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Features of your vehicle
Manual reset
To clear the average fuel economy
manually, press the OK button
(reset) on the steering wheel for
more than 1 second when the aver-
age fuel economy is displayed.Automatic reset
To make the average fuel economy
be reset automatically whenever
refueling, select the “Fuel Economy
Reset” mode in User Setting menu of
the LCD display (Refer to “LCD dis-
play”).
OFF - You may set to default man-
ually by using the trip switch reset
button.
After ignition - The vehicle will
automatically set to default once 4
hours pass after the ignition switch
or ENGINE START/STOP button is
turned to the OFF position.
After refueling - After refueling
more than 6 liters (1.6 gallons) and
driving over 1 km/h (1 mph), the
vehicle will reset to default auto-
matically.
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NOTICE
The average vehicle speed is not dis-
played, when the vehicle drives
shorter than 300 meters (0.2 miles)
or less than 10 seconds after turning
ON the ignition switch or ENGINE
START/STOP button.
Instant Fuel Economy (2)
This mode displays the instant fuel
economy while driving.
- Fuel economy range : 0.0 ~ 30
L/100km, km/L or 0.0 ~ 75 MPG

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Accumulated driving information
mode
This display shows the accumulated
trip distance (1), the average fuel
efficiency (2), and the total driving
time (3).
Accumulated information is calcu-
lated after the vehicle has run for
more than 300 meters (0.2 miles).
If you press “OK” button for more
than 1 second after the Cumulative
Information is displayed, the infor-
mation will be reset.
If the engine is running, even when
the vehicle is not in motion, the
information will be accumulated.
One time driving information mode
This display shows the trip distance
(1), the average fuel efficiency (2),
and the total driving time (3) informa-
tion once per one ignition cycle.
- Fuel efficiency is calculated after
the vehicle has run for more than
300 meters (0.2 miles).
- The Driving Information will be
reset 4 hours after ignition has
been turned off. So, when the vehi-
cle ignition is turned on within 4
hours, the information will not be
reset.
- If the engine is running, even when
the vehicle is not in motion, the infor-
mation will be accumulated.
Digital speedometer (if equipped)
This mode displays the current
speed of the vehicle.
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Driving Style
The driving style is displayed when
you are driving in ECO mode.
When you drive in SPORT mode,
each driving category will be dis-
played with “--”.
Energy Flow
The hybrid system informs the driv-
ers its energy flow in various operat-
ing modes. While driving, the current
energy flow is specified in 11 modes.
❈ For more details, refer to “Energy
Flow” in Hybrid System Overview
chapter.
Engine coolant temperature
This gauge indicates the tempera-
ture of the engine coolant when the
engine is running.
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NOTICE
When the gauge indicator gets out of
the normal range, toward the “H
(Hot)” position, it indicates over-
heating of the engine. It may dam-
age the engine.
Do not continue driving with the
overheated engine.
❈ ❈

For further information, refer to
“If the Engine Overheats” in the
chapter 6.
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Hood Open
It means that hood is open.
Sunroof Open (if equipped)
This warning is displayed if you
turn off the engine when the sun-
roof is open.
Lights mode
This indicator displays which exterior
light is selected using the lighting
control.
You can activate or deactivate
Wiper/Lights Display function from
the User Settings mode in the cluster
LCD display.
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Wiper mode
This indicator displays which wiper
speed is selected using the wiper
control.
You can activate or deactivate
Wiper/Lights Display function from
the User Settings mode in the cluster
LCD display.
Turn FUSE SWITCH on
This warning message illuminates
if the fuse switch under the steer-
ing wheel is OFF.
It means that you should turn the
fuse switch on.
❈For more details, refer to “Fuses”
in chapter 7.
Engine has Overheated
This warning message illuminates
when the engine coolant tempera-
ture is above 120°C (248°F). This
means that the engine is overheated
and may be damaged.
If your vehicle is overheated, refer to
“Overheating” in chapter 6.
Shift to P (for smart key system)
This warning message illuminates
if you try to turn off the engine with-
out the shift lever in P (Park) posi-
tion.
At this time, the ENGINE
START/STOP button turns to the
ACC position (If you press the
ENGINE START/STOP button once
more, it will turn to the ON position).
Low key battery
(for smart key system)
This warning message illuminates
if the battery of the smart key is
discharged when the ENGINE
START/STOP button changes to
the OFF position.
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Features of your vehicle
Device in wireless charger
(if equipped)
If a smart phone is still left on the wire-
less charging pad unattended, even
when the ENGINE START/STOP but-
ton is turned to the ACC or OFF posi-
tion. And the instrument panel's one
time driving information mode has fin-
ished, a warning message will lit up on
the instrument panel.
❈For more details, refer to “Wireless
smart phone charging system” in
this chapter.
Check Hybrid system
This warning message illuminates
when there is a problem with the
hybrid control system.
Refrain from driving when the warn-
ing message is displayed.
In this case, have your vehicle inspect-
ed by an authorized Kia dealer.
Check Hybrid system. Turn
engine off
This warning message illuminates
when there is a problem with the
hybrid system. The “ ” indicator
will blink and a warning chime will
sound until the problem is solved.
In this case, have your vehicle inspect-
ed by an authorized Kia dealer.
Check Hybrid system. Do not start
engine
This warning message illuminates
when the hybrid battery power
(SOC) level is low. A warning chime
will sound until the problem is solved.
In this case, have your vehicle inspect-
ed by an authorized Kia dealer.
Stop vehicle and check power
supply
This warning message illuminates
when a failure occurs in the power
supply system.
In this case, park the vehicle in a
safe location and tow your vehicle to
the nearest authorized Kia dealer
and have the vehicle inspected.

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Park with engine On to charge
battery
This warning message illuminates
when the hybrid battery power
(SOC) level is low.
In this case, park the vehicle in a
safe location and wait until the hybrid
battery is charged.
Refuel to prevent Hybrid battery
damage
This warning message illuminates
when the fuel tank is nearly empty.
You should refill the fuel tank to pre-
vent hybrid battery damage.
Refill inverter coolant
This warning message illuminates
when the inverter coolant is nearly
empty.
You should refill the inverter coolant.
Check brake system
This warning message illuminates
when the brake performance is low
or the regenerative brake does not
work properly due to a failure in the
brake system.
In this case, it may take longer for the
brake pedal to operate and the brak-
ing distance may become longer.
Stop vehicle and check brake
system
This warning message is displayed
when a failure occurs in the brake
system.
In this case, park the vehicle in a
safe location and tow your vehicle to
the nearest authorized Kia dealer
and have the vehicle inspected.
Coasting guide (if equipped)
A chime will sound and the coasting
guide indicator will blink four times to
inform the driver when to take the
foot off the accelerator by anticipat-
ing a decelerating event* based on
an analysis of driving routes and
road conditions based on the naviga-
tion. It encourages the driver to
remove foot from the pedal and allow
coasting down the road with EV
motor only. This helps prevent
unnecessary fuel consumption and
may increases fuel efficiency.
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❈Example of a deceleration event is
going down an extended hill, slow-
ing down approaching a toll booth,
and approaching reduced speed
zones.

The driver can activate or deactivate
the Coasting Guide by placing the igni-
tion switch or ENGINE START/STOP
in the ON position and by selecting
“User Settings → Convenience →
Coasting Guide →Enable Coasting
Guide”.
For the explanation of the system,
press and hold the [OK] button.
To activate the system, take the fol-
lowing procedures. Enter your desti-
nation information on the navigation
and select the driving route. Select
the ECO mode by driving the vehicle
in D (Drive). Then, satisfy the follow-
ing.
- The driving speed should be
between 60 km/h (37 mph) and 160
km/h (99 mph).
❈The operating speed may vary due
to difference between instrument
cluster and navigation effected by
tire inflation level.Unplug vehicle to start
(Plug-in hybrid)
The message is displayed when you
start the engine without unplugging
the charging cable. Unplug the
charging cable, and then start the
vehicle.
Remaining Time (Plug-in hybrid)
The message is displayed to notify
the remaining time to fully charge the
battery.

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Shift to P to charge
(Plug-in hybrid)
The message is displayed when the
charging connector is plugged with
the shift lever in R (Reverse), N
(Neutral) or D (Drive). Move the shift
lever to P (Park) and re-start the
charging process.
Electric Mode/Automatic
Mode/Hybrid Mode
(Plug-in hybrid)
A corresponding message is dis-
played when a mode is selected by
pressing the EV/HEV button.
Low battery. Maintaining Hybrid
mode (Plug-in hybrid)
This message is displayed when
unable to convert to EV mode even
when pressing the EV/HEV button
during HEV mode driving due to
insufficient high-voltage (hybrid) bat-
tery level.
Low system temperature.
Switching to Hybrid mode/High
system temperature. Switching to
Hybrid mode (Plug-in hybrid)
This message is displayed when the
temperature of the high-voltage
(hybrid) battery is too low or high.
This warning message is to protect
the battery and the hybrid system.
Low system temperature.
Maintaining Hybrid mode/High
system temperature. Maintaining
Hybrid mode (Plug-in hybrid)
This message is displayed when the
temperature of the high-voltage
(hybrid) battery is too low or too high.
This warning message is to protect
the battery and the hybrid system.
Wait until fuel door opens
(Plug-in hybrid)
This message is displayed when you
attempt to open the fuel filler door
with the fuel tank pressurized. Wait
until the fuel tank is depressurized.

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Fuel door open (Plug-in hybrid)
This message is displayed when the
fuel filler door opens after the fuel
tank is depressurized. If this mes-
sage is displayed, you can refuel the
fuel tank.
Charging stopped. Check the AC
charger (Plug-in hybrid)
This messages is displayed when
the charging failed by external charg-
er error.
The purpose of this message is to let
you know the error has occurred in
the charger itself, not in the vehicle.
Charging stopped. Check the
cable connection (Plug-in hybrid)
This messages is displayed when
charging is stopped because the
charging connector is not correctly
connected to the charging inlet. If this
occur, separate the charging con-
nector and re-connect it and check
whether there is any problem (exter-
nal damage, foreign substances,
etc.) with the charging connector and
charging inlet. If the same problem
occurs when charging the vehicle
with a replaced charging cable or
genuine Kia portable charger, have
your vehicle inspected by an author-
ized Kia dealer.
Charging Door Open
(Plug-in hybrid)
This message indicates that the
charging door is open while in driv-
ing-ready state to encourage you to
inspect and close the door.(Driving
with the charging door open may
result in moisture inflow or damage.
This message is used to prevent
such occurrences.)