ECO mode KIA Sorento 2012 2.G Owner's Manual

k i a ,
t h e c o m p a n yThank you for becoming the owner of a new Kia vehicle.
As a global car manufacturer focused on building high-quality, value
for money prices, Kia Motors is dedicated to providing you with a
customer service experience that exceeds your expectations.
All information contained in this Owner’s Manual is accurate at the
time of publication. However, Kia reserves the right to make changes
at any time so that our policy of continual product improvement can
be carried out.
This manual applies to all Kia models and includes descriptions and
explanations of optional as well as standard equipment. As a result,
you may encounter material in this manual that is not applicable to
your specific Kia vehicle.
Drive safely and enjoy your Kia!
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Thank you for choosing a KIA vehicle.
When you require service, remember that your KIA Dealer
knows your vehicle best. Your dealer has factory-trained tech-
nicians, recommended special tools, genuine KIA replacement
parts and is dedicated to your complete satisfaction.
Because subsequent owners require this important information
as well, this publication should remain with the vehicle if it is
sold.
This manual will familiarize you with operational, mainte-
nance and safety information about your new vehicle. It is sup-
plemented by a Warranty and Consumer Information manual
that provides important information on all warranties regarding
your vehicle.
We urge you to read these publications carefully and follow the
recommendations to help assure enjoyable and safe operation
of your new vehicle.
KIA offers a great variety of options, components and features
for its various models. Therefore, some of the equipment
described in this manual, along with the various illustrations,
may not be applicable to your particular vehicle.
The information and specifications provided in this manual
were accurate at the time of printing. KIA reserves the right to
discontinue or change specifications or design at any time
without notice and without incurring any obligation. If you
have questions, always check with your KIA dealer.
We assure you of our continuing interest in your motoring
pleasure and satisfaction in your KIA vehicle.
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Index
ChainsSafety chains ··················\
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·······5-54
Checking tire inflation pressure··················\
··················\
·7-37
Child restraint system ··················\
··················\
················3-33 Auto lock mode (Passenger seat belt) ··················\
·····3-36
Lower anchor system ··················\
··················\
············3-39
Tether anchor system ··················\
··················\
············3-38
Child-protector rear door lock ··················\
··················\
···4-18
Climate control system (Automatic) ··················\
···········4-87 Air conditioning ··················\
··················\
··················\
··4-93
Automatic heating and air conditioning··················\
··4-88
Manual heating and air conditioning ··················\
······4-89
3rd row air conditioning··················\
··················\
········4-83
Climate control system (Manual) ··················\
···············4-78 Air conditioning ··················\
··················\
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··4-83
Heating and air conditioning··················\
··················\
·4-79
3rd row air conditioning··················\
··················\
········4-83
Climate control air filter··················\
··················\
···4-86, 7-27
Clock (Digital) ··················\
··················\
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·······4-102
Combined instrument, see instrument cluster ···············4-48
Compact spare tire ··················\
··················\
··················\
···6-14
Compact spare tire replacement ··················\
··················\
7-41
Coolant ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···7-19
Cooling fluid, see engine coolant ··················\
················7-19
Crankcase emission control system ··················\
·············7-64
Cruise control system ··················\
··················\
················5-39
Cup holder ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-100
Curtain air bag ··················\
··················\
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·········3-59 Dashboard, see instrument cluster ··················\
···············4-48
Dashboard illumination, see instrument
panel illumination··················\
··················\
··················\
4-49
Defogging (Windshield) ··················\
··················\
············4-95
Defogging logic (Windshield) ··················\
··················\
···4-96
Defroster (Rear window) ··················\
··················\
···········4-77
Defrosting (Windshield) ··················\
··················\
············4-95
Digital clock··················\
··················\
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···········4-102
Dimensions ··················\
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Display illumination, see instrument panel illumination··················\
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4-49
Displays, see instrument cluster ··················\
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4-48
Door locks··················\
··················\
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················4-15 Central door lock switch ··················\
··················\
·······4-17
Child-protector rear door lock ··················\
················4-18
Drinks holders, see cup holders··················\
·················4-10\
0
Driver position memory system ··················\
··················\
4-34
Driver's air bag··············\
··················\
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·············3-53
Driving at night··················\
··················\
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········5-47
Driving in flooded areas ··················\
··················\
············5-48
Driving in the rain ··················\
··················\
··················\
···5-48
Economical operation ··················\
··················\
················5-43
Electric chromic mirror (ECM) ··················\
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·4-39
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Seat heater with air ventilation ··················\
···············3-10
Seatback pocket··················\
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··················\
···3-12
Shift lock system ··················\
··················\
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·····5-18
Side impact air bag ··················\
··················\
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··3-57
Spare tire Compact spare tire ··················\
··················\
················6-14
Compact spare tire replacement ··················\
··············7-41
Removing and storing the spare tire ··················\
·········6-8
Smart key ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·4-9
Smooth cornering··················\
··················\
··················\
·····5-47
Snow tires ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······5-50, 7-48
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··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-49
Sports mode ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············5-17
Starting difficulties, see Engine will not start ·················6-3
Starting the engine ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····5-5
Steering wheel ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········4-36 Heated steering wheel ··················\
··················\
···········4-37
Horn··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-38
Power steering ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····4-36
Tilt steering ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········4-36
Steering wheel audio control ··················\
··················\
···4-107 Storage compartment ··················\
··················\
·················4-98\
Center console storage ··················\
··················\
··········4-98
Glove box ··················\
··················\
··················\
············4-98
Luggage box ··················\
··················\
··················\
········4-99
Sunglass holder ··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-99
Summer tires ··················\
··················\
··················\
············7-48
Sunglass holder ··················\
··················\
··················\
········4-99
Sunroof··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-30
Sunvisor ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················4-10\
1
Tachometer ··················\
··················\
··················\
··············4-49
Tailgate ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
··4-19 Emergency tailgate safety release ··················\
···········4-20
Tether anchor system ··················\
··················\
·················3-38\
Theft-alarm system ··················\
··················\
··················\
··4-13
Third (3rd) row air conditioning ··················\
·················4-83\
Tilt steering ··················\
··················\
··················\
··············4-36
Tire and loading information label ··················\
··············5-62
Tire specification and pressure label ··················\
·············8-8
Tires and wheels··················\
··················\
·················7-36\
, 8-3 All season tires ··················\
··················\
··················\
····7-48
Checking tire inflation pressure ··················\
··············7-37
Compact spare tire replacement ··················\
··············7-41
Radial-ply tires ··················\
··················\
··················\
····7-48
Recommended cold tire inflation pressures ··············7-36
Snow tires ··················\
··················\
··················\
············7-48
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3C020106AUNSeat belts - Front passenger and rear
seat 3-point system with combination locking retractorTo fasten your seat belt:
Combination retractor type seat belts are
installed in the rear seat positions to help
accommodate the installation of child
restraint systems. Although a combina-
tion retractor is also installed in the front
passenger seat position, it is strongly
recommended that children always be
seated in the rear seat. NEVER place
any infant restraint system in the front
seat of the vehicle.
This type of seat belt combines the fea-
tures of both an emergency locking
retractor seat belt and an automatic lock-
ing retractor seat belt. To fasten your seat
belt, pull it out of the retractor and insert
the metal tab into the buckle. There will
be an audible "click" when the tab locks
into the buckle. When not securing a
child restraint, the seat belt operates in
the same way as the driver's seat belt
(Emergency Locking Retractor Type). It
automatically adjusts to the proper length
only after the lap belt portion of the seat
belt is adjusted manually so that it fits
snugly around your hips. When the seat belt is fully extended from
the retractor to allow the installation of a
child restraint system, the seat belt oper-
ation changes to allow the belt to retract,
but not to extend (Automatic Locking
Retractor Type). Refer to “Using a child
restraint system” in this section.
✽ ✽
NOTICEAlthough the combination retractor
provides the same level of protection for
seated passengers in either emergency
or automatic locking modes, have the
seated passengers use the emergency
locking feature for improved conven-
ience. The automatic locking function is
intended to facilitate child restraint
installation. To convert from the auto-
matic locking feature to the emergency
locking operation mode, allow the
unbuckled seat belt to fully retract.
CAUTION
Do NOT fold down the left portion of
the rear seat back when the rearcenter seat belt is buckled. ALWAYS UNBUCKLE the rear center seatbelt before folding down the leftportion of the rear seat back. If the rear center seat belt is buckledwhen the left portion of the rear seat back is folded down, distortionand damage to the top portion ofthe seat back and seat belt garnish may result, causing the seat back tolock into the folded down position.
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C030100AHM-EUUsing a child restraint systemFor small children and babies, the use of
a child seat or infant seat is required. The
child seat or infant seat should be of
appropriate size for the child and should
be installed in accordance with the man-
ufacturer's instructions.For safety reasons, we recommend that
the child restraint system be used in the
rear seats.
Since all passenger seat belts move
freely under normal conditions and only
lock under extreme or emergency condi-
tions (emergency lock mode), you must
manually change these seat belts to the
auto lock mode to secure a child
restraint.
CRS09
OUN026150
Forward-facing child restraint systemRearward-facing child restraint system
WARNING
Never place a rear-facing child
restraint in the front passenger
seat, because of the danger an
inflating passenger-side air bag
could impact the rear-facing child
restraint and kill the child.
WARNING
- Child seat
installation
 A child can be seriously injured
or killed in a collision if the child
restraint is not properly anchored
to the car and the child is not
properly restrained in the child
restraint. Before installing the
child restraint system, read the
instructions supplied by the child
restraint system manufacturer.
 If the seat belt does not operate as described in this section, have
the system checked immediately
by your authorized KIA dealer.
 Failure to observe this manual's instructions regarding child
restraint systems and the
instructions provided with the
child restraint system could
increase the chance and/or
severity of injury in an accident.
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Features of your vehicle
HomeLink® Wireless Control System
Your new mirror comes with an integrat-
ed HomeLink Universal Transceiver,
which allows you to program the mirror to
activate your garage door(s), estate gate,
home lighting, etc. The mirror actually
learns the codes from your various exist-
ing transmitters.Retain the original transmitter for future
programming procedures (i.e., new vehi-
cle purchase). It is also suggested that
upon the sale of the vehicle, the pro-
grammed HomeLink buttons be erased
for security purposes (follow step 1 in the
“Programming” portion of this text).
Programming
Your vehicle may require the ignition
switch to be turned to the ACC position
for programming and/or operation of
HomeLink. It is also recommended that a
new battery be replaced in the hand-held
transmitter of the device being pro-
grammed to HomeLink for quicker train-
ing and accurate transmission of the
radio-frequency.
Follow these steps to train your
HomeLink mirror:
WARNING
 When programming the
HomeLink® Wireless Control
System, you may be operating a
garage door or gate operator.
Make sure that people and objects
are out of the way of the moving
door or gate to prevent potential
harm or damage.
 Do not use HomeLink with any garage door opener that lacks the
safety stop and reverse feature
as required by federal safety
standards. (This includes any
garage door opener model manu-
factured before April 1, 1982.) A
garage door opener which cannot
detect an object, signaling the
door to stop and reverse, does
not meet current federal safety
standards. Using a garage door
opener without these features
increases risk of serious injury or
death. For more information, call
1-800-355-3515 or on the internet
at www.homelink.com.
OHD046305N
Glare detection sensor
Indicator light
Homelink buttons
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Features of your vehicle
Rolling code programming
To train a garage door opener (or other
rolling code equipped devices) with the
rolling code feature, follow these instruc-
tions after completing the “Programming”
portion of this text. (A second person
may make the following training proce-
dures quicker & easier.)
4. Locate the “learn” or “smart” button onthe device’s motor head unit. Exact
location and color of the button may
vary by product brand. If there is diffi-
culty locating the “learn” or “smart” but-
ton, reference the device’s owner’s
manual or contact HomeLink at 1-800-
355-3515 or on the internet at
www.homelink.com.
5. Press and release the “learn” or “smart” button on the device’s motor
head unit. You have 30 seconds to
complete step number 6.
6. Return to the vehicle and firmly press and release the programmed
HomeLink button up to three times.
The rolling code equipped device
should now recognize the HomeLink
signal and activate when the
HomeLink button is pressed. The
remaining two buttons may now be
programmed if this has not previously
been done. Refer to the
“Programming” portion of this text. Operating HomeLink
To operate, simply press the pro-
grammed HomeLink button. Activation
will now occur for the trained product
(garage door, security system, entry door
lock, estate gate, or home or office light-
ing). For convenience, the hand-held
transmitter of the device may also be
used at any time. The HomeLink
Wireless Controls System (once pro-
grammed) or the original hand-held
transmitter may be used to activate the
device (e.g. garage door, entry door lock,
etc.). In the event that there are still pro-
gramming difficulties, contact HomeLink
at 1-800-355-3515 or on the internet at
www.homelink.com.
Erasing programmed HomeLink but-
tons
To erase the three programmed buttons
(individual buttons cannot be erased):
 Press and hold the left and center
buttons simultaneously, until the indi-
cator light begins to flash (approxi-
mately 20 seconds). Release both but-
tons. Do not hold for longer than 30
seconds.
HomeLink is now in the train (or learning)
mode and can be programmed at any
time.
OHD046306N
Flashing
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Features of your vehicle
D150204BHM-EEFuel gaugeThe fuel gauge indicates the approxi-
mate amount of fuel remaining in the fuel
tank.
The fuel tank capacity is given in sec-
tion 8.The fuel gauge is supplemented by
a low fuel warning light, which will illumi-
nate when the fuel tank is nearly empty.
On inclines or curves, the fuel gauge
pointer may fluctuate or the low fuel
warning light may come on earlier than
usual due to the movement of fuel in the
tank.
D150205AAM-EUOdometer/Tripmeter/TRIP computer (if equipped)The trip computer is a microcomputer-
controlled driver information system that
displays information related to driving,
such as odometer, tripmeter, distance to
empty, average speed, driving time, aver-
age fuel consumption, and the ECOMIN-
DER
TM Indicator (ECO ON/OFF) mode on
the display when the ignition switch is in
the ON position. All stored driving infor-
mation (except odometer and distance to
empty) is reset if the battery is discon-
nected.
OAM049034
WARNING
- Fuel gauge
Running out of fuel can expose
vehicle occupants to danger.
You must stop and obtain addition-
al fuel as soon as possible after the
warning light comes on or when the
gauge indicator comes close to the
E level.
CAUTION
Avoid driving with a extremely low fuel level. Running out of fuel could cause the engine to misfire, damag-ing the catalytic converter.
OXM049050N/Q
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4The odometer is always displayed until
the display is turned off.
Press the TRIP button for less than 1
second to select any mode as follows:
Odometer
The odometer indicates the total dis-
tance the vehicle has been driven.
You will also find the odometer useful to
determine when periodic maintenance
should be performed.
See Maintenance, section 7.
✽ ✽NOTICEIt is unlawful to alter the odometer of all
vehicles with the intent to change the
mileage registered on the odometer. The
alteration may void your warranty cov-
erage.
Tripmeter
TRIP A : Tripmeter A
TRIP B : Tripmeter B
This mode indicates the distance of indi-
vidual trips selected since the last trip-
meter reset.
The meter's working range is from 0.0 to
999.9 km (0.0 to 999.9 miles).
Pressing the TRIP button for more than 1
second, when the tripmeter (TRIP A or
TRIP B) is being displayed, clears the
tripmeter to zero (0.0).
OXM049061C
OXM049062C
Tripmeter BAverage speedDriving time
ECOMINDER
TMINDICATOR
(ECO ON/OFF mode)*
Tripmeter A
Distance to empty
Average fuel consumption
* if equipped
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