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Driving your vehicle
If the battery is weak or the smartkey does not work correctly, you
can start the engine by pressing
the engine start/stop button with
the smart key.
The side with the lock button
should contact the engine
start/stop button directly.
When you press the engine
start/stop button directly with the
smart key, the smart key should
contact the button at a right angle. When the stop lamp fuse is blown,
you can't start the engine normally.
Replace the fuse with a new one. If
it is not possible, you can start the
engine by pressing the ENGINE
START/STOP button for 10 sec-
onds while it is in the ACC posi-
tion. The engine can start without
depressing the brake pedal. But for
your safety always depress the
brake pedal before starting the
engine.
Do not press the ENGINE START/
STOP button for more than 10 sec-
onds except when the stop lamp fuse
is blown.
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Driving your vehicle
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5
Use high quality ethylene gly-
col coolant
Your vehicle is delivered with high
quality ethylene glycol coolant in the
cooling system. It is the only type of
coolant that should be used because
it helps prevent corrosion in the cool-
ing system, lubricates the water
pump and prevents freezing. Be sure
to replace or replenish your coolant
in accordance with the maintenance
schedule in chapter 7. Before winter,
have your coolant tested to assure
that its freezing point is sufficient for
the temperatures anticipated during
the winter.
Check battery and cables
Winter puts additional burdens on
the battery system. Visually inspect
the battery and cables as described
in section 7. Never attempt to check
the Hybrid High Voltage Battery. The
level of charge in your battery can be
checked by an authorized Kia dealer
or a service station.
Change to "winter weight" oil
if necessary
In some climates it is recommended
that a lower viscosity "winter weight"
oil be used during cold weather. See
chapter 8 for recommendations. If
you aren't sure what weight oil you
should use, consult an authorized
Kia dealer.
Check spark plugs and igni-
tion system
Inspect your spark plugs as
described in chapter 7 and replace
them if necessary. Also check all
ignition wiring and components to be
sure they are not cracked, worn or
damaged in any way.
To keep locks from freezing
To keep the locks from freezing,
squirt an approved de-icer fluid or
glycerine into the key opening. If a
lock is covered with ice, squirt it with
an approved de-icing fluid to remove
the ice. If the lock is frozen internally,
you may be able to thaw it out by
using a heated key. Handle the heat-
ed key with care to avoid injury.
Use approved window washer
anti-freeze in system
To keep the water in the window
washer system from freezing, add an
approved window washer anti-freeze
solution in accordance with instruc-
tions on the container. Window wash-
er anti-freeze is available from an
authorized Kia dealer and most auto
parts outlets. Do not use engine
coolant or other types of anti-freeze
as these may damage the paint fin-
ish.
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H8
ECONOMICAL and SAFE
OPERATION of Hybrid system
Drive smoothly. Accelerate at amoderate rate and maintain a
steady cruising speed. Don't make
"jack-rabbit" starts. Don't race
between stoplights.
Avoid excessive idling.
Obey the speed limit.
Monitor the Eco Guide Indicator.
Use Cruise control Whenever
Possible.
Use Auto Mode when setting the
Air Conditioning.
Avoid heavy traffic whenever pos-
sible. Always maintain a safe dis-
tance from other vehicles so you
can avoid unnecessary braking.
This also reduces brake wear.
The regenerative brake generates energy when the vehicle deceler-
ates. When the hybrid battery power is
low, the hybrid system automatical-
ly recharges the hybrid battery.
When the engine runs in "N" posi- tion, the hybrid system cannot gen-
erate electricity. The hybrid battery
cannot recharge in "N" position.
Please refer to chapter 5.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
When the hybrid system is in
READY mode, the engine will auto-
matically start and stop as needed.
The "READY" symbol will illumi-
nate in the cluster when the system
is operational.
STARTING THE HYBRID VEHICLE (SMART KEY) (CONT.)
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Index
Front seat adjustment - power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Rear seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
Seat warmer (front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Seat warmer (rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
Seatback pocket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
3-18 Care of seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27
Pre-tensioner seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24
Seat belt precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26
Seat belt restraint system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18
Smart key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
4-4 Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Immobilizer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Record your key number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Remote keyless entry system operations . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
Smart key functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Smart key precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Starting the hybrid system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Special driving conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-45 Driving at night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-46
Driving in flooded areas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-47
Driving in the rain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-47
Driving off-road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-48
Hazardous driving conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-45
Highway driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-48
Rocking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-45
Smooth cornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-46
Starting the hybrid system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9 Starting the hybrid system with a smart key . . . . . . . 5-9
Steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37 Electric power steering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37
Heated steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-39
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-38
Tilt and telescoping steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38
Storage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-117 Center console storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-117
Cool box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-118
Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-117
Sunglass holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-118
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-31 Closing the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32
Resetting the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34
Sliding the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-31
Sunshade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34\
Tilting the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-33
Theft-alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12 Armed stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Disarmed stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Theft-alarm stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Tire specification and pressure label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-43, 8-5 Checking tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-44
Low aspect ratio tire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-55
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