spare wheel KIA Rondo 2014 3.G User Guide

Maintenance
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7
TIRES AND WHEELS
Tire care
For proper maintenance, safety, and
maximum fuel economy, you must
always maintain recommended tire
inflation pressures and stay within
the load limits and weight distribution
recommended for your vehicle.
Recommended cold tire infla-
tion pressures
All tire pressures (including the
spare) should be checked when the
tires are cold. “Cold Tires” means the
vehicle has not been driven for at
least three hours or driven less than
1.6 km (one mile).
Recommended pressures must be
maintained for the best ride, top vehi-
cle handling, and minimum tire wear.
For recommended inflation pressure
refer to “Tire and wheels” in section
8. All specifications (sizes and pres-
sures) can be found on a label
attached to the driver’s side center
pillar.
WARNING - Tire underin-
flation
Inflate your tires consistent with
the instructions provided in this
manual. Severe underinflation
(70 kPa (10 psi) or more) can
lead to severe heat build-up,
causing blowouts, tread separa-
tion and other tire failures that
can result in the loss of vehicle
control. This risk is much higher
on hot days and when driving
for long periods at high speeds.
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Maintenance
CAUTION
Underinflation also results inexcessive wear, poor handlingand reduced fuel economy.Wheel deformation also ispossible. Keep your tire pres-sures at the proper levels. If atire frequently needs refilling,have it checked by an author-ized Kia dealer.
Overinflation produces a harsh ride, excessive wear atthe center of the tire tread, anda greater possibility of dam-age from road hazards.
WARNING- Tire Inflation
Overinflation or underinflation
can reduce tire life, adversely
affect vehicle handling, and
lead to sudden tire failure. This
could result in loss of vehicle
control and potential injury.
CAUTION - Tire pressure
Always observe the following:
Check tire pressure when the tires are cold. (After vehiclehas been parked for at leastthree hours or hasn't beendriven more than 1.6 km (onemile) since startup.)
Check the pressure of your spare tire each time you checkthe pressure of other tires.
Never overload your vehicle. Be careful not to overload avehicle luggage rack if yourvehicle is equipped with one.
Worn, old tires can cause acci- dents. If your tread is badlyworn, or if your tires havebeen damaged, replace them.
CAUTION
Warm tires normally exceed recommended cold tire pres-sures by 28 to 41 kPa (4 to 6psi ). Do not release air fromwarm tires to adjust the pres-sure or the tires will be under-inflated.
Be sure to reinstall the tire inflation valve caps. Withoutthe valve cap, dirt or moisturecould get into the valve coreand cause air leakage. If avalve cap is missing, install anew one as soon as possible.

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Maintenance
Tire rotation
To equalize tread wear, it is recom-
mended that the tires be rotated
every 12,000 km miles (7,500) or
sooner if irregular wear develops.
During rotation, check the tires for
correct balance.
When rotating tires, check for uneven
wear and damage. Abnormal wear is
usually caused by incorrect tire pres-
sure, improper wheel alignment, out-
of-balance wheels, severe braking or
severe cornering. Look for bumps or
bulges in the tread or side of tire.
Replace the tire if you find either of
these conditions. Replace the tire if
fabric or cord is visible. After rotation,
be sure to bring the front and rear tire
pressures to specification and check
lug nut tightness.
Refer to “Tire and wheels” in section
8.
Disc brake pads should be inspectedfor wear whenever tires are rotated.
Rotate radial tires that have an
asymmetric tread pattern only from
front to rear and not from right to left.
Do not use the compact spare tire for
tire rotation.
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Without a spare tire
Directional tires (if equipped)
WARNING
Do not use the compact spare tire (if equipped) for tire rota-
tion.
Do not mix bias ply and radial ply tires under any circum-
stances. This may cause
unusual handling characteris-
tics that could result in death,
severe injury, or property
damage.

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7
Wheel alignment and tire bal-
ance
The wheels on your vehicle were
aligned and balanced carefully at the
factory to give you the longest tire life
and best overall performance.
In most cases, you will not need to
have your wheels aligned again.
However, if you notice unusual tire
wear or your vehicle pulling one way
or the other, the alignment may need
to be reset.
If you notice your vehicle vibrating
when driving on a smooth road, your
wheels may need to be rebalanced.
Tire replacement
If the tire is worn evenly, a tread wear
indicator will appear as a solid band
across the tread. This shows there is
less than 1.6 mm (1/16 inch) of tread
left on the tire. Replace the tire when
this happens.
Do not wait for the band to appear
across the entire tread before replac-
ing the tire.
CAUTION - Wheel weight
Improper wheel weights can
damage your vehicle's alu-minum wheels. Use onlyapproved wheel weights.
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Tread wear indicator
WARNING - Replacing
tires
To reduce the chance of serious
or fatal injuries from an acci-
dent caused by tire failure or
loss of vehicle control:
Replace tires that are worn, show uneven wear, or are
damaged. Worn tires can
cause loss of braking effec-
tiveness, steering control, and
traction.
Do not drive your vehicle with too little or too much pressure
in your tires. This can lead to
uneven wear and tire failure.
When replacing tires, never mix radial and bias-ply tires
on the same vehicle. You must
replace all tires (including the
spare) if moving from radial to
bias-ply tires.
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Maintenance
Compact spare tire replacement
A compact spare tire has a shorter
tread life than a regular size tire.
Replace it when you can see the
tread wear indicator bars on the tire.
The replacement compact spare tire
should be the same size and design
tire as the one provided with your
new vehicle and should be mounted
on the same compact spare tire
wheel. The compact spare tire is not
designed to be mounted on a regular
size wheel, and the compact spare
tire wheel is not designed for mount-
ing a regular size tire.
Wheel replacement
When replacing the metal wheels for
any reason, make sure the new
wheels are equivalent to the original
factory units in diameter, rim width
and offset.(Continued)
Using tires and wheels otherthan the recommended sizes
could cause unusual handling
characteristics and poor vehi-
cle control, resulting in a seri-
ous accident.
Wheels that do not meet Kia’s specifications may fit poorly
and result in damage to the
vehicle or unusual handling
and poor vehicle control.
The ABS works by comparing the speed of the wheels. The
tire size affects wheel speed.
When replacing tires, all 4
tires must use the same size
originally supplied with the
vehicle. Using tires of a differ-
ent size can cause the ABS
(Anti-lock Brake System) and
ESC (Electronic Stability
Control) to work irregularly.
WARNING
A wheel that is not the correct
size may adversely affect wheel
and bearing life, braking and
stopping abilities, handling
characteristics, ground clear-
ance, body-to-tire clearance,
snow chain clearance,
speedometer and odometer cal-
ibration, headlight aim and
bumper height.

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Maintenance
89 - Load Index, a numerical codeassociated with the maximum
load the tire can carry.
H - Speed Rating Symbol. See the speed rating chart in this section
for additional information.
Wheel size designation
Wheels are also marked with impor-
tant information that you need if you
ever have to replace one. The follow-
ing explains what the letters and
numbers in the wheel size designa-
tion mean.
Example wheel size designation:
6.0JX16
6.0 - Rim width in inches.
J - Rim contour designation.
16 - Rim diameter in inches. Tire speed ratings
The chart below lists many of the dif-
ferent speed ratings currently being
used for passenger vehicles. The
speed rating is part of the tire size
designation on the sidewall of the
tire. This symbol corresponds to that
tire's designed maximum safe oper-
ating speed.3. Checking tire life (TIN : Tire
Identification Number)
Any tires that are over 6 years old,
based on the manufacturing date,
(including the spare tire) should be
replaced by new ones. You can find
the manufacturing date on the tire
sidewall (possibly on the inside of the
wheel), displaying the DOT Code.
The DOT Code is a series of num-
bers on a tire consisting of numbers
and English letters. The manufactur-
ing date is designated by the last four
digits (characters) of the DOT code.
DOT : XXXX XXXX OOOO
The front part of the DOT means a
plant code number, tire size and
tread pattern and the last four num-
bers indicate week and year manu-
factured.
For example:
DOT XXXX XXXX 1613 represents
that the tire was produced in the 16th
week of 2013.
S 180 km/h (112 mph)
T 190 km/h (118 mph)
H 210 km/h (130 mph) V 240 km/h (149 mph)Z 240 km/h (Above 149 mph)
Maximum Speed
Speed
Rating
Symbol

Specifications & Consumer information
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TIRES AND WHEELS
ItemTire sizeWheelsizeInflation pressure kPa (psi)Wheel lug nuttorque Kg·m (lb·ft, N·m)
Normal load *1Maximum load
FrontRear FrontRear
Full size tire
205/55R166.5J×16230
(33)230
(33)230
(33)230
(33)
9~11
(65~79,
88~107)225/45R177.0J×17230
(33)230
(33)230
(33)230
(33)
P225/45R187.5J×18230
(33)230
(33)230
(33)230
(33)
Compact spare tireT125/80D164.0T×16420
(60)420
(60)420
(60)420
(60)
CAUTION
When replacing tires, use the same size originally supplied with the vehicle.
Using tires of a different size can damage the related parts or make it work irregularly.
*1: Normal load : Up to 3 persons

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Index
Side air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-63\
Side curtain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-161
Smart key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
11Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
Immobilizer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
Loss of the smart key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
Smart key function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Smart key function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Smart key precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Smooth cornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-54
Snow tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-\
58
Spare tire Changing tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-17
Compact spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-22
Compact spare tire replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-51
Removing and storing the spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-16
Special driving conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-53 Driving at night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-55
Driving in flooded areas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-56
Driving in the rain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-55
Hazardous driving conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-53
Highway driving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-56
Rocking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-53
Smooth cornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-54
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-56
Sports mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
SRS components and functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-48 Starting difficulties, see engine will not start . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-43
Electric power steering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-43
FLEX STEER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-46
Heated steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-45
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-45
Tilt and telescopic steering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-44
Steering wheel audio control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-165
Storage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-145 Center console storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-145
Cool box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-146
Floor under tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-148
Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-145
Luggage tray. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-147
Sunglass holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-147
Stowing the rear seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27
Sunglass holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-147
Sunroof open warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-39
Sunshade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
4-41
Sunvisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
154
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-56\
Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-25 Emergency tailgate safety release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
Tether anchor system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-40
Theft-alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19
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Tilt and telescopic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-44
Tire and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
Tire pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Tire rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-49
Tire specification and pressure label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-46Checking tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-48
Compact spare tire replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-51
Recommended cold tire inflation pressures . . . . . . . 7-46
Tire care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-46\
Tire maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-52
Tire replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-50
Tire rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-49
Tire sidewall labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-52
Tire traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-52
Wheel alignment and tire balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-50
Wheel replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-51
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 6-24
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-61
Transaxle Automatic transaxle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Manual transaxle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Transaxle Shift Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-59
Transmitter precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
Trip A/B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
4-73
Trip computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-71 Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-72
Trip A/B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-73\
Trip Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-71
Trip Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-71\
Turn By Turn Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-64
Turn signals and lane change signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-103
User Settings Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-62
Vanity mirror lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-113
Vehicle break-in process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Vehicle identification number (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
Vehicle load limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-71
Vehicle stability management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-41
Vehicle weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-77
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-75
Warning Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-65
Warnings and indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-75
Washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-36
Welcome system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-114 Headlamp welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-114
Interior light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-114
Puddle lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-114
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