KIA Sorento 2011 2.G Owner's Manual

Index4I
Emergency starting ··················\
··················\
··················\
····6-4Jump starting ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········6-4
Push starting ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········6-5
Emergency tailgate safety release ··················\
···············4-20
Emergency towing ··················\
··················\
··················\
···6-17
Emergency while driving··················\
··················\
·············6-2
Emission control system ··················\
··················\
············7-60 Crankcase emission control system ··················\
········7-60
Evaporative emission control (including ORVR) System ··················\
··················\
··················\
··············7-60
Exhaust emission control system ··················\
············7-61
Engine compartment ··················\
··················\
············2-4, 7-2
Engine coolant ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········7-15
Engine number ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········8-8
Engine oil ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················7-14\
Engine overheats··················\
··················\
··················\
········6-6
Engine start/stop button ··················\
··················\
···············5-7
Engine temperature gauge ··················\
··················\
·········4-46
Engine will not start··················\
··················\
··················\
···6-3
Evaporative emission control (including ORVR) System ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················7-60\
Exhaust emission control system··················\
·················7-61\
Explanation of scheduled maintenance items ···············7-11
Exterior care··················\
··················\
··················\
·············7-54
Exterior features··················\
··················\
··················\
·····4-101 Roof rack ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········4-101 Flat tire ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·····6-7
Changing tires ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······6-9
Compact spare tire ··················\
··················\
················6-14
Jack and tools ··················\
··················\
··················\
········6-7
Removing and storing the spare tire ··················\
·········6-8
Floor mat anchor(s) ··················\
··················\
··················\
·4-99
Fluid Brake/clutch fluid ··················\
··················\
··················\
7-18
Power steering fluid ··················\
··················\
··············7-19
Washer fluid ··················\
··················\
··················\
········7-20
Folding the rear seat ··················\
··················\
··················\
3-11
Four wheel drive (4WD) ··················\
··················\
···········5-21
Front seat adjustment - manual ··················\
··················\
···3-4
Front seat adjustment - power ··················\
··················\
·····3-5
Fuel filler lid ··················\
··················\
··················\
············4-27
Fuel gauge··················\
··················\
··················\
················4-47
Fuel requirements ··················\
··················\
··················\
······1-3
Fuses ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
······7-45 Fuse/relay panel description··················\
··················\
··7-49
Memory fuse ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······7-47
Multi fuse ··················\
··················\
··················\
············7-48
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GaugeEngine temperature gauge··················\
··················\
·····4-46
Fuel gauge ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········4-47
Glassroof, see panoramic sunroof ··················\
···············4-30
Glove box··················\
··················\
··················\
·················4-94\
Hazard warning flasher··················\
··················\
··············4-62
Hazardous driving conditions ··················\
··················\
····5-45
Headlight escort function··················\
··················\
···········4-63
Headrest ··················\
··················\
··················\
············3-7, 3-16
Highway driving ··················\
··················\
··················\
······5-49
Hitches ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···5-54
HomeLink, Electrochromic mirror ··················\
··············4-37
Hood··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·······4-25
Horn ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·······4-35
How to use this manual ··················\
··················\
···············1-2
Ignition key interlock system ··················\
··················\
····5-19
Immobilizer system ··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-3
Indicator symbols on the instrument cluster ··················\
·1-6
Indicators and warnings ··················\
··················\
·············4-51
Inside rearview mirror ··················\
··················\
···············4-36 Instrument cluster ··················\
··················\
··················\
····4-44
Engine temperature gauge··················\
··················\
·····4-46
Fuel gauge ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········4-47
Instrument panel illumination ··················\
·················4-45\
Odometer/Tripmeter/Trip computer··················\
········4-47
Speedometer ··················\
··················\
··················\
········4-45
Tachometer ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········4-45
Warning and indicators ··················\
··················\
·········4-51
Instrument panel illumination··················\
··················\
····4-45
Instrument panel overview ··················\
··················\
··········2-3
Interior care··················\
··················\
··················\
··············7-59
Interior features··················\
··················\
··················\
········4-96 Clock ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·4-98
Cup holder ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········4-96
Floor mat anchor(s) ··················\
··················\
···············4-99
Luggage net holder··················\
··················\
················4-99
Power outlet ··················\
··················\
··················\
········4-97
Sunvisor··················\
··················\
··················\
···············4-97
Interior lights ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········4-71
Interior overview ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······2-2
Interlock system ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······5-19
Jack and tools··················\
··················\
··················\
·············6-7
Jump starting··················\
··················\
··················\
··············6-4GHI
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Key positions ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············5-4
Keys ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·········4-2Immobilizer system ··················\
··················\
·················4-3
Label Air bag warning label··················\
··················\
············3-65
Certification label ··················\
··················\
··················\
5-65
Tire and loading information label ··················\
·········5-62
Tire sidewall labeling ··················\
··················\
············7-38
Tire specification and pressure label·········\
··················\
8-8
Vehicle certification label ··················\
··················\
·······8-7
Latch system, see lower anchor system ··················\
······3-37
Lighting··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
··4-63 Battery saver function ··················\
··················\
···········4-63
Headlight escort function ··················\
··················\
······4-63
Lower anchor system ··················\
··················\
·················3-37\
Lubricants and capacities··················\
··················\
·············8-4
Luggage box ··················\
··················\
··················\
············4-95
Luggage net holder ··················\
··················\
··················\
··4-99
Luggage rack, see roof rack ··················\
··················\
····4-101
Lumbar support··················\
··················\
··················\
··········3-7 Maintenance
Explanation of scheduled maintenance items ···········7-11
Maintenance schedule ··················\
··················\
·············7-7
Maintenance services ··················\
··················\
··············7-4
Owner maintenance··················\
··················\
·················7-5
Tire maintenance ··················\
··················\
··················\
·7-37
Manual climate control system··················\
··················\
··4-74 Air conditioning ··················\
··················\
··················\
··4-79
Climate control air filter··················\
··················\
········4-82
Heating and air conditioning··················\
··················\
·4-75
Manual transaxle··················\
··················\
··················\
······5-12
Memory fuse ··················\
··················\
··················\
············7-47
Mirrors ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-36 Electric chromic mirror (ECM) ··················\
··············4-36
Inside rearview mirror··················\
··················\
···········4-36
Outside rearview mirror ··················\
··················\
········4-42
Moonroof, see panoramic sunroof··················\
···············4-30
Multi fuse ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················7-48\
Neck restraints, see headrest ··················\
················3-7, 3-1\
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Occupant detection system ··················\
··················\
········3-45
Odometer/Tripmeter/Trip computer ··················\
············4-47
Oil (Engine) ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············7-14
Outside rearview mirror··················\
··················\
·············4-42
Overheats ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·6-6
Owner maintenance ··················\
··················\
··················\
···7-5
Panoramic sunroof ··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-30
Parking brake··················\
··················\
··················\
··5-28, 7-20
Passenger's front air bag ··················\
··················\
············3-51
Power brakes··················\
··················\
··················\
············5-27
Power outlet ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-97
Power steering ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········4-34
Power steering fluid ··················\
··················\
··················\
·7-19
Power window lock button ··················\
··················\
········4-24
Pre-tensioner seat belt··················\
··················\
················3-24
Push starting··················\
··················\
··················\
···············6-5
Rear parking assist system··················\
··················\
·········4-59
Rear seat adjustment ··················\
··················\
··················\
3-11
Rearview camera ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····4-62
Recommended cold tire inflation pressures ··················\
7-32Recommended lubricants and capacities ··················\
·······8-4
Recommended SAE viscosity number··················\
······8-6
Remote keyless entry ··················\
··················\
··················\
·4-6
Road warning ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············6-2
Rocking the vehicle ··················\
··················\
··················\
·5-46
Roof rack ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············4-101
Safety chains ··················\
··················\
··················\
············5-54
Seat belts ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
3-18 Pre-tensioner seat belt ··················\
··················\
···········3-24
Seat belt - Driver's··················\
··················\
·················3-20\
Seat belt warning··················\
··················\
··················\
·3-19
Seat belts - Front passenger and rear seat ·················3-22\
Seat heater··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
3-9
Seatback pocket ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······3-10
Seating capacity ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······5-62
Seats ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·········3-2 Armrest ··················\
··················\
··················\
················3-18
Folding the rear seat ··················\
··················\
··············3-11
Front seat adjustment - manual ··················\
·················3-4
Front seat adjustment - power ··················\
··················\
·3-5
Headrest ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······3-7, 3-16
Lumbar support ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····3-7
Rear seat adjustment ··················\
··················\
·············3-11
Seat heater ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············3-9
Seatback pocket··················\
··················\
··················\
···3-10OP
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Shift lock system ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····5-18
Side impact air bag ··················\
··················\
··················\
··3-55
Spare tireCompact spare tire ··················\
··················\
················6-14
Compact spare tire replacement ··················\
··············7-37
Removing and storing the spare tire ··················\
·········6-8
Smart key ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·4-9
Smooth cornering··················\
··················\
··················\
·····5-47
Snow tires ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······5-50, 7-44
Special driving conditions ··················\
··················\
·········5-45 Driving at night ··················\
··················\
··················\
···5-47
Driving in flooded areas··················\
··················\
········5-48
Driving in the rain ··················\
··················\
·················5-48\
Hazardous driving conditions ··················\
·················5-45\
Highway driving··················\
··················\
··················\
··5-49
Rocking the vehicle··················\
··················\
···············5-46
Smooth cornering ··················\
··················\
··················\
5-47
Speedometer··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-45
Sports mode ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············5-17
Starting difficulties, see Engine will not start ·················6-3
Starting the engine ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····5-5
Steering wheel ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········4-34 Horn··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-35
Power steering ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····4-34
Tilt steering ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········4-34
Steering wheel audio control ··················\
··················\
···4-102 Storage compartment ··················\
··················\
·················4-94\
Center console storage ··················\
··················\
··········4-94
Glove box ··················\
··················\
··················\
············4-94
Luggage box ··················\
··················\
··················\
········4-95
Sunglass holder ··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-95
Summer tires ··················\
··················\
··················\
············7-44
Sunglass holder ··················\
··················\
··················\
········4-95
Sunroof··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-30
Sunvisor ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·4-97
Tachometer ··················\
··················\
··················\
··············4-45
Tailgate ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
··4-19 Emergency tailgate safety release ··················\
···········4-20
Tether anchor system ··················\
··················\
·················3-36\
Theft-alarm system ··················\
··················\
··················\
··4-13
Third (3rd) row air conditioning ··················\
·················4-79\
Tilt steering ··················\
··················\
··················\
··············4-34
Tire and loading information label ··················\
··············5-62
Tire specification and pressure label ··················\
·············8-8
Tires and wheels··················\
··················\
·················7-32\
, 8-3 All season tires ··················\
··················\
··················\
····7-44
Checking tire inflation pressure ··················\
··············7-33
Compact spare tire replacement ··················\
··············7-37
Radial-ply tires ··················\
··················\
··················\
····7-44
Recommended cold tire inflation pressures ··············7-32
Snow tires ··················\
··················\
··················\
············7-44
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Summer tires ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······7-44
Tire care ··················\
··················\
··················\
··············7-32
Tire maintenance ··················\
··················\
··················\
·7-37
Tire replacement··················\
··················\
··················\
··7-36
Tire rotation··················\
··················\
··················\
·········7-34
Tire sidewall labeling ··················\
··················\
············7-38
Tire terminology and definitions ··················\
············7-42
Tire traction ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········7-37
Wheel alignment and tire balance ··················\
···········7-35
Wheel replacement ··················\
··················\
················7-37
Towing ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···6-16 Emergency towing ··················\
··················\
················6-17
Towing capacity··················\
··················\
··················\
·······5-63
Trailer towing ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········5-53 Hitches··················\
··················\
··················\
·················5-54\
Safety chains ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······5-54
Trailer brakes ··················\
··················\
··················\
······5-54
Weight of the trailer ··················\
··················\
··············5-60
Transaxle Automatic transaxle ··················\
··················\
··············5-15
Manual transaxle ··················\
··················\
··················\
·5-12
Trip computer ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········4-47
Tripmeter ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················4-47\
Vehicle break-in process ··················\
··················\
·············1-5
Vehicle certification label··················\
··················\
············8-7 Vehicle handling instructions ··················\
··················\
······1-5
Vehicle identification number (VIN) ··················\
············8-7
Vehicle load limit ··················\
··················\
··················\
····5-62
Cargo capacity··················\
··················\
··················\
·····5-63
Certification label ··················\
··················\
··················\
5-65
Seating capacity ··················\
··················\
··················\
··5-62
Tire and loading information label ··················\
·········5-62
Towing capacity ··················\
··················\
··················\
··5-63
Vehicle capacity weight ··················\
··················\
········5-62
Vehicle weight glossary··················\
··················\
·············5-67 Base curb weight ··················\
··················\
··················\
·5-67
Cargo weight ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······5-67
GAW (Gross axle weight) ··················\
··················\
····5-67
GAWR (Gross axle weight rating) ··················\
·········5-67
GVW (Gross vehicle weight)··················\
··················\
5-67
GVWR (Gross vehicle weight rating) ··················\
····5-67
Vehicle curb weight ··················\
··················\
··············5-67
Warnings and indicators ··················\
··················\
············4-51
Washer fluid··················\
··················\
··················\
·············7-20
Weight glossary ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······5-67 Base curb weight ··················\
··················\
··················\
·5-67
Cargo weight ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······5-67
GAW (Gross axle weight) ··················\
··················\
····5-67
GAWR (Gross axle weight rating) ··················\
·········5-67
GVW (Gross vehicle weight)··················\
··················\
5-67V
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GVWR (Gross vehicle weight rating) ··················\
····5-67
Vehicle curb weight ··················\
··················\
··············5-67
Wheel alignment and tire balance ··················\
···············7-35
Wheel replacement ··················\
··················\
··················\
··7-37
Windows ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
4-21 Auto up/down window ··················\
··················\
··········4-23
Power window lock button ··················\
··················\
···4-24
Windshield defrosting and defogging ··················\
·········4-91 Defogging logic··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-93
Winter driving··················\
··················\
··················\
··········5-50 Snow tires ··················\
··················\
··················\
············5-50
Wiper blades ··················\
··················\
··················\
············7-25
Wipers and washers ··················\
··················\
··················\
·4-68
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