2019 KIA FORTE Owners Manual

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❈The actual air bags in the vehicle may differ
from the illustration.
Side and/or curtain air bags
Side and/or curtain air bags are
designed to inflate when an impact is
detected by side collision sensors
depending on the strength, speed or
angles of impact resulting from a
side impact collision.
Also, the side and curtain air bags are
designed to inflate when a rollover is
detected by a rollover sensor.
Although the front air bags (driver’s
and front passenger’s air bags) are
designed to inflate in frontal colli-
sions, they also may inflate in other
types of collisions if the front impact
sensors detect a sufficient frontal
force in another type of impact. Side
and curtain air bags are designed to
inflate in certain side impact colli-
sions. They may inflate in other types
of collisions where a side force is
detected by the sensors. Side air bag
and/or curtain air bags may also
inflate where rollover sensors indi-
cate the possibility of a rollover
occurring (even if none actually
occurs) or in other situations, includ-
ing when the vehicle is tilted while
being towed. Even where side and/or curtain air
bags would not provide impact pro-
tection in a rollover, however, they
will deploy to prevent ejection of
occupants, especially those who are
restrained with seat belts.
If the vehicle chassis is impacted by
bumps or objects on unimproved
roads, the air bags may deploy. Drive
carefully on unimproved roads or on
surfaces not designed for vehicle
traffic to prevent unintended air bag
deployment.
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Air bag non-inflation conditions
In certain low-speed collisions the
air bags may not deploy. The air
bags are designed not to deploy in
such cases because they may not
provide benefits beyond the pro-
tection of the seat belts in such col-
lisions. Air bags are not designed to inflate
in rear collisions, because occu-
pants are moved backward by the
force of the impact. In this case,
inflated air bags would not be able
to provide any additional benefit. Front air bags may not inflate in
side impact collisions, because
occupants move to the direction of
the collision, and thus in side
impacts, frontal air bag deployment
would not provide additional occu-
pant protection.
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In an angled collision, the force ofimpact may direct the occupants in
a direction where the air bags
would not be able to provide any
additional benefit, and thus the
sensors may not deploy any air
bags. Just before impact, drivers often
brake heavily. Such heavy braking
lowers the front portion of the vehi-
cle causing it to “ride” under a vehi-
cle with a higher ground clearance.
Air bags may not inflate in this
“under-ride” situation because
deceleration forces that are detect-
ed by sensors may be significantly
reduced by such “under-ride” colli-
sions. Front air bags may not inflate in all
rollover accidents where the
SRSCM indicates that the front air
bag deployment would not provide
additional occupant protection.
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Air bags may not inflate if the vehi-
cle collides with objects such as util-
ity poles or trees, where the point of
impact is concentrated to one area
and the full force of the impact is not
delivered to the sensors.
SRS Care
The SRS is virtually maintenance-
free and so there are no parts you can
safely service by yourself. If the SRS
air bag warning light does not illumi-
nate, or continuously remains on, have
your vehicle immediately inspected by
an authorized Kia dealer.
Any work on the SRS system, such
as removing, installing, repairing, or
any work on the steering wheel, the
front passenger’s panel, front seats
and roof rails must be performed by
an authorized Kia dealer. Improper
handling of the SRS system may
result in serious personal injury. For cleaning the air bag pad covers,
use only a soft, dry cloth or one which
has been moistened with plain water.
Solvents or cleaners could adversely
affect the air bag covers and proper
deployment of the system.
If components of the air bag system
must be discarded, or if the vehicle
must be scrapped, certain safety
precautions must be observed. An
authorized Kia dealer knows these
precautions and can give you the
necessary information. Failure to fol-
low these precautions and proce-
dures could increase the risk of per-
sonal injury.
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Adding equipment to or modi-
fying your air bag-equipped
vehicle
If you modify your vehicle by chang-
ing your vehicle's frame, bumper sys-
tem, front end or side sheet metal or
ride height, this may affect the opera-
tion of your vehicle's air bag system.
Air bag warning label
Air bag warning labels, some
required by the Canada Motor
Vehicle Safety Standards (CMVSS),
are attached to the sunvisor to alert
the driver and passengers of poten-
tial risks of the air bag system.
WARNING- Tamperingwith SRS
Do not tamper with or discon-
nect SRS wiring, or other com-
ponents of the SRS system.
Doing so could result in the
accidental inflation of the air
bags or render the SRS inoper-
ative.
WARNING- Towing Vehicle
Always have the Engine
Start/Stop button in the OFF
position when your vehicle is
being towed. The side air bags
may inflate if the vehicle is tilted
such as when being towed
because of the rollover sensors
in the vehicle.
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Features of your vehicle
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 4-4
• Record your key number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
• Key operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Smart key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
• Smart key functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
• Smart key precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Remote keyless entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
• Remote keyless entry system operations . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
• Transmitter precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
• Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
• Immobilizer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Theft-alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
• Armed stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
• Theft-alarm stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
• Disarmed stage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
Door locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19
• Operating door locks from outside the vehicle. . . . . 4-19
• Operating door locks from inside the vehicle . . . . . . 4-20
• Impact sensing door unlock system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22
• Engine off door unlock system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22
• Child-protector rear door lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
4-24
• Opening the trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24
• Closing the trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25
• Emergency trunk safety release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25
Smart trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-30
• Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-31
Hood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-35
• Opening the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35
• Closing the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36
• Hood open warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36
Fuel filler lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38
• Opening the fuel filler lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38
• Closing the fuel filler lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-41\
• Sunroof open warning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-42
• Sliding the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-43
• Tilting the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-44
• Sunshade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . 4-45
• Resetting the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-45
Steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-47
• Electric Power Steering (EPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-47
• Tilt and telescopic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-48
• Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 4-49
• Heated steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-49
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-51\
• Inside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-51
• Outside rearview mirror. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-52
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Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-56
• Instrument cluster control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-57
• LCD window control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-57
• Gauges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-58
• Transmission shift indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-61
LCD windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-63
• Over view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
63
• Trip information (Trip computer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-63
• Distance to empty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-63
• LCD modes (For type B, C cluster) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-69
• Service mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-70
• User settings mode (For type B, C cluster) . . . . . . . . 4-71
Warning and indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-80
• Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-80
• Indicator lights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-90
Parking distance warning-reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-96
• Operation of the parking distance warning-reverse. 4-96
• Non-operational conditions of parking distance warning-reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-97
• Parking distance warning-reverse precautions . . . . 4-98
• Self-diagnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-98
Rear view monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-99
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-100
• Battery saver function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-100
• Daytime running light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-100 • Lighting control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-100
• High beam operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-102
• High beam assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-103
• Turn signals and lane change signals . . . . . . . . . . . 4-106
• Front fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-107
Wipers and washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-108
• Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-108
• Front windshield washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-109
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-110
• Room lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-110
• Map lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-110
• Trunk room lamp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-111
• Vanity mirror lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-112
• Glove box lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-112
Welcome system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-113
• Headlight (Headlamp) escort function . . . . . . . . . . 4-113
• Interior light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-113
• Pocket light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-113
Defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-114
• Rear window defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-114
Manual climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-115
• Heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-116
• System operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-121
• Climate control air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-123
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• Checking the amount of air conditionerrefrigerant and compressor lubricant . . . . . . . . . . 4-124
Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . 4-125
• Automatic heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . 4-126
• Manual heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . 4-127
• System operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-133
• Climate control air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-135
• Checking the amount of air conditionerrefrigerant and compressor lubricant . . . . . . . . . . 4-135
Windshield defrosting and defogging . . . . . . . . . 4-137
• Manual climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-137
• Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-138
• Defogging logic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-139
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-142
• Center console storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-142
• Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14\
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• Sunglass holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-143
Interior features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-144
• Cup holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-144
• Seat warmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-144
• Air ventilation seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-146
• Sunvisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
146
• Sliding armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-147
• Power outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-148
• USB charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-149 • Wireless smart phone charging system . . . . . . . . . . 4-150
• Clothes hanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-153
• Floor mat anchor (s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-154
Audio system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-155
• Antenna. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . 4-155
• AUX, USB port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-156
• How vehicle audio works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-156
Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-161
• IC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 4-161
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