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Using a child restraint system
For small children and babies, the
use of a child seat or infant seat is
required. This child seat or infant
seat should be of appropriate size for
the child and should be installed in
accordance with the manufacturer's
instructions. For safety reasons, we recommend
that the child restraint system be
used in the rear seats.
Since all passenger seat belts move
freely under normal conditions and
only lock under extreme or emer-
gency conditions (emergency lock
mode), you must manually change
these seat belts to the auto lock
mode to secure a child restraint.
If the seat belt does not operate as
described in this section, have the
system checked immediately by your
authorized Kia dealer.
WARNING- Holding
children
Never hold a child in your arms
or lap when riding in a vehicle.
The violent forces created dur-
ing a crash will tear the child
from your arms and throw the
child against the car’s interior.
Always use a child restraint
system which is appropriate for
your child's height and weight.
WARNING - Seat belt use
Do not use one seat belt for two
occupants at the same time.
This will eliminate or greatly
reduce the safety benefit pro-
vided by the seat belt to the
occupants.
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Rear- facing child restraint system
Forward-facing child restraint system
WARNING - Unattended Children
Never leave children unattended
in a vehicle. The vehicle can heat
up very quickly, resulting in
injuries and possibly even death
of the child in the vehicle.
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Condition and operation in the front passenger occupant detectionsystem
*1) The system judges a person of adult size as an adult. When a smaller adult sits in
the front passenger seat, the system may recognize him/her as a child depending
on his/her physique and posture.
*2) Do not allow children to ride in the front passenger seat. When a smaller child than the same age sits in the front passenger seat, the system may recognize him/her
as an infant depending on his/her physique or posture.
*3) Never install a child restraint system on the front passenger seat.
*4) The PASSENGER AIR BAG “OFF” indicator may turn on or off when a child above 12 months to 12 years old (with or without child restraint system) sits in the front
passenger seat. This is a normal condition.
Condition detected by the occupant
detection system
1. Adult *
1or child age 13 and up*2
2. Infant or child restraint system with 12 months old*3 *4
3. Unoccupied
4. Malfunction in the system
Off
On
On
Off Off
Off
Off
On Activated
Deactivated
Deactivated Activated
PASSENGER AIR
BAG “OFF” indica- tor lightSRS warninglightFront passenger air bag
Indicator/Warning light Devices
CAUTION
Do not install a child restraint
seat in the passenger seatwhen the seat is heavilysoaked with any type of liquid.
Do not alter or remodel the ODS (Occupant DetectionSystem). This may damage thesystem and prevent its properfunction in a collision.
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These sensors provide the ability to
control the SRS deployment based on
whether or not the seat belts are fas-
tened, and how severe the impact is.
The advanced SRS offers the ability
to control the air bag inflation with
two levels. A first stage level is pro-
vided for moderate-severity impacts.
A second stage level is provided for
more severe impacts.
The passenger’s front air bag is
designed to help reduce the injury of
children sitting close to the instru-
ment panel in low speed collisions.
However, children are safer if they
are restraint in the rear seat.
According to the impact severity,
seating position and seat belt usage,
the SRSCM (SRS Control Module)
controls the air bag inflation. Failure
to properly wear seat belts can
increase the risk or severity of injury
in an accident. Additionally, your vehicle is equipped
with an occupant detection system in
the front passenger's seat. The occu-
pant detection system detects the
presence of a passenger in the front
passenger's seat and will turn off the
front passenger's air bag under cer-
tain conditions. For more detail, see
“Occupant detection system” in this
section.
Do not place any objects that may
cause magnetic fields near the front
seat. These may cause a malfunction
of the seat track position sensor.
Modification to the seat structure can
cause the air bag to deploy at a dif-
ferent level than should be provided.
Manufacturers are required by gov-
ernment regulations to provide a
contact point concerning modifica-
tions to the vehicle for persons with
disabilities, which modifications may
affect the vehicle’s advanced air bag
system. That contact is Kia’s toll-free
Customer Assistance center at 1-
800-333-4Kia. However, Kia does
not endorse nor will it support any
changes to any part or structure of
the vehicle that could affect the
advanced air bag system, including
the occupant detection system.
WARNING
- Replacement
/Modifications
The front passenger seat, dash-
board or door should not be
replaced except by an authorized
Kia dealer using original Kia parts
designed for this vehicle and
model. Any other such replace-
ment or modification could
adversely affect the operation of
the occupant detection system
and your advanced air bags.
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On a vehicle equipped with a smart
key, the trunk can be opened with
no-touch activation using the Smart
Trunk Release system.
How to use the Smart Trunk
Release
The trunk can be opened with no-
touch activation satisfying all the
conditions below.
After 15 seconds when all doors are closed and locked
Positioned in the detecting area for more than 3 seconds.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
• The Smart Trunk Release does not
operate when:
- The smart key is detected within15 seconds after the doors are
closed and locked, and is contin-
uously detected.
- The smart key is detected within 15 seconds after the doors are closed
and locked, and 60 inches (1.5m)
from the front door handles. (for
vehicles equipped with Welcome
Light)
- A door is not locked or closed.
- The smart key is in the vehicle.
• When smart key is left in the range of detection within 15 sec-
onds after the doors are closed and
locked, the function will automati-
cally turn off after 10 minutes.
1. Setting
To activate the Smart Trunk Release,
(1) Change the LCD modes to User
setting mode
(2) Select the Door mode
(3) Check the Smart Trunk.
❈ For more details, refer to “LCD
Display” in this chapter
SMART TRUNK RELEASE (4 DOOR, IF EQUIPPED)
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The outside temperature on the dis-
play may not change immediately
like a general thermometer to pre-
vent the driver from being inattentive.
To change the temperature unit (from
°C to °F or from °F to °C)

Press the TRIP button for 5 seconds,
the temperature unit is blink. And
then press the RESET button, the
temperature unit is changed. Press
the TRIP button for more than one
second.

The temperature unit can be
changed by using the “User Settings”
mode of the LCD Display.
❈For more details, refer to “LCD
Display” in this chapter.Transmission Shift Indicator
Intelligent Variable Transmission
(if equipped)
This indicator displays which intelli-
gent variable transmission shift lever
is selected.
Reverse : R
Neutral : N

Manual Mode : 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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■ Type A
■ Type B
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Trip information (Trip computer)
The trip computer is a microcomput-
er-controlled driver information sys-
tem that displays information related
to driving.
✽ ✽NOTICE
Some driving information stored in
the trip computer (for example
Average Vehicle Speed) resets if the
battery is disconnected.
Trip Modes
- For Type A cluster - For Type B cluster
TRIP COMPUTER
To change the trip mode, press the
TRIP button.

Elapsed Time [A]

TRIP A



TRIP B



FUEL ECONOMY

Service

Service

Speed



Accumulate Info



Drive Info


TRIP
To change the trip mode, scroll the
MOVE scroll switch ( / ) in the
trip computer mode.
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Automatic reset (for type B cluster)
To make the average fuel economy
be reset automatically whenever refu-
eling, select the "Fuel Econ. Reset"
mode in User Setting menu of the
LCD display (Refer to "User settings
mode" on this chapter).
OFF - You may set to default manu-ally by using the trip switch reset but-
ton.
After Vehicle On – The vehicle is automatically set to default, if open-
ing the driver's door after turning off
the engine or 3 minutes passes after
restarting the engine.
After refueling - After refueling more than 1.6 gallons (6 liters) and driving
over 1 mph (1 km/h), the vehicle will
reset to default automatically.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
The average fuel economy is not dis-
played for more accurate calculation
if the vehicle does not drive more
than 10 seconds or 0.19 miles (300
meters) since the ignition or
ENGINE STRAT/STOP button is
turned to ON.
Instant Fuel Economy (3)
This mode displays the instant fuel
economy during the last few sec-
onds when the vehicle speed is
more than 5 MPH (8 km/h).
- Fuel economy range:
0.0 ~ 50.0 MPG or 0.0 ~ 30.0
L/100km Trip A/B (for type A cluster)
Tripmeter (1)
The tripmeter is the total driving dis- tance since the last tripmeter reset.
- Distance range: 0.0~ 9999.9 mi. orkm
To reset the tripmeter, press the RESET button on the steering
wheel for more than 1 second
when the tripmeter is displayed.
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Elapsed Time (2)
The elapsed time is the total driv-
ing time since the last elapsed time
reset.
- Time range (hh:mm) : 00:00 ~99:59
To reset the elapsed time, press the RESET button on the steering
wheel for more than 1 second
when the elapsed time is dis-
played.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
Even if the vehicle is not in motion,
the elapsed time keeps going while
the engine is running.
Average Vehicle Speed (3)
The average vehicle speed is cal-
culated by the total driving dis-
tance and driving time since the
last average vehicle speed reset.
- Speed range : 0 ~ 999 mph orkm/h
To reset the average vehicle speed, press the RESET button
on the steering wheel for more
than 1 second when the average
vehicle speed is displayed.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
• The average vehicle speed is not dis-
played if the driving distance is less
than 0.19 miles (300 meters) since
the ignition or ENGINE
STRAT/STOP button is turned to
ON. or the driving time is less than
10 seconds since the ignition switch
is turned to ON.
• Even if the vehicle is not in motion, the average vehicle speed keeps
going while the engine is running.
Digital speedometer
This mode displays the current
speed of the vehicle.
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■Type A
■ Type B
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