
Specifications, Consumer information, Reporting safety defects
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8
Registering your vehicle in a foreign country
If you plan to register your vehicle in a foreign country,
you should confirm that it conforms to the regulations in
that country. Even if you successfully register the vehicle
in a foreign country, you may experience the following
problems and should therefore consider the possibility of
having to deal with them:
1. The fuel specified for your vehicle may be unavailable.
If other than the specified fuel is used, it could cause
damage to the engine, the fuel injection system, and
other fuel-related parts which may not be covered
under your New Vehicle Emissions Limited Warranty.
2. We must, therefore, clearly state that when you leave the country in which you purchased your Kia new and
register it in another country, problems arising from the
use of fuel other than the specified fuel are not subject
to manufacturer’s warranty. Because vehicles like
yours may not be marketed in the new country of reg-
istration, parts, servicing techniques and tools neces-
sary to maintain and repair your vehicle may be
unavailable.
Even if vehicles like yours are sold there, mechanical
specifications required by the government may vary
enough from the country of purchase to cause addi-
tional problems. 3. There may not be an Authorized K900 Kia dealer in the
area in which you plan to register your vehicle. You may
additionally experience difficulty in obtaining services
in a foreign country for any number of reasons.
Further, we cannot assume any responsibility for prob-
lems that result from unsatisfactory service or lack of
service outside of the United States.

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The electrical system of your vehicle is designed to per-
form under all reasonably expected operating conditions.
However, before any additional electrical equipment is
installed in your vehicle, consult an Authorized K900 Kia
dealer, in order to ensure that you do not void your war-
ranty.
Certain electrical equipment, or the way in which it is
installed, may adversely affect the operation of your vehi-
cle, including such systems as the engine control system,
the audio system and the electrical charging system and
thus potentially void all or part of your warranty.
We assume no responsibility for any expense you may
incur or for any malfunction of your vehicle or any of its
components or systems that may result from the installa-
tion of additional electrical equipment that is not supplied,
or recommended for installation by, Kia.Installation of a mobile two-way radio system
If a mobile two-way radio system is installed improperly,
or if an excessively powerful type of system is used, other
electronic systems may be adversely affected. To avoid
damage to your vehicle, consult an Authorized K900 Kia
dealer concerning the proper equipment and installation.
Kia motor vehicles are designed and manufactured to
meet or exceed all applicable safety standards.
For your safety, however, we strongly urge you to read
and follow all directions in this Owner's Manual, particu-
larly the information under the headings "NOTICE",
"CAUTION" and "WARNING".
If, after reading this manual, you have any questions
regarding the operation of your vehicle, safety issues and
defects please contact your Kia's toll-free Consumer
Assistance hot line as below:
National Consumer Affairs Manager
Kia Motors America, Inc.
P.O. Box 52410
Irvine, CA 92619-2410
1-800-333-4Kia (4542)
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT (U.S. ONLY)

If you believe that your vehicle has a defect which could
cause a crash or could cause injury or death, you should
immediately inform the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) in addition to notifying Kia
Motors America, Inc.
If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may open an
investigation, and if it finds that a safety defect exists in a
group of vehicles, it may order a recall and remedy cam-
paign. However, NHTSA cannot become involved in indi-
vidual problems between you, your dealer, or Kia Motors
America, Inc.
To contact NHTSA, you may call the Vehicle Safety
Hotline toll-free at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-
9153); go to http://www.safercar.gov; download the
SaferCar mobile application; or write to: Administrator,
NHTSA, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., Washington, DC
20590. You can also obtain other information about motor
vehicle safety from http://www.safercar.gov.The following publications are available on
www.KiaTechinfo.com
Service manual:
This manual covers maintenance and recommended pro-
cedures for repair to engine and chassis components. It
is written for the Journeyman mechanic, but is simple
enough for most mechanically inclined owners to under-
stand.
Electrical troubleshooting manual:
This manual complements the Service Manual by provid-
ing indepth troubleshooting information for each electrical
circuit in your vehicle.
Owner's manual:
This manual describes the overall features and operating
procedures for the vehicle.
REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS
(U.S. ONLY)
ONLINE FACTORY AUTHORIZED MANUALS
(U.S. ONLY)
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Index
Battery replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10, 7-34
Battery saver function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-114
Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 7-34Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-34
Recharging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-36
Reset items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-37
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Blade inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-31
Blade replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-31
Blind-Spot Collision Warning/ Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-116
System description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-116
System setting and activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-117
Warning message and system control . . . . . . . . . . 5-119
Limitations of the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-125
Blind-spot view monitor system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-113
Bonnet see the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-42
Brake discs, pads, calipers and rotors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-20
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-19, 7-26 Checking the brake fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-26
Brake hoses and lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-19
Brake system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31 Power brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31
Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33
Auto hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-39
Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-43 Electronic Stability Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-45
Vehicle Stability Management (VSM) . . . . . . . . . . . 5-49
Hill-start Assist Control (HAC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-51
Button start/stop, see engine start/stop button . . . . . . . . 5-7
California perchlorate notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-95
Camera (rear view) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-111
Care Care of seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-38
SRS Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-75
Care of seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-38
Center console storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-151
Central door lock switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19
Chains - Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-153
Changing the coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-25
Changing the engine oil and filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-22
Checking fluid levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-20
Checking the brake fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-26
Checking the coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-23
Checking the engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-21
Checking the washer fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-27
Checking tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-39
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ECO coasting system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23The ECO-coasting system setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
ECO-coasting operation conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-24
The ECO-coasting system release conditions . . . . . 5-24
Economical operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-146
Electric Chromic Mirror (ECM) with
HomeLink
®system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-58
Electric power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-54
Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-45
Emergency starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5 Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Emergency trunk safety release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36
Emergency while driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-92 Crankcase emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-92
Evaporative emission control (including ORVR:Onboard Refueling Vapor Recovery) system. . . . . 7-92
Exhaust emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-93
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6, 7-4
Engine compartment fuse replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-57
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-23 Checking the coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-23
Changing the coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-25
Engine coolant temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-72
Engine oil and filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-17 Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-\
21
Checking the engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-21
Changing the engine oil and filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-22
Engine overheats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Engine start/stop button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7 Illuminated engine start/stop button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Engine start/stop button position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Engine start/stop button illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Engine start/stop button position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Engine will not start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Evaporative emission control (including ORVR: Onboard Refueling Vapor Recovery) system . . . . . . 7-92
Exhaust emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-93
Exhaust pipe and muffler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-20
Explanation of scheduled maintenance items . . . . . . . 7-17 Engine oil and filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-17
Drive belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-17
Fuel filter (for Gasoline) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-17
Fuel lines, fuel hoses and connections . . . . . . . . . . . 7-17
Vapor hose and fuel filler cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-17
Vacuum crankcase ventilation hoses . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-18
Air cleaner filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-18
Spark plugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-18
Valve clearance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-18
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-18
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-\
18
Automatic transmission fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-18
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Brake hoses and lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-19
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-19
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-20
Brake discs, pads, calipers and rotors . . . . . . . . . . . 7-20
Exhaust pipe and muffler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-20
Suspension mounting bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-20
Steering gear box, linkage & boots/lower arm ball joint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-20
Drive shafts and boots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-20
Air conditioning refrigerant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-20
Exterior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-84
Exterior overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Filter inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-29
Filter replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-28
Flat tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 6-14 Jack and tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14
Removing the spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
Storing the spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
Changing tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
Compact spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-20
Floor mat anchor(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-163
Folding the outside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-68 Forward Collision-Avoidance assist (FCA) . . . . . . . . . 5-53
System setting and activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-53
FCA warning message and system control . . . . . . . 5-55
Brake operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-57
FCA sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-58
System malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-60
Limitation of the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-62
Recognizing pedestrians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-66
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist-Lane-Change Oncoming function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-114
Function operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-114
Warning message and function control . . . . . . . . . 5-114
Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-115
Front passenger's seat belt warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29
Front seat adjustment (Power) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Front seat position memory system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Fuel filler lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-44
Fuel filter (for Gasoline) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-17
Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-72\
Fuel lines, fuel hoses and connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-17
Fuse/relay panel description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-59
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 7-53 Inner panel fuse replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-55
Engine compartment fuse replacement . . . . . . . . . . 7-57
Fuse/relay panel description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-59
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Smart key functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Smart trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32\
Smart ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-150
Smooth cornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-149
Snow tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-152, 7-50
Spare tireRemoving the spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
Storing the spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
Changing tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
Compact spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-20
Spark plugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-18\
Special driving conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-148 Hazardous driving conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-148
Rocking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-148
Smooth cornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-149
Driving at night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-149
Driving in the rain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-150
Driving in flooded areas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-151
Driving off-road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-151
Highway driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-151
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-71
SRS Care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
3-75
SRS components and functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-54
Starting difficulties, see engine will not start . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Starting the engine - With a smart key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Steering gear box, linkage & boots/ lower arm ball joint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-20 Steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-54
Electric power steering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-54
Tilt and telescopic steering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-55
Heated steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-56
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-57
Storage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-151 Center console storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-151
Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-151
Sunglass holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-152
Summer tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-50
Sunglass holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-152
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-48 Sunroof open warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-49
Sunshade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-50\
Sliding the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-50
Tilting the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-52
Resetting the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-52
Sunroof open warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-49
Sunshade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
4-50
Sunvisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
156
Surround View Monitoring System (SVM) . . . . . . . . 4-112
Suspension mounting bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-20
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-71\
Theft-alarm stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
T