maintain the balance of the vehi- cle and locate the weight as far
forward as possible.
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Luggage rail system (wagon) (if equipped)
The luggage rail system may prevent the luggage from sliding around in the lug-
gage compartment.
Build in segmentation bar
Put both pillars (A) from the segmenta-
tion bar in the openings from the rail.
To move the segmentation bar, put your hand on the side of the pillar and
push down the lever arm (B).
Make sure the pillars click into place.
To release the belt, turn the upper ele- ment (C) to the left or right until it clicks.
Now you can pull the belt (D) and secure your luggage by putting the belt around the luggage and put the hook(E) into the middle of the segmentationbar (F).
For bulky luggage, you can hook both hooks into each other.
To make sure the belt locks, put the upper element (C) back into the lockposition (1).WARNING
Do not place objects on the cargo security screen. Such objects
may be thrown about inside the
vehicle and possibly injure vehi-
cle occupants during an accidentor when braking.
Never allow anyone to ride in the luggage compartment. It is
designed for luggage only.
Maintain the balance of the vehi- cle and locate the weight as for-
ward as possible.
CAUTION
Since the cargo security screen
may be damaged or malformed, donot put luggage on it when it is used.
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CAUTION
The segmentation bar must be mounted and demounted withboth pillars simultaneously.
Max. load: 30 kg with one belt 40 kg with two belts
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Always drive slowly and turn cor-ners carefully when carrying
items on the roof rack. Severe
wind updrafts, caused by passing
vehicles or natural causes, can
cause sudden upward pressure
on items loaded on the roof rack.
This is especially true when car-
rying large, flat items such as
wood panels or mattresses. Thiscould cause the items to fall off
the roof rack and cause damage
to your vehicle or others around
you.
To prevent damage or loss of cargo while driving, check fre-
quently before or while driving to
make sure the items on the roof
rack are securely fastened.WARNING
The following specification is the maximum weight that can be
loaded onto the roof rack.
Distribute the load as evenly as
possible across the crossbars (if
equipped) and roof rack and
secure the load firmly.
Loading cargo or luggage in
excess of the specified weight
limit on the roof rack may dam-
age your vehicle.
The vehicle center of gravity will be higher when items are loaded
onto the roof rack. Avoid sudden
starts, braking, sharp turns,
abrupt maneuvers or high speeds
that may result in loss of vehicle
control or rollover resulting in anaccident.
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ROOF 100 kg (220 lbs.)
RACK EVENLY DISTRIBUTED
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Features of your vehicle
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 Driver's attention. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-73
Blind Spot Detection system (BSD) . . . . . . . . . . . 5-74  BSD (Blind Spot Detection) / LCA (Lane Change Assist) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-74
 RCTA (Rear cross traffic alert) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-78
 Driver's Attention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-80
Economical operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-81
Special driving conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-83  Hazardous driving conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-83
 Rocking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-83
 Smooth cornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-84
 Driving at night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-84
 Driving in the rain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-84
 Driving in flooded areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-85
 Driving off-road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-85
 Highway driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-85
Winter driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-86  Snowy or Icy conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-86
 Use high quality ethylene glycol coolant . . . . . . . . . . 5-88
 Check battery and cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-88
 Change to "winter weight" oil if necessary . . . . . . . 5-88
 Check spark plugs and ignition system. . . . . . . . . . . 5-88
 To keep locks from freezing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-89
 Use approved window washer anti-freeze in system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-89  Don't let your parking brake freeze . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-89
 Don't let ice and snow accumulate underneath . . . . 5-89
 Carry emergency equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-89
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-90  Hitches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-91
 Safety chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-92
 Trailer brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-92
 Driving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-92
 Maintenance when trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-96
 If you do decide to pull a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-97
Vehicle weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-100  Base curb weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-100
 Vehicle curb weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-100
 Cargo weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-100
 GAW (Gross axle weight) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-100
 GAWR (Gross axle weight rating) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-100
 GVW (Gross vehicle weight) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-100
 GVWR (Gross vehicle weight rating) . . . . . . . . . . . 5-100
 Overloading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-100
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Driving your vehicle
Moving up a steep grade from a stand-ing start
To move up a steep grade from a stand-
ing start, depress the brake pedal, shift
the shift lever to D (Drive). Select the
appropriate gear depending on load
weight and steepness of the grade, and
release the parking brake. Depress the
accelerator gradually while releasing the
service brakes.
When accelerating from a stop on a
steep hill, the vehicle may have a ten-
dency to roll backwards. Shifting the
shift lever into 2 (Second Gear) will
help prevent the vehicle from rolling
backwards.
WARNING
If your vehicle becomes stuck in
snow, mud, sand, etc., then you
may attempt to rock the vehicle free
by moving it forward and backward.
Do not attempt this procedure if
people or objects are anywhere
near the vehicle. During the rocking
operation the vehicle may suddenly
move forward of backward as it
becomes unstuck, causing injury
or damage to nearby people orobjects.
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