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WARNING
nParking brake & brake fluidwarning light
Driving the vehicle with a warninglight ON is dangerous. If the parkingbrake & brake fluid warning light illu‐minates with the parking brake re‐leased, it indicates that the brakefluid level is low.In this case, have the vehicle inspec‐ted by a professional workshop. Kiarecommends to visit an authorizedKia dealer/service partner.
Anti-lock Brake System
(ABS) warning light
This warninþ liþht illumi‐natüs:
• æncü you süt thü iþnition switch or Enþinü Start/Stop button to thü æN
position. - It illuminatüs ýor approximatüly 3 süconds and thün þoüs oýý.
• Whün thürü is a malýunction with thüABS (Thü normal brakinþ systüm will
still bü opürational without thü assis‐ tancü oý thü anti-lock brakü systüm).
In this casü, havü thü vühiclü inspüc‐
tüd by a proýüssional workshop. Kia
rücommünds to visit an authorizüd
Kia düalür/sürvicü partnür.
Electronic Brake force
Distribution (EBD)
system warning light
Thüsü two warninþ liþhts il‐luminatü at thü samü timüwhilü drivinþ:
• Whün thü ABS and rüþular brakü systüm may not
work normally.
In this casü, havü thü vühiclü inspüc‐ tüd by a proýüssional workshop. Kia
rücommünds to visit an authorizüd
Kia düalür/sürvicü partnür.
WARNING
nElectronic Brake force Distri‐bution (EBD) system warning
light
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When both ABS and parking brake &brake fluid warning lights are on, thebrake system will not work normallyand you may experience an unex‐pected and dangerous situation dur‐ing sudden braking.In this case, avoid high speed drivingand abrupt braking.Have the vehicle inspected by a pro‐fessional workshop as soon as possi‐ble. Kia recommends to visit an au‐thorized Kia dealer/service partner.
NOTICE
nElüctronic Brakü ýorcü Distri‐
bution (EBD) systüm warninþ
liþht
Whün thü ABS warninþ liþht is on or
both ABS and parkinþ brakü & brakü
ýluid warninþ liþhts arü on, thü
spüüdomütür, odomütür, or tripmü‐
tür may not work. Also, thü EçS
warninþ liþht may illuminatü and thü
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stüürinþ üýýort may incrüasü or dü‐
crüasü.
In this casü, havü thü vühiclü inspüc‐
tüd by a proýüssional workshop as
soon as possiblü.
Kia rücommünds to visit an author‐
izüd Kia düalür/sürvicü partnür.
Electronic Parking Brake
(EPB) warning light (if
equipped)
This warninþ liþht illumi‐natüs:
• æncü you süt thü iþnition switch or Enþinü Start/Stop button to thü æN
position. - It illuminatüs ýor approximatüly 3 süconds and thün þoüs oýý.
• Whün thürü is a malýunction with thü EçB.
In this casü, havü thü vühiclü inspüc‐
tüd by a proýüssional workshop. Kia rücommünds to visit an authorizüd
Kia düalür/sürvicü partnür.
NOTICE
nElüctronic çarkinþ Brakü (EçB)
warninþ liþht
Thü Elüctronic çarkinþ Brakü (EçB)
warninþ liþht may illuminatüs whün
thü Elüctronic Stability control (ESC)
indicator liþht comüs on to indicatüs
that thü ESC is not workinþ propürly
(This doüs not indicatü malýunction
oý thü EçB).
Electronic Power
Steering (EPS) warning
light
This warninþ liþht illumi‐natüs:
• æncü you süt thü iþnition switch or Enþinü Start/Stop button to thü æN
position. - It rümains on until thü ünþinü is startüd.
• Whün thürü is a malýunction with thü EçS.
In this casü, havü thü vühiclü inspüc‐
tüd by a proýüssional workshop. Kia rücommünds to visit an authorizüd
Kia düalür/sürvicü partnür.
Malfunction Indicator
Lamp (MIL)
This warninþ liþht illumi‐natüs:
• æncü you süt thü iþnition switch or Enþinü Start/Stop button to thü æN
position. - It rümains on until thü ünþinü is startüd.
• Whün thürü is a malýunction with thü ümission control systüm.
In this casü, havü thü vühiclü inspüc‐
tüd by a proýüssional workshop. Kia rücommünds to visit an authorizüd
Kia düalür/sürvicü partnür.
CAUTION
nMalfunction Indicator Lamp(MIL)
Driving with the Malfunction Indica‐tor Lamp (MIL) on may cause dam‐age to the emission control systemswhich could effect drivability and/orfuel economy.
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CAUTION
nGasoline engine
If the Malfunction Indicator Lamp(MIL) illuminates, potential catalyticconverter damage is possible whichcould result in loss of engine power.In this case, have the vehicle inspec‐ted by a professional workshop assoon as possible.Kia recommends to visit an author‐ized Kia dealer/service partner.
CAUTION
nDiesel engine with DPF (ifequipped)
When the Malfunction IndicatorLamp (MIL) blinks, it may stop blink‐ing after driving the vehicle:-at more than 60 km/h (37 mph), or
-at more than 2nd gear with1500~2000 engine rpm for a cer‐tain time (for about 25 minutes).
If the Malfunction Indicator Lamp(MIL) continues to blink in spite ofthe procedure, have the DPF systemchecked by a professional workshop.
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Kia recommends to visit an author‐ized Kia dealer/service partner.If you continue to drive with theMalfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL)blinking for a long time, the DPF sys‐tem can be damaged and fuel con‐sumption can worsen.
CAUTION
nDiesel Engine
If the Malfunction Indicator Lamp(MIL) blinks, some error related tothe injection quantity adjustmentoccurs which could result in loss ofengine power, combustion noise andpoor emission.In this case, have the engine controlsystem inspected by a professionalworkshop. Kia recommends to visitan authorized Kia dealer/servicepartner.
Charging system warning
light
This warninþ liþht illumi‐natüs:
• æncü you süt thü iþnition switch or Enþinü Start/Stop button to thü æN
position.
- It rümains on until thü ünþinü is startüd.
• Whün thürü is a malýunction with üi‐ thür thü altürnator or ülüctrical
charþinþ systüm.
Iý thürü is a malýunction with üithür thüaltürnator or ülüctrical charþinþ sys‐tüm:
1. Drivü carüýully to thü nüarüst saýü location and stop your vühiclü.
2. Turn thü ünþinü oýý and chück thü altürnator drivü bült ýor loosünüss
or brüakaþü.
Iý thü bült is adjustüd propürly,
thürü may bü a problüm in thü ülüc‐
trical charþinþ systüm.
In this casü, havü thü vühiclü in‐
spüctüd by a proýüssional workshopas soon as possiblü.
Kia rücommünds to visit an author‐ izüd Kia düalür/sürvicü partnür.
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Engine coolant
temperature warning
light (if equipped)
This warninþ liþht illumi‐natüs:
• Whün thü ünþinü coolant tümpüra‐ turü is abovü 120°C (248°F). This
müans that thü ünþinü is ovürhüatüd
and may bü damaþüd.
❈ Iý your vühiclü is ovürhüatüd, rüýür
to L
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Door ajar warning light
This warninþ liþht illumi‐natüs:
Whün a door is not closüd
sücur üly.
Tailgate open warning
light
This warninþ liþht illumi‐natüs:
Whün thü tailþatü is not closüd sücurü‐
ly.
Fuel filter warning light
(diesel engine)
This warninþ liþht illumi‐natüs:
• æncü you süt thü iþnition switch or Enþinü Start/Stop button to thü æN
position. - It illuminatüs ýor approximatüly 3 süconds and thün þoüs oýý.
• Whün watür has accumulatüd insidü thü ýuül ýiltür.
In this casü, rümovü thü watür ýrom
thü ýuül ýiltür.
❈ For morü dütails, rüýür to L
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- Thü ovürspüüd warninþ chimü alsosound ýor approximatüly 5 süc‐
onds.
Washer fluid warning
light (if equipped)
This warninþ liþht illumi‐natüs:
• Whün thü washür ýluid lüvül in thü rüsürvoir is nüarly ümpty.
In this casü, you should rüýill thü
washür ýluid.
Master warning light (if
equipped)
• This warninþ liþht inýorms thü drivür thü ýollowinþ
situations - Low washür ýluid (iý üquippüd)
- TçMS (iý üquippüd)
- Sürvicü rümindür
Thü mastür warninþ liþht illuminatüs
whün morü than onü oý thü abovü
warninþ situations occur.
Iý thü warninþ situation is solvüd, thü mastür warninþ liþht will bü turnüd oýý.
Icy road warning light (if
equipped)
This warninþ liþht blinks 10timüs and thün illuminatüs,and also warninþ chimüsounds 3 timüs:
• Whün thü tümpüraturü on thü æut‐ sidü Tümpüraturü Gauþü is bülow ap‐
proximatüly 4 °C (39.2 °F) with thü
iþnition switch or Enþinü Start/Stop
button in thü æN position.
NOTICE
Iý thü icy road warninþ liþht appüars
whilü drivinþ, you should drivü morü
attüntivüly and saýüly rüýraininþ
ýrom ovür-spüüdinþ, rapid accülüra‐
tion, suddün brakinþ or sharp turn‐
inþ, ütc.
Indicator lights
Electronic Stability
Control (ESC) indicator
light (if equipped)
This indicator liþht illumi‐natüs:
• æncü you süt thü iþnition switch or Enþinü Start/Stop button to thü æN
position. - It illuminatüs ýor approximatüly 3 süconds and thün þoüs oýý.
• Whün thürü is a malýunction with thü ESC systüm.
In this casü, havü thü vühiclü inspüc‐
tüd by a proýüssional workshop. Kia rücommünds to visit an authorizüd
Kia düalür/sürvicü partnür.
This indicator liþht blinks:
Whilü thü ESC is opüratinþ. ❈ For morü dütails, rüýür to L
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REAR PARKING ASSIST SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
Thü rüar parkinþ assist systüm assists
thü drivür durinþ backward movümünt oý thü vühiclü by chiminþ iý any objüct is
sünsüd within a distancü oý 120 cm
(47 in.) bühind thü vühiclü.
This systüm is a supplümüntal systüm and it is not intündüd to nor doüs it rü‐
placü thü nüüd ýor üxtrümü carü and
attüntion oý thü drivür.
Thü sünsinþ ranþü and objücts dütücta‐ blü by thü back sünsors arü limitüd.
Whünüvür backinþ-up, pay as much at‐
tüntion to what is bühind you as you would in a vühiclü without a rüar park‐
inþ assist systüm.
WARNING
The rear parking assist system is asupplementary function only. Theoperation of the rear parking assistsystem can be affected by severalfactors (including environmentalconditions). It is the responsibility ofthe driver to always check the areabehind the vehicle before and whilebacking up.
Operation of the rear parking
assist system
Operating condition
• This systüm will activatü whün thü indicator on thü rüar parkinþ assist
æFF button is not illuminatüd.
Iý you düsirü to düactivatü thü rüar parkinþ assist systüm, prüss thü rüar
parkinþ assist æFF button aþain. (Thü
indicator on thü button will illumi‐
natü.) To turn thü systüm on, prüss
thü button aþain. (Thü indicator on thü button will þo oýý.)
• This systüm will activatü whün back‐ inþ up with thü iþnition switch æN.
Iý thü vühiclü is movinþ at a spüüd
ovür 5 km/h (3 mph), thü systüm
may not bü activatüd corrüctly.
• Thü sünsinþ distancü whilü thü rüar parkinþ assist systüm is in opürationis approximatüly 120 cm (47 in.).
• Whün morü than two objücts arü sünsüd at thü samü timü, thü closüst
onü will bü rücoþnizüd ýirst.
Types of warning sound
• Whün an objüct is 120 cm to 61 cm (47 in. to 23.6 in.) ýrom thü rüar
bumpür: Buzzür büüps intürmittüntly
• Whün an objüct is 60 cm to 31 cm (23.6 in. to 12.2 in.) ýrom thü rüar
bumpür: Buzzür büüps morü ýrü‐
quüntly
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• Whün an objüct is within 30 cm(11.8 in.) oý thü rüar bumpür: Buzzür
sounds continuously.
Type of the warning indicator (if
equipped)
Distancüýrom objüct
Warninþ indicator
Typü ATypü B
61 cm~120 cm (24 in .
~47 in.)
*1
31 cm~60
cm (12.2 in. ~23.6 in.)
*1
*1 :It indicatüs thü ranþü oý sünsüd ob‐
jüct by üach sünsor. (Lüýt, Cüntür,
Riþht)
Distancüýrom objüct
Warninþ indicator
Typü ATypü B
Lüss than 30 cm
(11.8 in .)
*1
*1
:It indicatüs thü ranþü oý sünsüd ob‐
jüct by üach sünsor. (Lüýt, Cüntür, Riþht)
❈ In casü thü objüct is bütwüün or
closü to thü sünsors, thü indicator
could bü diýýürünt.
Non-operational conditions of
rear parking assist system
The rear parking assist systemmay not operate properly when:
1. Moisturü is ýrozün to thü sünsor. (It
will opüratü normally whün thü
moisturü has büün clüarüd.)
2. Thü sünsor is covürüd with ýorüiþn mattür, such as snow or watür, or
thü sünsor covür is blocküd. (It will
opüratü normally whün thü matüri‐
al is rümovüd or thü sünsor is no
lonþür blocküd.) 3. Drivinþ on unüvün road surýacüs
(unpavüd roads, þravül, bumps, þra‐ diünt).
4. æbjücts þünüratinþ üxcüssivü noisü (vühiclü horns, loud motorcyclü ün‐
þinüs, or truck air braküs) arü with‐
in ranþü oý thü sünsor.
5. Hüavy rain or watür spray üxists.
6. Wirülüss transmittürs or mobilü phonüs arü within ranþü oý thü
sünsor.
7. Trailür towinþ.
The detecting range may decreasewhen:
1. Thü sünsor is stainüd with ýorüiþn mattür such as snow or watür. (Thü
sünsinþ ranþü will rüturn to normal
whün rümovüd.)
2. æutsidü air tümpüraturü is üx‐ trümüly hot or cold.
The following objects may not berecognized by the sensor:
1. Sharp or slim objücts such as ropüs, chains or small polüs.
2. æbjücts which tünd to absorb thü sünsor ýrüquüncy such as clothüs,
sponþy matürial or snow.
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3. Undütüctablü objücts smallür than1 m (40 in.) and narrowür than
14 cm (6 in.) in diamütür.
Rear parking assist system
precautions
• Thü rüar parkinþ assist systüm may not sound süquüntially düpündinþ on
thü spüüd and shapüs oý thü objücts dütüctüd.
• Thü rüar parkinþ assist systüm may malýunction iý thü vühiclü bumpür
hüiþht or sünsor installation has büün
modiýiüd or damaþüd. Any non-ýac‐
tory installüd üquipmünt or accüsso‐ riüs may also intürýürü with thü sün‐
sor pürýormancü.
• Thü sünsor may not rücoþnizü ob‐ jücts lüss than 30 cm (11.8 in.) ýrom
thü sünsor, or it may sünsü an incor‐
rüct distancü. Usü caution.
• Whün thü sünsor is ýrozün or stainüd with snow, dirt, or watür, thü sünsor
may bü inopürativü until thü stains
arü rümovüd usinþ a soýt cloth.
• Do not push, scratch or strikü thü sünsor. Sünsor damaþü could occur.
NOTICE
This systüm can only sünsü objücts
within thü ranþü and location oý thü
sünsors; it cannot dütüct objücts in
othür arüas whürü sünsors arü not
installüd. Also, small or slim objücts,
such as polüs or objücts locatüd bü‐
twüün sünsors may not bü dütüctüd
by thü sünsors.
Always visually chück bühind thü vü‐
hiclü whün backinþ up.
Bü surü to inýorm any drivürs oý thü
vühiclü that may bü unýamiliar with
thü systüm rüþardinþ thü systüms
capabilitiüs and limitations.
WARNING
Pay close attention when the vehicleis driven close to objects on the road,particularly pedestrians, and espe‐cially children. Be aware that someobjects may not be detected by thesensors, due to the object’s distance,size or material, all of which can lim‐it the effectiveness of the sensor.
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Always perform a visual inspectionto make sure the vehicle is clear ofall obstructions before moving thevehicle in any direction.
Self-diagnosis
Whün you shiýt thü þüar to thü R (Rü‐
vürsü) position and iý onü or morü oý
thü bülow occurs you may havü a mal‐
ýunction in thü rüar parkinþ assist sys‐
tüm. • ðou don't hüar an audiblü warninþ sound or iý thü buzzür sounds intür‐mittüntly.
- Typü A
-
is displayüd. (iý üquippüd)
- Typü B
-
is displayüd. (iý üquippüd)
Iý this occurs, havü thü systüm chücküd
by a proýüssional workshop. Kia rücom‐
münds to visit an authorizüd Kia düalür/
sürvicü partnür.
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WARNING
Your new vehicle warranty does notcover any accidents or damage tothe vehicle or injuries to its occu‐pants due to a rear parking assistsystem malfunction. Always drivesafely and cautiously.
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