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Thank you for becoming the owner of a new Kia vehicle.
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Foreword

Safety features of your vehicle
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Reclining seatback
Sitting in a reclined position when
the vehicle is in motion can be dan-
gerous. Even when buckled up, the
protections of your restraint system
(seat belts and/or air bags) is greatly
reduced by reclining your seatback.Seat belts must be snug against your
hips and chest to work properly.
When the seatback is reclined, the
shoulder belt cannot do its job
because it will not be snug against
your chest. Instead, it will be in front
of you. During an accident, you could
be thrown into the seat belt, causing
neck or other injuries.
The more the seatback is reclined,
the greater chance the passenger’s
hips will slide under the lap belt or
the passenger’s neck will strike the
shoulder belt.Seat height
To change the height of the seat, push
the lever upwards or downwards.
To lower the seat cushion, push the
lever down several times.
To raise the seat cushion, pull the lever up several times.
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WARNING
NEVER ride with a reclined seat-
back when the vehicle is moving.
Riding with a reclined seatback
increases your chance of serious
or fatal injuries in the event of a
collision or sudden stop.
WARNING - Seating
Position
To reduce the risk of injury in a
crash, both drivers and passen-
gers should always sit as far
back as possible in the upright
position with the seatbelt prop-
erly secured.

Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-58\
• Inside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-58
• Outside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-65
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-68
• Instrument Cluster Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-69
• LCD Display Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-69
• Gauges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-70
• Transaxle Shift Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-73
LCD Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-74
• LCD Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-74
• Service Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-75
• User Settings Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-77
Trip modes (Trip computer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-83
• Trip Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-83\
• Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-83
• Trip A/B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
4-85
• Digital speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-86
• One time driving information mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-86
• Turn By Turn Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-87
• LDWS Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-87
• A/V Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
87
• Warning Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-88
Warning and indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-96
• Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-96
• Indicator Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-103
Rear parking assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-108
• Operation of the rear parking assist system . . . . . . 4-108
• Non-operational conditions of rear parking assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-109
• Rear parking assist system precautions . . . . . . . . . 4-110
• Self-diagnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-111
Parking assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-112
• Operation of the parking assist system . . . . . . . . . . 4-112
• Non-operational conditions of parking assist system. . 4-114
• Self-diagnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-116
Rearview camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-117
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-118
• Battery saver function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-118
• Daytime running light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-118
• Lighting control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-118
• High beam operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-120
• High Beam Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-121
• Turn signals and lane change signals . . . . . . . . . . . 4-123
• Front fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-123
• Check headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-124
• AFLS (Adaptive Front Lighting System) . . . . . . . . 4-124
Wipers and washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-125
• Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-125
• Front windshield washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-126
• Rear window wiper and washer switch. . . . . . . . . . 4-127
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Features of your vehicle
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4
✽ ✽
NOTICE
• The power liftgate can be operated
when the engine is not running.
However the power liftgate opera-
tion consumes large amounts of
vehicle electric power. To prevent
the battery from being discharged,
do not operate it excessively.
• To prevent the battery from being discharged, do not leave the power
liftgate in the open position for a
long time.
• Do not modify or repair any part of the power liftgate by yourself.
This must be done by an author-
ized Kia dealer.
• When jacking up the vehicle to change a tire or repair the vehicle,
do not operate the power liftgate.
This could cause the power liftgate
to operate improperly. (Continued)(Continued)
• In cold and wet climates, the
power liftgate may not work prop-
erly due to freezing conditions.
• It is recommended to wait until the power liftgate is fully closed
before starting the vehicle. The
power liftgate may not close fully
if the vehicle is started during
automatic closing.
CAUTION
Do not operate the power lift-
gate more than 5 times continu-ously.
It may damage the power liftgatesystem. If you operate the powerliftgate more than 5 times con-tinuously, the chime will sound 3times and the power liftgate willnot operate. At this time, stopoperating the liftgate and leave itfor more than 1 minute.
WARNING
Make sure there are no people
or objects around the liftgate
before opening or closing the
power liftgate. Wait until the lift-
gate is open fully and stopped
before loading or unloading
cargo from the vehicle.

Features of your vehicle
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4
Electronic power steering
(EPS)
The power steering uses a motor to
assist you in steering the vehicle. If
the engine is off or if the power steer-
ing system becomes inoperative, the
vehicle may still be steered, but it will
require increased steering effort.
Electronic power steering is con-
trolled by a power steering control
unit which senses the steering wheel
torque and vehicle speed to com-
mand the motor.
The steering becomes heavier as the
vehicle’s speed increases and
becomes lighter as the vehicle’s
speed decreases for optimum steer-
ing control.
Should you notice any change in the
effort required to steer during normal
vehicle operation, have the power
steering checked by an authorized
Kia dealer. If the Electronic Power Steering
System does not operate normally,
the warning light will illuminate on
the instrument cluster. The steering
wheel may require increased
steering effort. Take your vehicle to
an authorized Kia dealer and have
the vehicle checked as soon as
possible.
When you operate the steering wheel in low temperature, the steer-
ing effort may be high or abnormal
noise may occur. If temperature
rises, the noise will likely disappear.
This is a normal condition.
When the vehicle is stationary, and the steering wheel is turned all the
way to the left or right continuous-
ly, the steering wheel becomes
harder to turn. The power assist is
limited to protect the motor from
overheating.
As time passes, the steering wheel
will return to its normal condition.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
The following symptoms may occur
during normal vehicle operation:
• The EPS warning light does not
illuminate.
• The steering gets heavy immedi- ately after turning the ignition
switch on. This happens as the sys-
tem performs the EPS system
diagnostics. When the diagnostics
are completed, the steering wheel
will return to its normal condition.
• A click noise may be heard from the EPS relay after the ignition
switch is turned to the ON or
LOCK (OFF) position.
• A motor noise may be heard when the vehicle is at a stop or at a low
driving speed.
• If the Electronic Power Steering System does not operate normally,
the warning light will illuminate on
the instrument cluster. The steer-
ing wheel may become difficult to
control or operate abnormally.
Take your vehicle to an authorized
Kia dealer and have the vehicle
checked as soon as possible. (Continued)
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Features of your vehicle
Edit settings after engaging park-ing brake/Edit settings after shift-ing to P
This warning message illuminates if
you try to select an item from the
User Settings mode while driving.
For your safety, change the User
Settings after parking the vehicle,
applying the parking brake and mov-
ing the shift lever to P (Park).
Service Mode
Tire Pressure
This mode displays the pressure sta-
tus of each tire.
You can change the tire pressure unit
in "User settings" mode.
❈ For more information, refer to “Tire
Pressure Monitoring System
(TPMS)” in chapter 7.
Service Interval
Service interval
It calculates and displays when you
need a scheduled maintenance
service (mileage or days).
If the remaining mileage or time reach-
es 900 mi. (1,500 km) or 30 days,
“Service in” message is displayed for
several seconds each time you set
the ignition switch or Engine
Start/Stop Button to the ON position.
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Features of your vehicle
Master Warning Mode
This warning light informs the driv-er the following situations
- Blind Spot Detection (BSD) mal-function (if equipped)
- Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) malfunction (if equipped)
- Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) malfunction (if equipped)
- Lamp malfunction and so on.
The Master Warning Light illumi-
nates when more than one of the
above warning situations occur. At
this time, the LCD Modes Icon will
change from ( ) to ( ).
If the warning situation is solved, the
master warning light will be turned off
and the LCD Modes Icon will be
changed back to its previous icon ( ).
User Settings Mode
Description
In this mode, you can change setting
of the doors, lights, etc.
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WARNING
Do not adjust the User Setting
while driving. You may lose your
steering control and cause
severe personal injury or acci-
dents.