2021 KIA STINGER Owners Manual

Features of your vehicle
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Luggage net (holder)
(if equipped)
To keep items from shifting in the
cargo area, you can use the holders
located in the cargo area to attach
the luggage net.
WARNING
To avoid eye injury, DO NOT
overstretch the luggage net.
ALWAYS keep your face and
body out of the luggage net’s
recoil path. DO NOT use the lug-
gage net when the strap has vis-
ible signs of wear or damage.
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CAUTION
To prevent damage to the goods
or the vehicle, care should be
taken when carrying fragile or
bulky objects in the luggage
compartment.

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Features of your vehicle
✽
✽NOTICE
If you install an after market HID
head lamp, your vehicle’s audio and
electronic device may malfunction.
❈ If your vehicle is equipped with
AVN(Audio, Video and Navigation)
system, refer to a separately sup-
plied manual for detailed informa-
tion.
Antenna
Shark fin antenna
The shark fin antenna will receive
both AM and FM signals and the
transmit data.
AUX, USB port
You can use an AUX port to connect
audio devices and a USB port to plug
in a USB or iPod
®.
*iPod®is a trademark of Apple Inc.
AUDIO SYSTEM
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Features of your vehicle
170 4
WARNING- Distracted
driving
Driving while distracted can
result in a loss of vehicle control
that may lead to an accident,
severe personal injury, and death.
The driver's primary responsibili-
ty is in the safe and legal opera-
tion of a vehicle, and use of any
handheld devices, other equip-
ment, or vehicle systems which
take the driver's eyes, attention
and focus away from the safe
operation of a vehicle or which
are not permissible by law should
never be used during operation
of the vehicle.

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Features of your vehicle
Declaration of Conformity
FCC
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15
of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a resi-
dential installation.
This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance
with the instructions,may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or tel-
evision reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to cor-
rect the interference by one or more of the following measures :
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Caution: Any changes or modifications to this device not explicitly approved by manufacturer could void
your authority to operate this equipment.

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions :
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, includ-
ing interference that may cause undesired operation.
This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment.
This equipment should be installed and operatedwith minmum 20cm between the and your body. This transmitter must
not be collocated or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter unless authorized to do so by the
FCC.
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Features of your vehicle

Driving your vehicle
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
• Before entering vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Engine start/stop button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7

. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17

Automatic transmission (shift-by-wire) . . . . . . . . 5-21
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-28

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31

The Eco-coasting system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-36
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-36
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-36
. . . . . . 5-37
All wheel drive (AWD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-38
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-38

Limited Slip Differential (LSD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-42
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-43
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-43
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-45
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-47
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-53
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-56

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-59
. . . . . . . . . . . . 5-63
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-64

Forward Collision-avoidance Assist (FCA)
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-67
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-67
. . . . . . . . 5-70
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-71
. . . . . . . . 5-72
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-73
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-74
Cruise Control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-81
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-82

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-83
To temporarily accelerate with the cruise control on . 5-83
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-83

20 mph (30 km/h) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-84
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-84
Smart Cruise Control with stop & go system . . . 5-85
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-87
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-87
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-92
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-93
. 5-93

system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-97
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-97
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-98
ISG (Idle Stop and Go) system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-104
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-104
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-105
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-106
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-106
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-107
Drive mode integrated control system . . . . . . . . 5-108
Lane Keeping Assist (LKA) system . . . . . . . . . . 5-113
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-115
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-120
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-121
Blind-spot Collision Warning (BCW)/
Rear Cross-Traffic Collision Warning
(RCCW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-123

. . . . . . . . . . . 5-124
. . 5-127

Driver Attention Warning (DAW) system . . . . . 5-132
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-132
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-134
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-134
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-135
Economical operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-137
Special driving conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-139
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-139
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-139
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-140
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-140
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-141
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-142
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-142
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-142
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Winter driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-143
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-143
. . . . . . . . . 5-145
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-145
. . . . . . 5-146

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-146

system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-146
. . . . . . . . . . . . 5-146
. . . 5-147
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-147
Vehicle load limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-148
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-148
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-152
Vehicle weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-153
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-153
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-153
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-153
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-153
. . . . . . . . . . . . 5-153
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-153
. . . . . . . . . . 5-153
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