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Driving your vehicle
To release EPB (electronic parking
brake) automatically:
Shift lever in P (Park)With the engine running depress
the brake pedal and shift out of P
(Park) to R (Reverse) or D (Drive).
Shift lever in N (Neutral) With the engine running depress
the brake pedal and shift out of N
(Neutral) to R (Reverse) or D
(Drive).
Automatic Transaxle 1. Start the engine.
2. Fasten the driver's seat belt.
3. Close the driver's door, engine hood and tailgate.
4. Depress the accelerator pedal while the shift lever is in R (Rear),
D (Drive) or manual mode.
Make sure the brake warning light
goes off.✽ ✽ NOTICE
• For your safety, you can engage
the EPB even though the ignition
switch or engine stop/start button
is in the OFF position, but you
cannot release it.
• For your safety, depress the brake pedal and release the parking
brake manually with the EPB
switch when you drive downhill or
when backing up the vehicle.
Do not follow the above procedure
when driving on a flat level ground.
The vehicle may suddenly move for-
ward.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
If the parking brake warning light is
still on even though the EPB has
been released, have the system
checked by an authorized Kia dealer.
EPB (electronic parking brake) may
be automatically applied when:
The EPB is overheated
Requested by other systems
✽ ✽NOTICE
If the driver turns the engine off by
mistake while Auto Hold is operat-
ing, EPB will be automatically
applied. (Vehicles equipped with
Auto Hold)
CAUTION
Do not drive your vehicle with
the EPB applied. It may causeexcessive brake pad and brakerotor wear.

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What to do in an emergency
When towing your vehicle in an
emergency without wheel dollies :
1. Set the ignition switch in the ACCposition.
2. Place the transaxle shift lever in N (Neutral).
3. Release the parking brake.Removable towing hook
(if equipped)
1. Open the tailgate, and remove the towing hook from the tool case.
2. Remove the hole cover pressing the upper (front) / lower (rear) part
of the cover on the bumper.
CAUTION - Towing gear
position
Failure to place the transaxleshift lever in N (Neutral) maycause internal damage to thetransaxle.
CAUTION - Towing
Do not tow the vehicle back- wards with the front wheels onthe ground as this may causedamage to the vehicle.
Do not tow with sling-type equipment. Use wheel lift orflatbed equipment.
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■Front
■ Rear

• 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
Stop and tail lamp bulb
replacement
1. Open the tailgate.
2. Open the service cover.
3. Loosen the light assembly retain-ing screws with a cross-tip screw-
driver. 4. Remove the rear combination
lamp assembly from the body of
the vehicle.
5. Disconnect the rear combination lamp connector. 6. Remove the socket from the
assembly by turning the socket
counterclockwise until the tabs on
the socket align with the slots on
the assembly.
7. Remove the bulb from the socket by pressing it in and rotating it counter-
clockwise until the tabs on the bulb
align with the slots in the socket.
Pull the bulb out of the socket.
8. Insert a new bulb by inserting it into the socket and rotating it until
it locks into place.
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9. Install the socket in the assembly
by aligning the tabs on the socket
with the slots in the assembly.
Push the socket into the assembly
and turn the socket clockwise.
10. Install the rear combination lamp assembly to the body of the vehi-
cle.
11. Install the service cover.Tail lamp (inside) bulb replace-
ment
1. Open the tailgate.
2. Remove the service cover. 3. Remove the socket from the
assembly by turning the socket
counterclockwise until the tabs on
the socket align with the slots on
the assembly.
4. Remove the bulb from the socket by pressing it in and rotating it
counter-clockwise until the tabs on
the bulb align with the slots in the
socket. Pull the bulb out of the
socket.
5. Insert a new bulb by inserting it into the socket and rotating it until
it locks into place.
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Tailgate room lamp bulb
replacement
1. Using a flat-blade screwdriver,
gently pry the lens cover from
lamp housing.
2. Remove the bulb by pulling it straight out.
3. Install a new bulb in the socket.
4. Align the lens cover tabs with the lamp housing notches and snap
the lens into place.
✽ ✽NOTICE
Be careful not to dirty or damage the
lens, lens tab, and plastic housings.
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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

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Index
Luggage box.............................................................\
.4-162
Two types of luggage board use ..............................4-163
Sunglass holder ............................................................4-162
Sunroof open warning ..................................................4-49
Sunshade ........................................................................\
4-49
Sunvisor ......................................................................4-\
166
Tachometer ....................................................................4-70\
Tail lamp (inside) bulb replacement ..............................8-86
Tailgate room lamp bulb replacement ..........................8-92
Theft-alarm stage ..........................................................4-20
Theft-alarm system ........................................................4-19 Armed stage ................................................................4-19
Theft-alarm stage ........................................................4-20
Disarmed stage ............................................................4-20
Tilt and telescopic steering ............................................4-55
Tilting the sunroof ........................................................4-52
Tir mobility kit(TMK) .......................................................... Components of the TireMobility Kit ..........................7-26
Using the Tire Mobility Kit ........................................7-27
Tire chains......................................................................6-\
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Tire pressure monitoring system ....................................7-8
Tire replacement ............................................................8-49
Tire rotation ..................................................................8-47
Tire specification and pressure label ............................9-11
Tires and wheels ............................................................8-45 Tire care ......................................................................8-\
45
Recommended cold tire inflation pressures................8-45
Tire pressure................................................................8-46
Checking tire inflation pressure ..................................8-46
Tire rotation ................................................................8-47
Wheel alignment and tire balance ..............................8-48
Tire replacement ........................................................8-49
Wheel replacement ....................................................8-50
Tire traction ................................................................8-50
Tire maintenance ........................................................8-50
Tire sidewall labeling ................................................8-50
All season tires ..........................................................8-57
Summer tires ..............................................................8-57
Snow tires....................................................................8-57\
Tire chains ..................................................................8-57
Radial-ply tires ............................................................8-58
Low aspect ratio tire ..................................................8-58
Tires and wheels ..............................................................9-4
Toll free consumer assistance ........................................9-12
Towing ........................................................................\
..7-32 Removable towing hook ............................................7-33
Emergency towing ......................................................7-34
Trailer Towing................................................................6-94
Transaxle - Automatic transaxle ....................................6-13
Transaxle shift indicator ................................................4-73
Trip A/B ........................................................................\
4-85
Trip computer ................................................................4-83
Trip interruption ............................................................9-13
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