hood release KIA SORENTO 2018 Owners Manual

Your vehicle at a glance
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INTERIOR OVERVIEW
1. Inside door handle ...................................4-23
2. Power window switch...............................4-40
3. Central door lock switch ..........................4-24
4. Power window lock button .......................4-42
5. Outside rearview mirror control ...............4-70
6. Outside rearview mirror folding ...............4-72
7. Fuel filler lid open button .........................4-46
8. Power liftgate open/close button ................4-28
9. Instrument panel illumination control ......4-74
10. BSD On/Off button.................................5-85
11. LDWS On/Off button..............................5-92
12. AC inverter button ................................4-167
13. ESC off button .......................................5-42
14. Steering wheel .......................................4-55
15. Tilt and telescopic steering control lever ...........................................4-56
16. Inner fuse panel .....................................7-67
17. Brake pedal............................................5-27
18. Hood release lever.................................4-44
19. Seat..........................................................3-2
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Features of your vehicle
Folding key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
• Record your key number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
• Key operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
• Transmitter precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
• Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
• Immobilizer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Smart key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
• Record your key number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
• Smart key function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
• Loss of the smart key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
• Smart key precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
• Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
• Smart key immobilizer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
Theft-alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19
• Armed stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19
• Theft-alarm stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
• Disarmed stage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
Door locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22
• Operating door locks from outside the vehicle . . . . 4-22
• Operating door locks from inside the vehicle . . . . . . 4-23
• Impact sensing door unlock system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25
• Child-protector rear door lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25
Liftgate (for manual liftgate) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
• Opening the liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
• Closing the liftgate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
• Emergency liftgate safety release. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27
Power liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28
• Opening the liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-29
• Closing the liftgate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-30
• Smart power liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34
• Emergency liftgate safety release. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-39
• Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-40
Hood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
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• Opening the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-44
• Closing the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-45
Fuel filler lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-46
• Opening the fuel filler lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-46
• Closing the fuel filler lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-46
• Emergency fuel filler lid release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-48
Panoramic sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-49
• Sunroof open warning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-50
• Sunshade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
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• Sliding the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-52
• Tilting the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-53
• Closing the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-54
• Resetting the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-54
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Features of your vehicle
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Opening the hood
1. Pull the release lever to unlatch
the hood. The hood should pop
open slightly.
Open the hood after turning off the
engine on a flat surface, shifting the
shift lever to the P (Park) position
and setting the parking brake. 2. Go to the front of the vehicle, raise
the hood slightly, pull the second-
ary latch (1) inside of the hood
center and lift the hood (2).
3. Raise the hood. It will completely rise by itself after it has been
raised about halfway.
Hood open warning
The warning message (for Type B
cluster) will appear on the LCD dis-
play when hood is open.
The warning chime will operate when
the vehicle is being driven above 3
km/h with the hood open.
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Driving your vehicle
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To release EPB (electronic parking
brake) automatically:
Shift lever in P (Park)
With the engine running depress
the brake pedal and shift out of P
(Park) to R (Reverse) or D (Drive).
Shift lever in N (Neutral) With the engine running depress
the brake pedal and shift out of N
(Neutral) to R (Reverse) or D
(Drive).
Automatic transaxle vehicle 1. Start the engine.
2. Fasten the driver's seat belt.
3. Close the driver's door, engine hood and trunk.
4. Depress the accelerator pedal while the shift lever is in R
(Rear), D (Drive) or Sports
mode.
Make sure the brake warning light
goes off.✽ ✽ NOTICE
• For your safety, you can engage
the EPB even though the ignition
switch or engine stop/start button
is in the OFF position, but you
cannot release it.
• For your safety, depress the brake pedal and release the parking
brake manually with the EPB
switch when you drive downhill or
when backing up the vehicle.
Do not follow the above procedure
when driving on a flat level ground.
The vehicle may suddenly move for-
ward.CAUTION
If the parking brake warning light is still on even thoughthe EPB has been released,have the system checked byan authorized Kia dealer.
Do not drive your vehicle with the EPB applied. It may causeexcessive brake pad andbrake rotor wear.

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EPB (electronic parking brake) may
be automatically applied when:
The EPB is overheated
Requested by other systems
✽ ✽NOTICE
If the driver turns the engine off by
mistake while Auto Hold is operat-
ing, EPB will be automatically
applied. (Vehicles equipped with
Auto Hold)
System warning
If you try to drive off depressing the
accelerator pedal with the EPB
applied, but the EPB doesn't
release automatically, a warning
will sound and a message will
appear.
If the driver's seat belt is not fas- tened and the engine hood, driver's
door or trunk is opened, a warning
will sound and a message will
appear.
If there is a problem with the vehi- cle, a warning may sound and a
message may appear. If the above situation occurs, depress
the brake pedal and release EPB by
pressing the EPB switch.
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WARNING- Parking
Brake Use
All vehicles should always have
the parking brake fully engaged
when parked to avoid inadver-
tent movement of the car which
can injure occupants or pedes-
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AUTO HOLD (if equipped)
The Auto Hold maintains the vehicle
in a standstill even though the brake
pedal is not depressed after the driv-
er brings the vehicle to a complete
stop by depressing the brake pedal.1.Depress the brake pedal, start theengine and then press the Auto
Hold button. The white AUTO
HOLD indicator will come on indi-
cating the system is in standby.
Before the Auto Hold will engage,
the driver's door, engine hood and
trunk must be closed and the dri-
ver's seat belt must be fastened. 2.When coming to a complete stop
by depressing the brake pedal, the
AUTO HOLD indicator changes
from white to green indicating the
AUTO HOLD is engaged and EPB
is applied. The vehicle will remain
at a standstill even if you release
the brake pedal.
3.If EPB is applied, Auto Hold will be released.
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Driving your vehicle
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4.If you press the accelerator pedal
with the shift lever in R (Reverse),
D (Drive) or sports mode, the Auto
Hold will be released automatically
and the vehicle will start to move.
The indicator changes from green
to white indicating the Auto Hold is
in standby and the EPB is
released.
When driving off from Auto Hold by
depressing the accelerator pedal,
always check the surrounding area
near your vehicle.
Slowly depress the accelerator pedal
for a smooth launch.Cancel
To cancel the Auto Hold operation,
press the Auto Hold switch. The
AUTO HOLD indicator will go out.
To cancel the Auto Hold operation
when the vehicle is at a standstill,
press the Auto Hold switch while
depressing the brake pedal.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
• The following are conditions when
the Auto Hold will not engage
(Auto Hold light will not turn
green and the Auto Hold system
remains in stand by):
- The driver's seat belt is unfas-tened and driver's door is opened
- The engine hood is opened
- The trunk is opened
- The shift lever is in P (Park)
- The EPB is applied
• For your safety, the Auto Hold automatically switches to EPB
under any of the following condi-
tions (Auto Hold light remains
white and the EPB automatically
applies):
- The driver's seat belt is unfas-tened and driver's door is opened
- The engine hood is opened
- The trunk is opened
- The vehicle is in a standstill for more than 10 minutes
- The vehicle is standing on a steep slope
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(Continued)In these cases, the brake warning
light comes on, the AUTO HOLD
indicator changes from green to
white, and a warning sounds and a
message will appear to inform you
that EPB has been automatically
engaged. Before driving off again,
press foot brake pedal, check the
surrounding area near your vehi-
cle and release parking brake
manually with the EPB switch.
• If the AUTO HOLD indicator lights up yellow, the Auto Hold is
not working properly. Take your
vehicle to an authorized Kia deal-
er and have the system checked.
If there is a malfunction with the dri-
ver’s door, engine hood or trunk open
detection system, the Auto Hold may
not work properly.
Take your vehicle to an authorized Kia
dealer and have the system checked.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
A click or electric brake motor
whine sound may be heard while
operating or releasing the EPB, but
these conditions are normal and
indicate that the EPB is functioning
properly.WARNING
To reduce the risk of an acci-
dent, do not activate Auto Hold
while driving downhill, backing
up or parking your vehicle.