
Features of your vehicle
Smart key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
• Record your key number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
• Smart key functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
• Remote keyless entry system operations . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
• Transmitter precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
• Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
• Mechanical key operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
• Immobilizer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Theft-alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
• Armed stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
• Theft-alarm stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
• Disarmed stage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Door locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
• Operating door locks from outside the vehicle. . . . . 4-17
• Operating door locks from inside the vehicle . . . . . . 4-18
• Door lock/unlock features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
• Auto door lock/unlock feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
• Child-protector rear door lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
4-23
• Non-power trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23
• Power trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25
Smart trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32
• Emergency trunk safety release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37
• Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38
Hood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-42
• Opening the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-42
• Closing the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-43
Fuel filler lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-44
• Opening the fuel filler lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-44
• Closing the fuel filler lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-44
• Emergency fuel filler lid release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-45
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
Steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-54
• Electric Power Steering (EPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-54
• Tilt and telescopic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-55
• Heated steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-56
• Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 4-57
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-58\
• Inside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-58
• Outside rearview mirror. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-66
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-69
• Instrument cluster control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-70
• LCD window control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-70
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Features of your vehicle
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4
Immobilizer system
Your vehicle is equipped with an
electronic engine immobilizer system
to reduce the risk of unauthorized
vehicle use.
Whenever the ENGINE START/STOP
button is changed to the ON position,
the immobilizer system checks and
verifies if the key is valid or not.
If the key is valid, the engine will
start.
If the key is invalid, the engine will
not start.
✽ ✽
NOTICE
In order to prevent theft of your
vehicle, do not leave spare keys any-
where in your vehicle. Your
Immobilizer password is a customer
unique password and should be kept
confidential. Do not leave this num-
ber anywhere in your vehicle.
To deactivate the immobilizer
system
Change the ENGINE START/STOP
button to the ON position.
To activate the immobilizer sys-tem
Change the ENGINE START/STOP
button to the OFF position. The
immobilizer system activates auto-
matically. Without a valid smart key
for your vehicle, the engine will not
start.
In order to prevent theft of your vehi-
cle, do not leave spare keys any-
where in your vehicle.
Your immobilizer password is a cus-
tomer unique password and should
be kept confidential. Do not leave this
number anywhere in your vehicle.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
Keep each key separate in order to
avoid a starting malfunction.
Do not put metal accessories near
the smart key.
Metal accessories may interrupt the
transponder signal and may prevent
the engine from being started.
If you need additional keys or lose
your keys, consult an authorized
K900 Kia dealer.
CAUTION - Immobilizer
damage
Do not expose your immobilizer
system to moisture, static elec-tricity or rough handling. Thismay damage your immobilizer.
CAUTION - Immobilizer
alterations
Do not change, alter or adjustthe immobilizer system becauseit could cause the immobilizersystem to malfunction.

Features of your vehicle
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4
Press brake pedal to start engine
This warning message illuminates
if the Engine Start/Stop Button is
pressed repeatedly without
depressing the brake pedal.
It means that you should depress the brake pedal to start the engine.
Key not in vehicle
This warning message illuminatesif the smart key is not in the vehicle
when you press the Engine
Start/Stop Button.
It means that you should always have the smart key with you.
Key not detected
This warning message illuminatesif the smart key is not detected
when you press the Engine
Start/Stop Button.
Press start button again
This warning message illuminatesif there is a problem with the
Engine Start/Stop button system.
In this situation, you may be able to start the engine by pressing the
Engine Start/Stop button once
more.
If the warning illuminates each time you press the Engine Start/Stop
Button, have the vehicle inspected
by an authorized K900 Kia dealer.
Press start button with key
This warning message illuminatesif you press the Engine Start/Stop
button while the warning message
“Key not detected” is illuminating.
In this situation, the immobilizer indicator light blinks.
Check BRAKE SWITCH fuse
This warning message illuminatesif 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.

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Features of your vehicle
Immobilizer IndicatorLight (With Smart Key)
This indicator light illuminates for up
to 30 seconds:
When the vehicle detects the smart key in the vehicle while the
Engine Start/Stop Button is ACC or
ON.
- At this time, you can start theengine.
- The indicator light goes off after starting the engine.
This indicator light blinks for a few
seconds:
When the smart key is not in the vehicle.
- At this time, you can not start theengine. This indicator light illuminates for 2
seconds and goes off:
When the vehicle cannot detect the
smart key which is in the vehicle
while the Engine Start/Stop Button
is ON.
In this case, have the vehicle inspect-
ed by an authorized K900 Kia dealer.
This indicator light blinks:
When the battery of the smart key is weak.
- At this time, you cannot start theengine. However, you can start the
engine if you press the Engine
Start/Stop Button with the smart
key. (For more details, refer to
“Starting the Engine” in chapter 5).
When there is a malfunction with the immobilizer system.
In this case, have the vehicle inspect-
ed by an authorized K900 Kia dealer.
Turn Signal Indicator
Light
This indicator light blinks:
When you switch on the turn signal light on.
If any of the following occurs, there
may be a malfunction with the turn
signal system. In this case, have the
vehicle inspected by an authorized
K900 Kia dealer. - The indicator light does not blinkbut illuminates.
- The indicator light blinks more rapidly.
- The indicator light does not illumi- nate at all.

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Index
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
3-27Seat belt restraint system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27
Pre-tensioner seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-33
Pre-active Seat belt (PSB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-35
Seat belt precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-36
Care of seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-38
Smart Cruise Control (SCC) system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-100 Smart Cruise Control switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-100
Smart Cruise Control speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-101
Smart Cruise Control vehicle-to-vehicle distance . 5-107
Sensor to detect distance to the vehicle ahead . . . . 5-110
To adjust the sensitivity of Smart Cruise Control . 5-112
To convert to cruise control mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-113
Limitations of the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-113
Smart key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
4-4 Record your key number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Smart key functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Remote keyless entry system operations . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Transmitter precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Mechanical key operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Immobilizer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Smart trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32\
Emergency trunk safety release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36
Special driving conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-163 Hazardous driving conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-163
Rocking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-163
Smooth cornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-164 Driving at night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-164
Driving in the rain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-165
Driving in flooded areas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-166
Driving off-road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-166
Highway driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-166
Steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-54 Electric Power Steering (EPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-54
Tilt and telescopic steering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-55
Heated steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-56
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-57
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-151 Center console storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-151
Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-151
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
Surround View Monitoring system (SVM) . . . . . . . . 4-112
The Eco-Coasting system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23 The Eco-Coasting system setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
Eco-Coasting operation conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-24
The Eco-Coasting system release conditions. . . . . . 5-24
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