2018 KIA FORTE power steering

Your vehicle at a glance
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INTERIOR OVERVIEW
1. Inside door handle ................................4-18
2. Driver position memory system button ...3-8
3. Outside rearview mirror control ............4-53
4. Central door lock switch .......................4-19
5. Power window lock switch ....................4-35
6. Power window switch ............................4-32
7. Hood release lever................................4-36
8. Instrument panel illuminationcontrol switch ........................................4-57
9. LKAS On/Off button ..............................5-67
10. ESC off button ....................................5-39
11. Steering wheel warmer On/Off Button .................................................4-48
12. BSD On/Off button..............................5-75
13. Steering wheel ....................................4-46
14. Tilt and telescopic steering control lever ....................................................4-47
15. Trunk lid release lever .........................4-22
16. Fuel filler lid release lever ...................4-38
17. Fuse box .............................................7-65
OYDM016001N❈ The actual shape may differ from the illustration.

Safety features of your vehicle
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Lumbar support (for driver`s seat, if equipped)
Press the front portion of the switch to
increase support, or the rear portion
of the switch to decrease support.
Front seat adjustment - power
(if equipped)
The front seat can be adjusted by
using the control switch located on
the outside of the seat cushion.
Before driving, adjust the seat to the
proper position so as to easily con-
trol the steering wheel, pedals and
switches on the instrument panel.
When in operation, the power seat-
consumes a large amount of electri-
cal power. To prevent unnecessary
charging system drain, don’t adjust
the power seat longer than neces-
sary while the engine is not running.
CAUTION- Power seatadjustments
The power seating controlsfunction by electronic motor.
Excessive operation may causedamage to the electrical equip-ment.
CAUTION- Power Seating
Do not operate two or morepower seat control switches atthe same time. Doing so maydamage the power seat motor orelectrical components.WARNING- Unattended
children
Do not leave children unattend-
ed in the vehicle. Children might
operate features of the vehicle
that could injure them.
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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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Manual climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-109
• Heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-110
• System operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-115
• Climate control air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-117
• Checking the amount of air conditionerrefrigerant and compressor lubricant . . . . . . . . . . 4-118
Automatic climate control system. . . . . . . . . . . . 4-119
• Automatic heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . 4-120
• Manual heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . 4-121
• System operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-127
Windshield defrosting and defogging . . . . . . . . . 4-129
• Manual climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-129
• Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-130
• Defogging logic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-131
Clean air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-132
Storage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-134
• Center console storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-134
• Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13\
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• Sunglass holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-135
• Luggage tray (5 door) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-135
Interior features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-136
• Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
4-136
• Cup holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-136
• Sliding armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-137
• Sunvisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
138 • Seat warmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-138
• Ventilated seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-140
• Power outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-141
• LCD monitor (clock) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-142
• Clothes hanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-143
• Floor mat anchor(s). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-143
• Luggage net (holder) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-144
• Covering shelf (5 Door). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-145
• Navigation system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-146
Audio system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-147
• Glass antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-147
• Steering wheel audio controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-148
• Aux, USB and iPod
®port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-149
• How vehicle audio works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-150
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Features of your vehicle
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Electric power steering (EPS)
Power steering uses the motor to
assist you in steering the vehicle. If
the engine is off or if the power steer-
ing system becomes inoperative, the
vehicle may still be steered, but it will
require increased steering effort.
The electric power steering is con-
trolled by the power steering control
unit which senses the steering wheel
torque and vehicle speed to com-
mand the motor.
The steering wheel becomes heavier
as the vehicle’s speed increases and
becomes lighter as the vehicle’s
speed decreases for better control of
the steering wheel.
Should you notice any change in the
effort required to steer during normal
vehicle operation, have the power
steering checked by an authorized
Kia dealer.
✽ ✽
NOTICE
The following symptoms may occur
during normal vehicle operation:
• The steering effort is increased
immediately after turning the igni-
tion switch on. This happens as the
system performs the EPS system
diagnostics. When the diagnostics
are completed, the steering wheel
will return to its normal condition
• A click noise may be heard from the EPS relay after the ignition
switch is turned to the ON or
LOCK position.
• Motor noise may be heard when the vehicle is at a stop or at a low
driving speed.
• The steering effort increases if the steering wheel is rotated continu-
ously when the vehicle is not in
motion. However, after a few min-
utes, it will return to its normal
condition.
• When you operate the steering wheel in low temperature, noise
may occur. If the temperature
rises, the noise will likely disap-
pear. This is a normal condition. (Continued)(Continued)
• When the charging system warn-
ing light comes on or the battery
voltage is low (when the alternator
or battery does not operate nor-
mally), the steering wheel may get
heavy and become difficult to con-
trol operate abnormally.
If the Electric Power Steering System
does not operate normally, the warn-
ing light will illuminate on the instru-
ment cluster. The steering wheel may
require increased steering effort.
Take your vehicle to an authorized
Kia dealer and have the vehicle
checked as soon as possible.
STEERING WHEEL
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Features of your vehicle
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Sport mode
The steering wheel becomes heav-
ier. The sport mode is usually used
when driving on the highway.
Comfort mode
The steering wheel becomes lighter.
The comfort mode is usually used
when driving in the city or when park-
ing the vehicle. For your safety, if you press the
steering mode button while operating
the steering wheel, the LCD display
will change, but steering effort will
not change immediately. After oper-
ating the steering wheel, the steering
effort will change automatically to the
selected mode.
Use caution when changing the
steering mode while driving.
When the electronic power steering
is not operating, the flex steering
wheel will not work.
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Features of your vehicle
✽ ✽NOTICE- Electronic Brake
force Distribution
(EBD) System
Warning Light
When the ABS Warning Light is on
or both ABS and Parking Brake &
Brake Fluid Warning Lights are on,
the speedometer, odometer, or trip-
meter may not work. Also, the EPS
Warning Light may illuminate and
the steering effort may increase or
decrease.
In this case, have your vehicle inspect-
ed by an authorized Kia dealer as
soon as possible.
Electronic Power
Steering (EPS) WarningLight (if equipped)
This warning light illuminates:
Once you set the ignition switch or Engine Start/Stop Button to the ON
position.
- It remains on until the engine isstarted.
When there is a malfunction with the EPS.
In this case, have your vehicle
inspected by an authorized Kia
dealer.
WARNING - ABS/Brake
Light
When both ABS and Parking
Brake & Brake Fluid Warning
Lights are on, the brake system
will not work normally and you
may experience an unexpected
and dangerous situation during
sudden braking thereby increas-
ing the risk of a crash or injury.
In this case, avoid high speed
driving and abrupt braking.
Have your vehicle inspected by
an authorized Kia dealer as
soon as possible.
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Driving your vehicle
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Power brakes
Your vehicle has power-assisted
brakes that adjust automatically
through normal usage.
In the event that the power-assisted
brakes lose power because of a
stalled engine or some other reason,
you can still stop your vehicle by
applying greater force to the brake
pedal than you normally would. The
stopping distance, however, will be
longer.
When the engine is not running, the
reserve brake power is partially
depleted each time the brake pedal
is applied. Do not pump the brake
pedal when the power assist has
been interrupted.
Pump the brake pedal only when
necessary to maintain steering con-
trol on slippery surfaces.
Wet brakes may impair the vehicle’s
ability to safely slow down; the vehi-
cle may also pull to one side when
the brakes are applied. Applying the
brakes lightly will indicate whether
they have been affected in this way.To dry the brakes, apply them lightly
while maintaining a safe forward
speed until brake performance
returns to normal.
In the event of brake failure
If service brakes fail to operate while
the vehicle is in motion, you can
make an emergency stop with the
parking brake. The stopping dis-
tance, however, will be much greater
than normal.
BRAKE SYSTEM
WARNING- Parking brake
Avoid applying the parking
brake to stop the vehicle while it
is moving except in an emer-
gency situation. Applying the
parking brake while the vehicle
is moving at normal speeds can
cause a sudden loss of control
of the vehicle. If you must use
the parking brake to stop the
vehicle, use great caution in
applying the brake.
WARNING- Steep hill braking
Avoid continuous application of
the brakes when descending a
long or steep hill by shifting to a
lower gear. Continuous brake
application will cause the
brakes to overheat and could
result in a temporary loss of
braking performance.
CAUTION- Brake pedal
Do not drive with your foot rest- ing on the brake pedal. This willcreate abnormally high braketemperatures which can causeexcessive brake lining and padwear.