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Safety features of your vehicle
Air bags may not inflate if the vehi-cle collides with objects such as
utility poles or trees, where the
point of impact is concentrated to
one area and the full force of the
impact is not delivered to the sen-
sors.
SRS Care
The SRS is virtually maintenance-free
and there are no parts you can safely
service by yourself. If the SRS air bag
warning light does not illuminate, or
continuously remains on, have your
vehicle immediately inspected by an
authorized Kia dealer.
Any work on the SRS system, such
as removing, installing, repairing, or
any work on the steering wheel, the
front passenger's panel, and front
seats must be performed by an
authorized Kia dealer. Improper han-
dling of the SRS system may result
in serious personal injury.
For cleaning the air bag pad covers,
use only a soft, dry cloth or one which
has been moistened with plain water.
Solvents or cleaners could adversely
affect the air bag covers and proper
deployment of the system.
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WARNING- Tampering
with SRS
Do not tamper with or discon-
nect SRS wiring, or other com-
ponents of the SRS system.
Doing so could result in the
accidental inflation of the air
bags or render the SRS inoper-
ative.
WARNING- Towing Vehicle
Always have the ignition switch
in the LOCK position when your
vehicle is being towed. The side
air bags may inflate if the vehi-
cle is tilted (such as when being
towed) because of the rollover
sensors in the vehicle.
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Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-116
Vehicle load limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-117
• Tire and loading information label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-117
• Certification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-120
Vehicle weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-122
• Base curb weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-122
• Vehicle curb weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-122
• Cargo weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-122
• GAW (Gross axle weight) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-122
• GAWR (Gross axle weight rating) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-122
• GVW (Gross vehicle weight) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-122
• GVWR (Gross vehicle weight rating) . . . . . . . . . . . 5-122
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Driving your vehicle
There is an item similar to a per-son's body structure
The pedestrian is small.
The pedestrian has impaired mobility.
The sensor recognition is limited.
The camera is blocked with a for- eign object or debris.
Inclement weather such as heavy rain or snow obscures the field of
view of the camera.
When light coming from a street light or an oncoming vehicle is
reflected on a wet road surface
such as a puddle in the road.
The field of view in front is obstructed by sun glare.
The windshield glass is fogged up; a clear view of the road is obstruct-
ed.
The adverse road conditions cause excessive vehicle vibrations while
driving.
The sensor recognition changes suddenly when passing over a
speed bump. You are on a roundabout.
The pedestrian suddenly interrupts
in front of the vehicle.
There is any other electromagnetic interference.
WARNING
Cancel FCA in the UserSettings on the LCD display,
before towing another vehicle.
While towing, the brake appli-
cation may adversely affect
your vehicle safety.
Exercise extreme caution to the vehicle in front, when it
has heavy loading extended
rearward, or when it has high-
er ground clearance.
Never try to test the operation of FCA. Doing so may cause
severe injury or death.
FCA is designed to detect and monitor the vehicle ahead or
detect a pedestrian in the
roadway through front view
camera recognition. It is not
designed to detect bicycles,
motorcycles, or smaller
wheeled objects such as lug-
gage bags, shopping carts, or
strollers.
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WARNING
Take the following precautions
when using Lane Keeping
Assist:
The driver should hold theresponsibility to safely drive
and control the vehicle. Do
not solely rely on the function
and drive dangerously.
The operation of Lane Keeping Assist can be can-
celled or not work properly
depending on road conditions
and surroundings. Always be
cautious while driving.
Refer to "Limitations of the function" in chapter 5, if the
lane is not detected properly.
When you are towing a trailer or another vehicle, we recom-
mend that Lane Keeping
Assist is turned off due to
safety reasons.
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If the vehicle is driven at highspeed, the steering wheel will
not be controlled. The driver
must always follow the speed
limit when using the function.
If any other function's warn- ing message is displayed or
audible warning is generated,
Lane Keeping Assist warning
message may not be dis-
played and audible warning
may not be generated.
You may not hear the warning sound of Lane Keeping Assist
if the surrounding is noisy.
If you attach objects to the steering wheel, steering may
not be assisted properly.
Lane Keeping Assist may not operate for 15 seconds after
the vehicle is started, or the
front view camera is initial-
ized.
Lane Keeping Assist will not operate when:
(Continued)(Continued)- The turn signal or hazardwarning flasher is turned on
- The vehicle is not driven in the center of the lane when
the function is turned on or
right after changing a lane
- ESC (Electronic Stability Control) or VSM (Vehicle
Stability Management) is
activated
- The vehicle is driven on a sharp curve
- Vehicle speed is below 35 mph (55 km/h) or above 130
mph (210 km/h)
- The vehicle makes sharp lane changes
- The vehicle is suddenly stopped
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To Turn Off Cruise Control
Press the Driving Assist button to
turn Cruise Control off. The Cruise
( CRUISE) indicator will go off.
Always press the Driving Assist but-
ton to turn Cruise Control off when
not in use.
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WARNING
Take the following precautions
when using Cruise Control:
Always set the vehicle speed
under the speed limit in your
country. Keep Cruise Control
off when the function is not in
use, to avoid inadvertently
setting a speed. Check that
the Cruise ( CRUISE) indi-
cator is off.
Cruise Control does not sub- stitute for proper and safe
driving. It is the responsibility
of the driver to always drive
safely and should always be
aware of unexpected and sud-
den situations from occurring.
Always drive cautiously to prevent unexpected and sud-
den situations from occur-
ring. Pay attention to the road
conditions at all times.
Do not use Cruise Control when it may be unsafe to keep
the vehicle at a constant speed:
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(Continued)- When driving in heavy traf-fic, or when traffic condi-
tions make it difficult to
drive at a constant speed
- When driving on rainy, icy, or snow-covered roads
- When driving on hilly or windy roads
- When driving in windy areas
- When driving with limited view (possibly due to bad
weather, such as fog, snow,
rain and sandstorm)
Do not use Cruise Control when towing a trailer.
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Carry emergency equipment
Depending on the severity of the
weather you should carry appropri-
ate emergency equipment. Some of
the items you may want to carry
include tire chains, tow straps or
chains, flashlight, emergency flares,
sand, a shovel, jumper cables, a win-
dow scraper, gloves, ground cloth,
coveralls, a blanket, etc.
TRAILER TOWING
We do not recommend using this
vehicle for trailer towing.
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Seating capacity:
Total : 5 persons
(Front seat : 2 persons, Rear seat : 3 persons)
Seating capacity is the maximum
number of occupants, including a
driver, your vehicle may carry.
However, the seating capacity may
be reduced based upon the weight of
all of the occupants and the weight of
the cargo being carried or towed.
Do not overload the vehicle as there
is a limit to the total weight, or load
limit including occupants and cargo,
the vehicle can carry.
Towing capacity:
We do not recommend using this
vehicle for trailer towing.
Cargo capacity:
The cargo capacity of your vehicle
will increase or decrease depending
on the weight and the number of
occupants.
Steps for Determining Correct Load Limit -
(1) Locate the statement "The com- bined weight of occupants and
cargo should never exceed XXX
kg or XXX lbs.'' on your vehicle's
placard.
(2) Determine the combined weight of the driver and passengers that
will be riding in your vehicle.
(3) Subtract the combined weight of the driver and passengers from
XXX kg or XXX lbs. (4) The resulting figure equals the
available amount of cargo and
luggage load capacity. For exam-
ple, if the "XXX" amount equals
1400 lbs. and there will be five
150 lb passengers in your vehi-
cle, the amount of available cargo
and luggage load capacity is 650
lbs.
(1400-750 (5 x 150) = 650 lbs.)
(5) Determine the combined weight of luggage and cargo being
loaded on the vehicle. That
weight may not safely exceed the
available cargo and luggage load
capacity calculated in Step 4.
(6) If your vehicle will be towing a trailer, load from your trailer will
be transferred to your vehicle.
Consult this manual to determine
how this reduces the available
cargo and luggage load capacity
of your vehicle.
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What to do in an emergency
Road warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
• Hazard warning flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
In case of an emergency while driving . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
• If the engine stalls at a crossroad or crossing. . . . . . . 6-3
• If you have a flat tire while driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
• If engine stalls while driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
If the engine will not start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
• If the engine doesn't turn over or turns over slowly. . 6-4
• If engine turns over normally but does not start . . . . 6-4
Emergency starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
• Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
• Push-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
If the engine overheats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS - Type A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
• Low tire pressure telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
• TPMS (Tire Pressure Monitoring System)
malfunction indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
• Changing a tire with TPMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS - Type B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-13
• Check tire pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-13
• Low tire pressure telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
• Low tire pressure position telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
• Changing a tire with TPMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-17
If you have a flat tire (with spare tire) . . . . . . . . . 6-19
• Jack and tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-19
• Removing and storing the spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-20
• Changing tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-21
• Jack label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-\
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Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-\
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• Towing service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-29
• Removable towing hook (front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-30
• Emergency towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-31
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