clutch KIA FORTE 2020 Owners Manual

Your vehicle at a glance
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ENGINE COMPARTMENT
OBD078101L/OBD078135L
■ ■Nu 2.0L MPI Engine (Gasoline)
❈ The actual engine compartment in the vehicle may differ from the illustration.
■ ■Gamma 1.6L T-GDI Engine (Gasoline) 1. Engine coolant reservoir....................7-28
2. Engine oil filler cap ............................7-26
3. Brake/clutch fluid reservoir ................7-32
4. Air cleaner .........................................7-35
5. Fuse box ............................................7-61
6. Negative battery terminal ..................7-43
7. Positive battery terminal ....................7-43
8. Engine oil dipstick..............................7-26
9. Radiator cap ......................................7-31
10. Windshield washer fluid reservoir....7-33

Features of your vehicle
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4
Opening the trunk
1.Make sure the shift lever is in P
(Park, For Dual clutch transmission/
Intelligent Variable Transmission) or
first gear or R (Reverse, For Manual
Transmission) and set the parking
brake. 2.Then do one of the following :
- Press the Remote key or SmartKey Trunk Unlock button for more
than one second.
- Press the button on the trunk itself with the Smart Key in your
possession.
- Use the mechanical key. (if equipped with key hole)
To open the trunk from inside thevehicle, pull the trunk lid release
lever.
Once the trunk is opened and then
closed, the trunk locks automati-
cally.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
In cold and wet climates, trunk lock
and trunk mechanisms may not work
properly due to freezing conditions.
TRUNK
OBD048040
OBDM048413N
OBDM048039N
■ Type B
■Type A
■Type C

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Features of your vehicle
Opening the hood
1. Pull the release lever to unlatchthe hood. The hood should pop
open slightly.
Open the hood after turning off the
engine on a flat surface, shifting the
shift lever to the P (Park) position for
Dual clutch transmission/Intelligent
Variable Transmission and to the 1st
(First) gear or R (Reverse) for Manual
Transmission, and setting the par king
brake. 2. Go to the front of the vehicle, raise
the hood slightly, push the second-
ary latch (1) inside of the hood
center and lift the hood (2). 3. Pull the support rod from the
hood.
4. Hold the hood open with the sup- port rod.
HOOD
OBD048048
OBD048049OBDM048086N
WARNING - Hot parts
Grasp the support rod in the
area wrapped in rubber. The
rubber will help prevent you
from being burned by hot metal
when the engine is hot.

Features of your vehicle
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4
For example
▲
3: Indicates that shifting up to the
3rd gear is desired (currently the
shift lever is in the 2nd or 1st
gear).
▼ 4: Indicates that shifting down to
the 4th gear is desired (currently
the shift lever is in the 5th or 6th
gear).
When the system is not working prop-
erly, the indicator is not displayed.Dual clutch transmission shift indicator (if equipped)
This indicator displays which shift
lever mode is selected.

Reverse : R
Neutral : N
Drive : D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, D6, D7
Sports Mode : S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6, S7
OBD048139L

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Features of your vehicle
User Settings Mode
(For type B, C cluster)
On this mode, you can change set-
ting of the doors, lamps, and so on.Shift to P to edit settings/Engage park-
ing brake to edit settings
A warning message appears if you
try to adjust the User Settings while
driving.
- Dual clutch transmission/Intelligent
variable transmission
For your safety, change the User
Settings after parking the vehicle,
applying the parking brake and mov-
ing the shift lever to P (Park).
- Manual transmission
For your safety, change the User
Settings after engaging the parking
brake. Driver Assistance(if equipped)
Lane Safety (if equipped) :
- Lane Departure Warning : To acti-vate the lane departure warning
function.
- Standard LKA (Lane Keeping Assist) : To activate the standard
LKA mode.
- Active LKA : To activate the active LKA mode.
❈ For more details, refer to the “LKA
(Lane Keeping Assist)” section in
Chapter 5.
Driver Attention Warning : Choose the alert stage (Off/Normal/High
stage) of the Driver Attention
Warning.
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA, if equipped) :
- To activate or deactivate the FCAsystem.
❈ For more details, refer to the
“Forward Collision-Avoidance
Assist (FCA)” section in Chapter 5.
WARNING
Do not adjust the User Setting
while driving. You may lose your
steering control and cause
severe personal injury or acci-
dents.

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Features of your vehicle
Press brake pedal to start engine
(for smart key system)
This warning message illuminatesif the Engine Start/Stop Button is
pressed repeatedly without
depressing the brake pedal.
It means that you should depress the brake pedal to start the engine.
Press clutch pedal to start engine (for
smart key system and manual transmis-
sion)
This warning message illuminates if the Engine Start/Stop Button is
pressed repeatedly without
depressing the clutch pedal.
It means that you should depress the clutch 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 Button.
Check high beam assist system
(if equipped)
This warning message illuminates if there is a malfunction (burned-
out bulb or circuit malfunction) with
the headlamp. In this case, have
your vehicle inspected by an
authorized Kia dealer. Press START button again
(for smart key system)
This warning message illuminates
if there is a problem with the
Engine Start/Stop button system.
In this situation, you may be able to start the engine by pressing the
Engine Start/Stop Button once
more.
If the warning illuminates each time you press the Engine
Start/Stop Button, have your vehi-
cle inspected by an authorized Kia
dealer.

Driving your vehicle
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
• Before entering vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Key positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
. 5-10
Engine start/stop button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
. . . . . . . 5-17
Manual transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22

warning message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-24
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-34
Intelligent Variable Transmission (IVT) . . . . . . . 5-35
. 5-35
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-40
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-41
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-44
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-44
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-46

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-50
. . . . . . . . . . . . 5-55
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-57

Forward Collision-avoidance Assist (FCA) (Camera type) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-59
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-59
. . . . . . . . 5-61
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-62
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-63
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-65
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-67
Forward Collision-avoidance Assist (FCA) (Camera + Radar type) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-72
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-72
. . . . . . . . 5-74
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-75
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Driving your vehicle
Starting the engine
1.Make sure the parking brake isapplied.
2. Manual Transmission - Depress
the clutch pedal fully and shift the
transmission into Neutral. Keep the
clutch pedal and brake pedal
depressed while turning the igni-
tion switch to the start position.
Dual clutch transmission/
Intelligent Variable Transmission
- Place the transmission shift lever
in P (Park). Depress the brake
pedal fully.
You can also start the engine when the shift lever is in the N (Neutral)position.
3.Turn the ignition switch to START and hold it there until the engine
starts (a maximum of 10 seconds),
then release the key.
It should be started withoutdepressing the accelerator.
4.Do not wait for the engine to warm up while the vehicle remains sta-
tionary.
Start driving at moderate engine
speeds. (Extreme and/or excessive
accelerating and decelerating
should be avoided.) If the engine stalls while you are in
motion, do not attempt to move the
shift lever to the P (Park) position. If
traffic and road conditions permit,
you may put the shift lever in the N
(Neutral) position while the vehicle is
still moving and turn the ignition
switch to the START position in an
attempt to restart the engine.
CAUTION- Starter
Do not engage the starter for
more than 10 seconds. If theengine stalls or fails to start,wait 5 to 10 seconds before re-engaging the starter. Improperuse of the starter may damageit.
WARNING- Steering
wheel
Never reach for any controls
through the steering wheel
while the vehicle is in motion.
The presence of your hand or
arm in this area could cause a
loss of vehicle control.
WARNING- Proper footwear
Always wear appropriate shoes
when operating your vehicle.
Unsuitable shoes (high heels,
ski boots, sandals, etc.) may
interfere with your ability to use
the brake and accelerator pedal.

Driving your vehicle
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Stopping the gasoline engine
(Manual Transmission)
1. Make sure the vehicle is complete-
ly stopped and keep the clutch
pedal and brake pedal depressed.
2. Shift the transmission into Neutral while depressing the clutch pedal
and brake pedal.
3. Engage the parking brake while depressing the brake pedal.
4. Turn the ignition key to the LOCK position and remove it.

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Driving your vehicle
Illuminated engine start/stop
button
Whenever the front door is opened,
the engine start/stop button will illu-
minate for your convenience. The
light will go off after about 30 sec-
onds when the door is closed. It will
also go off immediately when the
theft-alarm system is armed.
Engine start/stop button posi-
tion
OFF
With manual transmission
To turn off the engine (START/RUN
position) or vehicle power (ON posi-
tion), stop the vehicle, then press the
engine start/stop button.
With Dual clutch transmission
/Intelligent Variable Transmission
To turn off the engine (START/RUN
position) or vehicle power (ON posi-
tion), press the engine start/stop but-
ton with the shift lever in the P (Park)
position. When you press the engine
start/stop button without the shift
lever in the P (Park) position, the
engine start/stop button will not
change to the OFF position but to the
ACC position.Vehicles equipped with anti-theft
steering column lock
The steering wheel locks when the
engine start/stop button is in the OFF
position to protect you against theft.
It locks when the door is opened.
If the steering wheel is not locked
properly when you open the driver's
door, the warning chime will sound.
Try locking the steering wheel again.
If the problem is not solved, have the
system checked by a professional
workshop. Kia recommends to visit
an authorized Kia dealer/service
partner.
In addition, if the engine start/stop
button is in the OFF position after the
driver's door is opened, the steering
wheel will not lock and the warning
chime will sound. If that occurs, close
the door. Then the steering wheel will
lock and the warning chime will stop.
ENGINE START/STOP BUTTON (IF EQUIPPED)
OBD058001