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IntroductionHow to use this manual / Fuel requirements / Vehicle break-in process / Vehicle handling instructions /Vehicle data collection and event data recorders Your vehicle at a glanceExterior overview / Interior overview / Instrument panel overview / Engi\
ne compartment Safety features of your vehicleSeats / Seat belts / Child restraint system / Air bagFeatures of your vehicleKeys / Door locks / Tailgate / Windows / Hood / Fuel filler lid / Panoramic sunroof / Steering wheel / Mirrors
/ Instrument cluster / Lighting / Wipers & Washers / Climate control system / Multimedia system / Etc.Driving your vehicleBefore driving / Engine start/stop button / Transaxle / All Wheel Drive (AWD) / Brake system /
Cruise control system / Active ECO system / Winter driving / Vehicle load limit / Etc.What to do in an emergencyRoad warning / Emergency while driving / Emergency starting / Engine overheat / Flat tire / Towing / Etc. MaintenanceEngine compartment / Maintenance service / Engine oil / Engine coolant /\
Brake fluid / Washer fluid /
Parking brake / Air cleaner / Wiper blades / Battery / Tire and wheels / Fuses / Etc. Specifications & Consumer informationIndex
table of contents
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IntroductionHow to use this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Fuel requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3• Gasoline containing alcohol and methanol . . . . . . . . . 1-3
• Do not use methanol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
• Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
• Operation in foreign countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4Vehicle handling instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Vehicle break-in process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
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Introduction
Your new vehicle is designed to use
only unleaded fuel having a pump
octane number ((R+M)/2) of 87
(Research Octane Number 91) or
higher.
Your new vehicle is designed to
obtain maximum performance with
UNLEADED FUEL, as well as mini-
mize exhaust emissions and spark
plug fouling.
Gasoline containing alcohol andmethanolGasohol, a mixture of gasoline and
ethanol (also known as grain alco-
hol), and gasoline or gasohol con-
taining methanol (also known as
wood alcohol) are being marketed
along with or instead of leaded or
unleaded gasoline. Pursuant to EPA regulations, ethanol
may be used in your vehicle.
Do not use gasohol containing more
than 10% ethanol, and do not use
gasoline or gasohol containing any
methanol. Ethanol provides less
energy than gasoline and it attracts
water, and it is thus likely to reduce
your fuel efficiency and could lower
your MPG results.
Methanol may cause drivability prob-
lems and damage to the fuel system.
Discontinue using gasohol of any
kind if drivability problems occur.
Vehicle damage or drivability prob-
lems may not be covered by the
manufacturer’s warranty if they result
from the use of:
1. Gasoline or gasohol containing
methanol.
2. Leaded fuel or leaded gasohol.
FUEL REQUIREMENTS
CAUTION
Never add any fuel system cleaning agents to the fuel tankother than what has been speci-fied. (Consult an authorized Kiadealer for details.)
WARNING
• Do not "top off" after the noz- zle automatically shuts off
when refueling.
 Tighten the cap until it clicks one time, otherwise the Check
Engine light will illumi-
nate.
 Always check that the fuel cap is installed securely to pre-
vent fuel spillage, especially
in the event of an accident.
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Introduction41"E85" fuel is an alternative fuel com-
prised of 85 percent ethanol and 15
percent gasoline, and is manufac-
tured exclusively for use in Flexible
Fuel Vehicles. “E85” is not compati-
ble with your vehicle. Use of “E85”
may result in poor engine perform-
ance and damage to your vehicle's
engine and fuel system. Kia recom-
mends that customers do not use
fuel with an ethanol content exceed-
ing 15%.
Use of MTBEKia recommends avoiding fuels con-
taining MTBE (Methyl Tertiary Butyl
Ether) over 15.0% vol. (Oxygen
Content 2.7% weight) in your vehicle.
Fuel containing MTBE over 15.0%
vol. (Oxygen Content 2.7% weight)
may reduce vehicle performance and
produce vapor lock or hard starting.Do not use methanolFuels containing methanol (wood
alcohol) should not be used in your
vehicle. This type of fuel can reduce
vehicle performance and damage
components of the fuel system.
Fuel AdditivesKia recommends that you use good
quality gasolines treated with deter-
gent additives such as TOP TIER
Detergent Gasoline, which help pre-
vent deposit formation in the engine.
These gasolines will help the engine
run cleaner and enhance perform-
ance of the Emission Control
System. For more information on
TOP TIER Detergent Gasoline,
please go to the website (www.top-
tiergas.com)
For customers who do not use TOP
TIER Detergent Gasoline regularly,
and have problems starting or the
engine does not run smoothly, addi-
tives that you can buy separately
may be added to the gasoline.
If TOP TIER Detergent Gasoline is
not available, one bottle of additive
should be added to the fuel tank at
every 7,500miles or every engine oil
change is recommended. Additives
are available from your authorized
Kia dealer along with information on
how to use them. Do not mix other
additives.
CAUTION
Never use gasohol which con-tains methanol. Discontinue useof any gasohol product whichimpairs drivability.
CAUTION
Your New Vehicle LimitedWarranty does not cover dam-age to the fuel system or anyperformance problems causedby the use of “E85” fuel.
CAUTION
Your New Vehicle LimitedWarranty may not cover damageto the fuel system and any per-formance problems that arecaused by the use of fuels con-taining methanol or fuels con-taining MTBE (Methyl TertiaryButyl Ether) over 15.0% vol.(Oxygen Content 2.7% weight.)
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Operation in foreign countriesIf you are going to drive your vehicle
in another country, be sure to:
 Observe all regulations regardingregistration and insurance.
 Determine that acceptable fuel is available. As with other vehicles of this type,
failure to operate this vehicle correct-
ly may result in loss of control, an
accident or vehicle rollover.
Specific design characteristics (high-
er ground clearance, track, etc.) give
this vehicle a higher center of gravity
than other types of vehicles. In other
words they are not designed for cor-
nering at the same speeds as con-
ventional 2-wheel drive vehicles.
Avoid sharp turns or abrupt maneu-
vers. Again, failure to operate this
vehicle correctly may result in loss of
control, an accident or vehicle
rollover.
Be sure to read the
“Reducing the risk of a rollover”
driving guidelines, in section 5 of
this manual. No special break-in period is need-
ed. By following a few simple precau-
tions for the first 1,000 km (600
miles) you may add to the perform-
ance, economy and life of your vehi-
cle.
 Do not race the engine.
 While driving, keep your engine
speed (rpm, or revolutions per
minute) between 2,000 rpm and
4,000 rpm.
 Do not maintain a single speed for long periods of time, either fast or
slow. Varying engine speed is
needed to properly break-in the
engine.
 Avoid hard stops, except in emer- gencies, to allow the brakes to seat
properly.
 Don't let the engine idle longer than 3 minutes at one time.
 Don't tow a trailer during the first 2,000 km (1,200 miles) of opera-
tion.
VEHICLE BREAK-IN
PROCESS
VEHICLE HANDLING
INSTRUCTIONS
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Your vehicle at a glance
9. Door locks .............................................4-21
10. Fuel filler lid .........................................4-40
11. Rear combination lamp
12. High mounted stop lamp
13. Rear window wiper blade ....................7-45
14. Tailgate ................................................4-25
15. Antenna .............................................4-159
16. Rearview camera ..............................4-106
17. Parking assist system .......................4-102
OXM013002L
■Rear view
❈The actual shape may differ from the illustration.
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Your vehicle at a glance42INTERIOR OVERVIEW
1. Driver position memory system button .....3-8
2. Inside door handle ...................................4-22
3. Power window switch...............................4-33
4. Central door lock switch ..........................4-23
5. Power window lock button .......................4-36
6. Outside rearview mirror control ...............4-65
7. Outside rearview mirror folding ...............4-66
8. Fuel filler lid open switch .........................4-40
9. Parking assist system On/Off button.....4-102
10. AWD Lock button ...................................5-23
11. ESC Off button ......................................5-36
12. Instrument panel illuminationcontrol switch .........................................4-69
13. BSD On/OFF button ..............................5-49
14. Steering wheel .......................................4-49
15. Steering wheel warmer On/Off Button ..4-51
16. Tilt and telescopic steering control lever .........................................4-50
17. Lighting control lever............................4-109
18. Inner panel fuse panel ...........................7-65
19. Parking brake pedal...............................5-32
20. Hood release lever.................................4-38
21. AC inverter ...........................................4-152
22. Active ECO ...........................................5-54
23. Seat..........................................................3-2
OXMA013003N
❈ The actual interior in the vehicle may differ from the illustration
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Features of your vehicleFolding key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4• Record your key number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
• Key operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
• Transmitter precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
• Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
• Immobilizer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8Smart key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11• Record your key number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
• Smart key function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
• Loss of the smart key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
• Smart key precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
• Smart key immobilizer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
• Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18Theft-alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19• Armed stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19
• Theft-alarm stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
• Disarmed stage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20Door locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21• Operating door locks from outside the vehicle . . . . 4-21
• Operating door locks from inside the vehicle . . . . . . 4-22
• Impact sensing door unlock system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24
• Auto door lock/unlock feature (Automatic transaxle) . 4-24
• Child-protector rear door lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25\
• Opening the tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25• Closing the tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25
• Power tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
• Emergency tailgate safety release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-33• Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34Hood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-38• Opening the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38
• Closing the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38Fuel filler lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-40• Opening the fuel filler lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-40
• Closing the fuel filler lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-40
• Emergency fuel filler lid release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-43Panoramic sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-44• Sunroof open warning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-45
• Sliding the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-45
• Tilting the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-46
• Sunshade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
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• Resetting the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-48Steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-49• Electric power steering (EPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-49
• Tilt and telescopic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-50
• Heated steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-51
• Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 4-51
• Flex steer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
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Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-55\
• Inside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-55
• Outside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-64Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-68• Instrument cluster control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-69
• LCD display control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-70
• Gauges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-71
• Transaxle shift indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-74LCD display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-75• LCD modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
4-75
• Service mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-76
• User settings mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-78
• A/V Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
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• Turn by turn mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-80
• Warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-81Trip computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-87• Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
87
• Trip A/B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
4-88
• Fuel economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-89Warning and indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-91• Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-91
• Indicator lights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-98Rear parking assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-102• Operation of the rear parking assist system . . . . . . 4-102• Non-operational conditions of
rear parking assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-103
• Rear parking assist system precautions . . . . . . . . . 4-104
• Self-diagnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-105
Rearview camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-106
Hazard warning flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-107
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-108• Battery saver function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-108
• Headlight escort function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-108
• Headlight welcome function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-108
• Daytime running light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-109
• Lighting control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-109
• High beam operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-111
• Turn signals and lane change signals . . . . . . . . . . . 4-112
• Front fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-112Windshield wiper/washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-113• Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-114
• Front windshield washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-115
• Rear window wiper and washer switch . . . . . . . . . 4-116Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-117• Automatic turn off function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-117
• Room lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-117
• Map lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-118
• Luggage lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-119
• Vanity mirror lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-119
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4Opening the fuel filler lidThe fuel filler lid must be opened
from inside the vehicle by pressing
the fuel filler lid opener button on the
driver’s door. (if equipped)✽ ✽
NOTICEIf the fuel filler lid does not open
because ice has formed around it,
tap lightly or push on the lid to break
the ice and release the lid. Do not pry
on the lid. If necessary, spray around
the lid with an approved de-icer fluid
(do not use radiator anti-freeze) or
move the vehicle to a warm place
and allow the ice to melt.
1. Stop the engine.
2. To open the fuel filler lid, push the
fuel filler lid opener button.
3. Pull open the fuel filler lid (1).
4. To remove the cap, turn the fuel filler cap (2) counterclockwise.
5. Refuel as needed.
Closing the fuel filler lid1. To install the cap, turn it clockwise until it “clicks” one time. This indi-
cates that the cap is securely tight-
ened.
2. Close the fuel filler lid and push it in lightly making sure that it is
securely closed.✽ ✽NOTICEThere may be an intermittent noise
near the refueling hole while the
engine is idling if the fuel cap is not
closed securely. This occurs normal-
ly with the OBD system.✽ ✽NOTICEWhen refueling fully at an up hill,
the fuel gauge may not point to the F
position.
It is not a malfunction. If you move
your vehicle to a level ground, the
fuel gauge will move to the full posi-
tion.
FUEL FILLER LID
OAM049089
OXMA042021
(if equipped)
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