2018 KIA STINGER Owners Manual

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Floor mat anchor (s)
(if equipped)
When using a floor mat on the front
floor carpet, make sure it attaches to
the floor mat anchor(s) in your vehi-
cle. This keeps the floor mat from
sliding forward. The following must be observed
when installing ANY floor mat to the
vehicle.
Ensure that the floor mats are
securely attached to the vehicle's
floor mat anchor(s) before driving
the vehicle.
Do not use ANY floor mat that can- not be firmly attached to the vehi-
cle's floor mat anchors.
Do not stack floor mats on top of one another (e.g. all-weather rub-
ber mat on top of a carpeted floor
mat). Only a single floor mat should
be installed in each position.
Luggage net (holder)
(if equipped)
To keep items from shifting in the
cargo area, you can use the holders
located in the cargo area to attach
the luggage net.
OXM043309
WARNING - After market
floor mat
Do not install aftermarket floor
mats that are not capable of
being securely attached to the
vehicle's floor mat anchors.
Unsecured floor mats can inter-
fere with pedal operation.
OCK047443
CAUTION
To prevent damage to the goods or the vehicle, care should betaken when carrying fragile orbulky objects in the luggagecompartment.

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WARNING
To avoid eye injury, DO NOT
overstretch the luggage net.
ALWAYS keep your face and
body out of the luggage net’s
recoil path. DO NOT use the lug-
gage net when the strap has vis-
ible signs of wear or damage.

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✽ ✽
NOTICE
If you install an after market HID
head lamp, your vehicle’s audio and
electronic device may malfunction.
❈ If your vehicle is equipped with
AVN(Audio, Video and Navigation)
system, refer to a separately sup-
plied manual for detailed informa-
tion.
Antenna
Glass antenna
Your vehicle uses a glass antenna to
receive both AM and FM signals.
Shark fin antenna
The shark fin antenna will receive the
transmit data.
AUDIO SYSTEM
OCK047444
CAUTION
Do not clean the inside of the
rear window glass or quarterglass with a cleaner or use ascraper to remove any foreigndeposits as this may causedamage to the antenna ele-ments.
Avoid adding metallic coating such as Ni, Cd, and so on.These can interfere withAM/FM reception.
To prevent damage to the rear glass antenna, never use sharpinstruments or window cleanercontaining abrasives to cleanthe window. Clean the insidesurface of the rear glass win-dow with a piece of soft cloth.
When putting a sticker on the inside surface of the rear win-dow, be careful not to damageto the rear glass antenna.
Do not put sharp instruments nearby the rear glass antenna.
Tinted rear window may affect the proper functioning of theantenna.

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AUX, USB port
You can use an AUX port to connect
audio devices and an USB port to
plug in an USB or iPod
®.
✽ ✽NOTICE
When using a portable audio device
connected to the power outlet, noise
may occur during playback. If this
happens, use the power source of the
portable audio device.
*iPod®is a trademark of Apple Inc.
WARNING- Distracted
driving
Driving while distracted can
result in a loss of vehicle control
that may lead to an accident,
severe personal injury, and death.
The driver's primary responsibili-
ty is in the safe and legal opera-
tion of a vehicle, and use of any
handheld devices, other equip-
ment, or vehicle systems which
take the driver's eyes, attention
and focus away from the safe
operation of a vehicle or which
are not permissible by law should
never be used during operation
of the vehicle.
OCK047446N

Declaration of Conformity
IC
This device complies with Industry Canada’s licence-exempt RSSs.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause interference; and
(2) This device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.
Le présent appareil est conforme aux CNR d'Industrie Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence.
L'exploitation est autorisée aux deux conditions suivantes: (1) l'appareil ne doit pas produire de brouillage, et
(2) l'utilisateur de l'appareil doit accepter tout brouillage radioélectrique subi, même si le brouillage est susceptible
d'en compromettre le fonctionnement.
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Driving your vehicle
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
• Before entering vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Engine start/stop button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7

. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17

Automatic transmission (shift-by-wire) . . . . . . . . 5-20
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 5-27

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-30

All Wheel Drive (AWD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35

Limited Slip Differential (LSD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-39
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-40
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-40
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-42
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-44
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-\
50
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-53

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-56
. . . . . . . . . . . . 5-60
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-61

Forward Collision-avoidance Assist (FCA) . . . . . 5-64
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-64
. . . . . . . . 5-67
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-68
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-68
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-70
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-725

Cruise control system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-78
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-79

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-80
5-80
do one of the following . . . 5-80
approximately 30 km/h (20 mph) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-81
do one of the following . . 5-81
Smart cruise control with stop & go system . . . . 5-82
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-84

(Smart cruise control system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-89
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-90
. . . 5-90
control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-94
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-94
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-95
ISG (Idle Stop and Go) system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-101
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10\
1
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10\
2
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-103
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-103
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-104
Drive mode integrated control system . . . . . . . . 5-105
Lane Keeping Assist (LKA) system . . . . . . . . . . 5-110
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-112

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-117
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-118
Blind-spot Collision Warning (BCW). . . . . . . . . 5-120
. . . . . . . . . . . . 5-121
. . . 5-123

Driver Attention Warning (DAW). . . . . . . . . . . . 5-129
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-129
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-131
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-131
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-132
Economical operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-134
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Special driving conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-136
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-136
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-136
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-137
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-137
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-138
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-139
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-139
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-139
Winter driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-140
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-140
. . . . . . . . . 5-141
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-141
oil if necessary . . . . . . 5-141

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-141
anti-freeze in system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-141
. . . . . . . . . . . . 5-142
. . . 5-142
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-142
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-142
Vehicle load limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-143
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-143
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-146
Vehicle weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-147
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