wheel KIA Sorento 2012 2.G Owner's Guide

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4D130100AHM-EU-U1Power steeringPower steering uses energy from the
engine to assist you in steering the vehi-
cle. 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.
Should you notice any change in the
effort required to steer during normal
vehicle operation, have the power steer-
ing checked by an authorized KIA dealer.
✽ ✽
NOTICEIf the power steering drive belt breaks
or if the power steering pump malfunc-
tions, steering effort will greatly
increase.✽ ✽NOTICEIf the vehicle is parked for extended
periods outside in cold weather (below
-10°C/14°F), the power steering may
require increased effort when the
engine is first started. This is caused by
increased fluid viscosity due to the cold
weather and does not indicate a mal-
function.
When this happens, increase the engine
RPM by depressing the accelerator until
the RPM reaches 1,500 rpm then release
or let the engine idle for two or three
minutes to warm up the fluid.
D130300AUNTilt steering 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,
while permitting you to see the instru-
ment panel warning lights and gauges.
STEERING WHEEL
CAUTION
Never hold the steering wheel to the
extreme right or left for more than 5 seconds with the engine running.Holding the steering wheel for morethan 5 seconds in either position may cause damage to the powersteering pump.
WARNING
 Never adjust the angle of the steering wheel while 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
certain it is locked in position.
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To change the steering wheel angle, pull
down the lock-release lever (1), adjust
the steering wheel to the desired angle
(2) and height (3, if equipped) 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)With the ENGINE START/STOP button 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.
OXM049033N
(if equipped)
OXM042302
CAUTION
Do not install any grip to operatethe steering wheel. This causes damage to the heated steeringwheel system.
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4D130500AUNHornTo sound the horn, press the horn sym-
bols on your steering wheel. Check the
horn regularly to be sure it operates
properly.✽ ✽
NOTICETo 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.
CAUTION
Do not strike the horn severely to
operate it, or hit it with your fist. Donot press on the horn with a sharp- pointed object.
OXM049034N
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Your vehicle is equipped with dual-diago-
nal braking systems. This means you still
have braking on two wheels even if one
of the dual systems should fail. With only
one of the dual systems working, more
than normal pedal travel and greater
pedal pressure are required to stop the
vehicle. Also, the vehicle will not stop in
as short a distance with only a portion of
the brake system working. If the brakes
fail while you are driving, shift to a lower
gear for additional engine braking and
stop the vehicle as soon as it is safe to do
so.
To check bulb operation, check whether
the parking brake and brake fluid warning
light illuminates when the ignition switch
is in the ON position.
D150312AAMShift pattern indicator This indicator displays which automatic
transaxle shift position is selected.D150313AHMCharging system warninglightThis warning light indicates a malfunction
of either the generator or electrical
charging system.
If the warning light illuminates while the
vehicle is in motion:
1. Drive to the nearest safe location.
2. With the engine off, check the genera- tor drive belt for looseness or break-
age.
3. If the belt is adjusted properly, a prob- lem exists somewhere in the electrical
charging system. Have an authorized
KIA dealer correct the problem as
soon as possible.
D150315AUNTailgate open warning lightThis warning light illuminates when the
tailgate is not closed securely with the
ignition switch in any position.D150316AUNDoor ajar warning lightThis warning light illuminates when a
door is not closed securely with the igni-
tion switch in any position.D150318AHMLow fuel level warning lightThis warning light indicates the fuel tank
is nearly empty. When it comes on, you
should add fuel as soon as possible.
Driving with the fuel level warning light on
or with the fuel level below “E” can cause
the engine to misfire and damage the
catalytic converter (if equipped).
WARNING
Driving the vehicle with a warning
light on is dangerous. If the brake
warning light remains on, have the
brakes checked and repaired imme-
diately by an authorized KIA dealer.
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D150323AAM-EUESC (Electronic StabilityControl) indicator (if equipped)The ESC indicator will illuminate when
the ignition switch is turned ON, but
should go off after approximately 3 sec-
onds. When the ESC is on, it monitors
the driving conditions and under normal
driving conditions, the ESC indicator will
remain off. When a slippery or low trac-
tion condition is encountered, the ESC
will operate, and the ESC indicator will
blink to indicate the ESC is operating.
If this indicator illuminates and stays on,
the ESC may have malfunctioned. Take
your vehicle to an authorized KIA dealer
and have the system checked.D150324AAM-EUESC OFF indicator (if equipped)The ESC OFF indicator will illuminate
when the ignition switch is turned ON,
but should go off after approximately 3
seconds. To switch to ESC OFF mode,
press the ESC OFF button. The ESC
OFF indicator will illuminate indicating
the ESC is deactivated.
DBC (Downhill brake con-
trol) indicator (if equipped)The DBC indicator will illuminate when
the DBC button is pressed and the sys-
tem is on.
When driving down a steep hill at a
speed under 35 km/h (22 mph), the DBC
will operate and the DBC indicator will
blink to indicate the DBC is operating.
If the red indicator illuminates, the DBC
system may have malfunctioned. Take
your vehicle to an authorized KIA dealer
and have the system checked.
D150325AAMCruise indicators (if equipped)CRUISE indicator
The indicator illuminates when the cruise
control system is enabled.
The cruise indicator in the instrument
cluster is illuminated when the cruise
control ON-OFF switch on the steering
wheel is pushed.
The indicator goes off when the cruise
control ON-OFF switch is pushed again.
For more information about the use of
cruise control, refer to “Cruise control
system” in section 5.
Cruise SET indicator
The indicator illuminates when the cruise
function switch (SET - or RES +) is ON.
The cruise SET indicator in the instru-
ment cluster is illuminated when the
cruise control switch (SET - or RES +) is
pushed.
The cruise SET indicator does not illumi-
nate when the cruise control switch
(CANCEL) is pushed or the system is
disengaged.
SETCRUISE
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Instrument panel vents
The outlet vents can be opened or closed
separately using the thumbwheel (if
equipped).
Also, you can adjust the direction of air
delivery from these vents using the vent
control lever as shown.
Temperature controlThe temperature control knob allows you
to control the temperature of the air flow-
ing from the ventilation system. To
change the air temperature in the pas-
senger compartment, turn the knob to
the right position for warm and hot air or
left position for cooler air.
Air intake control The air intake control is used to select
the outside (fresh) air position or recircu-
lated air position.
To change the air intake control position,
press the control button.
OXM049146
OXM049145N
OXM049147
■Type A■ Type B
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4Defrost-Level
Most of the air flow is directed to the
windshield with a small amount of air
directed to the side window defrosters. Instrument panel vents
The outlet vents can be opened or closed
separately using the thumbwheel (if
equipped).
Also, you can adjust the direction of air
delivery from these vents using the vent
control lever as shown.
Temperature controlThe temperature will increase to the
maximum (HI) by turning the knob to the
extreme right.
The temperature will decrease to the
minimum (Lo) by turning the knob to the
extreme left.
When turning the knob, the temperature
will increase or decrease by 0.5°C/1°F.
When set to the lowest temperature set-
ting, the air conditioning will operate con-
tinuously.
OXM049155
OXM049145
OXM049156
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D300200AENSteering wheel audio control
(if equipped) The steering wheel may incorporate
audio control buttons. These buttons are
installed to promote safe driving.
D300204AHMVOLUME (VOL / ) (1)• Push the lever upward ( ) toincrease the volume.
 Push the lever downward ( ) to decrease the volume.D300203AHMSEEK/PRESET ( / ) (2)The SEEK/PRESET button has different
functions based on the system mode. For
the following functions the button should
be pressed for 0.8 seconds or more.
RADIO mode
It will function as the AUTO SEEK select
button.
CD/USB/ iPod 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/ iPod mode
It will function as TRACK UP/DOWN but-
ton.
D300202AENMODE (3)Press the button to change audio source.
- FM(1~2)
➟AM
➟SAT(1~3)
➟CD
➟USB
AUX(iPod) FM...
D300205AHMMUTE (4) Press the button to mute the sound.
 Press the button to turn off the micro- phone during a telephone call.
Detailed information for audio control
buttons are described in the following
pages in this section.
CAUTION
Do not operate audio remote con- trol buttons simultaneously.1
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4BLUETOOTH
®PHONE OPERATION
(if equipped)
1. button : Raises or lowers speak-
er volume.
2. button: Mute the microphone during
a call.
3. button : Activates voice recognition.
4. button : Places and transfers calls.
5. button : Ends calls or cancels functions.■What is Bluetooth
®?
Bluetooth
®is a wireless technology that
allows multiple devices to be connected
in a short range, low-powered devices
like hands-free, stereo headset, wireless
remocon, etc. For more information, visit
the
Bluetooth
®website at
www
.Bluetooth.com
■General Features This audio system supports Bluetooth
®
hands-free and stereo-headset fea-
tures.
- HANDS-FREE feature: Making or receiving calls wirelessly through
voice recognition.
- STEREO-HEADSET feature: Playing music from cellular phones (that sup-
ports A2DP feature) wirelessly.
 Voice recognition engine of the Bluetooth
®system supports 3 types of
languages:
English
Canadian French
US Spanish
✽ ✽ NOTICE• The phone must be paired to the sys-
tem before using Bluetooth
®features.
• Only one selected (linked) cellular phone can be used with the system at a time.
• Some phones are not fully compatible with this system.
• The Bluetooth
® word mark and logos
are registered trademarks owned by
Bluetooth
®SIG, Inc. and any use of
such marks by Kia is under license.
A Bluetooth enabled cell phone is
required to use Bluetooth
®
wireless
technology.
■Bluetooth
®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
®
system will reply in
currently selected language that it is
changing to the next language.
- System language cycles between English, Canadian French and US Spanish.- Press and hold the button on the steering wheel for over 10 seconds.
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 fingeron the button as the language
could unintentionally change.
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■Receiving a Phone CallWhen receiving a phone call, a ringtone
is audible from speakers and the audio
system changes into telephone mode.
When receiving a phone call, “Incoming
call” message and incoming phone num-
ber (if available) are displayed on the
audio.
 To Answer a Call:
- Press button on the steering wheel.
 To Reject a Call:
- Press button on the steering wheel.
 To Adjust Ring Volume:
- Use VOLUME buttons on the steeringwheel.
 To Transfer a Call to the Phone (Secret Call):
- Press and hold button on the steering wheel until the audio system
transfers a call to the phone.
■Talking on the PhoneWhen talking on the phone, “Active Call”
message and the other party’s phone
number (if available) are displayed on the
audio.
 To Finish a Call- Press button on the steering wheel.✽ ✽ NOTICEIn 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
®volume to a low
level. High-level volume may result in
distortion 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.
■Bluetooth
®Audio Music Streaming
The audio system supports Bluetooth
®
A2DP (Audio Advanced Distribution
Profile) and AVRCP (Audio Video
Remote Control Profile) technologies.
Both profiles provide steaming of music
via compatible “PAIRED” Bluetooth
®
Cellular phone.
To stream music from the Bluetooth
® cel-
lular phone, play your music files on your
cellular phone according to your cellular
phone user’s manual and press the button on the audio system until
“MP3 play” is displayed on the LCD.
The audio system head unit displays
‘MP3 MODE’.
AUX
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