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Maintenance
Check the condition and connections
of all cooling system hoses and
heater hoses. Replace any swollen
or deteriorated hoses.
The coolant level should be filled
between F and L marks on the side
of the coolant reservoir when the
engine is cool.
If the coolant level is low, add enough
distilled (deionized) water to provide
protection against freezing and cor-
rosion. Bring the level to F, but do not
overfill. If frequent additions are
required, see an authorized Kia deal-
er for a cooling system inspection.
Recommended engine and invert-er coolant
When adding coolant, use only deionized water or soft water for
your vehicle and never mix hard
water in the coolant filled at the fac-
tory. An improper coolant mixture
can result in serious malfunction or
engine damage.
The engine in your vehicle has alu- minum engine parts and must be
protected by an ethylene-glycol-
based coolant to prevent corrosion
and freezing.
DO NOT USE alcohol or methanol coolant or mix them with the spec-
ified coolant.
Do not use a solution that contains more than 60% antifreeze or less
than 35% antifreeze, which would
reduce the effectiveness of the
solution. For mixture percentage, refer to the
following table.
-15°C (5°F) 35
65
-25°C (-13°F) 40 60
-35°C (-31°F) 50 50
-45°C (-49°F) 60 40
Ambient
Temperature Mixture Percentage (volume)
Antifreeze Water
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Maintenance
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WASHER FLUID
Checking the washer fluid
level
Check the fluid level in the washer
fluid reservoir and add fluid if neces-
sary. Plain water may be used if
washer fluid is not available.
However, use washer solvent with
antifreeze characteristics in cold cli-
mates to prevent freezing.
WARNING- Windshield
fluid
Do not drink the windshield
washer fluid. The windshield
washer fluid is poisonous to
humans and animals.
WARNING- Flammable fluid
Do not allow the washer fluid to
come in contact with open
flames or sparks. The windshield
washer fluid reservoir is flamma-
ble under certain circumstances.
This can result in a fire.
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WARNING - Coolant
Do not use radiator coolant or antifreeze in the washer fluid
reservoir.
Radiator coolant can severely obscure visibility when sprayed
on the windshield and may
cause loss of vehicle control.
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Index
BSD (Blind Spot Detection) /LCA (Lane Change Assist) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37
Non-operating condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-41
RCTA (Rear cross traffic alert) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-39
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-31\
Checking the brake fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-31
Brake system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17 Anti-lock brake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
Electronic stability control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
Good braking practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
Hill-start assist control (HAC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
Power brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Vehicle stability management (VSM) . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
Bulb wattage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
Child restraint system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28 Lower anchor system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-33
Tether anchorage system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32
Using a child restraint system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29
Climate control air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-36 Filter inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-36
Filter replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-36
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 7-27 Changing the coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-30
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-27 Inverter coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-27
Cruise Control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31 To cancel cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33
To decrease the cruising speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-32
To increase cruise control set speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-32
To resume cruising speed at more than approximately25 mph (40 km/h) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-34
To set cruise control speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31
To temporarily accelerate with the cruise control on . . 5-33
To turn cruise control off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-34
Defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
4-99 Rear window defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-99
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-\
2
Door locks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
14 Auto door lock/unlock feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
Child-protector rear door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
Impact sensing door unlock system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
Operating door locks from inside the vehicle . . . . . 4-14
Operating door locks from outside the vehicle . . . . 4-14
Driver position memory system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35 Easy access function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36
Storing positions into memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35
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