steering wheel KIA PICANTO 2015 Repair Manual

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Electric 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, have the power steer-
ing checked by an authorised Kia dealer.
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NOTICE
The following symptoms may occur dur-
ing normal vehicle operation:
 The EPS warning light does not illumi- nate. (Continued)(Continued)
 The steering effort is high immediately
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. Take your vehicle to an
authorised Kia dealer and have the
vehicle checked as soon as possible.
 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,
whilst permitting you to see the instru-
ment panel warning lights and gauges.
STEERING WHEEL
WARNING
Never adjust the angle of the steering wheel whilst 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
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Manual type
To change the steering wheel angle, pull
down the lock release lever (1), adjust
the steering wheel to the desired angle
(2), then pull up the lock-release lever to
lock the steering wheel in place . Be sure
to adjust the steering wheel to the
desired position before driving.Heated steering wheel (if equipped)
When the ignition switch is in the ON
position, pressing the heated steering
wheel button warms the steering wheel.
The indicator on the button will illuminate.
To turn the steering wheel off, press the
button once again. The indicator on the
button will turn off.
It will turn off automatically approximate-
ly 30 minutes after the heated steering
wheel is turned on.
If you turn on the ignition again after turn
off your engine in half an hour (after
operating heater button), the heating sys-tem will be maintained in its 'on' condi-tion.
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CAUTION
Do not install any grip to operate
the steering wheel. This causes
damage to the heated steering wheel system.
When cleaning the heated steering wheel, do not use an organic sol-
vent such as paint thinner, ben- zene, alcohol and petrol. Doing somay damage the surface of the steering wheel.
If the surface of steering wheel is damaged by sharp object, damageto the heated steering wheel com-ponents could occur.

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Horn
To sound the horn, press the horn sym-
bols on your steering wheel. Check the
horn regularly to be sure it operates
properly.
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NOTICE
To sound the horn, press the area indi-
cated by the horn symbol on your steer-
ing wheel (see illustration). The horn will
operate only when this area is pressed.
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CAUTION
Do not strike the horn severely to operate it, or hit it with your fist. Do
not press on the horn with a sharp-pointed object.

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Align steering wheel (if equipped)
If you start the engine when the steering
wheel is turned 90 degrees to the left
after a couple of seconds, “Align steering
wheel” illuminates on the LCD display for
5 seconds.
Turn the steering wheel to the right. The indicator will disappear after aligning
steering wheel or starting the vehicle.Align steering wheel (if equipped)
If you start the engine when the steering
wheel is turned 90 degrees to the right
after a couple of seconds, “Align steering
wheel” illuminates on the LCD display for
5 seconds.
Turn the steering wheel to the left. The indicator will disappear after aligning
steering wheel or starting the vehicle.
Align steering wheel (if equipped)
If the steering wheel is aligned within 5
seconds after “Align steering wheel” is
displayed, the indicator will appear for
1.5 seconds like the above picture.Illumination intensity
The illumination intensity of the instru-
ment panel is shown when adjusting it
with the illumination control knob.
For more details, refer to “Instrument
panel illumination” in section 4.
Rear parking assist warning
It displays the area an obstacle is detect-
ed whilst moving rearward.
For details, refer to “Rear parking assist
system” in section 4.
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Press start button whilst turn steering
(if equipped)
If the steering wheel does not unlock nor-
mally when the engine start/stop button
is pressed, the warning illuminates for 10
seconds on the LCD display. Also, the
warning chime sounds once and the
engine start/stop button light blinks for 10
seconds.
When you are warned, press the engine
start/stop button whilst turning the steer-
ing wheel right and left.Check steering wheel lock system
(if equipped)
If the steering wheel does not lock nor-
mally when the engine start/stop button
changes to the OFF position, the warning
illuminates for 10 seconds on the LCD
display. Also, the warning chime sounds
for 3 seconds and the engine start/stop
button light blinks for 10 seconds.
Steering wheel unlock
If the steering wheel does not lock nor-
mally when the ENGINE START/STOP
button turns to the OFF position, the
warning illuminates for 10 minutes on the
LCD display. If locks when the door is
opened or when you pull out the smart
key from the smart key holder.
For vehicle’s equipped with smart key system
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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, ESC, ESC 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.
Low tyre pressure indicator / TPMS malfunction indica-tor (if equipped)
The low tyre pressure telltale comes on
for 3 seconds after the ignition switch is
turned to the "ON" position.
The low tyre pressure telltale illuminates
when one or more of your tyres is signif-
icantly underinflated.
The low tyre pressure telltale will illumi-
nate after it blinks for approximately one
minute when there is a problem with the
Tyre Pressure Monitoring System.
In this case, we recommend that you
have the vehicle inspected by an autho-
rised Kia dealer as soon as possible. If
the warning light illuminates whilst driv-
ing, reduce vehicle speed immediately
and stop the vehicle. Avoid hard braking
and overcorrecting at the steering wheel.Inflate the tyres to the proper pressure as
indicated on the vehicle’s tyre informationplacard.
WARNING - Low tyre pres-
sure
Significantly low tyre pressure
makes the vehicle unstable and can
contribute to loss of vehicle controland increased braking distances.
Continued driving on low pressure
tyres will cause the tyres to over-heat and fail.
WARNING - Safe stopping
The TPMS cannot alert you to severe and sudden tyre damage
caused by external factors.
If you feel any vehicle instability, immediately take your foot off the
accelerator, apply the brakes
gradually and with light force,
and slowly move to a safe posi-
tion off the road.

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Steering wheel audio controls (if equipped)
The steering wheel may incorporate
audio control buttons.
VOLUME ( / ) (1)
• Press the lever upward ( ) to increase
the volume.
Press the lever downward ( ) to decrease the volume.
SEEK/PRESET ( / ) (2)
The SEEK/PRESET lever has different
functions based on the system mode. For
the following functions the lever should
be pressed for 0.8 seconds or more.
RADIO mode
It will function as the AUTO SEEK select
button.
CD/USB / i Pod mode
It will function as the FF/REW button.
If the SEEK/PRESET button is pressed
for less than 0.8 seconds, it will work as
follows in each mode.
RADIO mode
It will function as the PRESET STATION
buttons.
CD/USB / i Pod mode
It will function as TRACK UP/DOWN but- ton.
CAUTION
Do not operate audio remote con-
trol buttons simultaneously.
■ Type A
■Type B
■Type C
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2. Select “PHONE”, then “PRIORITY” in
PHONE menu.
3. Select desired phone name from the list shown.

Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology Volume
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology system
volume can be adjusted separately from
main volume of the audio system.
1.Press button to enter SETUP mode.
2. Select “PHONE”, then “BT VOL” in PHONE menu.
3. Adjust volume to desired level by turn- ing the TUNE knob, then press the
knob to confirm.

Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology ON/OFF
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology system
can be enabled (ON) or disabled (OFF)
by this menu. - If
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology is dis-
abled, all the commands related to Bluetooth ®
system prompts whether
you wish to turn
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology ON or not.
1. Press button to enter SETUP mode.
2. Select “PHONE”, then “BT OFF” in PHONE menu. ■
Receiving a Phone Call
When receiving a phone call, a ringtone
is audible from speakers and the audio
system changes into telephone mode.
When receiving a phone call, “Incoming”
message and incoming phone number
(if available) are displayed on the audio.

- Press bu t t o n on the steering wheel.

- Press button on the steering wheel.

- Use VOLUME buttons on the steering wheel.
Call):
- Press and hold button on the steering wheel until the audio system
transfers a call to the phone.
■ Talking on the Phone
When talking on the phone, “Active Calls”
message and the other party’s phone
number (if available) are displayed on the
audio.
(if equipped)
- Press button on the audio.

- Press button on the steering wheel.
■ Making a Phone Call
A Call Back can be made by pressing button on the steering wheel.
- This is the same function as using the button solely on the mobile phone.
NOTE: Some phone models require pressing button twice to make a call.
✽✽NOTICE
In the following situations, you or the
other party may have difficulty hearing
each other:
1. Speaking at the same time, your voice may not reach each other parties. (This
is not a malfunction.) Speak alternate-
ly with the other party on the phone.
2. Keep the Bluetooth®
Wireless
Technology volume to a low level.
High-level volume may result in dis-
tortion and echo.
3. When driving on a rough road.
4. When driving at high speeds.
5. When the window is open.
6. When the air conditioning vents are facing the microphone.
7. When the sound of the air condition-
ing fan is loud.
MUTESETUP
SETUP

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■Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
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®Wireless Technology
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®Wireless Technology
System can be activated in the follow-ing 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 whilst 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. At any time if you say “help”, the sys-
tem will announce what commands are
available.
■ Menu tree
The menu tree identifies available voice recognition
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
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

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■Voice Operation Tip
To get the best performance out of the
Voice Recognition System, observe the
followings:
- Keep the interior of the vehicle as quiet as possible. Close the window to elim-
inate surrounding noise (traffic noise,
vibration sounds, etc), which may dis-
turb recognizing the voice command
correctly.
- Speak a command after a beep sound within 5 seconds. Otherwise the com-
mand will not be received properly.
- Speak in a natural voice without paus- ing between words.
■ Information Display
The
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
icon
appears on the upper side of audio dis-
play when a phone is connected. ■ Phone Setup
All
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology -relat-
ed operations can be performed by voice
command or by manual operation.
- By Voice Command:
Press button on the steering wheel
to activate voice recognition.
- By Manual Operation:
1) Push the “SETUP” button to enter SETUP mode 2) Select “PHONE” item by rotating the
TUNE knob, then push the knob.
3) Select desired item by rotating the TUNE knob, then push the knob.

Before using
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology f eatures, the phone must be
paired (registered) to the audio system.Up to 5 phones can be paired with thesystem.
NOTE:
The pairing procedure of the phone
varies according to each phone
model. Before attempting to pair
phone, please see your phone’s
User’s Guide for instructions.