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Specifications, Consumer information, Reporting safety defects
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Roadside Assistance is provided on all new current
model year Kia Vehicles from the date the vehicle is deliv-
ered to the first retail buyer or otherwise put into use (in-
service date), whichever is earlier, for a period of 60
months or 60,000 miles, whichever is earlier, subject to
the terms, conditions and exclusions set forth in the Kia
Warranty and Consumer Information Manual applicable
to your model year vehicle.
KMA reserves the right to limit or deny services or other
benefits to any owner or driver when, in KMA's judgment,
the claims and/or service requests are excessive in fre-
quency or type of occurrence.
Toll free consumer assistance
Kia's toll-free Consumer Assistance hot line is staffed
from 5:00 AM to 6:00 PM PST, Monday through Friday
and is accessible by dialing 1-800-333-4Kia (4542).
For more information regarding assistance available,
please refer to your Kia Warranty & Consumer
Information Manual.
Emergency roadside assistance
Kia's toll free Roadside Assistance hot line is staffed 24
hours a day, 365 days a year and is accessible by dialing
1-800-333-4Kia (4542).
Please note that you must provide your Vehicle
Identification Number (VIN) to verify coverage at the time
of your call. The VIN can be found on the dash of your
vehicle on the driver’s side, on the door jamb of the dri-
ver’s door, your vehicle’s registration or proof of insur-
ance card.
Kia utilizes a network of over 30,000 roadside assistance
providers. Should you accidentally run out of fuel, require
a battery jump, or need help changing a tire, a Kia
Roadside Assistance Representative will dispatch some-
one to deliver a small quantity of gas, change a flat tire
with your inflated spare, or arrange a battery jump to
allow you to proceed to your destination. We have access
to a network of over 10,000 locksmiths to help you should
you become locked out of your Kia.
In the event that mechanical difficulty renders your vehi-
cle undriveable due to a warranty-related concern, Kia’s
Roadside Assistance Representative will arrange to
transport your vehicle to the nearest Kia dealer or to an
authorized Kia alternative service location.
CONSUMER ASSISTANCE (U.S. ONLY)

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Registering your vehicle in a foreign country
If you plan to register your vehicle in a foreign country,
you should confirm that it conforms to the regulations in
that country. Even if you successfully register the vehicle
in a foreign country, you may experience the following
problems and should therefore consider the possibility of
having to deal with them:
1. The fuel specified for your vehicle may be unavailable.
If other than the specified fuel is used, it could cause
damage to the engine, the fuel injection system, and
other fuel-related parts which may not be covered
under your New Vehicle Emissions Limited Warranty.
2. We must, therefore, clearly state that when you leave the country in which you purchased your Kia new and
register it in another country, problems arising from the
use of fuel other than the specified fuel are not subject
to manufacturer’s warranty. Because vehicles like
yours may not be marketed in the new country of reg-
istration, parts, servicing techniques and tools neces-
sary to maintain and repair your vehicle may be
unavailable.
Even if vehicles like yours are sold there, mechanical
specifications required by the government may vary
enough from the country of purchase to cause addi-
tional problems. 3. There may not be an Authorized Kia Dealer in the area
in which you plan to register your vehicle. You may
additionally experience difficulty in obtaining services
in a foreign country for any number of reasons.
Further, we cannot assume any responsibility for prob-
lems that result from unsatisfactory service or lack of
service outside of the United States.

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Index
"Driver's 3-point systemwith emergency locking retractor" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22\
Driver's and passenger's front air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-57
Driving at night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-92
Driving in flooded areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-93
Driving in the rain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-92
Driving off-road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-93
Dual clutch transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14 Manual mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-19
Shift-lock override . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-20
Dual clutch transmission shift indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-63
Economical operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-87
"Electric chromatic mirror (ECM) with UVO service" . 4-50
Electric power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-44
Electrical equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-15
Electrochromic mirror (ECM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-49
Electronic stability control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-29
Emergency starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5 Before Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
"Method to disconnect the (-) cable for regular maintenance" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
Emergency while driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3 Emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-113
Crankcase emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-113
Evaporative emission control (including ORVR:Onboard Refueling Vapor Recovery) system. . . . 8-113
Exhaust emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-114
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 9-2
Engine clutch actuator fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-34 Checking the Engine clutch actuator fluid level . . . 8-34
Engine compartment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6,8-3
Engine number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-\
26 Checking the engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-26
Changing the engine oil and filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-27
Engine overheats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
Engine start/stop button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9 Starting the hybrid system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11
Illuminated engine start/stop button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Engine start/stop button position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Engine start/stop button illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Engine start/stop button position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Engine will not start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
Evaporative emission control (including ORVR: Onboard Refueling Vapor Recovery) system . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-113
Exhaust emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-114
Explanation of scheduled maintenance items . . . . . . . 8-22 Engine oil and filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-22
HSG (Hybrid starter & Generator) belt . . . . . . . . . . 8-22
Fuel filter (for Gasoline) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-22
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Fuel lines, fuel hoses and connections . . . . . . . . . . . 8-22
Vapor hose and fuel filler cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-22
Vacuum crankcase ventilation hoses . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-23
Air cleaner filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-23
Spark plugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-23
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-23
Coolant (Engine/Inverter). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-23
Dual clutch transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-23
Brake hoses and lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-23
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-24
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-24
Brake discs, pads, calipers and rotors . . . . . . . . . . . 8-24
Exhaust pipe and muffler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-25
Suspension mounting bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-25
Steering gear box, linkage & boots/lower arm ball joint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-25
Drive shafts and boots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-25
Air conditioning refrigerant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-25
Exterior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-105
Exterior features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-165 Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-165
Exterior overview (Front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Exterior overview (Rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 FCC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . 5-35
Flat tire (with Tire Mobility Kit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-18
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-18
"Notes on the safe use of the Tire Mobility Kit" . . . 7-19
Components of the Tire Mobility Kit . . . . . . . . . . . 7-21
Using the Tire Mobility Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-22
Distributing the sealant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-24
Checking the tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-25
Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-27
Floor mat anchor(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-162
Fluid Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-33
Engine clutch actuator fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-34
Washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-36
Fog lamp/DRL bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-97
Fog light (Front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-120
Folding key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
4 Record your key number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Folding the outside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-52
Folding the rear seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
Front seat adjustment (Manual) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Front seat adjustment (Power) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Front turn signal lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . 8-96
Fuel filler lid (Hybrid) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34 Opening the fuel filler lid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34
Closing the fuel filler lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34F

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Fuel filler lid (Plug-in Hybrid) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35Opening the fuel filler lid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35
Closing the fuel filler lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36
Fuel gauge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
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Fuel requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 8-63 Inner panel fuse replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-64
Engine compartment fuse replacement . . . . . . . . . . 8-66
Fuse/relay panel description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-69
Gauges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-57
Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14\
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Gross vehicle weight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Hazard warning flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
Hazardous driving conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-89
Headlamp (HID type) bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . 8-94
Headlamp (High/Low beam) bulb replacement . . . . . . 8-95
Headlamp (LED type) replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-95
Headlight (Headlamp) escort function . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-116
Headlight position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-117
Headrest (Rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
Headrest (Front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Heated steering wheel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-46 High - beam operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-118
High mounted stop lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . 8-100
Highway driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-93
Hill-start assist control (HAC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-34
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 4-32
Opening the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32
Hood open warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-33
Closing the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-33
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 4-47
"Hybrid Battery SOC (State of Charge) Gauge" . . . . . 4-59
Hybrid System Gauge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-58
If an accident occurs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-33
Ignition switch illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Ignition switch position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Immobilizer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Important safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-102
Inside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-48
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-53 Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-102
Instrument cluster control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-56
LCD window control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-56
Gauges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
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Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-94
Instrument panel overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
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