2019 KIA SORENTO towing

What to do in an emergency
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IF YOU HAVE A FLAT TIRE
Jack and tools
The jack and wheel lug nut wrench
are stored in the luggage compart-
ment.
Open the panel indicated in the illus-
tration and locate the following tools:
(1) Jack handle
(2) Jack
(3) Wheel lug nut wrench
(4) Socket
Jacking instructions
The jack is provided for emergency
tire changing only.
To prevent the jack from “rattling”
while the vehicle is in motion, store it
in the luggage compartment insert
provided.
Follow jacking instructions to reduce
the possibility of personal injury. Always move the vehicle complete-
ly off the road and onto the shoul-
der before trying to change a tire.
The jack should be used on a firm
level ground. If you cannot find a
firm, level place off the road, call a
towing service company for assis-
tance.
Be sure to use the correct front and rear jacking positions on the vehi-
cle; never use the bumpers or any
other part of the vehicle for jack
support.
Do not allow anyone to remain in the vehicle while it is on the jack.
Make sure any children present are in a secure place away from
the road and from the vehicle to be
raised with the jack.
WARNING- Changing
tires
Never attempt vehicle repairs in
the traffic lanes of a public road
or highway.
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WARNING- Tire Jack
Do not place any portion of your
body under a vehicle that is
only supported by a jack since
the vehicle can easily roll off the
jack. Use vehicle support
stands.

What to do in an emergency
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TOWING
Towing service
If emergency towing is necessary,
we recommend having it done by an
authorized Kia dealer or a commer-
cial tow-truck service. Proper lifting
and towing procedures are neces-
sary to prevent damage to the vehi-
cle. The use of wheel dollies or
flatbed is recommended.
For trailer towing guidelines informa-
tion, refer to “Trailer towing” in sec-tion 5.
On AWD vehicles, your vehicle must
be towed with a wheel lift and dollies
or flatbed equipment with all the
wheels off the ground.
On FWD vehicles, it is acceptable to
tow the vehicle with the rear wheels
on the ground (without dollies) and
the front wheels off the ground.
If any of the loaded wheels or sus-
pension components are damaged
or the vehicle is being towed with the
front wheels on the ground, use a
towing dolly under the front wheels. When being towed by a commercial
tow truck and wheel dollies are not
used, the front of the vehicle should
always be lifted, not the rear.
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dolly
dolly
WARNING - Side and
curtain Air bag
If your vehicle is equipped with
side and curtain air bag, set the
ignition switch to LOCK or ACC
position when the vehicle is
being towed.
The side and curtain air bag
may deploy when the ignition is
ON, and the rollover sensor
detects the situation as a
rollover.
CAUTION
The AWD vehicle should never be towed with the wheels on theground. This can cause seriousdamage to the transmission orthe AWD system.

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What to do in an emergency
When towing your vehicle in an
emergency without wheel dollies :
1. Set the ignition switch in the ACCposition.
2. Place the transmission shift lever in N (Neutral).
3. Release the parking brake.
CAUTION - Towing gear position
Failure to place the transmis-sion shift lever in N (Neutral)may cause internal damage tothe transmission.
CAUTION - Towing
Do not tow the vehicle back- wards with the front wheels onthe ground as this may causedamage to the vehicle.
Do not tow with sling-type equipment. Use wheel lift orflatbed equipment.
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Maintenance
SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE SERVICE
Follow the Normal Maintenance
Schedule if the vehicle is usually
operated where none of the following
conditions apply. If any of the follow-
ing conditions apply, follow the
Maintenance Under Severe Usage
Conditions.
Repeated driving short distance ofless than 8 km (5 miles) in normal
temperature or less than 16 km (10
miles)in freezing temperature
Extensive engine idling or low speed driving for long distances
Driving on rough, dusty, muddy, unpaved, graveled or salt-spread
roads
Driving in areas using salt or other corrosive materials or in very cold
weather
Driving in heavy dust condition
Driving in heavy traffic area
Driving on uphill, downhill, or mountain road repeatedly Towing a trailer or using a camper,
or roof rack
Driving as a patrol car, taxi, other commercial use of vehicle towing
Driving over 170 km/h (106 mile/h)
Frequently driving in stop-and-go condition
If your vehicle is operated in any ofthe prior listed conditions, you shouldinspect, replace or refill more fre-quently, using the severe usagemaintenance schedule instead of thenormal usage maintenance sched-ule.

Maintenance
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Severe driving conditions
A - Repeatedly driving short distance of less than 8 km (5 miles)
in normal temperature or less than 16 km (10 miles) in freez-
ing temperature
B - Extensive engine idling or low speed driving for long dis- tances
C - Driving on rough, dusty, muddy, unpaved, graveled or salt- spread roads
D - Driving in areas using salt or other corrosive materials or in very cold weather E - Driving in heavy dust condition
F - Driving in heavy traffic area
G- Driving on uphill, downhill, or mountain road repeatedly
H - Towing a Trailer, or using a camper, or roof rack
I - Driving as a patrol car, taxi, other commercial use or vehicle
towing
J - Driving over 170 km/h (106 mph)
K - Frequently driving in stop-and-go conditions
MAINTENANCE ITEMMAINTENANCE OPERATIONMAINTENANCE INTERVALSDRIVING
CONDITION
Drive shafts and bootsIMore frequentlyC, D, E, F, G, H, I, J
Rear axle oil (AWD)REvery 120,000 km (75,000 miles)C, E, G, H, I, J
Transfer case oil (AWD)REvery 120,000 km (75,000 miles)C, E, G, H, I, J
Climate control air filterRMore frequentlyC, E, G
Propeller shaftIMore frequentlyC, D, E, F,G, H, I, J

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Index
Scheduled maintenance service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
Explanation of scheduled maintenance items . . . . . 7-15
Tire maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-42
Maintenance schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9 Normal maintenance schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
Maintenance under severe usage conditions . . . . . . 7-13
Maintenance services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5 Owner’s responsibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
Owner maintenance precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
Maintenance when trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-131
Manual climate control system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-141 Heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-142
3rd row air conditioning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-147
System operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-148
Climate control air filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-150
Checking the amount of air conditioner refrigerant and compressor lubricant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-151
Map lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13\
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Map lamp (Bulb type) bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . 7-86
Map lamp (LED type) bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . 7-87
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-61 Inside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-61
Day/Night rearview mirror. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-61
Electro Chromic Mirror (ECM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-62
Electric Chromatic Mirror (ECM) with compass . . 4-63
Electro chromic mirror with HomeLink system . . . 4-66
Outside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-71 Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-72
Reverse parking aid function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-73
Folding the outside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-73
Occupant detection system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-53
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
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Oil (Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-19
One time driving information mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-85
Online factory authorized manuals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-16
Operation in foreign countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Operation (Air bags) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-47
Other fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-\
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Outside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-71
Outside temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-80
Overheats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
6-8
Owner maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8 Owner maintenance schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8
Panoramic sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-51 Sunroof open warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-52
Sunshade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-53\
Sliding the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-53
Tilting the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-55
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Index
Tire pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9Check tire pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Low tire pressure telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11
Changing a tire with TPMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-13
Tire replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-41
Tire rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-39
Tire specification and pressure label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-37,8-5 Tire care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-37\
Recommended cold tire inflation pressures . . . . . . . 7-37
Tire pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-38
Checking tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-38
Tire rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-39
Wheel alignment and tire balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-40
Tire replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-41
Wheel replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-42
Tire traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-42
Tire maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-42
Tire sidewall labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-46
Tire terminology and definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-48
All season tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-49
Summer tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-49
Snow tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-49
Radial-ply tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-49
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 6-26 Towing service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-26 Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-126
Hitches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12\
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Safety chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-127
Trailer brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-127
Driving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-127
Maintenance when trailer towing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-131
If you do decide to pull a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-132
Transmission - Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Transmission shift indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-80
Transmitter precautions (Folding key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Trip information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-83
Trip modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-83\
Turn by turn mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-86
Turn signals and lane change signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-128
USB charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-178
User settings mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-89
Using a child restraint system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-39
Vanity mirror lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-138
Vanity mirror lamp (Bulb type) bulb replacement . . . . 7-90
Vanity mirror lamp (LED type) bulb replacement . . . . 7-90
Vehicle break-in process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Vehicle certification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10
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