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Even with the anti-lock brake sys-tem, your vehicle still requires suf-
ficient stopping distance. Always
maintain a safe distance from the
vehicle in front of you.
Always slow down when cornering. The anti-lock brake system cannot
prevent accidents resulting from
excessive speeds.
On loose or uneven road surfaces, operation of the anti-lock brake
system may result in a longer stop-
ping distance than for vehicles
equipped with a conventional
brake system. The ABS warning light will stay on for
approximately 3 seconds after the
ignition switch is ON. During that
time, the ABS will go through self-
diagnosis and the light will go off if
everything is normal. If the light stays
on, you may have a problem with
your ABS. Contact an authorized Kia
dealer as soon as possible. When you drive on a road having
poor traction, such as an icy road,
and have operated your brakes
continuously, the ABS will be active
continuously and the ABS warning
light may illuminate. Pull your vehi-
cle over to a safe place and stop
the engine.
Restart the engine. If the ABS warning light goes off, then your
ABS system is normal. Otherwise,
you may have a problem with the
ABS. Contact an authorized Kia
dealer as soon as possible.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
When you jump start your vehicle
because of a drained battery, the
engine may not run as smoothly and
the ABS warning light may turn on at
the same time. This happens because
of low battery voltage. It does not
mean your ABS has malfunctioned.
• Do not pump your brakes!
• Have the battery recharged before
driving the vehicle.
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The Vehicle Stability Management
system is not a substitute for safe
driving practices but a supplemen-
tary function only. It is the respon-
sibility of the driver to always check
the speed and the distance to the
vehicle ahead. Always hold the
steering wheel firmly while driving.
Your vehicle is designed to activate according to the driver’s intention,
even with installed VSM. Always fol-
low all the normal precautions for
driving at safe speeds for the condi-
tions – including driving in inclement
weather and on a slippery road.Hill-start assist control (HAC)
A vehicle has the tendency to roll
back on a steep hill when it starts to
go after stopping. The Hill-start
Assist Control (HAC) prevents the
vehicle from rolling back by applying
the brakes automatically for about 2
seconds. The brakes are released
when the accelerator pedal is
depressed or after about 2 seconds.
The HAC is activated only for about 2
seconds, so when the vehicle is
starting off always depress the accel-
erator pedal.
Good braking practices
Check to be sure the parking brakeis not engaged and the parking
brake indicator light is out before
driving away.
Driving through water may get the brakes wet. They can also get wet
when the vehicle is washed. Wet
brakes can be dangerous! Your
vehicle will not stop as quickly if the
brakes are wet. Wet brakes may
cause the vehicle to pull to one side.
To dry the brakes, apply the brakes
lightly until the braking action
returns to normal, taking care to
keep the vehicle under control at all
times. If the braking action does not
return to normal, stop as soon as it
is safe to do so and call an author-
ized Kia dealer for assistance.
Don't coast down hills with the vehicle out of gear. This is extreme-
ly hazardous. Keep the vehicle in
gear at all times, use the brakes to
slow down, then shift to a lower
gear so that engine braking will
help you maintain a safe speed.
WARNING- Maintaining
Brake Pressure on Incline
HAC does not replace the need
to apply brakes while stopped on
an incline. While stopped, make
sure you maintain brake pres-
sure sufficient to prevent your
vehicle from rolling backward
and causing an accident. Don’t
release the brake pedal until you
are ready to accelerate forward.WARNING
For maximum protection, always
wear your seat belt. No system,
no matter how advanced, can
compensate for all driver error
and/or driving conditions.
Always drive responsibly.
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➀Cruise indicator
➁ Set speed
\b Vehicle-to-vehicle distance
The smart cruise control system
allows you to program the vehicle to
maintain a constant speed and dis-
tance to the vehicle ahead without
depressing the accelerator or brake
pedal.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
To activate smart cruise control,
depress the brake pedal at least once
after turning the ignition switch to
the ON position or starting the
engine. This is to check if the brake
switch which is important part to
cancel smart cruise control is in nor-
mal condition.
SMART CRUISE CONTROL WITH STOP & GO SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
WARNING
For your safety, please read the
owner's manual before using the
smart cruise control system.
WARNING
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Smart cruise control sys-
tem Limitations
The smart cruise control system
is a supplemental system and is
not a substitute for safe driving
practices. It is the responsibility
of the driver to always check the
speed and distance to the vehi-
cle ahead.
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Smart cruise control will be tem-
porarily canceled when:
Cancelled manually
The smart cruise control is temporar-
ily canceled when the brake pedal is
depressed or the CANCEL button is
pressed. Depress the brake pedal
and press the CANCEL button at the
same time, when the vehicle is at a
standstill. The speed and vehicle to
vehicle distance indicator on the
cluster is disappeared and the
CRUISE indicator is illuminated con-
tinuously. Cancelled automatically
The driver's door is opened.
The shift lever is shifted to N
(Neutral), R (Reverse) or P (Paking).
The EPB (electronic parking brake) is applied.
The vehicle speed is over 110 mph (180 km/h)
The ESC, ABS or TCS is operating.
The ESC is turned off.
The sensor or the cover is dirty or blocked with foreign matter.
When the vehicle is stopped for over 5 minutes.
The driver starts driving by pushing the toggle switch up (RES+)/down
(SET-) or depressing the accelera-
tor pedal, after stopping the vehicle
with a vehicle stopped far away in
front.
Engine rpm is in the red zone.
The accelerator pedal is continu- ously depressed for long time.
The engine speed is in dangerous range.
The SCC system has malfunc- tioned. When activating the ISG mode.
When the braking control is operat-
ed for Forward Collision-Avoidance
Assist(FCA).
The vehicle is stopped for more than 5 minutes.
The driver starts driving by pushing the toggle switch up (RES+)/down
(SET-) or depressing the accelera-
tor pedal, after the vehicle is
stopped by the Smart Cruise
Control system with no other vehi-
cle ahead.
The vehicle stops and goes repeat- edly for a long period of time.
When the parking brake is locked.
Engine has some problems.
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Driving your vehicle
If the vehicle ahead (vehicle speed:
less than 20 mph (30 km/h) disap-
pears to the next lane, the warning
chime will sound and a message will
appear. Adjust your vehicle speed for
vehicles or objects that can sudden-
ly appear in front of you by depress-
ing the brake pedal according to the
road condition ahead and driving
condition.
In traffic situation
Use switch or pedal to accelerate
In traffic, your vehicle will stop if thevehicle ahead of you stops. Also, if
the vehicle ahead of you starts
moving, your vehicle will start as
well. However, if the vehicle stops
you must depress the accelerator
pedal or push up the toggle switch
(RES+) to start driving.
CAUTION
The warning chime sounds and LCD display blinks if it ishard to maintain the selecteddistance to the vehicle ahead.
If the warning chime sounds, actively adjust the vehiclespeed by depressing thebrake pedal according to theroad condition ahead anddriving condition.
Even if the warning chime is not activated, always payattention to the driving condi-tions to prevent dangeroussituations from occurring.
Be alert to road conditions as radio, sound and outside con-ditions could interrupt a warn-ing sound.
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Vehicle recognition
Some vehicles ahead in your lane
cannot be recognized by the sensor
as follows:
- Narrow vehicles such as motorcy-
cles or bicycles
- Vehicles offset to one side
- Slow-moving vehicles or sudden- decelerating vehicles
- Stopped vehicles
- Vehicles with small rear profiles such as trailers with no loads A vehicle ahead cannot be recog-
nized correctly by the sensor if any of
following occurs:
- When the vehicle is pointing
upwards due to overloading in the
trunk(tailgate)
- While making turns by steering
- When driving to one side of the lane
- When driving on narrow lanes or on curves
Adjust your vehicle speed by
depressing the brake pedal accord-
ing to the road condition ahead and
driving condition. When vehicles are at a standstill
and the vehicle in front of you
changes to the next lane, be care-
ful when your vehicle starts to
move because it may not immedi-
ately recognize the stopped vehicle
in front of you.
In this case, you must maintain a
safe braking distance, and if neces-
sary, depress the brake pedal to
reduce your driving speed in order to
maintain a safe distance.
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SPORT mode
SPORT mode focuses on
dynamic driving by auto-
matically adjusting the
steering wheel, engine
and transaxle system.

button is pressed and
the SPORT mode is
selected, the SPORT
indicator (yellow) will illu-
minate.
is activated, and the
engine start/stop button
is turned off and on it will
change to NORMAL
mode. To turn on the
SPORT mode press
DRIVE MODE button
again.
ed:
- While holding vehicle speed, it maintains the
gear and RPM for some
time even though the
accelerator pedal is not
depressed.
- Up-shifting is delayed.
✽ ✽
NOTICE
In Sport drive mode, the fuel effi-
ciency may decrease.
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The Driver Attention Warning sys-
tem does not suggest the driver to
take a break, when the total driving
time is shorter than 10 minutes.Resetting the system
The last break time is set to 00:00and the driver's attention level is
set to 5 (very attentive) when the
driver resets the Driver Attention
Warning system.
The driver attention warning sys- tem resets in the following situa-
tions. - The engine is turned OFF.
- The driver unfastens the seat belt
and then opens the driver’s door
in stop.
- Stop lasting more than 10 min- utes.
The driver attention warning sys- tem operates again, when the driv-
er restarts driving.
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