wheel KIA FORTE 2018 User Guide

WARNING - Flyingobjects
Do not place any objects (an
umbrella, bag, etc.) between the
front door and the front seat.
Such objects may become dan-
gerous projectiles if the side air
bag inflates.
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The side air bag is supplemental to
the driver's and the passenger's seat
belt systems and is not a substitute
for them. Therefore your seat belts
must be worn at all times while the
vehicle is in operation.
For best protection from the side air
bag system and to avoid being
injured by the deploying side air bag,
both front seat occupants should sit
in an upright position with the seat
belt properly fastened. The driver's
hands should be placed on the steer-
ing wheel at the 9:00 and 3:00 posi-
tions. The passenger's arms and
hands should be placed on their laps. If seat or seat cover is damaged,
have the vehicle checked and
repaired by an authorized Kia dealer.
Inform that your vehicle is equipped
with side air bags and an occupant
detection system.
WARNING - Deployment
Do not install any accessories
including seat covers, on the
side or near the side air bag as
this may affect the deployment
of the side air bags.
WARNING - No attaching
objects
Do not place any objects over the air bag or between the air
bag and yourself. Also, do not
attach any objects around the
area the air bag inflates such
as the door, side door glass,
front and rear pillar.
Do not place any objects between the door and the
seat. They may become dan-
gerous projectiles if the side
air bag inflates.
Do not install any accessories on the side or near the side air
bags.
Do not hang heavy items on the coat hooks for safety rea-
sons.

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SRS Care
The SRS is virtually maintenance-free
and there are no parts you can safely
service by yourself. If the SRS air bag
warning light does not illuminate, or
continuously remains on, have your
vehicle immediately inspected by an
authorized Kia dealer.
Any work on the SRS system, such
as removing, installing, repairing, or
any work on the steering wheel must
be performed by an authorized Kia
dealer. Improper handling of the SRS
system may result in serious person-
al injury.
For cleaning the air bag pad covers,
use only a soft, dry cloth or one which
has been moistened with plain water.
Solvents or cleaners could adversely
affect the air bag covers and proper
deployment of the system.If components of the air bag system
must be discarded, or if the vehicle
must be scrapped, certain safety
precautions must be observed. An
authorized Kia dealer knows these
precautions and can give you the
necessary information. Failure to fol-
low these precautions and proce-
dures could increase the risk of per-
sonal injury.
Adding equipment to or modi-
fying your air bag-equipped
vehicle
If you modify your vehicle by chang-
ing your vehicle's frame, bumper sys-
tem, front end or side sheet metal or
ride height, this may affect the opera-
tion of your vehicle's air bag system.
WARNING - Tampering
with SRS
Do not tamper with or discon-
nect SRS wiring, or other com-
ponents of the SRS system.
Doing so could result in the
accidental inflation of the air
bags or by rendering the SRS
inoperative.

Steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-46
• Electric power steering (EPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-46
• Tilt and telescoping steering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-47
• Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 4-47
• Heated steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-48
• FLEX STEER (5door) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-49
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-51\
• Inside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-51
• Outside rearview mirror. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-52
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-56
• Instrument Cluster Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-57
• LCD window Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-58
• Gauges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-58
• Transaxle Shift Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-61
LCD window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-62
• Over view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
62
• Trip information (Trip computer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-62
• LCD Modes (for Type B, C instrument cluster) . . . 4-67
Warning and indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-80
• Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-80
• Indicator Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-88
Rearview camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-93
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-94\
• Battery saver function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-94
• Headlight escort function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-94• Daytime running light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-94
• Lighting control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-95
• High beam operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-96
• Turn signals and lane change signals . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-97
• Front fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-98
• AFLS (Adaptive Front Lighting System) . . . . . . . . . 4-99
Wipers and washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-100
• Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-100
• Windshield washers (front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-101
• Rear window wiper and washer switch (5 door) . . 4-102
Interior light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-103
• Automatic turn off function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-103
• Map lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10\
3
• Room lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-104
• Luggage room lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-105
• Glove box lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-106
• Vanity mirror lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-106
Welcome system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-107
• Headlamp welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-107
• Interior light welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-107
• Puddle lamp and pocket lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-107
Defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-108
• Rear window defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-108
• Front wiper deicer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-108
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Manual climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-109
• Heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-110
• System operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-115
• Climate control air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-117
• Checking the amount of air conditionerrefrigerant and compressor lubricant . . . . . . . . . . 4-118
Automatic climate control system. . . . . . . . . . . . 4-119
• Automatic heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . 4-120
• Manual heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . 4-121
• System operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-127
Windshield defrosting and defogging . . . . . . . . . 4-129
• Manual climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-129
• Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-130
• Defogging logic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-131
Clean air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-132
Storage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-134
• Center console storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-134
• Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13\
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• Sunglass holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-135
• Luggage tray (5 door) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-135
Interior features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-136
• Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
4-136
• Cup holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-136
• Sliding armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-137
• Sunvisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
138 • Seat warmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-138
• Ventilated seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-140
• Power outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-141
• LCD monitor (clock) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-142
• Clothes hanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-143
• Floor mat anchor(s). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-143
• Luggage net (holder) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-144
• Covering shelf (5 Door). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-145
• Navigation system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-146
Audio system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-147
• Glass antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-147
• Steering wheel audio controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-148
• Aux, USB and iPod
®port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-149
• How vehicle audio works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-150
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Electric power steering (EPS)
Power steering uses the 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 steering effort is increased
immediately after turning the igni-
tion switch on. This happens as the
system 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.
• Motor noise may be heard when the vehicle is at a stop or at a low
driving speed.
• 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. (Continued)(Continued)
• 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 operate abnormally.
If the Electric Power Steering System
does not operate normally, the warn-
ing light will illuminate on the instru-
ment cluster. The steering wheel may
require increased steering effort.
Take your vehicle to an authorized
Kia dealer and have the vehicle
checked as soon as possible.
STEERING WHEEL
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Features of your vehicle
Tilt and telescoping steering
Tilt steering allows you to adjust the
steering wheel before you drive. You
can also raise it to give your legs
more room when you exit and enter
the vehicle.
The steering wheel should be posi-
tioned so that it is comfortable for
you to drive, while permitting you to
see the instrument panel warning
lights and gauges.To change the steering wheel angle,
pull down the lock release lever (1),
adjust the steering wheel to the
desired angle (2) and height (3), then
pull up the lock-release lever to lock
(4) the steering wheel in place. Be
sure to adjust the steering wheel to
the desired position before driving.
Horn
To sound the horn, press the horn
symbol on your steering wheel.
Check the horn regularly to be sure it
operates properly.
To sound the horn, press the area
indicated by the horn symbol on your
steering wheel (see illustration). The
horn will operate only when this area
is pressed.WARNING - Steering
wheel adjustment
Never adjust the angle and
height of the steering wheel
while driving. You may lose
steering control
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OYDDCO2030
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Heated steering wheel
(if equipped)
With the ignition switch in the ON
position, pressing the heated steer-
ing wheel button warms the steering
wheel. The indicator on the button
will illuminate and notify you on the
LCD display.
To turn the heated steering wheel off,
press the button once again. The
indicator on the button will turn off
and notify you on the LCD display.
If you turn on the ignition again after
turning off your engine in half an
hour (after operating heater button),
the heating system will be main-
tained in its 'on' condition.
✽ ✽
NOTICE
The heated steering wheel will turn
off automatically approximately 30
minutes after the heated steering
wheel is turned on.
CAUTION
Do not install any grip to oper-
ate the steering wheel. Thiscauses damage to the heatedsteering wheel system.
When cleaning the heated steering wheel, do not use anorganic solvent such as paintthinner, benzene, alcohol andgasoline. Doing so may dam-age the surface of the steeringwheel.
If the surface of the steering wheel is damaged by a sharpobject, damage to the heatedsteering wheel componentscould occur.
OYDM046397
WARNING
If the steering wheel becomes
too warm, turn the system off.
The heated steering wheel may
cause burns even at low tem-
peratures, especially if used for
long periods of time.
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Sport mode
The steering wheel becomes heav-
ier. The sport mode is usually used
when driving on the highway.
Comfort mode
The steering wheel becomes lighter.
The comfort mode is usually used
when driving in the city or when park-
ing the vehicle. For your safety, if you press the
steering mode button while operating
the steering wheel, the LCD display
will change, but steering effort will
not change immediately. After oper-
ating the steering wheel, the steering
effort will change automatically to the
selected mode.
Use caution when changing the
steering mode while driving.
When the electronic power steering
is not operating, the flex steering
wheel will not work.
OYD046231L
OYD046232L
■
Type B
■Type COYD046233L
OYD046234L
■Type B
■Type C
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LCD window Control
The LCD window modes can be
changed by using the control buttons
on the steering wheel.
[Type A]
(1) TRIP : TRIP button for changing
trip modes
(2) RESET : RESET button for reset- ting items [Type B]
(1) : MODE button for changing
modes
(2) : MOVE button for changing items
(3) : SELECT/RESET button for setting or resetting the
selected item
❈ For the LCD modes, refer to "LCD
window" in this chapter.
Gauges
Speedometer
The speedometer indicates the for-
ward speed of the vehicle.
The speedometer is calibrated in
kilometers per hour and/or miles per
hour.
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OYDEDI2004L
■Type A, B
■ Type C
■Type A
■Type B
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Average Fuel Economy (2)
The average fuel economy is cal-
culated by the total driving dis-
tance and fuel consumption since
the last average fuel economy
reset.
- Fuel economy range: 0.0 ~ 99.9L/100km or MPG
The average fuel economy can be reset both manually and automati-
cally.
Manual reset
To clear the average fuel economy
manually, press the RESET button
(Type A : RESET, Type B, C : ) on
the steering wheel for more than 1
second when the average fuel econo-
my is displayed. Automatic reset
To make the average fuel economy
be reset automatically whenever refu-
eling, select the “Auto Reset” mode in
User Setting menu of the LCD win-
dow (Refer to “LCD window”).
Under “Auto Reset” mode, the aver-
age fuel economy will be cleared to
zero (---) when the vehicle speed
exceeds 1.6 km/h (1MPH) after refu-
eling more than 6 liters (1.6 gallons).
✽ ✽
NOTICE
The average fuel economy is not dis-
played for more accurate calculation
if the vehicle does not drive more
than 10 seconds or 50 meters (0.03
miles) since the ignition switch or
Engine Start/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 10km/h (6.2 MPH).
- Fuel economy range: 0.0 ~ 99.9L/100km or 0.0 ~ 99.9 MPG
(Type A), 0.0 ~ 30.0 L/100km or
0.0 ~ 50.0 MPG (Type B, C)
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