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INSTRUMENT PANEL OVERVIEW
OSC011004N
1. Instrument cluster.............................4-51
2. Horn .................................................4-47
3. Driver’s front air bag .........................3-49
4. Light control/Turn signals .................4-93
5. Wiper/Washer ...................................4-99
6. Ignition switch .....................................5-7ENGINE START/STOP button ........5-10
7. Hazard warning flasher switch ................6-2
8. Infotainment system ................................ Refer to "Car Infotainment System Quick
Reference Guide".
9. Driving Assist button ........................5-84
10. Manual climate control system.....4-110 Automatic climate control system...4-122
11. USB port ......................................4-150
12. Intelligent Variable Transmission ....5-17
13. Parking brake lever ........................5-27
14. Passenger’s front air bag ...............3-49
15. Power outlet .................................4-144
16. Glove box .....................................4-140
17. Sport mode system ........................5-40
18. USB charger.................................4-145
19. Center console storage ................4-140
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Features of your vehicle
High Beam Assist Indicator Light
This warning light illuminates :
When the high beam is on with the light switch in the AUTO light posi-
tion.
If your vehicle detects oncoming or preceding vehicles, High Beam
Assist will switch the high beam to
low beam automatically.
❈ For more details, refer to “High
Beam Assist (HBA)” in chapter 4.
Cruise
Indicator Light (if equipped)
This indicator light illuminates:
When Cruise Control is enabled.
❈ For more details, refer to “Cruise
Control (CC)” in chapter 5.
Cruise SET Indicator
Light (if equipped)
This indicator light illuminates:
When Cruise Control speed is set.
❈ For more details, refer to “Cruise
Control (CC)” in chapter 5.
SPORT Mode Indicator
Light (if equipped)
This indicator light illuminates:
When you select “SPORT” mode as drive mode.
❈ For more details, refer to “Sport
Mode” in chapter 5.
Lane Safety indicator
light (if equipped)
This indicator light illuminates:
[Green] When Lane Keeping Assist operating conditions are satisfied.
[White] When Lane Keeping Assist operating conditions are not satis-
fied.
[Yellow] Whenever there is a mal- function with Lane Keeping Assist.
If this occurs, have your vehicle
inspected by an authorized Kia deal-
er.
SPORT
SET
CRUISE
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Driving your vehicle
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
• Before entering vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
• Necessary inspections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
• Before starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Key positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
• Ignition switch position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
• Starting the engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
ENGINE START/STOP button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
• Illuminated ENGINE START/STOP button . . . . . . 5-10
• ENGINE START/STOP button position . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
• Starting the engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Intelligent Variable Transmission (IVT) . . . . . . . 5-17
• Intelligent Variable Transmission (IVT) operation . 5-17
• Good driving practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25
• Power brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25
• Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
• Anti-lock Brake System (ABS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-30
• Electronic Stability Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31
• Hill-start Assist Control (HAC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35
• Vehicle Stability Management (VSM) . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-36
• Good braking practices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-38
Sport mode integrated control system . . . . . . . . . 5-40
• SPORT mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-40
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA). . . . . 5-41
• Detecting sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-41
• Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist settings . . . . . . 5-42
• Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist warning messageand function control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-44
• Brake operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-46
• Warning message and warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-47
• Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist malfunction . . 5-48
• Limitations of Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist 5-50
Lane Keeping Assist (LKA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-58
• Detecting sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-58
• Lane Keeping Assist settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-59
• Lane Keeping Assist operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-60
• Lane Keeping Assist malfunction and limitations . . 5-63
Blind-Spot Collision Warning (BCW) . . . . . . . . . 5-65
• Detecting sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-66
• Blind-Spot Collision Warning settings . . . . . . . . . . . 5-67
• Blind-Spot Collision Warning operation. . . . . . . . . . 5-69
• Blind-Spot Collision Warning malfunction and limitations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-70\
Driver Attention Warning (DAW) . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-75
• Basic function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
5-75
• Leading Vehicle Departure Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-75
• Detecting sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-75
• Driver Attention Warning settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-76
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Driving your vehicle
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SPORT mode
The sport mode may be selected
according to the driver’s preference
or road condition.
The mode changes whenever the
SPORT MODE button is pressed.
❈ When normal mode is selected, it
is not displayed on the cluster.
SPORT mode
SPORT mode focuses on
dynamic driving by auto-
matically adjusting the
steering effort, engine
and transmission system.
When the SPORT MODE
button is pressed, the
SPORT indicator (yellow
or white) will illuminate.
If the system is activat- ed:
- While holding vehicle speed, it maintains the
gear and RPM for some
time even though the
accelerator pedal is not
depressed.
- Up-shifting is delayed.
When the SPORT mode is activated, and the
ignition switch or
ENGINE START/STOP
button is turned off and
on, it will change to
NORMAL mode. To turn
on the SPORT mode,
press the SPORT
MODE button again.
✽ ✽
NOTICE
In Sport drive mode, the fuel effi-
ciency may decrease.
SPORT MODE INTEGRATED CONTROL SYSTEM
OSC057012N
NORMAL SPORT
SPORT
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Index
Smart Trunk Release (4 door) ......................................4-26
Special driving conditions ..........................................5-105Driving at night ......................................................5-106
Driving in flooded areas ..........................................5-108
Driving in the rain ....................................................5-107
Driving off-road ........................................................5-108
Hazardous driving conditions ..................................5-105
Highway driving ......................................................5-108
Rocking the vehicle ..................................................5-105
Smooth cornering ......................................................5-106
Sport mode integrated control system ..........................5-40 SPORT mode ..............................................................5-40
Steering wheel...........................................................\
.....4-45 Electric Power Steering (EPS) ....................................4-45
Horn ........................................................................\
....4-47
Tilt steering ................................................................4-46
Storage compartment ..................................................4-140 Center console storage ..............................................4-140
Glove box ..................................................................4-140
Luggage net holder ..................................................4-141
Sunglass holder ........................................................4-141
Theft-alarm system ........................................................4-15 Armed stage ................................................................4-15
Disarmed stage ............................................................4-17
Theft-alarm stage ........................................................4-16 Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS - Type A) ......6-8
Changing a tire with TPMS ........................................6-11
Low tire pressure telltale ..............................................6-9
TPMS (Tire Pressure Monitoring System) malfunction indicator ....................................................................6-10\
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS - Type B) ....6-13 Changing a tire with TPMS ........................................6-17
Check tire pressure.....................................................\
.6-13
Low tire pressure position telltale ..............................6-15
Low tire pressure telltale ............................................6-15
Tire specification and pressure label ............................8-10
Tires and wheels ..............................................................8-5
Tires and wheels ............................................................7-42 All season tires ..........................................................7-54
Checking tire inflation pressure ..................................7-43
Low aspect ratio tire ..................................................7-56
Radial-ply tires ............................................................7-55
Recommended cold tire inflation pressures................7-42
Snow tires ..................................................................7-54
Summer tires ..............................................................7-54
Tire care ....................................................................7-42\
Tire chains ..................................................................7-55
Tire maintenance ........................................................7-47
Tire pressure................................................................7-43
Tire replacement ........................................................7-46
Tire rotation ..............................................................7-44
Tire sidewall labeling..................................................7-47
Tire traction ................................................................7-47
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