power steering KIA PICANTO 2014 Service Manual

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Features of your vehicle
Electronic power steering (if equipped)
Power steering uses the motor to assist
you in steering the vehicle. If the engine
is off or if the power steering system
becomes inoperative, the vehicle may
still be steered, but it will require
increased steering effort.
The motor driven power steering is con-
trolled by the power steering control unit
which senses the steering wheel torque,
steering wheel position and vehicle
speed to command 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 steer-ing wheel.
Should you notice any change in the
effort required to steer during normal
vehicle operation, we recommend that
the system be checked by an authorized
Kia dealer.
✽✽NOTICE
The following symptoms may occur dur-
ing normal vehicle operation:
 The EPS warning light does not illu- minate. (Continued)(Continued)
 The steering effort is high immediate-
ly after turning the ignition switch on.
This happens as the system performs
the EPS system diagnostics. When the
diagnostics is completed, the steering
wheel will return to its normal condi-
tion.
 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.
 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
become difficult to control or operate
abnormally. We recommend that you
contact an authorized Kia dealer.
 The steering effort increases if the steering wheel is rotated continuously
when the vehicle is not in motion.
However, after a few minutes, it will
return to its normal conditions.
 When you operate the steering wheel in low temperature, abnormal noise
could occur. If temperature rises, the
noise will disappear. This is a normal
condition.
Tilt steering (if equipped)
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 positioned
so that it is comfortable for you to drive,
while permitting you to see the instru-
ment panel warning lights and gauges.
STEERING WHEEL
WARNING
Never adjust the angle of the steering wheel while driving. You
may lose steering control and
cause severe personal injury,death or accidents.
After adjusting, push the steering wheel both up and down to be
certain it is locked in position.

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Electric power steering
(EPS) system warning light
(if equipped)
This indicator light comes on after the
ignition key is turned to the ON positionand then it will go out. This light also comes on when the EPS
has some troubles. In this case, we rec-
ommend that you have the vehicle
inspected by an authorized Kia dealer.
Icy road warning light(if equipped)
This warning light illuminates when out-
side temperature is below 4°C since the
road may be icy at this temperature
range. And it turns off when outside tem-
perature is over 6°C.
If the warning light comes on while driv-
ing, you should drive more attentively
and safely refraining from over-speeding,
rapid acceleration, sudden braking or
sharp turning etc.
KEY low battery indicator(if equipped)
Smart key battery warning
light (if equipped)
If the battery of smart key in the vehicle
is discharged with engine start/stop but-
ton in the OFF position, this warning light
blinks for about 3 seconds.
Replace the battery with new one.
Auto stop indicator(if equipped)
This indicator will illuminate when the engine enters the Idle Stop mode of theISG (Idle Stop and Go) system.
When the automatic starting occurs, the auto stop indicator on the cluster will
blink for 5 seconds.
For more details, refer to the ISG (Idle Stop and Go) system in chapter 5.
✽✽ NOTICE
When the engine automatically starts by
the ISG system, some warning lights
(ABS, ESP, ESP OFF, EPS or Parking
brake warning light) may turn on for a
few seconds.
This happens because of the low battery
voltage. It does not mean the system is
malfunctioning.

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Features of your vehicle
BLUETOOTH®
PHONE OPERATION
(if equipped)
1. button : Places and transfers calls.
2. button : Ends calls or cancels func- tions.
3. button : Activates voice recognition.
4. button : Raises or lowers speak- er volume.
■ What is Bluetooth ®
?
Bluetooth ®
is a wireless technology that
allows multiple devices to be connected
in a short range, low-powered devices
like hands-free, stereo headset, steering
remote control, etc. For more informa-tion, visit
the Bluetooth®website atwww.Bluetooth.com
■ General Features
®
hands-free and stereo-headset features. - HANDS-FREE feature: Making or receiving calls wirelessly through
voice recognition.
- STEREO-HEADSET feature: Playing music from cellular phones (that sup-
ports A2DP feature) wirelessly.
Bluetooth ®
system supports 10 types of
languages:
FRENCH GERMANUK ENGLISH
SPANISHDUTCH
ITALIAN
DANISH
RUSSIANPOLISHSWEDISH✽✽ NOTICE
 The phone must be paired to the sys- tem before using Bluetooth
®features.
 Only one selected (linked) cellular phone can be used with the system at a time.
 Some phones are not fully compatible with this system.
 The Bluetooth ®
word mark and logos
are registered trademarks owned by
Bluetooth ®
SIG, Inc. and any use of
such marks by Kia is under license.
A Bluetooth enabled cell phone is
required to use Bluetooth ®
wireless
technology.
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Bluetooth ®
Language Setting
The system language can be changed by
the following steps:
1. Power on the audio system with the volume set to an audible level.
2. Press and hold button on the steering wheel until the audio displays
“Please Wait”.
- The Bluetooth ®
system will reply in
currently selected language that it is
changing to the next language.
- System language cycles between
FRENCH/GERMAN/UK ENGLISH
SPANISH /DUTCH/ITALIAN/DANISH/
RUSSIAN/POLISH/SWEDISH.
3. When completed, the audio display returns to normal.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for the next lan- guage selection.
NOTE:
The phone needs to be paired again
after changing system language.
- Avoid resting your thumb or finger on the button as the language
could unintentionally change. ■
Voice Recognition Activation
in the Bluetooth ®
System can be acti-
vated in the following conditions:
- Button Activation
The voice recognition system will be
active when the button is pressed
and after the sound of a Beep.
- Active Listening The voice recognition system will be
active for a period of time when the
Voice Recognition system has asked
for a customer response.
from zero to nine while number greater
than ten will not be recognized.
system will announce "Pardon" or No
input voice signal from microphone. (Noresponse)
tion mode in following cases : When
pressing the button and saying
cancel following the beep. When notmaking a call and pressing the
button. When voice recognition has
failed 3 consecutive times.
will announce what commands are
available.
■ Menu tree
The menu tree identifies available voice recognition Bluetooth ®
functions.
Pair phone
Select phone
Change priority
Delete phone
Bluetooth off
Setup
Add entryPhonebook
Change
Delete name
By Phone
By voice
CallBy name
By number