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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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The electrical system of your vehicle is designed to per-
form under all reasonably expected operating conditions.
However, before any additional electrical equipment is
installed in your vehicle, consult an Authorized Kia
Dealer, in order to ensure that you do not void your war-
ranty.
Certain electrical equipment, or the way in which it is
installed, may adversely affect the operation of your vehi-
cle, including such systems as the engine control system,
the audio system and the electrical charging system and
thus potentially void all or part of your warranty.
We assume no responsibility for any expense you may
incur or for any malfunction of your vehicle or any of its
components or systems that may result from the installa-
tion of additional electrical equipment that is not supplied,
or recommended for installation by, Kia.Installation of a mobile two-way radio system
If a mobile two-way radio system is installed improperly,
or if an excessively powerful type of system is used, other
electronic systems may be adversely affected. To avoid
damage to your vehicle, consult an Authorized Kia Dealer
concerning the proper equipment and installation.
Kia motor vehicles are designed and manufactured to
meet or exceed all applicable safety standards.
For your safety, however, we strongly urge you to read
and follow all directions in this Owner's Manual, particu-
larly the information under the headings "NOTICE",
"CAUTION" and "WARNING".
If, after reading this manual, you have any questions
regarding the operation of your vehicle, safety issues and
defects please contact your Kia's toll-free Consumer
Assistance hot line as below:
National Consumer Affairs Manager
Kia Motors America, Inc.
P.O. Box 52410
Irvine, CA 92619-2410
1-800-333-4Kia (4542)
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT (U.S. ONLY)
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If you believe that your vehicle has a defect which could
cause a crash or could cause injury or death, you should
immediately inform the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) in addition to notifying Kia
Motors America, Inc.
If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may open an
investigation, and if it finds that a safety defect exists in a
group of vehicles, it may order a recall and remedy cam-
paign. However, NHTSA cannot become involved in indi-
vidual problems between you, your dealer, or Kia Motors
America, Inc.
To contact NHTSA, you may call the Vehicle Safety
Hotline toll-free at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-
9153); go to http://www.safercar.gov; download the
SafeCar mobile application; or write to: Administrator,
NHTSA, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., Washington, DC
20590. You can also obtain other information about
motor vehicle safety from http://www.safercar.gov.The following publications are available on
www.KiaTechinfo.com
Service manual:
This manual covers maintenance and recommended pro-
cedures for repair to engine and chassis components. It
is written for the Journeyman mechanic, but is simple
enough for most mechanically inclined owners to under-
stand.
Electrical troubleshooting manual:
This manual complements the Service Manual by provid-
ing indepth troubleshooting information for each electrical
circuit in your vehicle.
Owner's manual:
This manual describes the overall features and operating
procedures for the vehicle.
REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS
(U.S. ONLY)
ONLINE FACTORY AUTHORIZED MANUALS
(U.S. ONLY)
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Index
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Brake hoses and lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-24
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-24
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-25
Brake discs, pads, calipers and rotors . . . . . . . . . . . 7-25
Exhaust pipe and muffler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-25
Suspension mounting bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-25
Steering gear box, linkage & boots/lower arm ball joint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-25
Drive shafts and boots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-25
Air conditioning refrigerant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-25
Exterior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-94
Exterior overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Flat tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 6-14 Jack and tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14
Removing and storing the spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
Changing tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-16
Tire Mobility Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-23
Components of the Tire Mobility Kit (TMK) . . . . . 6-27
Using the Tire Mobility Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-28
Floor mat anchor(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-159
Fluid Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-31
Washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-32 Folding key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
5
Record your key number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
Key operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
Transmitter precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Immobilizer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Folding the outside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-57
Folding the rear seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19
Forward Collision-Avoidance assist (FCA) (Camera type) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-61
System setting and activation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-61
FCA warning message and system control . . . . . . . 5-63
Brake operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-65
FCA sensor (front view camera) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-66
System malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-67
Limitation of the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-69
Forward Collision-avoidance Assist (FCA) (Sensor fusion type) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-76
System setting and activation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-76
FCA warning message and system control . . . . . . . 5-78
Brake operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-80
FCA front radar/front view camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-81
System malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-83
Limitation of the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-84
Front fog lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-83
Front fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-110
Front passenger's seat belt warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24
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Front seat adjustment - power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Front seat adjustment-manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Front turn signal lamp bulb replacement (Headlamp Type A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-82
Fuel additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Fuel filler lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38 Opening the fuel filler lid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38
Closing the fuel filler lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38
Emergency fuel filler lid release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-41
Fuel gauge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
62
Fuel requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Gasoline containing alcohol and methanol . . . . . . . . 1-3
Other fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Gasoline containing MMT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Do not use methanol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Fuel additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Operation in foreign countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 7-60 Inner panel fuse replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-62
Engine compartment fuse replacement . . . . . . . . . . 7-64
Fuse/Relay panel description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-66
Gasoline containing alcohol and methanol . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Gasoline containing MMT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Gauges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-61
Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14\
8 Glove box lamp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-118
Glove box lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-92
Gross vehicle weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Hazard warning flasher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Hazardous driving conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-141
Headlamp (High beam) bulb replacement
(Headlamp Type A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-81
Headlamp (Low beam) bulb replacement (Headlamp Type A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-80
Headlamp (Low/High beam) (LED type) bulb replacement (Headlamp Type B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-82
Headlight (Headlamp) escort function . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-119
Headlight leveling device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-111
Headlight position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-104
Headrest (front). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
Headrest (rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
Heated steering wheel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-51
High - beam operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-105
High beam assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-106
High mounted stop lamp (LED type) bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-90
Highway driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-144
Hill-start Assist Control (HAC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-59
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LabelTire sidewall labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-50
Vehicle certification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11
Tire specification and pressure label . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11
Refrigerant label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12
Lane Keeping Assist (LKA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-134 LKA system operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-135
Driver's attention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-140
LKA system malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-141
LKA system function change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-142
LCD display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-65 LCD modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-65
Trip computer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-66
Turn by turn mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-66
Assist mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-66
Service mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-67
Master warning mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-68
User settings mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-68
LCD modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-65\
License plate lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-89
Light bulb position (front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-78
Light bulb position (rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-79
Light bulb position (side) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-80
Light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-76\
Bulb replacement precaution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-76
Light bulb position (front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-78 Light bulb position (rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-79
Light bulb position (side) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-80
Headlamp (Low beam) bulb replacement
(Headlamp Type A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-80
Headlamp (High beam) bulb replacement (Headlamp Type A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-81
Front turn signal lamp bulb replacement (Headlamp Type A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-82
Headlamp (Low/High beam) (LED type) bulb replacement (Headlamp Type B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-82
Position lamp/Day time running lamp (LED type) replacement (Headlamp Type A, B) . . . . . . . . . . . 7-83
Front fog lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-83
Side repeater lamp (LED type) bulb replacement . . 7-84
Rear turn signal lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . 7-84
Stop and tail lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-85
Stop and tail lamp (LED type) bulb replacement . . 7-87
Back-up lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-87
Tail lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-88
License plate lamp bulb replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . 7-89
High mounted stop lamp (LED type) bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-90
Map lamp bulb replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-90
Vanity mirror lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . 7-91
Room lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-91
Personal lamp (LED type) bulb replacement. . . . . . 7-92
Glove box lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-92
Trunk lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-93
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Tire pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8Check tire pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Low tire pressure telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
Changing a tire with TPMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12
Tire replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-49
Tire rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-47
Tire specification and pressure label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-45 Tire care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-45\
Recommended cold tire inflation pressures . . . . . . . 7-45
Tire pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-46
Checking tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-46
Tire rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-47
Wheel alignment and tire balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-48
Tire replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-49
Wheel replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-50
Tire traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-50
Tire maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-50
Tire sidewall labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-50
Tire terminology and definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-54
All season tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-57
Summer tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-57
Snow tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-57
Tire chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-58
Radial-ply tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-58
Low aspect ratio tire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-59 Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 6-33
Towing service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-33
Transmission - Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Transmission shift indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-64
Transmitter precautions (Folding key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Trip computer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-66
Trip modes (Trip computer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-74 Trip modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-74
Fuel economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-75
Accumulated driving information mode . . . . . . . . . 4-76
One time driving information mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-77
Digital speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-77
Smart shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-78
Transmission temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-78
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 4-25 Opening the trunk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25
Closing the trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
Emergency trunk safety release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
Trunk lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-93
Trunk room lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-118
Turn By Turn mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-66
Turn signals and lane change signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-109
USB charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-154
User settings mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-68
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