2017 KIA Sorento rear view mirror

Driving your vehicle
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Before entering vehicle
• Be sure that all windows, outsidemirror(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, at 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 out.
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 handled devices, other
equipment or vehicle systems
that distract the drive should
not be used during vehicle
operation.

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BSD (Blind Spot Detection) /
LCA (Lane Change Assist)
Operating conditions
The indicator on the switch will illumi-
nate when the Blind Spot Detection
System (BSD) switch is pressed with
the Engine Start/Stop Button ON.
If vehicle speed exceeds 30 km/h
(18.6 mph), the system will activate.
If you press the switch again, the
switch indicator and system will be
turned off.
If the ignition switch is turned OFF
and ON the system returns to the
previous state.When the system is not used turn the
system off by turning off the switch.
When the system is turned on the
warning light will illuminate for 3 sec-
onds on the outside rearview mirror.
Warning type
The system will activate when:
1.The system is on.
2.Vehicle speed is above 30 km/h
(18.6 mph).
3.Other vehicles are detected in the rear side.
WARNING
The Blind Spot Detection
System with Lane Change
Assist and Rear Cross Traffic
Alert is not a substitute for
proper and safe lane changing
procedures. Always drive safely
and use caution when changing
lanes. The Blind Spot Detection
System may not detect every
object alongside the vehicle.
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If a vehicle is detected within the
boundary of the system, a warning
light will illuminate on the outside
rearview mirror.
If the detected vehicle is not in
detecting range, the warning will turn
off according to driving conditions. The second stage alarm will activate
when:
1.The first stage alert is on
2.The turn signal is on to change a
lane
When the second stage alert is acti-
vated, a warning light will blink on the
outside rearview mirror and an alarm
will sound.
If you move the turn signal switch to
the original position, the second
stage alert will be deactivated. - The second stage alarm may be
deactivated.
To activate the alarm: Go to the User Settings Mode →
Sound and select "BSD" on the
LCD display.
To deactivate the alarm: Go to the User Settings Mode →
Sound and deselect "BSD" on the
LCD display.✽ ✽
NOTICE
The alarm function helps alert the
driver. Deactivate this function only
when it is necessary.
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2nd stage
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1st stage

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The system operates when thevehicle speed is below 10 km/h
(6.2 mph) with the shift lever in R
(Reverse).
The RCTA (Rear Cross Traffic Alert) detecting range is 0.5m ~
20m based on the side direction. If
the approaching vehicle speed is
4 km/h (2.5 mph) ~ 36 km/h (22
mph) within sensing range, it is
detected. However, the system
sensing range is different based on
conditions. Always pay attention to
your surroundings.Warning type
If the vehicle detected by sensorsapproaches your vehicle, the warn-
ing chime will sound and the warn-
ing light will blink on the outside
rearview mirror.
If the detected vehicle is out of the sensing range of your vehicle,
move the vehicle away from the
detected object slowly; the warning
will be cancelled.
The system may not operate prop- erly due to other factors or circum-
stances. Always pay attention to
your surroundings. \b
If your vehicle's left or right side
bumper is blinded by barrier or
vehicles, the system sensing abili-
ty may be deteriorated.
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WARNING
The Blind Spot Detection
System with Lane Change
Assist and Rear Cross Traffic
Alert is not a substitute for
proper and safe lane changing
procedures. Always drive safely
and use caution when changing
lanes. The Blind Spot Detection
System may not detect every
object alongside the vehicle.

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- When the temperature of the rearbumper is very high or low.
- When parking structure covers the sensor.
- When reversing from a parking space with pillars or metal struc-
tures.
- When you are reversing and if the detected vehicle is simultaneously
reversing.
- If there are small objects like shop- ping carts and baby carriages.
- If there is a vehicle with decreased ride height (lowered).
- When the vehicle is close to anoth- er vehicle.
- When driving through a narrow road with many plants.
- When driving on wet surface.Outside rearview mirror may not alert the driver when:
- The outside rearview mirror hous- ing is obscured by mud, snow, etc.
- The window is obscured by mud, snow, etc.
- The windows are overly tinted. This device complies with
Industry Canada licence-exempt
RSS standard(s).
Operation is subject to the following
two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause inter-
ference, and
(2) This device must accept any
interference, including interfer-
ence that may cause undesired
operation of the device.

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The LDWS may not warn you
even if the vehicle leaves the
lane, or may warn you even if
the vehicle does not leave the
lane when;
The lane is not visible due to snow,rain, stain, a puddle or other envi-
ronmental conditions.
The brightness of the outside changes suddenly such as tunnel
enter/exit.
The headlights are off at night or in a tunnel.
The color of the lane marking from the road is difficult to distinguish.
Driving on a steep grade or a curve.
Light such as street light, sunlight or oncoming vehicle light reflects
from water on the road.
The lens or windshield is obscured by mud, snow, etc.
The sensor cannot detect the lane because of fog, heavy rain or
heavy snow. The inside rear view mirror housing
overheats from being in direct sun-
light.
The lane is very wide or narrow.
The lane line is damaged or indis- tinct.
The windshield is fogged by humid air in the vehicle.
The shadow is on the lane line by a median strip.
The sensor cannot distinguish the lane from the road due to the
dust/dirt.
There is a mark similar to a lane line.
There is a boundary structure.
The distance from vehicle ahead is very short or the vehicle ahead
drives hiding the lane line.
The vehicle vibrates heavily due to road conditions.
The lane number increases or decreases or the lane lines are
crossing.
Putting something on the dash- board.
Driving with the sun in front of you. Driving in areas under construc-
tion.
The lane line is more than two in either side (Left/Right)
This device complies with
Industry Canada licence-exempt
RSS standard(s).
Operation is subject to the following
two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause inter- ference, and
(2) This device must accept any
interference, including interfer-
ence that may cause undesired
operation of the device.

Index
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Glove box lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-127
Luggage lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-127
Map lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-126
Room lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-125
Vanity mirror lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-127
Interior overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Key positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6 Ignition switch position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Illuminated ignition switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Lane departure warning system (LDWS) . . . . . . . . . . . 5-92 The LDWS does not operate when . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-94
Warning indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-94
LCD display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-79 LCD modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-79
Liftgate (for manual liftgate) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26 Closing the liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
Emergency liftgate safety release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27
Opening the liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
Light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-82\
Front lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-83
High mounted stop lamp replacement . . . . . . . . . . . 7-90 Interior light bulb replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-92
License plate light bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-91
Rear combination lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . 7-88
Side repeater lamp replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-87
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
4-115 Battery saver function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-115
Check headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-119
Daytime running light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-115
Front fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-118
High beam operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-117
Lighting control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-115
Turn signals and lane change signals . . . . . . . . . . . 4-118
Luggage volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
Maintenance services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6 Owner maintenance precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
Owner’s responsibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
Manual climate control system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-130 3rd row air conditioning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-136
Checking the amount of air conditioner refrigerantand compressor lubricant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-139
Climate control air filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-139
Heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-131
System operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-137
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-59 Inside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-59
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Outside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-69
Owner maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8 Owner maintenance schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8
Panoramic sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-49 Closing the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-54
Resetting the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-54
Sliding the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-52
Sunroof open warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-50
Sunshade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-51\
Tilting the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-53
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-40 Checking the parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-40
Power liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28 Closing the liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-30
Emergency liftgate safety release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38
Opening the liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-29
Smart power liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34
Rear parking assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-109 Non-operational conditions of rearparking assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-110 Operation of the rear parking assist system . . . . . . 4-109
Rear parking assist system precautions . . . . . . . . . 4-111
Self-diagnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-112
Rearview camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-113
Recommended lubricants and capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6 Recommended SAE viscosity number. . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
Road warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2 Hazard warning flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Scheduled maintenance service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
3-25 Care of seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-35
Pre-tensioner seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31
Seat belt precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-33
Seat belt restraint system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . 3-2 Driver position memory system (for power seat) . . . 3-9
Front seat adjustment - manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Front seat adjustment - power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Headrest (for front seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Headrest (for rear seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
Rear seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
Seatback pocket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
Smart key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
12 Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
Loss of the smart key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
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