2017 KIA FORTE 5 key

Features of your vehicle
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Detecting area
• The Smart Trunk operates with a
welcome alert if the smart key is
detected within 50~100 cm (20~40
inches) from the trunk.
• The alert stops at once if the smart
key is positioned outside the
detecting area during the Detect
and Alert stage.
✽NOTICE
• The Smart Trunk function will not
work if any of the following
occurs:
- The smart key is close to a radio
transmitter such as a radio sta-
tion or an airport which can
interfere with normal operation
of the transmitter.
- The smart key is near a mobile
two way radio system or a cellu-
lar phone.
- Another vehicle's smart key is
being operated close to your
vehicle.
• The detecting range may decrease
or increase when :
- One side of the tire is raised to
replace a tire or to inspect the
vehicle.
- The vehicle is slantingly parked
on a slope or unpaved road, etc.
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Features of your vehicle
Opening the liftgate
• The liftgate is locked or unlocked
when all doors are locked or
unlocked with the transmitter (or
smart key) or central door lock
switch.
• If unlocked, the liftgate can be
opened by pressing the handle and
pulling it up.
• When all doors are lock if the lift-
gate unlock button on the smart
key is pressed for more than 1 sec-
ond, the liftgate is unlocked. Once
the liftgate is opened and then
closed, the liftgate is locked auto-
matically.
✽NOTICE
In cold and wet climates, liftgate
lock and liftgate mechanisms may
not work properly due to freezing
conditions.
The liftgate swings upward. Make
sure no objects or people are near
the rear of the vehicle when opening
the liftgate.
Closing the liftgate
To close the liftgate, lower and push
down the liftgate firmly. Make sure
that the liftgate is securely latched.
Make sure your hands, feet and
other parts of your body are safely
out of the way before closing the lift-
gate.
LIFTGATE (5 DOOR)
CAUTION
Make certain that you close the
liftgate before driving your vehi-
cle. Possible damage may occur
to the liftgate lift cylinders and
attached hardware if the liftgate
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Emergency liftgate safety
release
Your vehicle is equipped with the
emergency liftgate safety release
lever located on the bottom of the lift-
gate. When someone is inadvertent-
ly locked in the luggage compart-
ment. The liftgate can be opened by
doing as follows:
1. Input the machanical key into the
hole.
2. Push the machanical key to the
right.
3. Push up the liftgate.
WARNING-Exhaust
fumes
If you drive with the liftgate
open, you will draw dangerous
exhaust fumes into your vehicle
which can cause serious injury
or death to vehicle occupants.
If you must drive with the lift-
gate open, keep the air vents
and all windows open so that
additional outside air comes
into the vehicle.
WARNING-Riding in
cargo area
Occupants should never ride in
the rear cargo area where no
restraints are available. To avoid
injury in the event of an acci-
dent or sudden stops, occu-
pants should always be proper-
ly restrained.CAUTION
Make sure nothing is near the
liftgate latch and striker while
closing the liftgate. It may dam-
age the liftgate's latch.
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Features of your vehicle
Power windows (if equipped)
The ignition switch must be in the ON
position for power windows to oper-
ate. Each door has a power window
switch that controls the door’s win-
dow. The driver has a power window
lock switch which can block the oper-
ation of passenger windows.
The power windows can be operated
for approximately 30 seconds after
the ignition key is removed or turned
to the ACC or LOCK position.
However, if the front doors are
opened, the power windows cannot
be operated even within the 30 sec-
ond period.
✽NOTICE
While driving with the rear windows
down or with the sunroof (if
equipped) in an open (or partially
open) position, your vehicle may
demonstrate a wind buffeting or pul-
sation noise. This noise is a normal
occurrence and can be reduced or
eliminated by taking the following
actions. If the noise occurs with one
or both of the rear windows down,
partially lower both front windows
approximately 2.5 cm (1 inch). If you
experience the noise with the sunroof
open, slightly reduce the size of the
sunroof opening.
Window opening and closing
(if equipped)
The driver’s door has a master power
window switch that controls all the
windows in the vehicle.
To open or close a window, press
down or pull up the front portion of
the corresponding switch to the first
detent position (5).
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WARNING
Do not install any accessories
in the area of windows. It may
impact jam protection.WARNING- Power
windows
• Do not allow children to play
with the power windows. Keep
the power window lock button
(on the driver's door) in the
LOCK (pressed) position.
• Do not extend a face or arms
outside through the window
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Features of your vehicle
If the driver removes the ignition key
(smart key: turns off the engine) and
opens the driver-side door when the
sunroof is not fully closed, the warn-
ing chime will sound for a few sec-
onds and a warning image will
appear on the LCD display.
Close the sunroof securely when
leaving your vehicle.Sliding the sunroof
To open the sunroof automatically:
Pull the sunroof control lever back-
ward to the second detent position
and then release it. The sunroof will
slide all the way open.
The sunroof will slide to the recom-
mended open position (about 5 cm
(2 in.) before the maximum slide
open position).
To stop the sunroof sliding at any
point, pull or push the sunroof control
lever momentarily.To open the sunroof to the maximum
slide open position, press the switch
towards the rear of the vehicle once
again and hold it until the sunroof
slide all the way open.
To reduce wind noise while driving,
we recommend you to drive at the
recommended position (about 5 cm
(2 in) before the maximum slide open
position).
To close the sunroof automatically:
Push the sunroof control lever for-
ward to the second detent position
and then release it. The sunroof will
automatically close all the way.
To stop the sunroof sliding at any
point, pull or push the sunroof control
lever momentarily.
While driving with the sunroof in an
open (or partially open position),
your vehicle may demonstrate a wind
buffeting or pulsation noise. This
noise is a normal occurrence and
can be reduced or eliminated by tak-
ing the following actions. If you expe-
rience the noise with the sunroof
open, slightly reduce the size of the
sunroof opening.
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Folding the outside rearview mirror
Electric type
The outside rearview mirror can be
folded or unfolded by pressing the
switch as below.
Left (1): The mirrors will unfold.
Right (2): The mirrors will fold.Center (AUTO, 3):
The mirror will fold or unfold auto-
matically as follows:
• Without smart key system
- The mirrors will fold or unfold
when the door is locked or
unlocked by the transmitter.
• With smart key system
- The mirrors will fold or unfold
when the door is locked or
unlocked by the smart key.
- The mirrors will fold or unfold
when the door is locked or
unlocked by the button on the
outside door handle.
- The mirrors will unfold when you
approach the vehicle (all doors
closed and locked) with a smart
key in possession. (if equipped)
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CAUTION - Electric type
outside rearview mirror
The electric type outside
rearview mirror operates even
though the ignition switch is in
the OFF position. However, to
prevent unnecessary battery
discharge, do not adjust the
mirrors longer than necessary
while the engine is not running.
Do not attempt to fold the elec-
tric type outside rearview mirror
by hand because doing so
could cause motor damage or
failure.

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• Forward Collision Warning (FCW, if
equipped) : To adjust the initial
warning alert time for Autonomous
Emergency Braking system.
- Late/Normal/Early For more infor-
mation, refer to “Autonomous
Emergency Braking (AEB)” in
chapter 5.
• Rear Collision Warning (RCW,if
equipped)
- Rear Cross Traffic Alert : To acti-
vate or deactivate the Rear Cross
Traffic Alert system.
❈For more information, refer to
“Blind Spot Detection” in chapter 5.
- Blind Spot Detection sound : To
activate or deactivate the Blind
Spot Detection sound.
❈For more information, refer to
“Blind Spot Detection” in chapter 5.Door
• Automatically Lock
- Disable : The auto door lock opera-
tion will be deactivated.
- Enable on Speed : All doors will be
automatically locked when the
vehicle speed exceeds 15 km/h
(9.3 mph).
- Enable on Shift : All doors will be
automatically locked if the auto-
matic transaxle shift lever is shifted
from the P (Park) position to the R
(Reverse), N (Neutral), or D (Drive)
position.
• Automatically Unlock
- Disable : The auto door unlock
operation will be canceled.
- Vehicle Off : All doors will be auto-
matically unlocked when the igni-
tion key is removed from the igni-
tion switch or the Engine Star/Stop
button is set to the OFF position.
- On Shift to P : All doors will be
automatically unlocked if the auto-
matic transaxle shift lever is shifted
to the P (Park) position.• Two Press Unlock
- Off:
The two press unlock function will
be deactivated. Therefore, all doors
will unlock if the door is unlocked.
-On:
The driver’s door will unlock if the
door is unlocked. When the door is
unlocked again within 4 seconds,
all doors will unlock.
• Horn Feedback (if equipped)
- Off:
The Horn feedback operation will
be deactivated.
-On:
After locking the door by pressing
the lock button on the transmitter, if
you press the lock button again
within 4 seconds, the warning
sound will operate once to indicate
that all doors are locked.
• Smart Trunk (if equipped)
To activate or deactivate the Smart
Trunk system.
❈For more details, refer to “Smart
Trunk” in this chapter.

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Turn on FUSE SWITCH (if equipped)
• This warning message illuminates
if the fuse switch under the steer-
ing wheel is OFF.
• It means that you should turn the
fuse switch on.
❈For more details, refer to “Fuses” in
chapter 7.
Engine has overheated
This warning message illuminates
when the engine coolant tempera-
ture is above 120°C (248°F). This
means that the engine is overheated
and may be damaged.
If your vehicle is overheated, refer to
“Overheating” in chapter 6.Shift to P (for smart key system and
automatic transaxle)
• This warning message illuminates if
you try to turn off the engine without
the shift lever in P (Park) position.
• At this time, the Engine Start/Stop
Button turns to the ACC position (If
you press the Engine Start/Stop
Button once more, it will turn to the
ON position).
Low Key Battery
(for smart key system)
• This warning message illuminates
if the battery of the smart key is
discharged when the Engine
Start/Stop Button changes to the
OFF position.Press START button while turn steer-
ing (for smart key system)
• This warning message illuminates
if the steering wheel does not
unlock normally when the Engine
Start/Stop Button is pressed.
• It means that you should press the
Engine Start/Stop Button while
turning the steering wheel right
and left.
Steering wheel unlocked
(for smart key system)
• This warning message illuminates
if the steering wheel does not lock
when the Engine Start/Stop Button
changes to the OFF position.