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Tilt and telescopic steering
(if equipped)
Tilt steering allows 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. To change the steering wheel angle,
pull down the lock release lever (1),
adjust the steering wheel to the
desired angle (2) and height (3), then
pull up the lock-release lever to lock
the steering wheel in place. Be sure
to adjust the steering wheel to the
desired position before driving.
✽ ✽
NOTICE
After adjustment, sometimes the
lock release lever may not lock the
steering wheel. It is not a malfunc-
tion.
This occurs when two gears are not
engaged correctly. In this case,
adjust the steering wheel again and
then lock the steering wheel.
WARNING - Steering
wheel adjustment
Never adjust the angle and
height of the steering wheel
while driving. You may lose
steering control
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Features of your vehicle
Inside rearview mirror
Adjust the rearview mirror so that the
center view through the rear window
is seen. Make this adjustment before
you start driving.
Do not place objects in the rear seat
which would interfere with your vision
through the rear window.
Day/night rearview mirror(if equipped)
Make this adjustment before you
start driving and while the day/night
lever is in the day position (1).
Pull the day/night lever toward you
(2) to reduce the glare from the
headlights of the vehicles behind you
during night driving.
Remember that you lose somerearview clarity in the night position.
❈ (1) : Day, (2) : Night
Electrochromic mirror (ECM)
(if equipped)
The electric rearview mirror automat-
ically controls the glare from the
headlights of the vehicles behind you
in nighttime or low light driving condi-
tions. The sensor mounted in the mir-
ror senses the light level around the
vehicle, and automatically controls
the headlight glare from the vehicles
behind you.
When the engine is running, the glare
is automatically controlled by the sen-
sor mounted in the rearview mirror.
Whenever the shift lever is shifted
into reverse (R), the mirror will auto-
matically go to the brightest setting in
order to improve the driver’s view
behind the vehicle.
MIRRORS
WARNING - Mirror
adjustment
Do not adjust the rearview mirror
while the vehicle is moving. This
could result in loss of control.
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WARNING
Do not modify the inside mirror
in any manner including
installing a wider mirror. Doing
so could result in injury during
an accident or deployment of
the air bag.
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INSTRUMENT CLUSTER
1. Tachometer
2. Speedometer
3. Engine coolant temperature gauge
4. Fuel gauge
5. Warning and indicator lights
6. LCD display
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■ ■
Type A
❈ The actual cluster in the vehicle may
differ from the illustration.
For more details, refer to the “Gauges”
in this chapter.
■ ■ Type B
■ ■Type C
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Features of your vehicle
Engine coolant temperaturegauge
This gauge shows the temperature
of the engine coolant when the igni-
tion switch is ON.
Do not continue driving with an over-
heated engine. If your vehicle over-
heats, refer to “If the engine over-
heats” in chapter 6.
If the gauge pointer moves beyond
the normal range area toward the “H”
position, it indicates overheating that
may damage the engine.
Fuel gauge
The fuel gauge indicates the approx-
imate amount of fuel remaining in the
fuel tank. The fuel tank capacity is
given in chapter 8. The fuel gauge is
supplemented by a low fuel warning
light, which will illuminate when the
fuel tank is nearly empty.
On inclines or curves, the fuel gauge
pointer may fluctuate or the low fuel
warning light may come on earlier
than usual due to the movement of
fuel in the tank.
CAUTION - Red zone
Do not operate the engine with-in the tachometer's RED ZONE.This may cause severe enginedamage.
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WARNING - Hot radiator
Never remove the radiator cap
when the engine is hot. The
engine coolant is under pres-
sure and could cause severe
burns. Wait until the engine is
cool before adding coolant to
the reservoir.
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✽ ✽
NOTICE- Fuel gauge
Running out of fuel can expose vehi-
cle occupants to danger. You must
stop and obtain additional fuel as
soon as possible after the warning
light comes on or when the gauge
indicator comes close to the “E
(Empty)” level.
✽ ✽NOTICE
The fuel display may not be accu-
rate if the vehicle is on an incline.
Odometer
Odometer
The odometer indicates the total dis-
tance the vehicle has been driven.
You will also find the odometer useful
to determine when periodic mainte-
nance should be performed.
- Odometer range :
1,599,999 km or 0 ~ 999,999
miles.
Outside Temperature Gauge
This gauge indicates the current out-
side air temperatures by 1°F (1°C).
- Temperature range :-40°C ~ 85°C (- 40°F ~ 211°F)
CAUTION - Low fuel
Avoid driving with extremelylow fuel level. Running out offuel could cause the engine tomisfire, damaging the catalyticconverter.
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Instant Fuel Economy (2)
This mode displays the instant fuel
economy during the last few sec-
onds when the vehicle speed is
more than 10km/h (6.2 MPH).
- Fuel economy range:0.0 ~ 30 km/L , L/100km or 0.0 ~
50.0 MPGAccumulated driving information
mode (For type B, C cluster)
Displays accumulated information
starting from mileage/fuel efficien-
cy/time default point.
Accumulated information is calcu- lated after the vehicle has run for
more than 300 meters (0.18 miles).
If you press "OK" button for more than 1 second after the Cumulative
Information is displayed, the infor-
mation will be reset.
If the engine is running, even when the vehicle is not in motion, the
information will be accumulated.
One time driving information
mode (For type B, C cluster)
The vehicle will display Driving
Information once per one ignition
cycle.
Fuel efficiency is calculated after the vehicle has run for more than
300 meters (0.18 miles).
The Driving Information will be reset 4 hours after ignition has
been turned off. So, when the vehi-
cle ignition is turned on within 4
hours, the information will not be
reset.
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CAUTION
Level warning light on or withthe fuel level below “E” cancause the engine to misfire anddamage the catalytic converter(if equipped).
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Features of your vehicle
Lights
One Touch Turn Signal- Off : The one touch turn signalfunction will be deactivated.
- 3, 5, 7 Flashes : The lane change signals will blink 3, 5, or 7 times
when the turn signal lever is
moved slightly.
❈ For more details, refer to “Light” in
this chapter.
Head Lamp Delay - If this item is checked, the headlamp delay function will be acti-
vated. Sound
Volume for Parking Distance
Warning (if equipped)
- Adjust the Parking distance warn-ing volume. (Level 1 ~ 3)
❈ For more details, refer to “Parking
distance warning System” in this
chapter.
- If this itemis is checked, the wel-come sound function will be acti-
vated. Convenience
Welcome Mirror/Light (if equipped) :
- If this item is checked, the wel-come Mirror/light function will be
activated.
Wireless Charging System (if equipped) :
- If this item is checked, the wire-less charging system function will
be activated.
Wiper/Light Display (if equipped) : - If this item is checked, theWiper/Light Display will be activat-
ed.
Gear position pop-up (if equipped) : To activate or deactivate the gear
position pop-up. When activated,
the gear position will be displayed
in the cluster LCD display.
Icy road warning (if equipped) : If this item is checked, the Icy road
warning display will be activated.
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Press START button with smart key
(for smart key system)
This warning message illuminates
if you press the Engine Start/Stop
Button while the warning message
“Key not detected” is illuminating.
At this time, the immobilizer indica- tor light blinks.
Check fuse “BRAKE SWITCH”
(for smart key system)
This warning message illuminates if the brake switch fuse is discon-
nected.
It means that you should replace the fuse with a new one. If that is
not possible, you can start the
engine by pressing the Engine
Start/Stop Button for 10 seconds in
the ACC position. Shift to P or N to start engine
(for smart key system)
This warning message illuminates
if you try to start the engine with
the shift lever not in the P (Park) or
N (Neutral) position.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
You can start the engine with the
shift lever in the N (Neutral) position.
But, for your safety, we recommend
that you start the engine with the
shift lever in the P (Park) position.
Check Forward Collision Avoidance
Assist system (if equipped)
This warning message illuminates
if there is a malfunction with the
Forward Collision Avoidance Assist
(FCA) system. In this case, have
your vehicle inspected by an
authorized Kia dealer.
❈ For more details, refer to “Forward
Collision Avoidance Assist (FCA)
system” in chapter 5.
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