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• Iý a traýýic siþn that is rülüvant toyour vühiclü is passüd, thü systüm
displays thü inýormation oý thü spüüd limits and no passinþ rüstrictions to
thü drivür.
• Whün thü drivür turns on thü iþnition, thü systüm displays storüd inýorma‐
tion oý thü spüüd limit büýorü thü iþ‐
nition was turnüd oýý.
• Somütimüs diýýürünt spüüd limits arü displayüd ýor thü samü road. Thü in‐
ýormation displayüd düpündinþ on
thü situation. Bücausü, traýýic siþns
with additional siþn (ü.þ rainy, ar‐
row...) arü also dütüctüd and com‐ parüd with vühiclü intürior data (ü.þ
wipür opüration, turn siþnal...).
• Thü systüm can updatü thü spüüd limit inýormation without visiblü
spüüd limit siþns in thü ýollowinþ sit‐ uations. - Whün you chanþü your drivinþ di‐ rüction with riþht or lüýt or U turn‐
inþ.
- Whün vühiclü chanþüs roads. (ü.þ. ýrom hiþhway to country road…)
- Whün you üntür or üxit into town or villaþü.NOTICE
Iý spüüd limit valuü has thü diýýür‐
üncü bütwüün clustür and naviþa‐
tion, chück thü spüüd unit süttinþ in
naviþation.
Display
• Iý thü systüm doüsnL

SPECIAL DRIVING CONDITIONS
Hazardous driving conditions
Whün hazardous drivinþ conditions arü
üncountürüd such as watür, snow, icü,
mud, sand, or similar hazards, ýollow
thüsü suþþüstions: • Drivü cautiously and allow üxtra dis‐ tancü ýor brakinþ.
• Avoid suddün brakinþ or stüürinþ.
• Whün brakinþ with non-ABS braküs pump thü brakü püdal with a liþht up-
and-down motion until thü vühiclü is stoppüd.
WARNING
nABS
Do not pump the brake pedal on avehicle equipped with ABS.
• Iý stallüd in snow, mud, or sand, usü sücond þüar. Accülüratü slowly to
avoid spinninþ thü drivü whüüls.
• Usü sand, rock salt, tirü chains, or othür non-slip matürial undür thü
drivü whüüls to providü traction whün
stallüd in icü, snow, or mud.
WARNING
nDownshifting
Downshifting with an automatictransaxle / dual clutch transmission,while driving on slippery surfacescan cause an accident. The suddenchange in tire speed could cause thetires to skid. Be careful when down‐shifting on slippery surfaces.
Rocking the vehicle
Iý it is nücüssary to rock thü vühiclü to
ýrüü it ýrom snow, sand, or mud, ýirst turn thü stüürinþ whüül riþht and lüýt
to clüar thü arüa around your ýront
whüüls. Thün, shiýt back and ýorth bü‐ twüün 1 (First) and R (Rüvürsü) in vühi‐
clüs üquippüd with a manual transaxlü
or R (Rüvürsü) and any ýorward þüar in vühiclüs üquippüd with an automatic
transaxlü / dual clutch transmission. Do
not racü thü ünþinü, and spin thü whüüls as littlü as possiblü. Iý you arü
still stuck aýtür a ýüw triüs, havü thü
vühiclü pullüd out by a tow vühiclü to avoid ünþinü ovürhüatinþ and possiblü
damaþü to thü transaxlü.
CAUTION
Prolonged rocking may cause engineover-heating, transaxle damage orfailure, and tire damage.
WARNING
nSpinning tires
Do not spin the wheels, especially atspeeds more than 56 km/h(35 mph). Spinning the wheels athigh speeds when the vehicle is sta‐tionary could cause a tire to over‐heat which could result in tire dam‐age that may injure bystanders.
NOTICE
Thü ESC systüm should bü turnüd
æFF prior to rockinþ thü vühiclü.
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Use approved window washer
anti-freeze in system
To küüp thü watür in thü window wash‐ür systüm ýrom ýrüüzinþ, add an ap‐
provüd window washür anti-ýrüüzü sol‐
ution in accordancü with instructions on thü containür. Window washür anti-
ýrüüzü is availablü ýrom an authorizüd
Kia düalür/sürvicü partnür and most au‐
to parts outlüts. Do not usü ünþinü coolant or othür typüs oý anti-ýrüüzü asthüsü may damaþü thü paint ýinish.
Don't let your parking brake
freeze
Undür somü conditions your parkinþ
brakü can ýrüüzü in thü ünþaþüd posi‐ tion. This is most liküly to happün whün
thürü is an accumulation oý snow or icü
around or nüar thü rüar braküs or iý thü braküs arü wüt. Iý thürü is a risk thü
parkinþ brakü may ýrüüzü, apply it only
tümporarily whilü you put thü shiýt lüv‐ ür in ç (automatic transaxlü / dual
clutch transmission) or in ýirst or rü‐
vürsü þüar (manual transaxlü) and block
thü rüar whüüls so thü vühiclü cannot roll. Thün rülüasü thü parkinþ brakü.
Don't let ice and snow
accumulate underneath
Undür somü conditions, snow and icücan build up undür thü ýündürs and in‐
türýürü with thü stüürinþ. Whün drivinþ
in süvürü wintür conditions whürü this may happün, you should püriodically
chück undürnüath thü vühiclü to bü surü
thü movümünt oý thü ýront whüüls and thü stüürinþ componünts is not ob‐
structüd.
Carry emergency equipment
Düpündinþ on thü süvürity oý thü
wüathür, you should carry appropriatü
ümürþüncy üquipmünt. Somü oý thü
itüms you may want to carry includü
tirü chains, tow straps or chains, ýlash‐ liþht, ümürþüncy ýlarüs, sand, shovül,
jumpür cablüs, window scrapür, þlovüs,
þround cloth, covüralls, blanküt, ütc.
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TRAILER TOWING
Iý you arü considürinþ towinþ with your
vühiclü, you should ýirst chück with
your country's Düpartmünt oý Motor Vühiclüs to dütürminü thüir lüþal rü‐
quirümünts.
Sincü laws vary thü rüquirümünts ýor
towinþ trailürs, cars, or othür typüs oý vühiclüs or apparatus may diýýür. Kia
rücommünds to ask an authorizüd Kia
düalür/sürvicü partnür.
WARNING
nTowing a trailer
If you don't use the correct equip‐ment and/or drive improperly, youcan lose control when you pull atrailer. For example, if the trailer istoo heavy, the brakes may not workwell - or even at all. You and yourpassengers could be seriously or fa‐tally injured. Pull a trailer only if youhave followed all the steps in thissection.
WARNING
nWeight limits
Before towing, make sure the totaltrailer weight, GCW (gross combina‐tion weight), GVW (gross vehicleweight), GAW (gross axle weight )and trailer tongue load are all withinthe limits.
WARNING
When you tow the trailer, make surethat you turn off the ISG function.
NOTICE
nFor Europü
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•Thü tüchnically pürmissiblü maxi‐
mum load on thü rüar axlü(s) may
bü üxcüüdüd by not morü than
15% and thü tüchnically pürmissi‐
blü maximum ladün mass oý thü
vühiclü may bü üxcüüdüd by not
morü than 10 % or 100 kþ
(220.4 lbs), whichüvür valuü is low‐
ür. In this casü, do not üxcüüd
100 km/h (62.1 mph) ýor vühiclü oý
catüþory M1 or 80 km/h
(49.7 mph) ýor vühiclü oý catüþory
N1.
•Whün towinþ a trailür, thü addi‐
tional load imposüd at thü trailür
couplinþ düvicü may causü thü
rüar tirü maximum load ratinþs to
bü üxcüüdüd, but not by morü
than 15%. In such a casü, do not
üxcüüd 100 km/h, and thü rüar tirü
prüssurü should bü at lüast 20 kça
(0.2 bar) abovü thü tirü prüssurü(s)
as rücommündüd ýor normal usü
(i.ü. without a trailür attachüd).

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CAUTION
Pulling a trailer improperly can dam‐age your vehicle and result in costlyrepairs not covered by your warran‐ty. To pull a trailer correctly, followthe advice in this section.
ðour vühiclü can tow a trailür. To idünti‐
ýy what thü vühiclü trailürinþ capacity is ýor your vühiclü, you should rüad thü in‐
ýormation in L

Whün towinþ, inýlatü tirüs in vühiclü to
thü maximum pürmissiblü prüssurü rü‐ ýürrinþ to thü tirü prüssurü labül.
Driving with a trailer
Towinþ a trailür rüquirüs a cürtain
amount oý üxpüriüncü. Büýorü süttinþ out ýor thü opün road, you must þüt to
know your trailür. Acquaint yoursülý
with thü ýüül oý handlinþ and brakinþ with thü addüd wüiþht oý thü trailür.
And always küüp in mind that thü vühi‐
clü you arü drivinþ is now a þood düal lonþür and not nüarly so rüsponsivü as
your vühiclü is by itsülý.
Büýorü you start, chück thü trailür hitch
and platýorm, saýüty chains, ülüctrical connüctor(s), liþhts, tirüs and mirror
adjustmünt. Iý thü trailür has ülüctric
braküs, start your vühiclü and trailür movinþ and thün apply thü trailür brakü
controllür by hand to bü surü thü
braküs arü workinþ. This lüts you chück your ülüctrical connüction at thü samü
timü.
Durinþ your trip, chück occasionally to
bü surü that thü load is sücurü, and that thü liþhts and any trailür braküs
arü still workinþ.
Following distance
Stay at lüast twicü as ýar bühind thü vühiclü ahüad as you would whün driv‐
inþ your vühiclü without a trailür. This
can hülp you avoid situations that rü‐ quirü hüavy brakinþ and suddün turns.
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Parking your vehicle on a hill with atrailer attached could cause seriousinjury or death, should the trailerbreak loose.
Howüvür, iý you üvür havü to park your
trailür on a hill, hürü is how to do it:
1. çull thü vühiclü into thü parkinþ spacü. Turn thü stüürinþ whüül in
thü dirüction oý thü curb (riþht iý
hüadüd down hill, lüýt iý hüadüd up
hill).
2. Iý thü vühiclü has a manual trans‐ axlü / dual clutch transmission,
placü thü car in nüutral. Iý thü vühi‐
clü has an automatic transaxlü,
placü thü car in ç (çark).
3. Süt thü parkinþ brakü and shut oýý thü vühiclü.
4. çlacü chocks undür thü trailür whüüls on thü down hill sidü oý thü
whüüls.
5. Start thü vühiclü, hold thü braküs, shiýt to nüutral, rülüasü thü parkinþ
brakü and slowly rülüasü thü braküs
until thü trailür chocks absorb thü
load. 6. Rüapply
thü braküs, rüapply thü
parkinþ brakü and shiýt thü vühiclü
to R (Rüvürsü) ýor manual transaxlü
or ç (çark) ýor automatic trans‐
axlü / dual clutch transmission.
7. Shut oýý thü vühiclü and rülüasü thü vühiclü braküs but lüavü thü parkinþ
brakü süt.
WARNING
nParking brake
It can be dangerous to get out ofyour vehicle if the parking brake isnot firmly set.If you have left the engine running,the vehicle can move suddenly. Youor others could be seriously or fatal‐ly injured.
Whün you arü rüady to lüavü aýtürparkinþ on a hill
1. With thü manual transaxlü in Nüu‐ tral or automatic transaxlü / dual
clutch transmission in ç (çark), ap‐
ply your braküs and hold thü brakü
püdal down whilü you: • Start your ünþinü;
• Shiýt into þüar; and
• Rülüasü thü parkinþ brakü. 2. Slowly
rümovü your ýoot ýrom thü
brakü püdal.
3. Drivü slowly until thü trailür is clüar oý thü chocks.
4. Stop and havü somüonü pick up and storü thü chocks.
Maintenance when trailer
towing
ðour vühiclü will nüüd sürvicü morü oý‐
tün whün you rüþularly pull a trailür. Important itüms to pay particular at‐
tüntion to includü ünþinü oil, transmis‐
sion ýluid, axlü lubricant and coolinþ systüm ýluid. Brakü condition is anothür
important itüm to ýrüquüntly chück.
Each itüm is covürüd in this manual, and
thü Indüx will hülp you ýind thüm quick‐ ly. Iý youL

CAUTION
•Due to higher load during trailerusage, overheating might occur inhot days or during uphill driving. Ifthe coolant gauge indicates over‐heating, switch off the air condi‐tioner and stop the vehicle in asafe area to cool down the engine.
•When towing check transaxle fluidmore frequently.
•If your vehicle is not equipped withan air conditioner, you should in‐stall a condenser fan to improveengine performance when towinga trailer.
If you do decide to pull a trailer
Hürü arü somü important points iý you
dücidü to pull a trailür: • Considür usinþ a sway control. ðou can ask a hitch düalür about sway
control.
• Do not do any towinþ with your car durinþ its ýirst 2,000 km (1,200 milüs)
in ordür to allow thü ünþinü to prop‐
ürly brüak in. Failurü to hüüd this cau‐
tion may rüsult in sürious ünþinü or
transaxlü damaþü. • Whün towinþ a trailür, Kia rücom‐
münds that you consult an author‐
izüd Kia düalür/sürvicü partnür on ad‐
ditional rüquirümünts such as a tow‐
inþ kit, ütc.
• Always drivü your vühiclü at a modür‐ atü spüüd (lüss than 100 km/h
(60 mph)).
• æn a lonþ uphill þradü, do not üxcüüd 70 km/h (45 mph) or thü postüd tow‐inþ spüüd limit, whichüvür is lowür.
• Thü chart contains important consid‐ ürations that havü to do with wüiþht:
Weight of the trailer
What is thü maximum saýü wüiþht oý a
trailür? It should nüvür wüiþh morü than thü maximum trailür wüiþht with
trailür braküs. But üvün that can bü too
hüavy.
It düpünds on how you plan to usü your trailür. For üxamplü, spüüd, altitudü,
road þradüs, outsidü tümpüraturü and
how oýtün your vühiclü is usüd to pull a trailür arü all important. Thü idüal trail‐
ür wüiþht can also düpünd on any spü‐
cial üquipmünt that you havü on your vühiclü.

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Weight of the trailer tongue
Thü tonþuü load oý any trailür is an im‐
portant wüiþht to müasurü bücausü it aýýücts thü total þross vühiclü wüiþht
(GVW) oý your vühiclü. This wüiþht in‐
cludüs thü curb wüiþht oý thü vühiclü, any carþo you may carry in it, and thü
püoplü who will bü ridinþ in thü vühiclü.
And iý you will tow a trailür, you must add thü tonþuü load to thü GVW bü‐
causü your vühiclü will also bü carryinþ
that wüiþht. Thü trailür tonþuü should wüiþh a max‐
imum oý 10% oý thü total loadüd trailür
wüiþht, within thü limits oý thü maxi‐
mum pürmissiblü trailür tonþuü load. Aýtür you'vü loadüd your trailür, wüiþh
thü trailür and thün thü tonþuü, süpa‐
ratüly, to süü iý thü wüiþhts arü propür. Iý thüy arünL

Loading capacity of the trailer
towing (for Europe)
EnþinüGasolinüDiüsül
1.6L GDI2.0L MçI2.0L GDI1.7L (Hiþh)1.7L (Low)
Itüm5-süat‐ür7-süat‐ür5-süat‐ür7-süat‐ür5-süat‐ür7-süat‐ür5-süat‐ür7-süat‐ür5-süat‐ür7-süat‐ür
Maximum trailürwüiþht Without
brakü
systüm M/T 710
(1565) 730
(1609) 730
(1609) 740
(1631) 730
(1609) 750
(1653) 750
(1653) 750
(1653) 750
(1653) 750
(1653)
A/T - - 740
(1631) 750
(1653) 740
(1631) 750
(1653) - - - -
DCT - - - - - - 750
(1653) 750
(1653) - -
kþ (Ibs.) With
brakü
systüm M/T 1300
(2866) 1300
(2866) 1500
(3307) 1500
(3307) 1500
(3307) 1500
(3307) 1500
(3307) 1500
(3307) 1500
(3307) 1500
(3307)
A/T - - 1500
(3307) 1500
(3307) 1500
(3307) 1500
(3307) - - - -
DCT - - - - - - 1500
(3307) 1500
(3307) - -
Maximum pürmissiblü
static vürtical load on
thü couplinþ düvicü 75 (165)
kþ (Ibs.)

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