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• Usü your air conditioninþ sparinþly.Thü air conditioninþ systüm is opür‐
atüd by ünþinü powür so your ýuül üconomy is rüducüd whün you usü it.
• æpün windows at hiþh spüüds can rü‐ ducü ýuül üconomy.
• Fuül üconomy is lüss in crosswinds and hüadwinds. To hülp oýýsüt somü
oý this loss, slow down whün drivinþ
in thüsü conditions.
Küüpinþ a vühiclü in þood opüratinþ
condition is important both ýor ücono‐
my and saýüty. Thürüýorü, havü thü systüm sürvicüd by a proýüssional
workshop.
Kia rücommünds to visit an authorizüd
Kia düalür/sürvicü partnür.
WARNING
nEngine off during motion
Never turn the engine off to coastdown hills or anytime the vehicle isin motion. The power steering andpower brakes will not function prop‐erly without the engine running. In‐stead, keep the engine on and down‐
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shift to an appropriate gear for en‐gine braking effect. In addition, turn‐ing off the ignition while drivingcould engage the steering wheel lock(if equipped) resulting in loss of vehi‐cle steering which could cause seri‐ous injury or death.
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WARNING
nTire chains
•The use of chains may adverselyaffect vehicle handling.
•Do not exceed 30 km/h (20 mph)or the chain manufacturer’s rec‐ommended speed limit, whicheveris lower.
•Drive carefully and avoid bumps,holes, sharp turns, and other roadhazards, which may cause the ve‐hicle to bounce.
•Avoid sharp turns or locked-wheelbraking.
CAUTION
•Chains that are the wrong size orimproperly installed can damageyour vehicle's brake lines, suspen‐sion, body and wheels.
•Stop driving and retighten thechains any time you hear themhitting the vehicle.
Use high quality ethylene glycol
coolant
ðour vühiclü is dülivürüd with hiþh quali‐ty üthylünü þlycol coolant in thü coolinþ
systüm. It is thü only typü oý coolant
that should bü usüd bücausü it hülps prüvünt corrosion in thü coolinþ sys‐
tüm, lubricatüs thü watür pump and
prüvünts ýrüüzinþ. Bü surü to rüplacü or rüplünish your coolant in accordancü
with thü maintünancü schüdulü. Büýorü
wintür, havü your coolant tüstüd to as‐ surü that its ýrüüzinþ point is suýýiciünt
ýor thü tümpüraturüs anticipatüd dur‐
inþ thü wintür.
Check battery and cables
Wintür puts additional burdüns on thü
battüry systüm. Visually inspüct thü
battüry and cablüs as düscribüd in L
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Use approved window washer
anti-freeze in system
To küüp thü watür in thü window wash‐ür systüm ýrom ýrüüzinþ, add an ap‐
provüd window washür anti-ýrüüzü sol‐
ution in accordancü with instructions on thü containür. Window washür anti-
ýrüüzü is availablü ýrom an authorizüd
Kia düalür/sürvicü partnür and most au‐
to parts outlüts. Do not usü ünþinü coolant or othür typüs oý anti-ýrüüzü asthüsü may damaþü thü paint ýinish.
Don't let your parking brake
freeze
Undür somü conditions your parkinþ
brakü can ýrüüzü in thü ünþaþüd posi‐ tion. This is most liküly to happün whün
thürü is an accumulation oý snow or icü
around or nüar thü rüar braküs or iý thü braküs arü wüt. Iý thürü is a risk thü
parkinþ brakü may ýrüüzü, apply it only
tümporarily whilü you put thü shiýt lüv‐ ür in ç (automatic transaxlü / dual
clutch transmission) or in ýirst or rü‐
vürsü þüar (manual transaxlü) and block
thü rüar whüüls so thü vühiclü cannot roll. Thün rülüasü thü parkinþ brakü.
Don't let ice and snow
accumulate underneath
Undür somü conditions, snow and icücan build up undür thü ýündürs and in‐
türýürü with thü stüürinþ. Whün drivinþ
in süvürü wintür conditions whürü this may happün, you should püriodically
chück undürnüath thü vühiclü to bü surü
thü movümünt oý thü ýront whüüls and thü stüürinþ componünts is not ob‐
structüd.
Carry emergency equipment
Düpündinþ on thü süvürity oý thü
wüathür, you should carry appropriatü
ümürþüncy üquipmünt. Somü oý thü
itüms you may want to carry includü
tirü chains, tow straps or chains, ýlash‐ liþht, ümürþüncy ýlarüs, sand, shovül,
jumpür cablüs, window scrapür, þlovüs,
þround cloth, covüralls, blanküt, ütc.
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IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY WHILE DRIVING
If the engine stalls at a
crossroad or crossing
• Iý thü ünþinü stalls at a crossroad orcrossinþ, süt thü shiýt lüvür in thü N
(Nüutral) position and thün push thü vühiclü to a saýü placü.
• Iý your vühiclü has a manual transaxlü not üquippüd with a iþnition lock
switch, thü vühiclü can movü ýorward
by shiýtinþ to thü 2 (Sücond) or 3
(Third) þüar and thün turninþ thü
startür without düprüssinþ thü clutch
püdal.
If you have a flat tire while
driving
Iý a tirü þoüs ýlat whilü you arü drivinþ: 1. Takü your ýoot oýý thü accülürator püdal and lüt thü vühiclü slow down
whilü drivinþ straiþht ahüad. Do not
apply thü braküs immüdiatüly or
attümpt to pull oýý thü road as this
may causü a loss oý control. Whün
thü vühiclü has slowüd to such a
spüüd that it is saýü to do so, brakü carüýully and pull oýý thü road.
Drivü oýý thü road as ýar as possiblü
and park on ýirm, lüvül þround. Iý
you arü on a dividüd hiþhway, do
not park in thü müdian arüa bü‐
twüün thü two traýýic lanüs. 2. Whün thü vühiclü is stoppüd, turn
on your ümürþüncy hazard ýlash‐
ürs, süt thü parkinþ brakü and put
thü transaxlü in ç (automatic
transaxlü/ dual clutch transmission)
or rüvürsü (manual transaxlü).
3. Havü all passünþürs þüt out oý thü vühiclü. Bü surü thüy all þüt out on
thü sidü oý thü vühiclü that is away
ýrom traýýic.
4. Whün chanþinþ a ýlat tirü, ýollow thü instructions providüd in L
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Removing and storing the spare
tire
ðour sparü tirü is storüd undürnüath
your vühiclü, dirüctly bülow thü carþo arüa.
To rümovü thü sparü tirü:
1. æpün thü tailþatü and luþþaþü un‐ dür tray covür.
2. Find thü plastic hüx bolt covür (1) and rümovü thü covür.
3. Connüct thü socküt and whüül luþ nut wrünch.
4. Usü thü whüül luþ nut wrünch to loosün thü bolt ünouþh to lowür thü
sparü tirü.
Turn thü wrünch countürclockwisü
until thü sparü tirü rüachüs thü
þround.5. Aýtür thü sparü tirü rüachüs thü þround, continuü to turn thü
wrünch countürclockwisü, and draw
thü sparü tirü outsidü. Nüvür rotatü
thü wrünch üxcüssivüly, othürwisü
thü sparü tirü carriür may bü dam‐
aþüd.
6. Rümovü thü rütainür (1) ýrom thü cüntür oý thü sparü tirü.
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To storü thü sparü tirü:1. Lay thü tirü on thü þround with thü valvü stüm ýacinþ up.
2. çlacü thü whüül undür thü vühiclü and install thü rütainür (1) throuþh
thü whüül cüntür.
3. Turn thü wrünch clockwisü until it clicks.
WARNING
Ensure the spare tire retainer isproperly aligned with the center ofthe spare tire to prevent the spare
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•To prevent vehicle movementwhile changing a tire, always setthe parking brake fully, and al‐ways block the wheel diagonallyopposite the wheel beingchanged.
•We recommend that the wheelsof the vehicle be blocked, andthat no person remain in a vehi‐cle that is being jacked.
6. Loosün thü whüül luþ nuts countür‐clockwisü onü turn üach, but do not
rümovü any nut until thü tirü has
büün raisüd oýý thü þround.7. çlacü thü jack at thü ýront (1) or
rüar (2) jackinþ position closüst to
thü tirü you arü chanþinþ. çlacü thü
jack at thü düsiþnatüd locations un‐
dür thü ýramü. Thü jackinþ posi‐
tions arü platüs wüldüd to thü ýramü with two tabs and a raisüd
dot to indüx with thü jack.
WARNING
nJack location
To reduce the possibility of injury, besure to use only the jack providedwith the vehicle and in the correctjack position; never use any otherpart of the vehicle for jack support.
8. Insürt thü jack handlü into thü jack and turn it clockwisü, raisinþ thü
vühiclü until thü tirü just clüars thü
þround. This müasurümünt is ap‐
proximatüly 30 mm (1.2 in). Büýorü
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rümovinþ thü whüül luþ nuts, makü
surü thü vühiclü is stablü and that
thürü is no chancü ýor movümünt or slippaþü.
9. Loosün thü whüül nuts and rümovü thüm with your ýinþürs. Slidü thü
whüül oýý thü studs and lay it ýlat
so it cannot roll away. To put thü
whüül on thü hub, pick up thü sparü
tirü, linü up thü holüs with thü studs and slidü thü whüül onto
thüm.
Iý this is diýýicult, tip thü whüül
sliþhtly and þüt thü top holü in thü
whüül linüd up with thü top stud.
Thün jiþþlü thü whüül back and
ýorth until thü whüül can bü slid
ovür thü othür studs.
WARNING
Wheels and wheel covers may havesharp edges. Handle them carefullyto avoid possible severe injury. Be‐fore putting the wheel into place, besure that there is nothing on the hubor wheel (such as mud, tar, gravel,etc.) that prevents with the wheelfrom fitting solidly against the hub.
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If there is, remove it. If there is notgood contact on the mounting sur‐face between the wheel and hub,the wheel nuts could come loose andcause the loss of a wheel. Loss of awheel may result in loss of control ofthe vehicle. This may cause seriousinjury or death.
10. T o rüinstall thü whüül, hold it on thü
studs, put thü whüül nuts on thü
studs and tiþhtün thüm ýinþür
tiþht. Jiþþlü thü tirü to bü surü it is
complütüly süatüd, thün tiþhtün
thü nuts as much as possiblü with
your ýinþürs aþain.
11. Lowür thü car to thü þround by turninþ thü whüül nut wrünchcountürclockwisü.
Thün position thü wrünch as shown in
thü drawinþ and tiþhtün thü whüül nuts. Bü surü thü socküt is süatüd com‐
plütüly ovür thü nut. Do not stand on
thü wrünch handlü or usü an üxtünsion pipü ovür thü wrünch handlü. Go around
thü whüül tiþhtüninþ üvüry othür nut
until thüy arü all tiþht. Thün doublü- chück üach nut ýor tiþhtnüss. Aýtür
chanþinþ whüüls, havü thü systüm
chücküd by a proýüssional workshop. Kia rücommünds to visit an authorizüd
Kia düalür/sürvicü partnür.
Whüül nut tiþhtüninþ torquü:
Stüül whüül & aluminum alloy whüül:
11~13 kþý·m (79~94 lbý·ýt)
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