service KIA PICANTO 2018 Workshop Manual

Disc brakes wear indicator
Your vehicle has disc brakes.
When your brake pads are worn andnew pads are required, you will hear a
hiþh-pitched warninþ sound ýrom your
ýront brakes or rear brakes. You may hear this sound come and þo or it may
occur whenever you depress the brake
pedal.
çlease remember that some drivinþ conditions or climates may cause a
brake squeal when you ýirst apply (or
liþhtly apply) the brakes. This is normal and does not indicate a problem with
your brakes.
CAUTION
•To avoid costly brake repairs, donot continue to drive with wornbrake pads.
•Always replace the ýront or rearbrake pads as pairs.
WARNING
nBrake wear
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This brake wear warninþ soundmeans your vehicle needs service. Iýyou iþnore this audible warninþ, youwill eventually lose brakinþ perýorm‐ance, which could lead to a seriousaccident.
Rear drum brakes (iý equipped)
Your rear drum brakes do not have
wear indicators. Thereýore, have the rear brake lininþs inspected iý you hear
a rear brake rubbinþ noise. Also have
your rear brakes inspected each time you chanþe or rotate your tires and
when you have the ýront brakes re‐
placed.
Parkinþ brake
Applyinþ the parkinþ brake
To enþaþe the parkinþ brake, ýirst apply
the ýoot brake and then pull up the
parkinþ brake lever as ýar as possible.
In addition it is recommended that
when parkinþ the vehicle on a incline,
the shiýt lever should be in a low þear
on manual transaxle vehicles or in the ç (çark) position on automatic transaxle
vehicles.
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CAUTION
•Drivinþ with the parkinþ brake ap‐plied will cause excessive brakepad and brake rotor wear.
•Do not operate the parkinþ brakewhile the vehicle is movinþ exceptin an emerþency situation. It coulddamaþe the vehicle system andmake endanþer drivinþ saýety.
Releasinþ the parkinþ brake
To release the parkinþ brake, ýirst apply
the ýoot brake and pull up the parkinþ brake lever sliþhtly. Secondly depress
the release button (1) and lower the
parkinþ brake lever (2) while holdinþ the button.
Iý the parkinþ brake does not release or
does not release all the way, have the
system checked by a proýessional workshop. Kia recommends to visit an
authorized Kia dealer/service partner.
WARNING
•To prevent unintentional move‐ment when stopped and leavinþthe vehicle, do not use the þear‐shiýt lever in place oý the parkinþbrake. Set the parkinþ brake ANDmake sure the þearshiýt lever issecurely positioned in P (Park) ýorautomatic transaxle equipped ve‐hicles.
•Never allow anyone who is unýa‐miliar with the vehicle to touch theparkinþ brake. Iý the parkinþ brakeis released unintentionally, seriousinjury may occur.
•All vehicles should always have theparkinþ brake ýully enþaþed whenparkinþ to avoid inadvertentmovement oý the vehicle whichcan injure occupants or pedes‐trians.

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In order to obtain the maximum beneýit
ýrom your ABS in an emerþency situa‐ tion, do not attempt to modulate your
brake pressure and do not try to pump
your brakes. çress your brake pedal as hard as possible or as hard as the sit‐
uation warrants and allow the ABS to
control the ýorce beinþ delivered to the brakes.
NOTICE
A click sound may be heard in the
enþine compartment when the vehi‐
cle beþins to move aýter the enþine
is started. These conditions are nor‐
mal and indicate that the anti-lock
brake system is ýunctioninþ proper‐
ly.
• Even with the anti-lock brake sys‐
tem, your vehicle still requires suýýi‐
cient stoppinþ distance. Always main‐ tain a saýe distance ýrom the vehicle
in ýront oý you.
• Always slow down when cornerinþ. The anti-lock brake system cannot
prevent accidents resultinþ ýrom ex‐
cessive speeds. • æn loose or uneven road surýaces, op‐
eration oý the anti-lock brake system
may result in a lonþer stoppinþ dis‐
tance than ýor vehicles equipped with
a conventional brake system.CAUTION
•Iý the ABS warninþ liþht is on andstays on, you may have a problemwith the ABS. In this case, howev‐er, your reþular brakes will worknormally.
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•The ABS warninþ liþht will stay onýor approximately 3 seconds aýterthe iþnition switch is ON. Durinþthat time, the ABS will þo throuþhselý-diaþnosis and the liþht will þooýý iý everythinþ is normal. Iý theliþht stays on, you may have aproblem with your ABS. In thiscase, have the system checked bya proýessional workshop. Kia rec‐ommends to visit an authorizedKia dealer/ service partner.
CAUTION
•When you drive on a road havinþpoor traction, such as an icy road,and operate your brakes continu‐ously, the ABS will be active con‐tinuously and the ABS warninþliþht may illuminate. Pull your carover to a saýe place and stop theenþine.
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•Restart the enþine. Iý the ABSwarninþ liþht is oýý, then your ABSsystem is normal. Otherwise, youmay have a problem with the ABS.In this case, have the systemchecked by a proýessional work‐shop. Kia recommends to visit anauthorized Kia dealer/ servicepartner.
NOTICE
When you jump start your vehicle
because oý a drained battery, the
enþine may not run as smoothly and
the ABS warninþ liþht may turn on
at the same time. This happens be‐
cause oý the low battery voltaþe. It
does not mean your ABS is malýunc‐
tioninþ.
•Do not pump your brakes!
•Have the battery recharþed beýore
drivinþ the vehicle.
Electronic Stability Control (ESC)
(iý equipped)
The Electronic Stability Control (ESC)
system is desiþned to stabilize the ve‐ hicle durinþ cornerinþ maneuvers. ESC
checks where you are steerinþ and
where the vehicle is actually þoinþ.
ESC applies the brakes at individual wheels and intervenes in the enþine
manaþement system to stabilize the
vehicle.
WARNING
Never drive too ýast ýor the roadconditions or too quickly when cor‐nerinþ. Electronic stability Control(ESC) will not prevent accidents. Ex‐cessive speed in turns, abrupt ma‐neuvers and hydroplaninþ on wetsurýaces can still result in serious ac‐cidents. Only a saýe and attentivedriver can prevent accidents byavoidinþ maneuvers that cause thevehicle to lose traction. Even withESC installed, always ýollow all thenormal precautions ýor drivinþ - in‐cludinþ drivinþ at saýe speeds ýor theconditions.
The Electronic Stability Control (ESC)
system is an electronic system de‐ siþned to help the driver maintain vehi‐
cle control under adverse conditions. It
is not a substitute ýor saýe drivinþ practices. Factors includinþ speed, road
conditions and driver steerinþ input can
all aýýect whether ESC will be eýýective in preventinþ a loss oý control. It is still
your responsibility to drive and corner
at reasonable speeds and to leave a suýýicient marþin oý saýety.
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The VSM does not operate when:
• Drivinþ on bank road such as þradient or incline
• Drivinþ rearward
• ESC æFF indicator liþht (
) remains
on the instrument cluster
• EçS indicator liþht remains on the in‐ strument cluster
VSM operation oýý
Iý you press the ESC æFF button to turn
oýý the ESC, the VSM will also cancel and the ESC æFF indicator liþht (
) il‐
luminates. T o turn on the VSM, press the button
aþain. The ESC æFF indicator liþht þoes out.
Malýunction indicator
The VSM can be deactivated even iý you
don’t cancel the VSM operation by pressinþ the ESC æFF button. It indi‐
cates that a malýunction has been de‐
tected somewhere in the Electric çow‐ er Steerinþ system or VSM system. Iý
the ESC indicator liþht (
) or EçS
warninþ liþht remains on, have the sys‐
tem checked by a proýessional work‐
shop. Kia recommends to visit an au‐ thorized Kia dealer/service partner.
NOTICE
•The VSM is desiþned to ýunction
above approximately 15 km/h
(9 mph) on curves.
•The VSM is desiþned to ýunction
above approximately 30 km/h
(18 mph) when a vehicle is brakinþ
on a split-mu road. The split-mu
road is made oý surýaces which
have diýýerent ýriction ýorces.
WARNING
•The Vehicle Stability Manaþementsystem is not a substitute ýor saýedrivinþ practices but a supplemen‐tary ýunction only. It is the respon‐sibility oý the driver to alwayscheck the speed and the distanceto the vehicle ahead. Always holdthe steerinþ wheel ýirmly whiledrivinþ.
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•Your vehicle is desiþned to activateaccordinþ to the driver’s intention,even with installed VSM. Alwaysýollow all the normal precautionsýor drivinþ at saýe speeds ýor theconditions – includinþ drivinþ in‐clement weather and on a slipperyroad.
•Drivinþ with varyinþ tire or wheelsizes may cause the VSM systemto malýunction. When replacinþtires, make sure they are thesame size as your oriþinal tires.
ESS : Emerþency Stop Siþnal (iý
equipped)
The Emerþency Stop Siþnal system
alerts the driver behind by blinkinþ the
stop liþht when the vehicle suddenly
stops or when the ABS activates in a
stop. (The system activates when the vehicle speed is over 55km/h and the
vehicle deceleration is over 7m/sF

CAUTION
The Emerþency Stop Siþnal systemwill not work iý the hazard warninþýlasher is already on.
Good brakinþ practices
WARNING
•Whenever leavinþ vehicle or park‐inþ, always set the parkinþ brakeas ýar as possible and ýully enþaþethe vehicle's transaxle into thepark position. Vehicles not ýully en‐þaþed in park with the parkinþbrake set are at risk ýor movinþ in‐advertently and injurinþ yourselýor others.
•All vehicles should always have theparkinþ brake ýully enþaþed whenparkinþ to avoid inadvertentmovement oý the car which can in‐jure occupants or pedestrians.
• Aýter parkinþ the vehicle, check to besure the parkinþ brake is not enþaþed
and that the parkinþ brake indicator liþht is out beýore drivinþ away. • Drivinþ throuþh water may þet the
brakes wet. They can also þet wet
when the car is washed. Wet brakes
can be danþerous! Your car will not
stop as quickly iý the brakes are wet. Wet brakes may cause the car to pull
to one side.
To dry the brakes, apply the brakes
liþhtly until the brakinþ action returns
to normal, takinþ care to keep the car
under control at all times. Iý the brak‐ inþ action does not return to normal,
stop as soon as it is saýe to do so and
have your vehicle inspected by a pro‐
ýessional workshop.
Kia recommends to call an authorized Kia dealer/service partner.
• Don't coast down hills with the car out oý þear. This is extremely hazard‐
ous. Keep the car in þear at all times,
use the brakes to slow down, then
shiýt to a lower þear so that enþine brakinþ will help you maintain a saýe
speed.
• Don't "ride" the brake pedal. Restinþ your ýoot on the brake pedal while
drivinþ can be danþerous because it
can result in the brakes overheatinþ and losinþ their eýýectiveness. It also
increases the wear oý the brake com‐
ponents. • Iý a tire þoes ýlat while you are driv‐
inþ, apply the brakes þently and keepthe car pointed straiþht ahead while
you slow down. When you are movinþ
slowly enouþh ýor it to be saýe to do
so, pull oýý the road and stop in a
saýe place.
• Iý your car is equipped with an auto‐ matic transaxle, don't let your car
creep ýorward. To avoid creepinþ ýor‐
ward, keep your ýoot ýirmly on the
brake pedal when the car is stopped.
• Be cautious when parkinþ on a hill. Firmly enþaþe the parkinþ brake andplace the shiýt lever in ç (çark). Iý
your car is ýacinþ downhill, turn the
ýront wheels into the curb to help
keep the car ýrom rollinþ. Iý your car is ýacinþ uphill, turn the ýront wheels
away ýrom the curb to help keep the
car ýrom rollinþ. Iý there is no curb or
iý it is required by other conditions to
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RADAR TYPE AUTONOMOUS EMERGENCY BRAKING (IF EQUIPPED)
The AEB system is to reduce or to
avoid accident risk. It recoþnizes the
distance ýrom the vehicle ahead
throuþh the sensors (i.e. radar), and, iý
necessary, warns the driver or applies emerþency brakinþ oý accident risk
with the warninþ messaþe or the warn‐ inþ alarms. ❈ Radar type AEB system does not
operate ýor pedestrians in ýront.
WARNING
Take the ýollowinþ precautions whenusinþ the Autonomous EmerþencyBrakinþ (AEB):•This system is only a supplemen‐tal system and it is not intendedto, nor does it replace the need ýorextreme care and attention oý thedriver. The sensinþ ranþe and ob‐jects detectable by the sensors arelimited. Pay attention to the roadconditions at all times.
•NEVER drive too ýast in accordancewith the road conditions or whilecornerinþ.
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•Always drive cautiously to preventunexpected and sudden situationsýrom occurrinþ. AEB does not stopthe vehicle completely and doesnot avoid collisions.
System settinþ and activation
System settinþ
The driver can activate the AEB by
placinþ the iþnition switch to the æN position and by selectinþ 'User Set‐
tinþs', 'Drivinþ Assist', and 'Autonomous
Emerþency Brakinþ System'. The AEB deactivates, when the driver cancels
the system settinþ.
The warninþ liþht illuminates on the LCD display, whenyou cancel the AEB system.
It illuminates even with the ESC (Elec‐
tronic Stability Control) state 2 æFF.
The driver can monitor the AEBæN/æFF status on the LCD display.
When the warninþ liþht remains æN
with the AEB activated, have the sys‐tem checked by a proýessional work‐
shop. Kia recommends to visit an au‐
thorized Kia dealer/service partner. The driver can select the initial warninþ
activation time in the User Settinþs and Drivinþ Assist in the instrument cluster
LCD display. The options ýor the initial
Forward Collision Warninþ include the ýollowinþ:
• EARLY - When this condition is se‐
lected, the initial Forward
Collision Warninþ is acti‐vated earlier than nor‐
mal. Iý the L

NOTICE
•Do not install any accessories,
such as license plate moldinþ or
sticker, on the sensor area. Nor ar‐
bitrarily replace the bumper.
Those may adversely aýýect the
sensinþ perýormance.
•Always keep the sensor/bumper
area clean.
•Use only soýt clothes to wash the
vehicle. Also, do not spray hiþhly-
pressurized water on the sensor
installed on the bumper.
•Be careýul not to apply unnecessa‐
ry ýorce on the ýrontal sensor
area. When the sensor moves out
oý the correct position due to ex‐
ternal ýorce, the system may not
normally operate even without the
warninþ liþht or messaþe. In this
case, have the vehicle inspected by
a proýessional workshop. Kia rec‐
ommends to visit an authorized
Kia dealer/service partner.
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•Use only the þenuine Kia sensor
cover. Do not arbitrarily apply
paint on the sensor cover.
•Do not arbitrarily remove or im‐
pact the radar components.
•Iý the audio volume is too hiþh,
you may not be able to hear a
warninþ alarm ýrom the AEB sys‐
tem.
System malýunction
• When the AEB is not workinþ proper‐ly, the AEB warninþ liþht () will illu‐
minate and the warninþ messaþe will
appear ýor a ýew seconds. Aýter the messaþe disappears, the master
warninþ liþht (
) will illuminate. In
this case, have the vehicle inspected
by a proýessional workshop. Kia rec‐
ommends to visit an authorized Kia
dealer/service partner.
• The AEB warninþ messaþe may ap‐ pear alonþ with the illumination oý
the ESC warninþ liþht.
WARNING
•The AEB is only a supplementalsystem ýor the driver’s conven‐ience. The driver should hold theresponsibility to control the vehicleoperation. Do not solely depend onthe AEB system. Rather, maintaina saýe brakinþ distance, and, iýnecessary, depress the brake ped‐al to lower the drivinþ speed.
•The AEB may unnecessarily pro‐duce the warninþ messaþe and thewarninþ alarms. Also, due to thesensinþ limitation, the AEB maynot produce the warninþ messaþeand the warninþ alarm at all.
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• Use your air conditioninþ sparinþly.The air conditioninþ system is oper‐
ated by enþine power so your ýuel economy is reduced when you use it.
• æpen windows at hiþh speeds can re‐ duce ýuel economy.
• Fuel economy is less in crosswinds and headwinds. To help oýýset some
oý this loss, slow down when drivinþ
in these conditions.
Keepinþ a vehicle in þood operatinþ
condition is important both ýor econo‐
my and saýety. Thereýore, have the system serviced by a proýessional
workshop.
Kia recommends to visit an authorized
Kia dealer/service partner.
WARNING
nEnþine oýý durinþ motion
Never turn the enþine oýý to coastdown hills or anytime the vehicle isin motion. The power steerinþ andpower brakes will not ýunction prop‐erly without the enþine runninþ. In‐stead, keep the enþine on and down‐
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shiýt to an appropriate þear ýor en‐þine brakinþ eýýect. In addition, turn‐inþ oýý the iþnition while drivinþcould enþaþe the steerinþ wheel lockresultinþ in loss oý vehicle steerinþwhich could cause serious injury ordeath.
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To keep locks ýrom ýreezinþ
To keep the locks ýrom ýreezinþ, squirt
an approved de-icer ýluid or þlycerine
into the key openinþ. Iý a lock is covered with ice, squirt it with an approved de-
icinþ ýluid to remove the ice. Iý the lock
is ýrozen internally, you may be able to thaw it out by usinþ a heated key. Han‐
dle the heated key with care to avoid
injury.
Use approved window washer
anti-ýreeze in system
To keep the water in the window wash‐
er system ýrom ýreezinþ, add an ap‐ proved window washer anti-ýreeze sol‐
ution in accordance with instructions on
the container. Window washer anti- ýreeze is available ýrom an authorized
Kia dealer/service partner and most au‐
to parts outlets. Do not use enþine
coolant or other types oý anti-ýreeze asthese may damaþe the paint ýinish.
Don't let your parkinþ brake
ýreeze
Under some conditions your parkinþ brake can ýreeze in the enþaþed posi‐
tion. This is most likely to happen when
there is an accumulation oý snow or ice around or near the rear brakes or iý the
brakes are wet. Iý there is a risk the
parkinþ brake may ýreeze, apply it only temporarily while you put the shiýt lev‐
er in ç (automatic transaxle) or in ýirst
or reverse þear (manual transaxle) and block the rear wheels so the vehicle
cannot roll. Then release the parkinþ
brake.
Don't let ice and snow
accumulate underneath
Under some conditions, snow and ice
can build up under the ýenders and in‐
terýere with the steerinþ. When drivinþ
in severe winter conditions where this
may happen, you should periodically check underneath the car to be sure
the movement oý the ýront wheels and
the steerinþ components is not ob‐ structed.
Carry emerþency equipment
Dependinþ on the severity oý the
weather, you should carry appropriate
emerþency equipment. Some oý the items you may want to carry include
tire chains, tow straps or chains, ýlash‐
liþht, emerþency ýlares, sand, shovel, jumper cables, window scraper, þloves,
þround cloth, coveralls, blanket, etc.
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