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Features of your vehicle
Electric power steering (EPS)
Power steering uses a motor to
assist you in steering the vehicle. If
the engine is off or if the power steer-
ing system becomes inoperative, the
vehicle may still be steered, but it will
require increased steering effort.
The electric power steering is con-
trolled by the power steering control
unit which senses the steering wheel
torque and vehicle speed to com-
mand the motor.
The steering wheel becomes heavier
as the vehicle’s speed increases and
becomes lighter as the vehicle’s
speed decreases for better control of
the steering wheel.
Should you notice any change in the
effort required to steer during normal
vehicle operation, have the power
steering checked by an authorized
Kia dealer.
✽ ✽NOTICE
The following symptoms may occur
during normal vehicle operation:
• The EPS warning light does not
illuminate.
• The steering effort is increased immediately after turning the igni-
tion switch or ENGINE
START/STOP button to the ON
position. This happens as the sys-
tem performs the EPS system
diagnostics. When the diagnostics
are completed, the steering wheel
will return to its normal condition
• A click noise may be heard from the EPS relay after the ignition
switch is turned to the ON or
LOCK position or ENGINE
START/STOP button to the ON or
OFF position.
• Motor noise may be heard when the vehicle is at a stop or at a low
driving speed. (Continued)(Continued)
• When abnormality is detected in
the electric power steering system,
to prevent a deadly accident, the
steering assist function will stop.
At this time, the warning light
turns on or blinks on the cluster.
The steering wheel may become
difficult to control or operate.
Have your vehicle checked imme-
diately, after moving the vehicle to
a safe zone.
• The steering effort increases if the steering wheel is rotated continu-
ously when the vehicle is not in
motion. However, after a few min-
utes, it will return to its normal
condition.
• When you operate the steering wheel in low temperature, noise
may occur. If the temperature
rises, the noise will likely disap-
pear. This is a normal condition.
• When the charging system warn- ing light comes on or the battery
voltage is low (when the alternator
or battery does not operate nor-
mally), the steering wheel may get
heavy and become difficult to con-
trol or operate abnormally.
STEERING WHEEL
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Remote control
Electric type
The electric remote control mirror
switch allows you to adjust the posi-
tion of the left and right outside
rearview mirrors. To adjust the posi-
tion of either mirror, the ignition
switch or ENGINE START/STOP but-
ton should be in the ACC or ON posi-
tion.
To adjust the position of either mirror,
press the R or L button (1) to select
the right side mirror or the left side
mirror, then press a corresponding
point (▲) on the mirror adjustment
control to position the selected mirror
up, down, left or right. After adjustment, press the R or L
button again to prevent any inadver-
tent adjustment.
Folding the outside rearview mirror
Manual type
To fold the outside review mirror,
grasp the housing of the mirror and
then fold it toward the rear of the
vehicle.
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CAUTION - Outside mirror
The mirrors stop moving when
they reach the maximumadjusting angles, but themotor continues to operatewhile the switch is pressed.Do not press the switch longerthan necessary as the motormay be damaged.
Do not attempt to adjust the outside rearview mirror byhand. Doing so may damagethe parts.
When the mirror control, press exactly “  
”(2) marking area.
Otherwise, the mirror will move to unintended directionor malfunction.
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Features of your vehicle
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER
1. Tachometer
2. Speedometer
3. Engine coolant temperature gauge
4. Fuel gauge
5. Warning and indicator lights
6. LCD display
OSC040101/OSC040102
■ ■Type A
❈The actual cluster and contents of the
LCD display in the vehicle may differ from
the illustration.
■ ■ Type B
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Instrument Cluster Control
Adjusting Instrument Cluster
Illumination
The instrument panel illumination
intensity can be adjusted by pressing
the control switch with the headlight
switch in any position when the igni-
tion switch or ENGINE
START/STOP button is in the ON
position. If you hold the illumination control
button (“+” or “-”), the brightness
will be changed continuously.
If the brightness reaches the maxi- mum or minimum level, an alarm
will sound.
LCD Display Control
The LCD Display modes can be
changed by using the control buttons
on the steering wheel.
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OJA040571L
OSC047127N
■ Type A
■ Type B
OJA040482
OJA040037
■ Type A
■ Type B
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[Type A]
(1) TRIP : TRIP button for changingtrip modes
(2) RESET : RESET button for reset- ting items
[Type B]
(1) : MODE button for changing LCD modes
(2) / : MOVE scroll switch to select items
(3) OK : SET/RESET button for set- ting or resetting items
❈ For the LCD modes, refer to “LCD
Display” in this chapter.Gauges
Speedometer
The speedometer indicates the for-
ward speed of the vehicle.
The speedometer is calibrated in
miles per hour and/or kilometers per
hour.
Tachometer
The tachometer indicates the
approximate number of engine revo-
lutions per minute (rpm).
Use the tachometer to select the cor-
rect shift points and to prevent lug-
ging and/or over-revving the engine.OSC040103
OYB046106
CAUTION - Red zone
Do not operate the engine with-
in the tachometer's RED ZONE.This may cause severe enginedamage.
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Engine coolant temperature
gauge
This gauge shows the temperature
of the engine coolant when the igni-
tion switch or ENGINE START/STOP
button is ON.
If the gauge pointer moves beyond
the normal range area toward the “H”
position, it indicates overheating that
may damage the engine.
Do not continue driving with an over-
heated engine. If your vehicle over-
heats, refer to “If the engine over-
heats” in chapter 6.
Fuel gauge
The fuel gauge indicates the approx-
imate amount of fuel remaining in the
fuel tank.OSC047104N
WARNING - Hot radiator
Never remove the radiator cap
when the engine is hot. The
engine coolant is under pres-
sure and could cause severe
burns. Wait until the engine is
cool before adding coolant to
the reservoir.
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✽ ✽
NOTICE
• The fuel tank capacity is given in
chapter 8.
• The fuel gauge is supplemented by a distance to empty mileage,
and/or a low fuel warning light
which will illuminate when the
fuel tank is nearly empty.
• On inclines or curves, the fuel gauge pointer may fluctuate or the
low fuel warning light may come
on earlier than usual due to the
movement of fuel in the tank.
✽ ✽ NOTICE- Fuel gauge
Running out of fuel can expose vehi-
cle occupants to danger. You must
stop and obtain additional fuel as
soon as possible after the warning
light comes on or when the gauge
indicator comes close to the “E”
(Empty) level.
✽ ✽NOTICE
The fuel display may not be accu-
rate if the vehicle is on an incline.
Odometer
The odometer indicates the total dis-
tance the vehicle has been driven.
You will also find the odometer useful
to determine when periodic mainte-
nance should be performed.
CAUTION - Low fuel
Avoid driving with an extremely
low fuel level. Running out offuel could cause the engine tomisfire, damaging the catalyticconverter.
ODL3A040125
OSC040153
■ Type A
■ Type B
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Automatic reset (for type B cluster)
To make the average fuel economy
be reset automatically whenever refu-
eling, select the "Fuel Econ. Reset"
mode in User Setting menu of the
LCD display (Refer to "User settings
mode" on this chapter).
OFF - You may set to default manu-ally by using the trip switch reset but-
ton.
After Vehicle On – The vehicle is automatically set to default, if open-
ing the driver's door after turning off
the engine or 3 minutes passes after
restarting the engine.
After refueling - After refueling more than 1.6 gallons (6 liters) and driving
over 1 mph (1 km/h), the vehicle will
reset to default automatically.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
The average fuel economy is not dis-
played for more accurate calculation
if the vehicle does not drive more
than 10 seconds or 0.19 miles (300
meters) since the ignition or
ENGINE STRAT/STOP button is
turned to ON.
Instant Fuel Economy (3)
This mode displays the instant fuel
economy during the last few sec-
onds when the vehicle speed is
more than 5 MPH (8 km/h).
- Fuel economy range:
0.0 ~ 50.0 MPG or 0.0 ~ 30.0
L/100km Trip A/B (for type A cluster)
Tripmeter (1)
The tripmeter is the total driving dis- tance since the last tripmeter reset.
- Distance range: 0.0~ 9999.9 mi. orkm
To reset the tripmeter, press the RESET button on the steering
wheel for more than 1 second
when the tripmeter is displayed.
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Elapsed Time (2)
The elapsed time is the total driv-
ing time since the last elapsed time
reset.
- Time range (hh:mm) : 00:00 ~99:59
To reset the elapsed time, press the RESET button on the steering
wheel for more than 1 second
when the elapsed time is dis-
played.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
Even if the vehicle is not in motion,
the elapsed time keeps going while
the engine is running.
Average Vehicle Speed (3)
The average vehicle speed is cal-
culated by the total driving dis-
tance and driving time since the
last average vehicle speed reset.
- Speed range : 0 ~ 999 mph orkm/h
To reset the average vehicle speed, press the RESET button
on the steering wheel for more
than 1 second when the average
vehicle speed is displayed.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
• The average vehicle speed is not dis-
played if the driving distance is less
than 0.19 miles (300 meters) since
the ignition or ENGINE
STRAT/STOP button is turned to
ON. or the driving time is less than
10 seconds since the ignition switch
is turned to ON.
• Even if the vehicle is not in motion, the average vehicle speed keeps
going while the engine is running.
Digital speedometer
This mode displays the current
speed of the vehicle.
OSC040135N
ODL3A040152
■Type A
■ Type B
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Features of your vehicle
Digital speed ON/OFF mode (For
Type A cluster)
Switch to Speed Mode using the trip
switch in Trip mode, and press and
hold the RESET button for more than
1 second. Then it will be switched
from SPEED ON to SPEED OFF or
the other way around.
Accumulated driving informationmode (for type B cluster)
Displays accumulated information
starting from a mileage/fuel efficien-
cy/time default point.
Accumulated information is calcu- lated after the vehicle has run for
more than 0.2 miles (300 meters).
If you press the “OK” button for more than 1 second after the
Cumulative Information is dis-
played, the information will be
reset.
If the engine is running, even when the vehicle is not in motion, the
information will be accumulated.
Driving Information display mode
(for type B cluster)
The vehicle will display Driving
Information once per each ignition
cycle.
Fuel efficiency is calculated after the vehicle has run for more than 0.2
miles (300 meters).
If opening the driver's door after turn- ing off the engine or 3 minutes pass-
es after restarting the engine, the
Driving Information is reset.
If you press the “OK” button for more
than 1 second after the Driving
Information is displayed, the informa-
tion will be reset.
OSC040159OSC040160
OSC040158N
OFB047121
■For Type A cluster
■For Type A cluster
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