2020 KIA STINGER hood release

Your vehicle at a glance
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INTERIOR OVERVIEW
1. Door lock/unlock button.........................4-17
2. Driver position memory system button .3-11
3. Power window switches ........................4-34
4. Central door lock switch ........................4-18
5. Power window lock button .....................4-37
6. Outside rearview mirror control switch..4-64
7. Outside rearview mirror folding button ..4-66
8. Fuel filler lid release button ...................4-41
9. Power liftgate open/close button ...........4-23
10. Instrument panel illumination control switch ..................................................4-68
11. BCW On/OFF button.........................5-123
12. Lane Keeping Assist system button ..5-114
13. Steering wheel ....................................4-51
14. Steering wheel tilt control....................4-52
15. Inner fuse panel ..................................7-56
16. Brake pedal .........................................5-42
17. Parking brake pedal ............................5-44
18. Hood release lever ..............................4-39
19. Seat .......................................................3-4
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Features of your vehicle
Smart key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
• Record your key number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
• Smart key functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
• Remote keyless entry system operations . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
• Transmitter precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
• Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
• 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
• Operating door locks from outside the vehicle . . . . 4-16
• Operating door locks from inside the vehicle . . . . . . 4-17
• Door lock/unlock features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19
• Child-protector rear door lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21\
• Non-Powered liftgate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21
• Power liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23
• Emergency liftgate safety release. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28
Smart liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-30
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34
• Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35
Hood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-39
• Opening the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-39
• Closing the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-40
Fuel filler lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-41
• Opening the fuel filler lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-41
• Closing the fuel filler lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-41
• Emergency fuel filler lid release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-42
Wide sunroof. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-45
• Sunroof open warning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-46
• Sunshade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
47
• Sliding the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-47
• Tilting the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-49
• Closing the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-49
• Resetting the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-50
Steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-51
• Electric Power Steering (EPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-51
• Tilt and telescopic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-52
• Heated steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-53
• Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
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Features of your vehicle
Opening the hood
1. Pull the release lever to unlatchthe hood. The hood should pop
open slightly.
Only open the hood with the vehicle
on a flat surface, engine is turned off,
shift lever placed in P (Park) position
and setting the parking brake. 2. Go to the front of the vehicle, raise
the hood slightly, push the second-
ary latch (1) left side of the hood
center and lift the hood (2).
3. Raise the hood. It will completely rise by itself after it has been
raised about halfway.
Hood open warning
The warning message will appear on
the LCD display when hood is open.
The warning chime will operate when
the vehicle is being driven at or
above 3 km/h (2 mph) with the hood
open.
HOOD
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Driving your vehicle
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To release EPB (electronic parking
brake) automatically:
Shift lever in P (Park)
With the engine running depress
the brake pedal and shift out of P
(Park) to R (Reverse) or D (Drive).
Shift lever in N (Neutral) With the engine running depress
the brake pedal and shift out of N
(Neutral) to R (Reverse) or D
(Drive).
Automatic Transmission 1. Close the driver's door, engine hood and liftgate.
2. Fasten the driver's seat belt.
3. Start the engine.
4. Depress the accelerator pedal while the shift lever is in R
(Reverse), D (Drive) or Sports
mode.
Make sure the brake warning light
goes off.✽ ✽ NOTICE
• For your safety, you can engage
the EPB even though the ignition
switch or engine stop/start button
is in the OFF position, but you
cannot release it.
• For your safety, depress the brake pedal and release the parking
brake manually with the EPB
switch when you drive downhill or
when backing up the vehicle.
Do not follow the above procedure
when driving on a flat level ground.
The vehicle may suddenly move for-
ward.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
If the parking brake warning light is
still on even though the EPB has
been released, have the system
checked by an authorized Kia dealer.
EPB (electronic parking brake) may
be automatically applied when:
The EPB is overheated
Requested by other systems
✽ ✽NOTICE
For EPB (Electronic Parking Brake)
equipped vehicles with AUTO
HOLD function used while driving,
if the ignition button has been
turned OFF, the EPB will be
engaged automatically. Therefore,
AUTO HOLD function should be
turned off before the ignition button
is turned off.
CAUTION
Do not drive your vehicle with
the EPB applied. It may causeexcessive brake pad and brakerotor wear.

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Driving your vehicle
System warning
If you try to drive off depressing theaccelerator pedal with the EPB
applied, but the EPB doesn't
release automatically, a warning
will sound and a message will
appear.
If the driver's seat belt is not fas- tened and the engine hood, driver's
door or liftgate is opened, a warn-
ing will sound and a message will
appear.
If there is a problem with the vehi- cle, a warning may sound and a
message may appear. If the above situation occurs, depress
the brake pedal and release EPB by
pressing the EPB switch.
A click or electric brake motor
whine sound may be heard while
operating or releasing the EPB.
These conditions are normal and
indicate that the EPB is functioning
properly.
When leaving your keys with a parking lot attendant or valet, make
sure to inform him/her how to oper-
ate the EPB.
The EPB may malfunction if you drive with the EPB applied.
When you automatically release EPB by depressing the accelerator
pedal, depress it slowly.
WARNING- Parking
Brake Use
All vehicles should always have
the parking brake fully engaged
when parked to avoid inadver-
tent movement of the car which
can injure occupants or pedes-
trians.
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✽ ✽
NOTICE
During emergency braking by the
EPB, the parking brake warning
light will illuminate to indicate that
the system is operating.
If you notice a continuous noise or
burning smell when the EPB is used
for emergency braking, have your
vehicle checked by an authorized Kia
dealer.
When the EPB (electronic parking
brake) is not released
If the EPB does not release normal-
ly, take your vehicle to an authorized
Kia dealer by loading the vehicle on
a flatbed tow truck and have the sys-
tem checked.
AUTO HOLD (if equipped)
The Auto Hold maintains the vehicle
in a standstill even though the brake
pedal is not depressed after the driv-
er brings the vehicle to a complete
stop by depressing the brake pedal.
1.Depress the brake pedal, start theengine and then press the Auto
Hold button. The white AUTO
HOLD indicator will come on indi-
cating the system is in standby.
Before the Auto Hold will engage,
the driver's door and engine hood
must be closed and the driver's
seat belt must be fastened.
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✽ ✽
NOTICE
• The following are conditions when
the Auto Hold will not engage
(Auto Hold light will not turn
green and the Auto Hold system
remains in stand by):
- The driver's seat belt is unfas-tened and driver's door is opened
- The engine hood is opened
- The shift lever is in P (Park) or R (Reverse)
- The EPB is applied
• For your safety, the Auto Hold automatically switches to EPB
under any of the following condi-
tions (Auto Hold light remains
white and the EPB automatically
applies):
- The driver's seat belt is unfas-tened and driver's door is opened
- The engine hood is opened
- The vehicle is in a standstill for more than 10 minutes
- The vehicle is standing on a steep slope
- The vehicle moved for a few sec- onds (Continued)(Continued)
In these cases, the brake warning
light comes on, the AUTO HOLD
indicator changes from green to
white, and a warning sounds and a
message will appear to inform you
that EPB has been automatically
engaged. Before driving off again,
press foot brake pedal, check the
surrounding area near your vehi-
cle and release parking brake
manually with the EPB switch.
• If the AUTO HOLD indicator lights up yellow, the Auto Hold is
not working properly. Take your
vehicle to an authorized Kia deal-
er and have the system checked.
If there is a malfunction with the dri-
ver's door or engine hood open detec-
tion system, the Auto Hold may not
work properly.
Take your vehicle to an authorized Kia
dealer and have the system checked.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
A click or electric brake motor
whine sound may be heard while
operating or releasing the EPB, but
these conditions are normal and
indicate that the EPB is functioning
properly.
WARNING
To reduce the risk of an acci-
dent, do not activate Auto Hold
while driving downhill, backing
up or parking your vehicle.