2021 KIA STINGER snow chains

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Driving your vehicle
Don't let ice and snow accu-
mulate underneath
Under some conditions, snow and
ice can build up under the fenders
and interfere with the steering. When
driving in severe winter conditions
where this may happen, you should
periodically check underneath the
vehicle to be sure the movement of
the front wheels and the steering
components are not obstructed.
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 tow straps or chains, flash-
light, emergency flares, sand, shov-
el, jumper cables, window scraper,
gloves, ground cloth, coveralls, blan-
ket, etc.We do not recommend using this
vehicle for trailer towing.
TRAILER TOWING

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What to do in an emergency
When you drive your vehicle from a
warm area to a cold area or from a
cold area to a warm area, or the out-
side temperature is greatly higher or
lower, you should check the tire infla-
tion pressure and adjust the tires to
the recommended tire inflation pres-
sure.
When filling tires with more air, con-
ditions to turn off the low tire pres-
sure telltale may not be met. This is
because a tire inflator has a margin
of error in performance. The low tire
pressure telltale will be turned off if
the tire pressure is above the recom-
mended tire inflation pressure.TPMS (Tire Pressure
Monitoring System)
malfunction indicator
The low tire pressure telltale will illu-
minate after it blinks for approximate-
ly one minute when there is a prob-
lem with the Tire Pressure
Monitoring System. If the system is
able to correctly detect an underinfla-
tion warning at the same time as sys-
tem failure then it will illuminate both
the TPMS malfunction and low tire
pressure position telltales e.g. if
Front Left sensor fails, the TPMS
malfunction indicator illuminates, but
if the Front Right, Rear Left, or Rear
Right tire is under-inflated, the low
tire pressure position telltales may
illuminate together with the TPMS
malfunction indicator.
Have the system checked by an
authorized Kia dealer as soon as
possible to determine the cause of
the problem. The TPMS malfunction indicator
may be illuminated if the vehicle is
moving around electric power sup-
ply cables or radios transmitters
such as at police stations, govern-
ment and public offices, broadcast-
ing stations, military installations,
airports, or transmitting towers,
etc. This can interfere with normal
operation of the Tire Pressure
Monitoring System (TPMS).
The TPMS malfunction indicator
may be illuminated if snow chains
are used or some separate elec-
tronic devices such as notebook
computer, mobile charger, remote
starter or navigation etc., are used
in the vehicle. This can interfere
with normal operation of the Tire
Pressure Monitoring System
(TPMS).
WARNING- Low pressure
damage
Do not drive on low pressure
tires. Significantly low tire pres-
sure can cause the tires to over-
heat and fail making the vehicle
unstable resulting in increased
braking distances and a loss of
vehicle control.

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What to do in an emergency
When using a compact spare tire,
observe the following precautions:
Under no circumstances should
you exceed 50 mph (80 km/h); a
higher speed could damage the
tire.
Ensure that you drive slowly
enough for the road conditions to
avoid all hazards. Any road hazard,
such as a pothole or debris, could
seriously damage the compact
spare.
Any continuous road use of this tire
could result in tire failure, loss of
vehicle control, and possible per-
sonal injury.
Do not exceed the vehicle’s maxi-
mum load rating or the load-carry-
ing capacity shown on the sidewall
of the compact spare tire.
Avoid driving over obstacles. The
compact spare tire diameter is
smaller than the diameter of a con-
ventional tire and reduces the
ground clearance approximately 1
inch (25 mm), which could result in
damage to the vehicle. Do not take this vehicle through an
automatic vehicle wash while the
compact spare tire is installed.
Do not use tire chains on the com-
pact spare tire. Because of the
smaller size, a tire chain will not fit
properly. This could damage the
vehicle and result in loss of the
chain.
Do not use the compact spare tire
on any other vehicle because this
tire has been designed especially
for your vehicle.
The compact spare tire’s tread life
is shorter than a regular tire.
Inspect your compact spare tire
regularly and replace worn com-
pact spare tires with the same size
and design, mounted on the same
wheel.
The compact spare tire should not
be used on any other wheels, nor
should standard tires, snow tires,
wheel covers or trim rings be used
with the compact spare wheel. If
such use is attempted, damage to
these items or other vehicle com-
ponents may occur. Do not use more than one compact
spare tire at a time.
Do not tow a trailer while the com-
pact spare tire is installed.

• Summer tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-51
• Snow tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-52
• Tire chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-52
• Radial-ply tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-52
• Low aspect ratio tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-53
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-55
• Inner panel fuse replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-57
• Engine compartment fuse replacement. . . . . . . . . . . 7-59
• Fuse/relay panel description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-61
Light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-78
• Bulb replacement precaution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-78
• Light bulb position (Front). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-80
• Light bulb position (Rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-80
• Light bulb position (Side) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-81
• Headlamp (LED type) replacement
(Headlamp Type B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-82
• Side marker bulb replacement (Headlamp Type A) . 7-82
• Position lamp + DRL (LED type) bulb replacement
(Headlamp Type A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-82
• Headlamp (Low/High beam) bulb replacement
(Headlamp Type A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-83
• Front turn signal lamp bulb replacement
(Headlamp Type A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-84
• Stop and tail lamp (LED type) bulb replacement . . 7-85
• Rear side marker (LED type) bulb replacement . . . 7-86• Rear turn signal lamp (LED type) bulb
replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-86
• Rear turn signal lamp (bulb type) bulb
replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-86
• Back-up lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-88
• High mounted stop lamp (LED type) bulb
replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-90
• License plate lamp (LED type) bulb replacement . . 7-90
• Side repeater lamp (LED type) bulb replacement . . 7-90
• Map lamp (LED type) bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . 7-91
• Vanity mirror lamp (LED type) bulb replacement . 7-91
• Room lamp (LED type) bulb replacement . . . . . . . . 7-91
• Glove box lamp (LED type) bulb replacement . . . . 7-92
• Luggage room lamp (LED type) bulb replacement . 7-92
Appearance care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-93
• Exterior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-93
• Interior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-98
Emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-101
• Crankcase emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-101
• Evaporative emission control (including ORVR:
Onboard Refueling Vapor Recovery) system . . . . 7-101
• Exhaust emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1027

Maintenance
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Snow tires
If you equip your car with snow tires,
they should be the same size and
have the same load capacity as the
original tires. Snow tires should be
installed on all four wheels; other-
wise, poor handling may result.
Snow tires should carry 4 psi (28
kPa) more air pressure than the
pressure recommended for the stan-
dard tires on the tire label on the dri-
ver's side of the center pillar, or up to
the maximum pressure shown on the
tire sidewall, whichever is less.
Do not drive faster than 75 mph (120
km/h) when your vehicle is equipped
with snow tires.
Tire chains
Tire chains, if necessary, should be
installed on the rear wheels.
Be sure that the chains are installed
in accordance with the manufactur-
er's instructions.
To minimize tire and chain wear, do
not continue to use tire chains when
they are no longer needed.
When driving on roads covered
with snow or ice, drive at less than
20 mph (30 km/h).
Use AutoSock fabric snow chain.
If you hear noise caused by chains
contacting the body, retighten the
chain to avoid contact with the
vehicle body.
To prevent body damage, retighten
the chains after driving 0.3~0.6
miles (0.5~1.0 km).
Radial-ply tires
Radial-ply tires provide improved
tread life, road hazard resistance and
smoother high speed ride. The radi-
al-ply tires used on this vehicle are
of belted construction and are select-
ed to complement the ride and han-
dling characteristics of your vehicle.
Radial-ply tires have the same load
carrying capacity as bias-ply or bias
belted tires of the same size and use
the same recommended inflation
pressure. Mixing of radial-ply tires
with bias-ply or bias belted tires is
not recommended. Any combina-
tions of radial-ply and bias-ply or bias
belted tires when used on the same
vehicle will seriously deteriorate
vehicle handling. The best rule to fol-
low is: identical radial-ply tires should
always be used as a set of four.
Longer wearing tires can be more
susceptible to irregular tread wear. It
is very important to follow the tire
rotation interval shown in this section
to achieve the tread life potential of
these tires.

Index
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Low aspect ratio tire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-53
Radial-ply tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-52
Recommended cold tire inflation pressures . . . . . . . 7-39
Snow tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-52
Summer tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-51
Tire care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-39
Tire chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-52
Tire maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-44
Tire pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-40
Tire replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-43
Tire rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-41
Tire sidewall labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-45
Tire terminology and definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-48
Tire traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-44
Wheel alignment and tire balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-42
Wheel replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-44
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-33
Emergency towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-35
Removable towing hook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-35
Towing service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-33
Vehicle break-in process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Vehicle certification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10
Vehicle data collection and event data recorders . . . . . . 1-7
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10
Vehicle load limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-148Certification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-152
Tire and loading information label. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-148
Vehicle modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Vehicle weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-153
Base curb weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-153
Cargo weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-153
GAW (Gross Axle Weight). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-153
GAWR (Gross Axle Weight Rating) . . . . . . . . . . . 5-153
GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-153
GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating) . . . . . . . . . 5-153
Vehicle curb weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-153
Warning and indicator lights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-92
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-100
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-92
Washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-27
Checking the washer fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-27
Welcome system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-133
Headlight (Headlamp) escort function . . . . . . . . . . 4-133
Interior light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-133
Pocket lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-133
Wide sunroof. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-45
Closing the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-49
Resetting the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-50
Sliding the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-47
Sunroof open warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-46
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