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Maintenance
Occupant Distribution: Designated
seating positions.
Outward Facing Sidewall: The side
of a asymmetrical tire that has a par-
ticular side that faces outward when
mounted on a vehicle. The outward
facing sidewall bears white lettering
or bears manufacturer, brand, and/or
model name molding that is higher or
deeper than the same moldings on
the inner facing sidewall.
Passenger (P-Metric) Tire : A tire
used on passenger cars and some
light duty trucks and multipurpose
vehicles.
Recommended Inflation Pressure :
Vehicle manufacturer's recommend-
ed tire inflation pressure and shown
on the tire placard.
Radial Ply Tire : A pneumatic tire in
which the ply cords that extend to the
beads are laid at 90 degrees to the
centerline of the tread.
Rim: A metal support for a tire and
upon which the tire beads are seat-
ed.
Sidewall: The portion of a tire
between the tread and the bead. Speed Rating: An alphanumeric
code assigned to a tire indicating the
maximum speed at which a tire can
operate.
Traction: The friction between the
tire and the road surface. The
amount of grip provided.
Tread: The portion of a tire that
comes into contact with the road.
Treadwear Indicators: Narrow
bands, sometimes called "wear
bars," that show across the tread of a
tire when only 2/32 inch of tread
remains.
UTQGS: Uniform Tire Quality
Grading Standards, a tire information
system that provides consumers with
ratings for a tire's traction, tempera-
ture and treadwear. Ratings are
determined by tire manufacturers
using government testing proce-
dures. The ratings are molded into
the sidewall of the tire.
Vehicle Capacity Weight
: The num-
ber of designated seating positions
multiplied by 68 kg (150 lbs.) plus the
rated cargo and luggage load. Vehicle Maximum Load on the
Tire: Load on an individual tire due to
curb and accessory weight plus
maximum occupant and cargo
weight.
Vehicle Normal Load on the Tire
:
Load on an individual tire that is
determined by distributing to each
axle its share of the curb weight,
accessory weight, and normal occu-
pant weight and driving by 2.
Vehicle Placard: A label permanent-
ly attached to a vehicle showing the
original equipment tire size and rec-
ommended inflation pressure.
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7All season tires
KIA specifies all season tires on
some models to provide good per-
formance for use all year round,
including snowy and icy road condi-
tions. All season tires are identified
by ALL SEASON and/or M+S (Mud
and Snow) on the tire sidewall. Snow
tires have better snow traction than
all season tires and may be more
appropriate in some areas.
Summer tires
KIA specifies summer tires on some
models to provide superior perform-
ance on dry roads. Summer tire per-
formance is substantially reduced in
snow and ice. Summer tires do not
have the tire traction rating M+S
(Mud and Snow) on the tire side wall.
if you plan to operate your vehicle in
snowy or icy conditions. KIA recom-
mends the use of snow tires or all
season tires on all four wheels. Snow tires
If you equip your car with snow tires,
they should be the same size and
have the same load capacity as the
original tires. Snow tires should be
installed on all four wheels; other-
wise, poor handling may result.
Snow tires should carry 28 kPa (4 psi
) more air pressure than the pressure
recommended for the standard tires
on the tire label on the driver's side of
the center pillar, or up to the maxi-
mum pressure shown on the tire
sidewall, whichever is less.
Do not drive faster than 120 km/h (75
mph) when your vehicle is equipped
with snow tires.
Radial-ply tiresRadial-ply tires provide improved
tread life, road hazard resistance and
smoother high speed ride. The radi-
al-ply tires used on this vehicle are of
belted construction, and are selected
to complement the ride and handling
characteristics of your vehicle.
Radial-ply tires have the same load
carrying capacity, as bias-ply or bias
belted tires of the same size, and use
the same recommended inflation
pressure. Mixing of radial-ply tires
with bias-ply or bias belted tires is
not recommended. Any combina-
tions of radial-ply and bias-ply or bias
belted tires when used on the same
vehicle will seriously deteriorate
vehicle handling. The best rule to fol-
low is: Identical radial-ply tires should
always be used as a set of four.
Longer wearing tires can be more
susceptible to irregular tread wear. It
is very important to follow the tire
rotation interval shown in this section
to achieve the tread life potential of
these tires. Cuts and punctures in
radial-ply tires are repairable only in
the tread area, because of sidewall
flexing. Consult your tire dealer for
radial-ply tire repairs.
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Index
ChainsSafety chains ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······5-54
Checking tire inflation pressure··················\
··················\
·7-33
Child restraint system ··················\
··················\
················3-31 Auto lock mode (Passenger seat belt) ··················\
·····3-34
Lower anchor system ··················\
··················\
············3-37
Tether anchor system ··················\
··················\
············3-36
Child-protector rear door lock ··················\
··················\
···4-18
Climate control system (Automatic) ··················\
···········4-83 Air conditioning ··················\
··················\
··················\
··4-89
Automatic heating and air conditioning··················\
··4-84
Manual heating and air conditioning ··················\
······4-85
3rd row air conditioning··················\
··················\
········4-79
Climate control system (Manual) ··················\
···············4-74 Air conditioning ··················\
··················\
··················\
··4-79
Heating and air conditioning··················\
··················\
·4-75
3rd row air conditioning··················\
··················\
········4-79
Climate control air filter··················\
··················\
···4-82, 7-23
Clock (Digital) ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········4-98
Combined instrument, see instrument cluster ···············4-44
Compact spare tire ··················\
··················\
··················\
···6-14
Compact spare tire replacement ··················\
··················\
7-37
Coolant ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···7-15
Cooling fluid, see engine coolant ··················\
················7-15
Crankcase emission control system ··················\
·············7-60
Cruise control system ··················\
··················\
················5-39
Cup holder ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············4-96
Curtain air bag ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········3-57 Dashboard, see instrument cluster ··················\
···············4-44
Dashboard illumination, see instrument
panel illumination··················\
··················\
··················\
4-45
Defogging (Windshield) ··················\
··················\
············4-91
Defogging logic (Windshield) ··················\
··················\
···4-92
Defroster (Rear window) ··················\
··················\
···········4-73
Defrosting (Windshield) ··················\
··················\
············4-91
Digital clock··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-98
Dimensions ··················\
··················\
··················\
················8-2
Display illumination, see instrument panel illumination··················\
··················\
··················\
4-45
Displays, see instrument cluster ··················\
··················\
4-44
Door locks··················\
··················\
··················\
················4-15 Central door lock switch ··················\
··················\
·······4-17
Child-protector rear door lock ··················\
················4-18
Drinks holders, see cup holders··················\
··················\
·4-96
Driver's air bag··············\
··················\
··················\
·············3-51
Driving at night··················\
··················\
··················\
········5-47
Driving in flooded areas ··················\
··················\
············5-48
Driving in the rain ··················\
··················\
··················\
···5-48
Economical operation ··················\
··················\
················5-43
Electric chromic mirror (ECM) ··················\
··················\
·4-36
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Shift lock system ··················\
··················\
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·····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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