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Press the liftgate handle switchcarrying the smart key with you.
Closing the liftgate
Press the power liftgate close but-ton for approximately one second
when the liftgate is opened.
The liftgate will close and lock
automatically. For emergency stop while power
liftgate operating, press the power
liftgate open/close button shortly.
Power liftgate non-opening condi-
tions
The power liftgate will not open auto-
matically, when the vehicle is moving
more than 2mph(3km/h) or the auto-
matic shift lever is not in P(Park) posi-
tion.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
The chime will sound continuously if
you drive over 2mph (3km/h) with the
liftgate opened. Stop your vehicle at a
safe place as soon as possible to check
if your liftgate is opened.
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Automatic reversal
During power opening and closing if
the power liftgate is blocked by an
object or part of the body, the power
liftgate will detect the resistance.
If the resistance is detected whileopening the liftgate, it will stop and
move in the opposite direction.
If the resistance is detected while closing the liftgate, it will stop and
move in the opposite direction. However, if the resistance is weak
such as from an object that is thin or
soft, or the liftgate is near the latched
position, the automatic stop and
reversal may not detect the resist-
ance.
If the automatic reversal feature
operates continuously more than
twice during opening or closing oper-
ation, the power liftgate may stop at
that position. At this time, close the
liftgate manually and operate the lift-
gate automatically again.
How to reset the power liftgate
If the battery has been discharged or
disconnected, or if the related fuse has
been replaced or disconnected, for the
power liftgate to operate normally,
reset the power liftgate as follows:
1. Put the automatic shift lever in P
(Park).
2. While pressing the liftgate close button, press the liftgate handle
switch for more than 3 seconds.
(the chime will sound)
3. Close the liftgate manually.
If the power liftgate does not work
properly after the above procedure,
have the system checked by an
authorized Kia dealer.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
If the power liftgate does not operate
normally, first check the following
condition before using the power
liftgate.
Make sure the automatic shift lever
is in P (Park).
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WARNING
Never place any object or part of
your body in the path of the
power liftgate as it is operating.
Doing so could result in personal
injury or damage to the vehicle.
Never operate power liftgate
attached with any heavy objects
(ex. Bicycles). It could damage
the power liftgate.
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Opening the hood
1. Pull the release lever to unlatchthe hood. The hood should pop
open slightly.
Open the hood after turning off the
engine on a flat surface, shifting the
shift lever to the P (Park) position
and setting the parking brake. 2. Go to the front of the vehicle, raise
the hood slightly, push the second-
ary latch (1) upward inside of the
hood center and lift the hood (2).
3. Raise the hood. 4. Pull out the stay rod.
5. Hold the hood opened with the
stay rod (1).
HOOD
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WARNING - Stay Rod
To prevent from being burned by hot metal, grab the stay rod
in the area wrapped in rubber.
Ensure the stay rod is com- pletely inserted into the hole
provided whenever you inspect
the engine compartment. This
will prevent the hood from
falling and possibly injuring
you.
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Electric chromatic mirror (ECM) (if equipped)
The electric rearview mirror automat-
ically controls the glare from the
headlights of the vehicles behind you
in nighttime or low light driving condi-
tions. The sensor mounted in the mir-
ror senses the light level around the
vehicle and automatically controls
the headlight glare from the vehicles
behind you.
When the engine is running, the
glare is automatically controlled by
the sensor mounted in the rearview
mirror.
Whenever the shift lever is shifted
into reverse (R), the mirror will auto-
matically go to the brightest setting in
order to improve the drivers view
behind the vehicle. To operate the electric rearview mirror:
The mirror defaults to the ON posi-
tion whenever the ignition switch is
turned on.
Press the ON/OFF button (1) to turn the automatic dimming func-
tion off. The mirror indicator light
(2) will turn off.
Press the ON/OFF button (1) to
turn the automatic dimming func-
tion on. The mirror indicator light
(2) will illuminate.
❈ (2) : Indicator, (3) : Sensor
CAUTION - Cleaning
mirror
When cleaning the mirror, use a
paper towel or similar materialdampened with glass cleaner.Do not spray glass cleanerdirectly on the mirror. It maycause the liquid cleaner to enterthe mirror housing.
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Gauges
Speedometer
The speedometer indicates the
speed of the vehicle and is calibrated
in miles per hour (mph) and/or kilo-
meters per hour (km/h).
Tachometer
The tachometer indicates the
approximate number of engine revo-
lutions per minute (rpm).
Use the tachometer to select the cor-
rect shift points and to prevent lug-
ging and/or over-revving the engine.
Engine Coolant Temperature
Gauge
This gauge indicates the tempera-
ture of the engine coolant when the
ignition switch or Engine Start/Stop
button is ON.
If the gauge pointer moves beyond
the normal range area toward the "H"
position, it indicates overheating that
may damage the engine.
Do not continue driving with an over-
heated engine. If your vehicle over-
heats, refer to “If the Engine
Overheats” in chapter 7.
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CAUTION - Red zone
Do not operate the engine with-in the tachometer's RED ZONE.This may cause severe enginedamage.
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Transaxle Shift Indicator
Automatic Transaxle Shift Indicator
This indicator displays which auto-
matic transaxle shift lever is selected.
Reverse : R
Neutral : N
Sports Mode : 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
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Edit settings after engaging park-ing brake/Edit settings after shift-ing to P
This warning message illuminates if
you try to select an item from the
User Settings mode while driving.
For your safety, change the User
Settings after parking the vehicle,
applying the parking brake and mov-
ing the shift lever to P (Park).
Service Mode
Tire Pressure
This mode displays the pressure sta-
tus of each tire.
You can change the tire pressure unit
in "User settings" mode.
❈ For more information, refer to “Tire
Pressure Monitoring System
(TPMS)” in chapter 7.
Service Interval
Service interval
It calculates and displays when you
need a scheduled maintenance
service (mileage or days).
If the remaining mileage or time reach-
es 900 mi. (1,500 km) or 30 days,
“Service in” message is displayed for
several seconds each time you set
the ignition switch or Engine
Start/Stop Button to the ON position.
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ItemsExplanation
Automatically Lock
Enable on Speed: All doors will be automatically locked when the vehicle speed exceeds9.3mph (15km/h).
Enable on Shift: All doors will be automatically locked if the automatic transaxle shift lever is shifted from the P (Park) position to the R (Reverse), N (Neutral), or D (Drive)
position.
Automatically Unlock
Disable : The auto door unlock operation will be canceled.
Vehicle Off : All doors will be automatically unlocked when the ignition key is removed from theignition switch or the Engine Star/Stop button is set to the OFF position.
On Shift to P: All doors will be automatically unlocked if the automatic transaxle shift lever is shifted to the P (Park) position.
Two Press Unlock(If equipped)If this item is checked, the two press unlock will be activated.
Power Liftgate (if equipped)If this item is checked, the power liftgate function will be activated.
For more details, refer to “Liftgate” in this chapter.
Smart Liftgate (if equipped)If this item is checked, the smart liftgate function will be activated.
If the power liftgate function is not activated, you cannot activate this function.
For more details, refer to “Liftgate” in this chapter.
Door/Liftgate