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Wait until the fuel tank is depressur‐
ized. The message is displayed when the fuel filler lid opens after the fuel
tank is depressurized.
NOTICE
•It may take up to 20 seconds to
open fuel filler door.
•When the fuel filler door is frozen
and does not open after 20 sec‐
onds at freezing temperature,
slightly tap the fuel filler door and
then attempt to open it.
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1. Stop the engine. 2. To open the fuel filler lid, push the
fuel filler lid opener button.
3. Pull open the fuel filler lid (1).
4. To remove the cap, turn the fuel filler cap (2) counterclockwise (3).
5. Refuel as needed.
WARNING
•Add fuel into the fuel tank within20 minutes after opening the fuelfiller lid. After 20 minutes, the fueltank may shut off, causing fuel tooverflow. In this case, re-press thefuel filler lid opening button.
•Do not leave the fuel filler dooropened for an extended period oftime. It may discharge the battery.
•Close the fuel filler lid after fuelingthe vehicle. If you start the vehiclewith the fuel filler lid opened, themessage L

PANORAMA SUNROOF (IF EQUIPPED)
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If your vehicle is equipped with a sun‐
roof, you can slide or tilt your sunroof with the sunroof control lever located
on the overhead console.
The sunroof can be operated for ap‐
proximately 30 seconds when the en‐ gine start/stop button is in the ON po‐
sition. However, if the front doors are
opened, the sunroof cannot be opened even within the 30 seconds period. • In cold and wet climates, the sunroof may not work properly due to freez‐
ing conditions.
• After the vehicle is washed or in a rainstorm, be sure to wipe off any
water that is on the sunroof before operating it.
CAUTION
nSunroof control lever
Do not continue to move the sunroofcontrol lever after the sunroof isfully opened, closed, or tilted. Dam‐age to the motor or system compo‐nents could occur.
CAUTION
Make sure the sunroof is fully closedwhen leaving your vehicle. If thesunroof is opened, rain or snow mayleak through the sunroof and wetthe interior as well as cause theft.
WARNING
nSunroof break
The sunroof, which is made of glass,may break if a sufficient impact isapplied. In this case, in an accident,any improperly belted occupant maybe tossed out of the vehicle through
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the sunroof, possibly resulting intoinjury. To minimize all the possibleaccident risks, all occupants must beproperly belted and, in case of achild, be fastened in a proper childrestraint.
Sunroof open warning
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If the driver turns off the engine when
the sunroof is not fully closed, the warning chime will sound for approxi‐
mately 7 seconds and a message will
appear on the LCD display.

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Automatic reversal
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If an object or part of the body is de‐
tected while the sunroof glass or sun‐ shade is closing automatically, it will re‐
verse the direction, and then stop.
The auto reverse function does not
work if a tiny obstacle is between the sliding glass or sunshade and the sun‐
roof sash. You should always check
that all passengers and objects are away from the sunroof before closing
it.
WARNING
nSunroof
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•Be careful that no head, hands andbody parts are obstructed by aclosing sunroof.
•Do not extend the face, neck,arms or body outside the sunroofwhile driving.
•Make sure your hands and headare safely out of the way beforeclosing a sunroof.
•A panorama sunroof is made ofglass, therefore it may break in anaccident. If you do not have yourseat belt on, you may stick out ofthe broken glass and get injured orkilled. For all passengers' safety,have an appropriate protection on(ex. seat belt, CRS, etc.).
CAUTION
•Periodically remove any dirt thatmay accumulate on the guide rail.
•If you drive with the sunroofopened right after a car wash orrain, water may get inside the ve‐hicle.
CAUTION
nSunroof motor damage
If you try to open the sunroof whenthe temperature is below freezing orwhen the sunroof is covered withsnow or ice, the glass or the motorcould be damaged.
Resetting the sunroof
Whenever the vehicle battery is discon‐
nected or discharged, you must reset your sunroof system as follows:
1. Start the engine.
2. Close the sunshade and sunroof completely if opened.
3. Release the sunroof control lever.
4. Push the sunroof control lever for‐ ward in the direction of close
(about 10 seconds) until the sun‐
shade slightly moves. Then, release
the lever.
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Heated steering wheel (if
equipped)
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With the engine start/stop button in
the ON position, pressing the heated steering wheel button warms the
steering wheel. The indicator on the
button will illuminate.
To turn the heated steering wheel off, press the button once again. The indi‐
cator on the button will turn off.
NOTICE
The heated steering wheel will turn
off automatically approximately 30
minutes after the heated steering
wheel is turned on.
If you turn off the ignition within 30
minutes after pressing the steering
wheel heater button, from next igni‐
tion ON, the heater will be off.
CAUTION
Do not install any grip to operate thesteering wheel. This causes damageto the heated steering wheel sys‐tem.
Horn
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To sound the horn, press the area indi‐
cated by the horn symbol on your steering wheel (see illustration). The
horn will operate only when this area is
pressed. Check the horn regularly to be sure it operates properly.
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MIRRORS
Inside rearview mirror
Adjust the rearview mirror so that thecenter view through the rear window is
seen. Make this adjustment before you
start driving.
WARNING
nRear visibility
Do not place objects in the rear seator cargo area which would interferewith your vision through the rearwindow.
WARNING
Do not adjust the rearview mirrorwhile the vehicle is moving. Thiscould result in loss of control, and anaccident which could cause death,serious injury or property damage.
WARNING
Do not modify the inside mirror anddon’t install a wide mirror. It couldresult in injury, during an accident ordeployment of the air bag.
Electrochromic mirror (ECM)
The electric rearview mirror automati‐
cally controls the glare from the head‐ lights of the vehicles behind you in
nighttime or low light driving condi‐
tions. The sensor mounted in the mir‐ ror senses the light level around the ve‐
hicle, and automatically controls the
headlight glare from the vehicles be‐ hind you.
When the engine is running, the glare is
automatically controlled by the sensor
mounted in the rearview mirror.
Whenever the shift lever is shifted into reverse (R), the mirror will automatical‐
ly go to the brightest setting in order
to improve the driver's view behind the vehicle.
CAUTION
When cleaning the mirror, use a pa‐per towel or similar material damp‐ened with glass cleaner. Do notspray glass cleaner directly on themirror. It may cause the liquid clean‐er to enter the mirror housing.
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To operate the electric rearview mirror:
• The mirror defaults to the ON posi‐ tion whenever the engine start/stop
button is in the ON position.
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• With smart key system- The mirror will fold or unfold whenthe door is locked or unlocked by
the smart key.
- The mirror will fold or unfold when the door is locked or unlocked by
the button on the outside door
handle.
- The mirror will unfold when you approach the vehicle (all doors
closed and locked) with a smartkey in possession (if equipped).
CAUTION
The electric type outside rearviewmirror operates even though the En‐gine Start/Stop button is in the OFFposition. However, to prevent unnec‐essary battery discharge, do not ad‐just the mirrors longer than neces‐sary while the engine is not running.
CAUTION
In case it is an electric type outsiderearview mirror, don’t fold it byhand. It could cause motor failure.
Reverse parking aid function (if
equipped)
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When you shift the shift lever to the R
(Reverse) position, the outside rearview mirror(s) will move downward to aid re‐
verse parking.
According to the position of the outside
rearview mirror switch, the outside
rearview mirror(s) will operate as fol‐
lows:
Left or Right
When the remote control outside rear‐ view mirror switch is in the left or right
position, both outside rearview mirrors
will move downward.
Neutral
When neither switch is selected, the
outside rearview mirrors will not move.
The outside rearview mirrors will auto‐
matically revert to their original posi‐ tion under the following conditions: 1. The Engine Start/Stop button is turned to the ACC or OFF position.
2. The shift lever is moved to any po‐ sition except R (Reverse).
3. The remote control outside rear‐ view mirror switch is not selected.

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Door/trunk
ItemsExplanation
Automatically Lock • Disable: The auto door lock operation will be deactivated.
• Enable on Speed: All doors will be automatically locked when the vehicle speed ex‐
ceeds 15 km/h (9.3 mph).
• Enable on Shift: All doors will be automatically locked if the automatic transaxle/ dual clutch transmission shift lever is shifted from the P (Park) position to the R(Reverse), N (Neutral), or D (Drive) position.
Automatically Unlock • Disable: The auto door unlock operation will be canceled.
• Vehicle Off/On key out: All doors will be automatically unlocked when the Engine
Start/Stop button is set to the OFF position.
• Driver Door Unlock: All doors will be automatically unlocked if the driver's door is unlocked.
On Shift to P: All doors will be automatically unlocked if the automatic transaxle/dual clutch transmission shift lever is shifted to the P (Park) position.
Door Lock Sound (if equipped) If this item checked, the door lock sound function will be activated when lockingdoors.
Smart Trunk (if equipped) To activate or deactivate the Smart Trunk system.
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Trip A/B
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Tripmeter (1)
• The tripmeter is the total driving dis‐ tance since the last tripmeter reset.- Distance range: 0.0 ~ 9999.9 km or mi.
• To reset the tripmeter, press the OK button (reset) on the steering wheelfor more than 1 second when the
tripmeter is displayed.
Average Vehicle Speed (2)
• The average vehicle speed is calcula‐ ted by the total driving distance and
driving time since the last average
vehicle speed reset. - Speed range: 0 ~ 260 km/h or 0 ~
160 mph
• To reset the average vehicle speed, press the OK button (reset) on the
steering wheel for more than 1 sec‐
ond when the average vehicle speed
is displayed.
NOTICE
•The average vehicle speed is not
displayed if the driving distance
has been less than 50 meters
(0.03 miles) or the driving time
has been less than 10 seconds
since the ignition switch or Engine
Start/Stop button was turned to
ON.
•Even if the vehicle is not in motion,
the average vehicle speed keeps
calculating, as long as while the
engine is running.
Elapsed Time (3)
• The elapsed time is the total driving time since the last elapsed time re‐
set. - Time range (hh:mm): 00:00 ~ 99:59 • To reset the elapsed time, press the
OK button (reset) on the steering
wheel for more than 1 second when
the elapsed time is displayed.
NOTICE
Even if the vehicle is not in motion,
the elapsed time keeps calculating,
as long as the engine is running.
Digital speedometer
This mode displays the current speed
of the vehicle.
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• At this time, the Engine Start/StopButton turns to the ACC position (If
you press the Engine Start/Stop But‐ ton once more, it will turn to the ON
position).
Low key battery (for smart key
system)
• This warning message illuminates if the battery of the smart key is dis‐
charged when the Engine Start/Stop Button changes to the OFF position.
Press START button while turning
wheel (for smart key system)
• This warning message illuminates if the steering wheel does not unlock
normally when the Engine Start/Stop Button is pressed.
• It means that you should press the Engine Start/Stop Button while turn‐
ing the steering wheel right and left.
Steering wheel unlocked (for smart
key system)
• This warning message illuminates if the steering wheel does not lock
when the Engine Start/Stop Button changes to the OFF position.
Check steering wheel lock system
(for smart key system)
• This warning message illuminates if the steering wheel does not lock nor‐
mally when the Engine Start/Stop
Button changes to the OFF position.
Press brake pedal to start engine
(for smart key system)
• This warning message illuminates if the Engine Start/Stop Button
changes to the ACC position twice by pressing the button repeatedly with‐
out depressing the brake pedal.
• It means that you should depress the brake pedal to start the engine.
Key not in vehicle (for smart key
system)
• This warning message illuminates if the smart key is not in the vehicle
when you press the Engine Start/ Stop Button.
• It means that you should always have the smart key with you.
Key not detected (for smart key
system)
• This warning message illuminates if the smart key is not detected when
you press the Engine Start/Stop But‐
ton.
Press start button again (for smart
key system)
• This warning message illuminates if you cannot operate the Engine Start/
Stop Button when there is a problem with the Engine Start/Stop Button
system.
• It means that you could start the en‐ gine by pressing the Engine Start/
Stop Button once more.
• If the warning illuminates each time you press the Engine Start/Stop But‐ton, we recommend that you have
the vehicle inspected by an author‐
ized Kia dealer.
Press start button with key (for
smart key system)
• This warning message illuminates if you press the Engine Start/Stop But‐
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• At this time, the immobilizer indicatorlight blinks.
Check BRAKE SWITCH fuse (for
smart key system)
• This warning message illuminates ifthe brake switch fuse is disconnec‐
ted.
• It means that you should replace the fuse with a new one. If that is not
possible, you can start the engine by
pressing the Engine Start/Stop But‐
ton for 10 seconds in the ACC posi‐
tion.
Shift to P or N to start engine (for
smart key system)
• This warning message illuminates if you try to start the engine with the
shift lever not in the P (Park) or N (Neutral) position.
NOTICE
You can start the engine with the
shift lever in the N (Neutral) position.
But, for your safety, we recommend
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that you start the engine with the
shift lever in the P (Park) position.
Door, hood, trunk open
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• It means that any door, hood, or trunk is open.
Sunroof open (if equipped)
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• This warning message illuminates ifyou turn off the engine when the
sunroof is open.

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