light KIA SORENTO 2018 User Guide

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If any of the following conditions
occurs, this indicates a malfunction
in the air bag system. Have an
authorized Kia dealer inspect the air
bag system as soon as possible.
The light does not turn on brieflywhen you turn the ignition ON.
The light stays on after illuminating for approximately 6 seconds.
The light comes on while the vehi- cle is in motion.
The light blinks when the ignition switch is in ON position. The front air bag modules are locat-
ed both in the center of the steering
wheel and in the front passenger's
panel above the glove box. When the
SRSCM detects a sufficiently severe
impact to the front of the vehicle, it
will automatically deploy the front air
bags. Upon deployment, tear seams mold-
ed directly into the pad covers will
separate under pressure from the
expansion of the air bags. Further
opening of the covers then allows full
inflation of the air bags.
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Driver’s front air bag (1)
B240B02L
Driver’s front air bag (2)

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The SRS can function only whenthe ignition switch is in the ON
position. If the SRS air bag warning
light does not illuminate, or contin-
uously remains on after illuminat-
ing for about 6 seconds when the
ignition switch is turned to the ON
position, or after the engine is
started, comes on while driving,
the SRS is not working properly. If
this occurs, have your vehicle
immediately inspected by an
authorized Kia dealer.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
Before you replace a fuse or discon-
nect a battery terminal, turn the
ignition switch to the LOCK posi-
tion and remove the ignition switch.
Never remove or replace the air bag
related fuse(s) when the ignition
switch is in the ON position. Failure
to heed this warning will cause the
SRS air bag warning light to illumi-
nate.
Occupant Detection System
(ODS)
Your vehicle is equipped with an
occupant detection system in the
front passenger's seat.
The occupant detection system is
designed to detect the presence of a
properly-seated front passenger and
determine if the passenger's front air
bag should be enabled (may inflate)
or not. Only the front passenger front
air bag is controlled by the Occupant
Detection System. Do not put anything in front of the
passenger air bag indicator.
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Main components of the occu-
pant detection system
A detection device located within the front passenger seat cushion.
An electronic system which deter- mines whether the passenger air
bag systems should be activated
or deactivated.
A indicator light located on the instrument panel which illuminates
the words PASSENGER AIR BAG
“OFF” indicating the front passen-
ger air bag system is deactivated.
The instrument panel air bag warn- ing light is interconnected with the
occupant detection system. If the front passenger seat is occu-
pied by a person that the system
determines to be of appropriate size,
and he/she sits properly (sitting
upright with the seatback in an
upright position, centered on the
seat cushion with their seat belt on,
legs comfortably extended and their
feet on the floor), the PASSENGER
AIR BAG “OFF” indicator will turn off
and the front passenger's air bag will
be able to inflate, if necessary, in
frontal crashes.
You will find the PASSENGER AIR
BAG “OFF” indicator on the center
facia panel. This system detects the
conditions 1~4 in the following table
and activates or deactivates the front
passenger air bag based on these
conditions. Always be sure that you and all vehicle
occupants are seated and restrained
properly (sitting upright with the seat in
an upright position, centered on the
seat cushion, with the person’s legs
comfortably extended, feet on the
floor, and wearing the safety belt prop-
erly) for the most effective protection
by the air bag and the safety belt.
The ODS (Occupant Detection
System) may not function properly if
the passenger takes actions which
can defeat the detection system.
These include:
(1) Failing to sit in an upright posi- tion.
(2) Leaning against the door or cen- ter console.
(3) Sitting towards the sides or the front of the seat.
(4) Putting legs on the dashboard or resting them on other locations
which reduce the passenger
weight on the front seat.
(5) Improperly wearing the safety belt.
(6) Reclining the seat back.

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✽ ✽NOTICE
Do not modify or replace the front
passenger seat. Don't place anything
on or attach anything such as a blan-
ket, front seat cover or after market
seat heater to the front passenger
seat. This can adversely affect the
occupant detection system.
Condition and operation in the front passenger occupant detection
system
*1: The ODS system uses a field to evaluate a person's size to determine whether the
air bag should deploy. It is possible for a child to be detected and activate the ODS,
thus allowing the air bag to deploy. To maximize safety, do not allow children to ride
in the front passenger seat.
*
2: Never install a child restraint system on the front passenger seat.
Condition detected by the occupant detection systemIndicator/Warning lightDevices
"PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF" indicator lightSRS warning lightFront passenger air bag
1. Adult or child*1OffOffActivated
2. Child restraint system*2OnOffDeactivated
3. Unoccupied OnOffDeactivated
4. There is a malfunction
in the systemOffOnActivated
WARNING- ODS System
Riding in an improper position
adversely affects the Occupant
Detection System and may
result in the deactivation of the
front passenger airbag. It is
important for the driver to
instruct the passenger as to the
proper seating instructions as
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When an adult is seated in the front
passenger seat, if the PASSENGER
AIR BAG “OFF” indicator is on, turn
the ignition switch to the LOCK posi-
tion and ask the passenger to sit
properly (sitting upright with the seat
back in an upright position, centered
on the seat cushion with their seat
belt on, legs comfortably extended
and their feet on the floor). Restart
the engine and have the person
remain in that position. This will allow
the system to detect the person and
to enable the passenger air bag.If the PASSENGER AIR BAG “OFF”
indicator is still on, ask the passen-
ger to move to the rear seat.
✽ ✽
NOTICE
The PASSENGER AIR BAG “OFF”
indicator illuminates for about 4 sec-
onds after the ignition switch is
turned to the ON position or after
the engine is started. If the front
passenger seat is occupied, the occu-
pant detection sensor will then clas-
sify the front passenger after several
more seconds.
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Proper position
WARNING - “AIR BAG
OFF” light
Do not allow an adult passenger
to ride in the front seat when the
PASSENGER AIR BAG “OFF”
indicator is illuminated, because
the air bag will not deploy in the
event of a crash. The driver
must instruct the passenger to
reposition himself in the seat.
Failure to properly position
yourself may lead to air bag
deactivation resulting in air bag
non-deployment in a collision. If
the PASSENGER AIR BAG
“OFF” indicator remains illumi-
nated after the passenger repo-
sitions themselves properly and
the car is restarted, it is recom-
mended that passenger move to
the rear seat because the pas-
senger's front air bag will not
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Even though your vehicle is
equipped with the occupant detec-
tion system, never install a child
restraint system in the front pas-
senger's seat. A deploying air bag
can forcefully strike a child result-
ing in serious injuries or death. Any
child age 12 and under should ride
in the rear seat. Children too large
for child restraints should use the
available lap/shoulder belts. No
matter what type of crash, children
of all ages are safer when
restrained in the rear seat.
If the PASSENGER AIR BAG “OFF” indicator is illuminated when
the front passenger's seat is occu-
pied by an adult and he/she sits
properly (sitting upright with the
seatback in an upright position,
centered on the seat cushion with
their seat belt on, legs comfortably
extended and their feet on the
floor), have that person sit in the
rear seat. Any child age 12 and under should
ride in the rear seat. Children too
large for child restraints should use
the available lap/shoulder belts. No
matter what type of crash, children of
all ages are safer when restrained in
the rear seat.
If the occupant detection system is
not working properly, the SRS air
bag warning light on the instrument
panel will illuminate because the
passenger's front air bag is connect-
ed with the occupant detection sys-
tem. If there is a malfunction of the
occupant detection system, the PAS-
SENGER AIR BAG “OFF” indicator
will not illuminate and the passen-
ger's front air bag will inflate in frontal
impact crashes even if there is no
occupant in the front passenger's
seat.
WARNING- Replacement
/ modifications
The front passenger seat, dash-
board or door should not be
replaced except by an authorized
Kia dealer using original Kia parts
designed for this vehicle and
model. Any other such replace-
ment or modification could
adversely affect the operation of
the occupant detection system
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Air bags may not inflate if the vehi-cle collides with objects such as
utility poles or trees, where the
point of impact is concentrated to
one area and the full force of the
impact is not delivered to the sen-
sors.
SRS Care
The SRS is virtually maintenance-
free and so there are no parts you can
safely service by yourself. If the SRS
air bag warning light does not illumi-
nate, or continuously remains on, have
your vehicle immediately inspected by
an authorized Kia dealer.
Any work on the SRS system, such
as removing, installing, repairing, or
any work on the steering wheel, the
front passenger’s panel, front seats
and roof rails must be performed by
an authorized Kia dealer. Improper
handling of the SRS system may
result in serious personal injury. For cleaning the air bag pad covers,
use only a soft, dry cloth or one which
has been moistened with plain water.
Solvents or cleaners could adversely
affect the air bag covers and proper
deployment of the system.
If components of the air bag system
must be discarded, or if the vehicle
must be scrapped, certain safety
precautions must be observed. An
authorized Kia dealer knows these
precautions and can give you the
necessary information. Failure to fol-
low these precautions and proce-
dures could increase the risk of per-
sonal injury.
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Steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-55
• Electric power steering (EPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-55
• Tilt and telescopic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-56
• Heated steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-57
• Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 4-57
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-59\
• Inside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-59
• Outside rearview mirror. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-69
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-73
• Instrument cluster control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-74
• LCD display control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-74
• Gauges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-75
• Transaxle shift indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-78
• Icy Road Warning Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-78
LCD display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-79
• LCD modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
4-79
Trip modes (trip computer). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-80
• Trip Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-80\
• Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-80
• Trip A/B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
4-82
• Digital speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-83
• One time driving information mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-83
• Turn by turn mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-84
• ASCC/LDWS mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-84
• A/V mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
84• Service mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-85
• User settings mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-86
• Warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-90
Warning and indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-97
• Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-97
• Indicator lights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-105
Rear parking assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-109
• Operation of the rear parking assist system . . . . . . 4-109
• Non-operational conditions of
rear parking assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-110
• Rear parking assist system precautions . . . . . . . . . 4-111
• Self-diagnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-112
Rearview camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-113
360° camera monitoring system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-114
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-115
• Battery saver function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-115
• Daytime running light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-115
• Lighting control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-115
• High beam operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-117
• Turn signals and lane change signals. . . . . . . . . . . . 4-118
• Front fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-119
• Check headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-119
• Headlight leveling device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-120
• AFLS (Adaptive Front Lighting System) . . . . . . . . 4-120
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Wipers and washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-121
• Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-121
• Front windshield washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-123
• Rear window wiper and washer switch. . . . . . . . . . 4-124
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-125
• Automatic turn off function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-125
• Room lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-125
• Map lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12\
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• Luggage lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-127
• Vanity mirror lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-127
• Glove box lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-127
Welcome system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-128
• Headlight (headlamp) escort function . . . . . . . . . . . 4-128
• Interior light. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-128
• Pocket lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-128
Defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-129
• Rear window defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-129
Manual climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-130
• Heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-131
• 3rd row air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-136
• System operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-137
• Climate control air filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-139
• Checking the amount of air conditionerrefrigerant and compressor lubricant . . . . . . . . . . 4-139
Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . 4-141
• Automatic heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . 4-143
• Manual heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . 4-144
• To cancel or reset the automatic ventilation . . . . . . 4-150
• 3
rdrow air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-150
• System operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-151
• Climate control air filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-153
• Checking the amount of air conditioner refrigerant and compressor lubricant . . . . . . . . . . 4-154
Windshield defrosting and defogging . . . . . . . . . 4-155
• Manual climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-155
• Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-156
• Defogging logic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-157
Clean air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-160
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-161
• Center console storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-161
• Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16\
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• Sunglass holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-162
• Luggage box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-162
Interior features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-163
• Cup holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-163
• Bottle holder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
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• Seat warmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-164
• Seat cooler (air ventilation seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-165
• Sunvisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
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Door Lock (1)
1. Close all doors, engine hood andliftgate.
2. Press the lock button(1).
3. All doors and liftgate will lock. The hazard warning lights will blink
once.
4. If the lock button is pressed once more within 4 seconds, the hazard
warning lights will blink and the
beep will sound once.
5. Make sure that doors are locked by checking the door lock button inside
or pulling the outside door handle.
Door Unlock (2)
1. Press the unlock button(2).
2. The driver's door will unlock. Thehazard warning lights will blink two
times.
3. Press the unlock button(2) twice within 4 seconds and all doors and
liftgate will unlock. The hazard
warning lights will blink two times.
✽ ✽NOTICE
You can activate or deactivate the
Two Turn Unlock function. Refer to
"User settings" in this chapter.
WARNING- Ignition key
(smart key)
Never leave the keys in your
vehicle with unsupervised chil-
dren. Leaving children unat-
tended in a vehicle with a man-
ual ignition key or a smart key
is dangerous. Children copy
adults and they could place the
key in the ignition switch or
press the start button. The key
would enable children to oper-
ate power windows or other
controls, or even make the vehi-
cle move, which could result in
serious bodily injury or death.
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