ENGINE EXHAUST CAN BE DANGEROUS!
WARNING
nENGINE EXHAUST CAN BEDANGEROUS!
Engine exhaust fumes can be ex‐tremely dangerous. If, at any time,you smell exhaust fumes inside thevehicle, open the windows immedi‐ately.•Do not inhale exhaust fumes.Exhaust fumes contain carbonmonoxide, a colorless, odorless gasthat can cause unconsciousnessand death by asphyxiation.
•Be sure the exhaust system doesnot leak.The exhaust system should bechecked whenever the vehicle israised to change the oil or for anyother purpose. If you hear achange in the sound of the ex‐haust or if you drive over some‐thing that strikes the underneathside of the vehicle, have the sys‐tem checked by a professionalworkshop. Kia recommends to visitan authorized Kia dealer/servicepartner.
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•Do not run the engine in an en‐closed area.Letting the engine idle in your ga‐rage, even with the garage dooropen, is a hazardous practice. Nev‐er run the engine in your garageany longer than it takes to startthe engine and back the vehicleout.
•Avoid idling the engine for pro‐longed periods with people insidethe vehicle.If it is necessary to idle the enginefor a prolonged period with peopleinside the vehicle, be sure to do soonly in an open area with the airintake set at "Fresh" and fan oper‐ating at one of the higher speedsso fresh air is drawn into the inte‐rior.
If you must drive with the tailgate/trunk open because you are carryingobjects that make this necessary:1.Close all windows.
2.Open side vents.
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3.Set the air intake control at"Fresh", the air flow control at"Floor" or "Face" and the fan atone of the higher speeds.
To assure proper operation of theventilation system, be sure the ven‐tilation air intakes located just infront of the windshield are keptclear of snow, ice, leaves or otherobstructions.
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systüm sünsinþ ability may bü dü‐
türioratüd.
WARNING
•The warning light on the outsiderearview mirror will illuminatewhenever a vehicle is detected atthe rear side by the system.To avoid accidents, do not focusonly on the warning light and ne‐glect to see the surrounding of thevehicle.
•Drive safely even though the vehi‐cle is equipped with a BSD (Blindspot detection) system. Do notsolely rely on the system butcheck for yourself before changinglanes.The system may not alert thedriver in some conditions so al‐ways check the surroundings whiledriving.
CAUTION
•The system may not work proper‐ly if the bumper has been replacedor if a repair work has been donenear the sensor.
•The detection area differs accord‐ing to the roads width. If the roadis narrow the system may detectother vehicles in the second nextlane.
•On the contrary, if the road is verywide the system may not detectother vehicles in the next lane.
•The system might be turned offdue to strong electromagneticwaves.
Non-operating condition
æutsidü rüarviüw mirror may not alürt
thü drivür whün:
- Thü outsidü rüarviüw mirror housinþ
is damaþüd or covürüd with dübris.
- Thü window is covürüd with dübris.
- Thü windows arü süvürüly tintüd.
Driver's attention
Thü drivür must bü cautious in thü bü‐
low situations, bücausü thü systüm may not dütüct othür vühiclüs or ob‐
jücts in cürtain circumstancüs.
- Thü vühiclü drivüs on a curvüd road or
throuþh a tollþatü.
- Thü sünsor is pollutüd with rain,
snow, mud, ütc.
- Thü rüar bumpür, in which thü sünsor
is locatüd, is covürüd or blocküd with a ýorüiþn mattür such as a stickür, a
bumpür þuard, a bicyclü stand, ütc.
- Thü rüar bumpür is damaþüd, or thü
sünsor is out oý thü oriþinal düýault
position.
- Thü vühiclü hüiþht þüts lowür or hiþh‐
ür duü to hüavy loadinþ in a trunk,
abnormal tirü prüssurü, ütc.
- Thü vühiclü drivüs in bad wüathür
such as hüavy rain or snow.
- Thürü is a ýixüd objüct nüar thü vühi‐
clü, such as a püdüstrian, animal, þuardrail or tunnül.
- Thürü is an unusual mütal componünt
on or nüar thü road (ü.þ. in a subway
construction arüa).
- A biþ vühiclü is nüar such as a bus or
truck.
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