2017 KIA FORTE 5 brake

Features of your vehicle
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Press START button with smart key
(for smart key system)
• This warning message illuminates
if 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 fuse “BRAKE SWITCH”
(for smart key system and automatic
transaxle/transmission)
• This warning message illuminates
if 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.Shift to P or N to start engine
(for smart key system and automatic
transaxle)
• This warning message illuminates
if you try to start the engine with
the shift lever not in the P (Park) or
N (Neutral) position.
✽NOTICE
You can start the engine with the
shift lever in the N (Neutral) position.
But, for your safety, we recommend
that you start the engine with the
shift lever in the P (Park) position.
Low Washer Fluid (if equipped)
• This warning message illuminates
on the service reminder mode if
the washer fluid level in the reser-
voir is nearly empty.
• It means that you should refill the
washer fluid.
Low Fuel
• This warning message illuminates
if the fuel tank is nearly empty.
- When the low fuel level warning
light is illuminates.
Add fuel as soon as possible.

Features of your vehicle
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Parking Brake & Brake
Fluid 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 3
seconds
- 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 illuminates
with 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, have your vehicle
towed to an authorized Kia dealer
and inspected.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.
Driving the vehicle with a warning
light ON is dangerous. If the Parking
Brake & Brake Fluid Warning Light
illuminates with the parking brake
released, it indicates that the brake
fluid level is low.
In this case, have your vehicle inspect-
ed by an authorized Kia dealer.

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Features of your vehicle
Anti-lock Brake System
(ABS) 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 3
seconds 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, have your 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, have your vehicle
inspected by an authorized Kia
dealer.
WARNING - ABS/Brake
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 thereby increas-
ing the risk of a crash or injury.
In this case, avoid high speed
driving and abrupt braking.
Have your vehicle inspected by
an authorized Kia dealer as
soon as possible.

Features of your vehicle
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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, have your vehicle
inspected by an authorized Kia deal-
er as soon as possible.
Electronic Power
Steering (EPS) Warning
Light (if equipped)
This warning light illuminates:
• Once you set the ignition switch or
Engine Start/Stop Button to the ON
position.
- It remains on until the engine is
started.
• When there is a malfunction with
the EPS.
In this case, have your vehicle
inspected by an authorized Kia
dealer.
Malfunction Indicator
Lamp (MIL)
This warning light illuminates:
• Once you set the ignition switch or
Engine Start/Stop Button to the ON
position.
- It remains on until the engine is
started.
• When there is a malfunction with
the emission control system.
In this case, have your vehicle
inspected by an authorized Kia
dealer.

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Features of your vehicle
Non-operational conditions of
parking assist system
Parking assist system may not
operate when:
1. Moisture is frozen to the sensor. (It
will operate normally when mois-
ture melts.)
2. Sensor is covered with foreign
matter, such as snow or water, or
the sensor cover is blocked. (It will
operate normally when the materi-
al is removed or the sensor is no
longer blocked.)
3. Sensor is stained with foreign mat-
ter such as snow or water.
(Sensing range will return to nor-
mal when removed.)
There is a possibility that the park-
ing assist system may not operate
when:
1. Driving on uneven road surfaces
such as unpaved roads, gravel,
bumps, or gradient.
2. Objects generating excessive noise
such as vehicle horns, loud motor-
cycle engines, or truck air brakes
interfere with the sensor.
3. Heavy rain or water spray.
4. Wireless transmitters or mobile
phones are present near the sen-
sor.
5. Sensor is covered with snow.
Detection range may decrease
when:
1. Outside air temperature is
extremely hot or cold.
2. There are undetectable objects
smaller than 1 m (39.37 in) and
narrower than 14 cm (5.51 in) in
diameter.
The following objects may not be
recognized by the sensor:
1. Sharp or slim objects such as
ropes, chains or small poles.
2. Objects, which tend to absorb sen-
sor frequency such as clothes,
spongy material or snow.

Driving your vehicle
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
• Before entering vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
• Necessary inspections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
• Before starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Key positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
• Illuminated ignition switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
• Ignition switch position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Engine start/stop button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
• Illuminated Engine start/stop button . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
• Engine start/stop button position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
• Starting the engine with an ignition key . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
• Starting the engine with a smart key . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Manual transaxle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
• Manual transaxle operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
• Good driving practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
Automatic transaxle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
• Automatic transaxle operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
• Paddle shifter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
• Good driving practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
• Dual clutch transmission operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
• Paddle shifter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
• Good driving practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-32
• Power brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-32
• Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33
• Anti-lock brake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35
• Electronic stability control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37
• Hill-start assist control (HAC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-41
• Vehicle stability management (VSM) . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-41
• Good braking practices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-43
Autonomous emergency braking (AEB) /
Forward collision warning (FCW) . . . . . . . . . . . 5-45
• System setting and activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-45
• AEB warning message and system control . . . . . . . . 5-47
• Brake operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-48
• Sensor to detect the distance from the vehicle in front
(front radar). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-49
• System malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-50
• Limitation of the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-51
• Recognizing pedestrians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-54
Cruise Control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-56
• Cruise control switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-56
• To set cruise control speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-57
• To increase cruise control set speed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-58
• To decrease the cruising speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-58
• To temporarily accelerate with the cruise control on . . . 5-58
• To cancel cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-59
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• To resume cruising speed at more than
approximately 40 km/h (25 mph) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-59
• To turn cruise control off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-60
Drive mode integrated control system . . . . . . . . . 5-61
• DRIVE mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-61
Lane Keeping Assist System (LKAS) . . . . . . . . . . 5-64
• LKAS operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-65
• LKAS malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-70
• LKAS function change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-71
Blind spot detection system (BSD) . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-72
• BSD (Blind Spot Detection) /
LCA (Lane Change Assist) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-73
• RCTA (Rear Cross Traffic Alert). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-76
• Limitations condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-78
Economical operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-80
Special driving conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-82
• Hazardous driving conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-82
• Rocking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-82
• Smooth cornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-83
• Driving at night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-83
• Driving in the rain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-84
• Driving in flooded areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-84
• 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 . . . . . . . . . . 5-87
• Check battery and cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-87
• Change to "winter weight" oil if necessary . . . . . . . 5-87
• Check spark plugs and ignition system. . . . . . . . . . . 5-87
• To keep locks from freezing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-87
• Use approved window washer anti-freeze in system . . 5-87
• Don't let your parking brake freeze . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-88
• Don't let ice and snow accumulate underneath . . . . 5-88
• Carry emergency equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-88
Vehicle load limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-89
• Tire and loading information label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-89
• Certification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-92
Vehicle weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-94
• Base curb weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-94
• Vehicle curb weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-94
• Cargo weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-94
• GAW (Gross axle weight) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-94
• GAWR (Gross axle weight rating) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-94
• GVW (Gross vehicle weight) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-94
• GVWR (Gross vehicle weight rating) . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-94
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Driving your vehicle
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Before entering vehicle
• Be sure that all windows, outside
mirror(s), and outside lights are
clean.
• Check the condition of the tires.
• Check under the vehicle for any
sign of leaks.
• Be sure there are no obstacles
behind you if you intend to back up.
Necessary inspections
Fluid levels, such as engine oil,
engine coolant, brake fluid, and
washer fluid should be checked on a
regular basis, with the exact interval
depending on the fluid. Further
details are provided in Chapter 7,
“Maintenance”.
Before starting
• Close and lock all doors.
• Position the seat so that all con-
trols are easily reached.
• Buckle your seat belt.
• Adjust the inside and outside
rearview mirrors.
• Be sure that all lights work.
• Check all gauges.
• Check the operation of warning
lights when the ignition switch is
turned to the ON position.
• Release the parking brake and
make sure the brake warning light
goes off.
For safe operation, be sure you are
familiar with your vehicle and its
equipment.
BEFORE DRIVING
WARNING- Distracted
driving
Focus on the road while driving.
The driver's primary responsi-
bility is in the safe and legal
operation of the vehicle. Use of
any hand held devices, other
equipment or vehicle systems
that distract the driver should
not be used during vehicle
operation.