2018 KIA FORTE warning

WARNING - Flyingobjects
Do not place any objects (an
umbrella, bag, etc.) between the
front door and the front seat.
Such objects may become dan-
gerous projectiles if the side air
bag inflates.
Safety features of your vehicle
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The side air bag is supplemental to
the driver's and the passenger's seat
belt systems and is not a substitute
for them. Therefore your seat belts
must be worn at all times while the
vehicle is in operation.
For best protection from the side air
bag system and to avoid being
injured by the deploying side air bag,
both front seat occupants should sit
in an upright position with the seat
belt properly fastened. The driver's
hands should be placed on the steer-
ing wheel at the 9:00 and 3:00 posi-
tions. The passenger's arms and
hands should be placed on their laps. If seat or seat cover is damaged,
have the vehicle checked and
repaired by an authorized Kia dealer.
Inform that your vehicle is equipped
with side air bags and an occupant
detection system.
WARNING - Deployment
Do not install any accessories
including seat covers, on the
side or near the side air bag as
this may affect the deployment
of the side air bags.
WARNING - No attaching
objects
Do not place any objects over the air bag or between the air
bag and yourself. Also, do not
attach any objects around the
area the air bag inflates such
as the door, side door glass,
front and rear pillar.
Do not place any objects between the door and the
seat. They may become dan-
gerous projectiles if the side
air bag inflates.
Do not install any accessories on the side or near the side air
bags.
Do not hang heavy items on the coat hooks for safety rea-
sons.

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Curtain air bag
❈The actual air bags in the vehicle may differ
from the illustration.
Curtain air bags are located along
both sides of the roof rails above the
front and rear doors. They are designed to help protect the
heads of the front seat occupants
and the rear outboard seat occupants
in certain side impact collisions.
The curtain air bags are designed to
deploy only during certain side impact
collisions, depending on the severity
of impact.
The curtain air bags are not designed
to deploy in all side impact situations,
collisions from the front or rear of the
vehicle or in most rollover situations.
Do not allow the passengers to lean
their heads or bodies onto doors, put
their arms on the doors, stretch their
arms out of the window, or place
objects between the doors and pas-
sengers when they are seated on
seats equipped with side and/or cur-
tain air bags.
✽ ✽
NOTICE
Never try to open or repair any com-
ponents of the side curtain air bag
system. This should only be done by
an authorized Kia dealer.
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WARNING - No attaching
objects
Do not place any objects over the air bag. Also, do not attach
any objects around the area
the air bag inflates such as the
door, side door glass, front
and rear pillar, roof side rail.
Do not hang hard or breakable objects on the clothes hanger.

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Safety features of your vehicle
Problems may arise if the sensor
installation angles are changed due
to the deformation of the front
bumper, body or B pillar where side
collision sensors are installed. Have
the vehicle checked and repaired by
an authorized Kia dealer.
Installing aftermarket bumper guards
or replacing a bumper with non-gen-
uine parts may adversely affect your
vehicle’s collision and air bag deploy-
ment performance.Air bag inflation conditions
Front air bags
Front air bags are designed to inflate
in a frontal collision depending on
the severity of impact of the front col-
lision.
WARNING - Air bag sensors
Do not hit or allow any objects to impact the locations where
air bag or sensors are installed.
This may cause unexpected
air bag deployment, which
could result in serious per-
sonal injury or death.
If the installation location or angle of the sensors is altered
in any way, the air bags may
deploy when they should not
or they may not deploy when
they should.
Therefore, do not try to perform
maintenance on or around the
air bag sensors. Have the vehi-
cle checked and repaired by an
authorized Kia dealer.
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Safety features of your vehicle
SRS Care
The SRS is virtually maintenance-free
and there are no parts you can safely
service by yourself. If the SRS air bag
warning light does not illuminate, or
continuously remains on, have your
vehicle immediately inspected by an
authorized Kia dealer.
Any work on the SRS system, such
as removing, installing, repairing, or
any work on the steering wheel must
be performed by an authorized Kia
dealer. Improper handling of the SRS
system may result in serious person-
al injury.
For cleaning the air bag pad covers,
use only a soft, dry cloth or one which
has been moistened with plain water.
Solvents or cleaners could adversely
affect the air bag covers and proper
deployment of the system.If components of the air bag system
must be discarded, or if the vehicle
must be scrapped, certain safety
precautions must be observed. An
authorized Kia dealer knows these
precautions and can give you the
necessary information. Failure to fol-
low these precautions and proce-
dures could increase the risk of per-
sonal injury.
Adding equipment to or modi-
fying your air bag-equipped
vehicle
If you modify your vehicle by chang-
ing your vehicle's frame, bumper sys-
tem, front end or side sheet metal or
ride height, this may affect the opera-
tion of your vehicle's air bag system.
WARNING - Tampering
with SRS
Do not tamper with or discon-
nect SRS wiring, or other com-
ponents of the SRS system.
Doing so could result in the
accidental inflation of the air
bags or by rendering the SRS
inoperative.

Air bag warning label
Air bag warning labels, some
required by the Canada Motor
Vehicle Safety Standards (CMVSS),
are attached to the sunvisor to alert
the driver and passengers of poten-
tial risks of the air bag system.
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Safety features of your vehicle

Features of your vehicle
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 4-4
• Record your key number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
• Key operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Smart key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
• Smart key functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
• Smart key precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Remote keyless entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
• Remote keyless entry system operations . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
• Transmitter precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
• Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
• Immobilizer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Theft-alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
• Armed stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
• Theft-alarm stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
• Disarmed stage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
Door locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
• Operating door locks from outside the vehicle . . . . 4-17
• Operating door locks from inside the vehicle . . . . . . 4-18
• Impact sensing door unlock system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
• Auto door lock/unlock feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
• Speed sensing door lock system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
• Child-protector rear door lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21
Trunk (4 door) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22
• Opening the trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22
• Closing the trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23
• Emergency trunk safety release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23
Smart trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24
Tailgate (5 Door) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28
• Opening the tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28
• Closing the tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28
• Emergency tailgate safety release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-29
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-31
• Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32
Hood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-36
• Opening the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36
• Closing the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36
Fuel filler lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38
• Opening the fuel filler lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38
• Closing the fuel filler lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-41\
• Sunroof open warning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-42
• Sliding the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-42
• Tilting the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-44
• Sunshade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
45
• Resetting the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-45
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Steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-46
• Electric power steering (EPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-46
• Tilt and telescoping steering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-47
• Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 4-47
• Heated steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-48
• FLEX STEER (5door) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-49
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-51\
• Inside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-51
• Outside rearview mirror. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-52
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-56
• Instrument Cluster Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-57
• LCD window Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-58
• Gauges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-58
• Transaxle Shift Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-61
LCD window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-62
• Over view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
62
• Trip information (Trip computer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-62
• LCD Modes (for Type B, C instrument cluster) . . . 4-67
Warning and indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-80
• Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-80
• Indicator Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-88
Rearview camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-93
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-94\
• Battery saver function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-94
• Headlight escort function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-94• Daytime running light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-94
• Lighting control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-95
• High beam operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-96
• Turn signals and lane change signals . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-97
• Front fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-98
• AFLS (Adaptive Front Lighting System) . . . . . . . . . 4-99
Wipers and washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-100
• Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-100
• Windshield washers (front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-101
• Rear window wiper and washer switch (5 door) . . 4-102
Interior light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-103
• Automatic turn off function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-103
• Map lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10\
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• Room lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-104
• Luggage room lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-105
• Glove box lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-106
• Vanity mirror lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-106
Welcome system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-107
• Headlamp welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-107
• Interior light welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-107
• Puddle lamp and pocket lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-107
Defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-108
• Rear window defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-108
• Front wiper deicer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-108
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Features of your vehicle
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Record your key number
The key code num-
ber is stamped on
the key code tag
attached to the key
set. Should you
lose your keys, this number will
enable an authorized Kia dealer to
duplicate the keys easily. Remove
the key code tag and store it in a safe
place. Also, record the key code
number and keep it in a safe and
handy place, but not in the vehicle.
Key operations
Type A
Used to start the engine, lock and
unlock the doors.
Ty p e B
To unfold the key, press the release
button and the key will unfold auto-
matically.
To fold the key, fold the key manually
while pressing the release button.
KEYS
■Type A
OYDDCO2231/OYDECO2231
WARNING - Aftermarket
keys
Use only Kia original parts for
the ignition key in your vehicle.
If an aftermarket key is used, the
ignition switch may not return to
ON after START. If this happens,
the starter will continue to oper-
ate causing possible fire due to
excessive current in the wiring.
OYDDCO2001
■Type B
CAUTION - Key button
operation
Do not fold the key without pressing the release button.This may damage the key.
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