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Features of your vehicle
Turn Signal IndicatorLight
This indicator light blinks:
When you turn the turn signal light on.
If any of the following occurs, there
may be a malfunction with the turn
signal system. In this case, have your
vehicle inspected by an authorized
Kia dealer. - The indicator light does not blinkbut illuminates.
- The indicator light blinks more rapidly.
- The indicator light does not illumi- nate at all.
High Beam Indicator
Light
This indicator light illuminates:
When the headlights are on and in the high beam position
When the turn signal lever is pulled into the Flash-to-Pass position.
Light ON Indicator Light
This indicator light illuminates:
When the tail lights or headlightsare on.
High beam assist indica-
tor (if equipped)
This warning light illuminates :
When the high-Beam is on with the light switch in the AUTO light posi-
tion.
If your vehicle detects oncoming or preceding vehicles, the High beam
assist system will switch the high
beam to low beam automatically.
For more details, refer to "High beam
assist" in this chapter.

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High beam operation
To turn on the high beam headlamp,
push the lever away from you. The
lever will return to its original position.
The high beam indicator will light
when the headlight high beams are
switched on.
To turn off the high beam headlamp,
pull the lever to you when the high
beam is on. The lever will return to its
original position.
To prevent the battery from being
discharged, do not leave the lights
on for a prolonged time while the
engine is not running. To flash the headlights, pull the lever
towards you. It will return to the nor-
mal (low beam) position when
released. The headlight switch does
not need to be on to use this flashing
feature.
WARNING - High beams
Do not use high beam when
there are other vehicles. Using
high beam could obstruct the
other driver’s vision.
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High Beam Assist (if equipped)
The High Beam Assist is a system
that automatically adjusts the head-
lamp range (switches between high
beam and low beam) according to
the brightness of other vehicles and
road conditions.Operating condition
1.Place the light switch in the AUTO
position.
2.Turn on the high beam by pushing the lever away from you.
The High Beam Assist ( ) indica-
tor will illuminate.
3.The High Beam Assist will turn on when vehicle speed is above
25mph (40kph).
the High Beam Assist is operat-
ing, the High Beam Assist will
turn off and the high beam will be
on continuously. The High Beam
Assist ( ) indicator will turn off.
when the High Beam Assist is
operating, the High Beam Assist
will turn off.
4.If the light switch is placed to the headlamp position, the High Beam
Assist will turn off and the low
beam will be on continuously. The high beam switches to low beam
in the below conditions.
- When the High Beam Assist is off.
- When the light switch is not in the
AUTO position.
- When the headlamp is detected from the on-coming vehicle.
- When the tail lamp is detected from the front vehicle.
- When the surrounding is bright enough high beams are not need-
ed.
- When streetlights or other lights are detected.
- When vehicle speed is below 15mph (24kph).
- When headlamp / taillamp of bicy- cle/motorcycle is detected
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The system may not operate normal-
ly in the below conditions.
When the light from the on-coming
or front vehicle is not detected
because of lamp damage, hidden
from sight, etc.
When the lamp of the on-coming or front vehicle is covered with dust,
snow or water.
When the light from the on-coming or front vehicle is not detected
because of exhaust fume, smoke,
fog, snow, etc.
When the front window is covered with foreign matters such as ice,
dust, fog, or is damaged.
When there is a similar shape lamp with the front vehicle’s lamps.
When it is hard to see because of fog, heavy rain or snow.
When the headlamp is not repaired or replaced at an authorized deal-
er.
When headlamp aiming is not properly adjusted.
When driving on a narrow curved road or rough road. When driving downhill or uphill.
When only part of the vehicle in
front is visible on a crossroad or
curved road.
When there is a traffic light, reflect- ing sign, flashing sign or mirror.
When the road conditions are bad such as being wet or covered with
snow.
When the front vehicle’s head- lamps are off but the fog lamps on.
When a vehicle suddenly appears from a curve.
When the vehicle is tilted from a flat tire or being towed.
When the LDWS (lane departure warning system) warning light illu-
minates. (if equipped)✽ ✽ NOTICE
• Do not place any accessories,
stickers or tint the windshield.
• Have the windshield glass replaced from an authorized dealer.
• Do not remove or damage related parts of the High Beam Assist sys-
tem.
• Be careful that water doesn’t get into the High Beam Assist unit.
• Do not place objects on the dash- board that reflect light such as
mirrors, white paper, etc. The sys-
tem may malfunction if sunlight is
reflected.
• At times, the Smart High Beam system may not work properly,
always check the road conditions
for your safety. When the system
does not operate normally, manu-
ally change between the high
beam and low beam.

• Radial-ply tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-58
• Low aspect ratio tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-58
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
8-60
• Inner panel fuse replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-61
• Engine compartment fuse replacement. . . . . . . . . . . 8-63
• Fuse/relay panel description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-66
Light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-78
• Bulb replacement precaution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-78
• Light bulb position (Front). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-79
• Light bulb position (Rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-80
• Light bulb position (Side) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-81
• Headlamp (HID type) bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . 8-81
• Headlamp (High/Low beam) bulb replacement . . . . 8-82
• Front turn signal lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . 8-83
• Position lamp + DRL bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . 8-84
• Front fog lamp (Bulb and LED type) bulbreplacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-84
• Stop and tail lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-85
• Tail lamp (inside) bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-86
• Stop and tail lamp (LED type) bulb replacement . . 8-87
• Back-up lamp and Rear turn signal lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-87
• High mounted stop lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . 8-88
• License plate lamp bulb Replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . 8-88
• Side repeater lamp (LED type) bulb replacement . . 8-89 • Map lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-89
• Vanity mirror lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . 8-89
• Room lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-90
• Personal lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-91
• Glove box lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-91
• Tailgate room lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . 8-92
Appearance care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-93
• Exterior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-93
• Interior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-98
Emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-101
• 1. Crankcase emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . 8-101
• 2. Evaporative emission control (including ORVR:
Onboard Refueling Vapor Recovery) system . . 8-101
• 3. Exhaust emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-102
California Perchlorate notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-104
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Maintenance
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Headlamp (High/Low beam)
bulb replacement
1. Open the hood.
2. Remove the headlamp bulb cover
by turning it counterclockwise.
3. Disconnect the headlamp bulb socket-connector.
4. Remove the bulb-socket from the headlamp assembly by turning the
bulb-socket counterclockwise until
the tabs on the bulb-socket align
with the slots on the headlamp
assembly. 5. Install a new bulb-socket assem-
bly in the headlamp assembly by
aligning the tabs on the bulb-sock-
et with the slots in the headlamp
assembly. Push the bulb-socket
into the headlamp assembly and
turn the bulb-socket clockwise.
6. Install the headlamp bulb cover by turning it clockwise.
Headlamp bulb
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WARNING- Halogen
bulbs
Handle halogen bulbs with care.
Halogen bulbs contain pres- surized gas that will produce
flying pieces of glass if bro-
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Index
Front fog lamp (Bulb and LED type) bulbreplacement ............................................................\
....8-84
Front seat adjustment (manual) ......................................3-7
Front seat adjustment (power) ........................................3-9
Front turn signal lamp bulb replacement ......................8-83
Fuel Economy ................................................................4-83
Fuel filler lid ..................................................................4-45
Fuel Gauge ....................................................................4-71\
Fuel requirements ............................................................1-2
Fuses ........................................................................\
......8-60 Inner panel fuse replacement ......................................8-61
Engine compartment fuse replacement ......................8-63
Fuse/relay panel description ......................................8-66
Gauges ........................................................................\
..4-70
Glove box ....................................................................4-16\
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Glove box lamp bulb replacement ................................8-91
Gross vehicle weight........................................................9-6\
Hazard warning flasher ....................................................7-2
Hazardous driving conditions ........................................6-86
Headlamp (HID type) bulb replacement ......................8-81
Headlamp (High/Low beam) bulb replacement ............8-82
Headlight (Headlamp) escort function ........................4-132 Headlight position........................................................4-119
Headrest (rear) ..............................................................3-14
Headrest(front) ..............................................................3-11
Heated steering wheel....................................................4-56
High - beam operation ................................................4-120
High mounted stop lamp bulb replacement ..................8-88
Highway driving ............................................................6-89
Hill-start assist control (HAC) ......................................6-49
Hood ........................................................................\
......4-43
Horn ........................................................................\
......4-57
How to use this manual ..................................................1-2
Ignition switch illumination ............................................6-6
Ignition switch position ..................................................6-6
Immobilizer system (folding key) ..................................4-9
Indicator Lights............................................................4-103
Inflation conditions (Air bags) ......................................3-64
Inside rearview mirror ..................................................4-58
Instrument cluster ..........................................................4-68
Instrument Cluster Control ........................................4-69
LCD Display Control ..................................................4-69
Gauges ........................................................................\
4-70
LCD Display ..............................................................4-74
LCD Modes ................................................................4-74
Service Mode ..............................................................4-75
User settings mode ......................................................4-77
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Index
Tire specification and pressure label ..........................9-11
Refrigerant label ........................................................9-11
Lane departure warning system (LDWS) ......................6-80 Warning indicator........................................................6-82
Conditions that cause the LDWS not to operate ........6-82
Conditions that cause missed warnings and false warnings ..........................................................6-83
LCD Display ..................................................................4-74
LCD Modes ..................................................................4-74
LDWS Mode ..................................................................4-87
License plate lamp bulb replacement ............................8-88
Liftgate ........................................................................\
..4-26 Non power liftgate opening ........................................4-27
Non power liftgate closing..........................................4-27
Emergency liftgate safety release ..............................4-28
Power liftgate ..............................................................4-29
Power liftgate opening ................................................4-30
Power liftgate closing ................................................4-31
Liftgate room lamp ......................................................4-131
Light bulb position (Front) ............................................8-79
Light bulb position (Rear) ............................................8-80
Light bulb position (Side) ..............................................8-81
Light bulbs ....................................................................8-78\
Bulb replacement precaution ......................................8-78
Light bulb position (Front) ........................................8-79
Light bulb position (Rear) ..........................................8-80
Light bulb position (Side) ..........................................8-81
Headlamp (HID type) bulb replacement ....................8-81 Headlamp (High/Low beam) bulb replacement..........8-82
Front turn signal lamp bulb replacement ....................8-83
Position lamp + DRL bulb replacement ....................8-84
Front fog lamp (Bulb and LED type) bulb replacement ............................................................\
..8-84
Stop and tail lamp bulb replacement ..........................8-85
Tail lamp (inside) bulb replacement ..........................8-86
Stop and tail lamp (LED type) bulb replacement ......8-87
Back-up lamp and Rear turn signal lamp bulb replacement ..............................................................8-87
High mounted stop lamp bulb replacement ................8-88
License plate lamp bulb replacement ........................8-88
Side repeater lamp (LED type) bulb replacement ......8-89
Map lamp bulb replacement ......................................8-89
Vanity mirror lamp bulb replacement ........................8-89
Room lamp bulb replacement ....................................8-90
Personal lamp bulb replacement ................................8-91
Glove box lamp bulb replacement ..............................8-91
Tailgate room lamp bulb replacement ........................8-92
Lighting........................................................................\
4-117 Battery saver function ..............................................4-118
Parking & Tail light ................................................4-119
Auto light ..................................................................4-119
Headlight position ....................................................4-119
High - beam operation ..............................................4-120
High Beam Assist ....................................................4-121
Turn signals ..............................................................4-123
Front fog light ..........................................................4-123