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•Never place or insert any object in‐to any small opening near side air‐bag labels attached to the vehicleseats. When the air bag deploys,the object may affect the deploy‐ment and result in unexpected ac‐cident or bodily harm.
WARNING
nNo attaching objects
No objects (such as crash pad cover,cellular phone holder, cup holder,perfume or stickers) should beplaced over or near the air bag mod‐ules on the steering wheel, instru‐ment panel, windshield glass, andthe front passenger's panel abovethe glove box. Such objects couldcause harm if the vehicle is in acrash severe enough to cause the airbags to deploy. Do not place any ob‐jects over the air bag or between theair bag and yourself.
Side air bag (if equipped)
Front
Your vehicle is equipped with a side im‐
pact air bag in each front seat. The purpose of the air bag is to provide the
vehicle's driver and the front passenger
with additional protection than that of‐ fered by the seat belt alone.
The side air bags are designed to de‐
ploy only during certain side-impact
collisions, depending on the crash se‐ verity, angle, speed and point of im‐
pact. The side impact air bags are not
designed to deploy in all side impact situations.
WARNING
Do not allow the passengers to leantheir heads or bodies onto doors, puttheir arms on the doors, stretchtheir arms out of the window, orplace objects between the doors andpassengers when they are seated onseats equipped with side and/or cur‐tain air bags.
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SRS care
The SRS is virtually maintenance-free
and so there are no parts you can safe‐
ly service by yourself. If the SRS air bag warning light does not illuminate, or
continuously remains on, have the sys‐
tem inspected by a professional work‐ shop.
Kia recommends to visit an authorized
Kia dealer/service partner.
WARNING
•Modification to SRS components orwiring, including the addition ofany kind of badges to the pad cov‐ers or modifications to the bodystructure, can adversely affectSRS performance and lead to pos‐sible injury.
•For cleaning the air bag pad cov‐ers, use only a soft, dry cloth orone which has been moistenedwith plain water. Solvents or clean‐ers could adversely affect the airbag covers and proper deploymentof the system.
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•No objects should be placed overor near the air bag modules on thesteering wheel, instrument panel,and the front passenger's panelabove the glove box, because anysuch object could cause harm ifthe vehicle is in a crash severeenough to cause the air bags to in‐flate.
•If the air bags inflate, have thesystem replaced by a professionalworkshop.Kia recommends to visit an au‐thorized Kia dealer/service part‐ner.
•Do not tamper with or disconnectSRS wiring, or other componentsof the SRS system. Doing so couldresult in injury, due to accidentalinflation of the air bags or by ren‐dering the SRS inoperative.
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•If components of the air bag sys‐tem must be discarded, or if thevehicle must be scrapped, certainsafety precautions must be ob‐served. An authorized Kia dealerknows these precautions and cangive you the necessary informa‐tion. Failure to follow these pre‐cautions and procedures could in‐crease the risk of personal injury.
•If your car was flooded and hassoaked carpeting or water onflooring, you shouldn't try to startthe engine; in this case, have yourvehicle inspected by a professionalworkshop. Kia recommends tocontact an authorized Kia dealer/service partner.
Additional safety precautions
•Never let passengers ride in the cargoarea or on top of a folded-down backseat. All occupants should sit upright,
fully back in their seats with their
seat belts on and their feet on the
floor.
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Keys............................................................................................. 4-04Record your key number..................................................... 4-04
Key operations...................................................................... 4-04
Immobilizer system.............................................................. 4-05
Remote keyless entry ............................................................. 4-07 Remote keyless entry system operations....................... 4-07
Transmitter precautions...................................................... 4-07
Battery replacement............................................................ 4-09
Smart key .................................................................................. 4-10 Smart key functions............................................................. 4-10
Smart key precautions......................................................... 4-11
Theft-alarm system ............................................................... 4-13 Armed stage.......................................................................... 4-13
Theft-alarm stage................................................................ 4-14
Disarmed stage..................................................................... 4-14
Door locks................................................................................... 4-16 Operating door locks from outside the vehicle................ 4-16
Operating door locks from inside the vehicle................... 4-17
Impact sensing door unlock system ................................. 4-19
Speed sensing door lock system ....................................... 4-19
Child-protector rear door lock............................................ 4-19
Tailgate....................................................................................... 4-21 Opening the tailgate............................................................. 4-21
Closing the tailgate............................................................... 4-21
Emergency tailgate safety release....................................4-22
Windows..................................................................................... 4-23 Power windows .................................................................... 4-23
Manual windows (if equipped)............................................ 4-27
Hood............................................................................................ 4-28 Opening the hood.................................................................. 4-28 Hood open warning .............................................................. 4-28
Closing the hood.................................................................... 4-29
Fuel filler lid................................................................................ 4-30 Opening the fuel filler lid......................................................4-30
Closing the fuel filler lid........................................................4-30
Sunroof ...................................................................................... 4-33 Sliding the sunroof................................................................ 4-34
Tilting the sunroof................................................................ 4-35
Sunshade................................................................................ 4-36
Resetting the sunroof.......................................................... 4-36
Steering wheel........................................................................... 4-37 Electric power steering........................................................ 4-37
Tilt & telescopic steering .................................................... 4-38
Heated steering wheel ........................................................ 4-39
Horn......................................................................................... 4-39
Mirrors........................................................................................ 4-41 Inside rearview mirror.......................................................... 4-41
Outside rearview mirror.......................................................4-42
Instrument cluster.................................................................... 4-45 Instrument Cluster Control..................................................4-46
LCD Window Control............................................................. 4-47
Gauges.................................................................................... 4-48
Transaxle Shift Indicator......................................................4-51
LCD windows ............................................................................. 4-53 Overview................................................................................. 4-53
Trip information (Trip computer)....................................... 4-53
Digital speedometer............................................................. 4-57
LCD Modes (for type C,D cluster)....................................... 4-58
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) System mode ...............4-58
Service Mode.......................................................................... 4-58
Features of your vehicle
4

STEERING WHEEL
Electric power steering
Power steering uses the motor to as‐sist you in steering the vehicle. If the
engine is off or if the power steering
system becomes inoperative, the vehi‐ cle may still be steered, but it will re‐
quire increased steering effort.
The motor driven power steering is
controlled by the power steering con‐ trol unit which senses the steering
wheel torque, steering wheel position
and vehicle speed to command the mo‐ tor.
The steering wheel becomes heavier as
the vehicle’s speed increases and be‐
comes lighter as the vehicle’s speed de‐ creases for better control of the steer‐
ing wheel.
Should you notice any change in the ef‐
fort required to steer during normal ve‐ hicle operation, have the system
checked by a professional workshop.
Kia recommends to visit an authorized Kia dealer/service partner.NOTICE
The following symptoms may occur
during normal vehicle operation:
•The EPS warning light does not il‐
luminate.
•The steering effort is high imme‐
diately after turning the ignition
switch on. This happens as the
system performs the EPS system
diagnostics. When the diagnostics
is 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.
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•If the Electric Power Steering Sys‐
tem does not operate normally,
the warning light will illuminate on
the instrument cluster. The steer‐
ing wheel may become difficult to
control or operate abnormally. In
this case, have the system inspec‐
ted by a professional workshop.
Kia recommends to visit an au‐
thorized Kia dealer/service part‐
ner.
•The steering effort increases if
the steering wheel is rotated con‐
tinuously when the vehicle is not
in motion. However, after a few
minutes, it will return to its normal
conditions.
•When you operate the steering
wheel in low temperature, abnor‐
mal noise could occur. If tempera‐
ture rises, the noise will disappear.
This is a normal condition.
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•When the charging system warn‐
ing light comes on or the voltage is
low (When the alternator (or bat‐
tery) does not operate normally or
it malfunctions), the steering
wheel may get heavy and become
difficult to control operate abnor‐
mally.
Tilt & telescopic steering (if
equipped)
A tilt and telescopic steering wheel al‐
lows you to adjust the steering wheel before you drive.
You can also raise it to give your legs
more room when you exit and enter
the vehicle.
The steering wheel should be posi‐ tioned so that it is comfortable for you
to drive, while permitting you to see
the instrument panel warning lights and gauges.
WARNING
•Never adjust the angle of thesteering wheel while driving. Youmay lose steering control andcause severe personal injury,death or accidents.
•After adjusting, push the steeringwheel both up and down to be cer‐tain it is locked in position.
To change the steering wheel angle,
pull down the lock release lever (1), ad‐ just the steering wheel to the desired
angle (2) and height (3, if equipped),
then pull up the lock-release lever to lock the steering wheel in place. Be sure
to adjust the steering wheel to the de‐
sired position before driving.
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Heated steering wheel (if
equipped)
When the ignition switch is in the ON
position, pressing the heated steering wheel button warms the steering
wheel. The indicator on the button will
illuminate.
To turn the steering wheel off, press the button once again. The indicator on
the button will turn off.
It will turn off automatically approxi‐
mately 30 minutes after the heated steering wheel is turned on.
If you turn off the ignition within 30
minutes after pressing the steering
wheel heater button, from next ignition ON, the heater will be off.
CAUTION
•Do not install any grip to operatethe steering wheel. This causesdamage to the heated steeringwheel system.
•When cleaning the heated steeringwheel, do not use an organic sol‐vent such as paint thinner, ben‐zene, alcohol and gasoline. Doingso may damage the surface of thesteering wheel.
•If the surface of steering wheel isdamaged by sharp object, damageto the heated steering wheel com‐ponents could occur.
Horn
To sound the horn, press the horn sym‐
bols on your steering wheel. Check the horn regularly to be sure it operates
properly.
NOTICE
To sound the horn, press the area in‐
dicated by the horn symbol on your
steering wheel (see illustration). The
horn will operate only when this
area is pressed.
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