rear brakes KIA SORENTO 2018 Owners Manual

Features of your vehicle
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This system will activate when
backing up with the ignition switch
ON.
If the vehicle is moving at a speed
over 5 km/h (3 mph), the system
may not be activated correctly.
The sensing distance while the back-up warning system is in oper-
ation is approximately 120 cm (47
in.) at the rear bumper center area,
60 cm (23.5 in.) at the rear bumper
both side area.
When more than two objects are sensed at the same time, the clos-
est one will be recognized first.Types of warning sound
When an object is 120 cm to 61 cm(47 in. to 24 in.) from the rear
bumper: Buzzer beeps intermit-
tently.
When an object is 60 cm to 31 cm (24 in. to 12 in.) from the rear
bumper: Buzzer beeps more fre-
quently.
When an object is within 30 cm (12 in.) of the rear bumper:
Buzzer sounds continuously.
Non-operational conditions of
rear parking assist system
The rear parking assist system
may not operate properly when:
1. Moisture is frozen to the sensor. (It will operate normally when the
moisture has been cleared.)
2. The sensor is covered with foreign matter, such as snow or water, or
the sensor cover is blocked. (It will
operate normally when the materi-
al is removed or the sensor is no
longer blocked.)
3. Driving on uneven road surfaces (unpaved roads, gravel, bumps,
gradient).
4. Objects generating excessive noise (vehicle horns, loud motor-
cycle engines, or truck air brakes)
are within range of the sensor.
5. Heavy rain or water spray exists.
6. Wireless transmitters or mobile phones are within range of the
sensor.
7. The sensor is covered with snow.
8. Trailer towing

Drive mode integrated control system . . . . . . . . . 5-81• Drive mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-81\
Blind spot detection system (BSD) . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-84• BSD (Blind spot detection) / LCA (Lane change assist) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-85
• RCTA (Rear cross traffic alert) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-88
• Non-operating condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-90
Lane departure warning system (LDWS) . . . . . . 5-92• LDWS operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-93
• Warning light and message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-95
• The LDWS does not operate when . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-95
• Driver's attention. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-95
Economical operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-97
Special driving conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-99
• Hazardous driving conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-99
• Reducing the risk of a rollover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-99
• Rocking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-101
• Smooth cornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-101
• Driving at night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-102
• Driving in the rain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-102
• Driving in flooded areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-103
• Driving off-road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-103
• Highway driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-103
Winter driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-105• Snowy or icy conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-105
• Use high quality ethylene glycol coolant . . . . . . . . . 5-106
• Check battery and cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-106
• Change to "winter weight" oil if necessary . . . . . . 5-106 • Check spark plugs and ignition system. . . . . . . . . . 5-106
• To keep locks from freezing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-106
• Use approved window washer anti-freeze in
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
5-106
• Don't let your parking brake freeze . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-107
• Don't let ice and snow accumulate underneath . . . 5-107
• Carry emergency equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-107
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-108• Hitches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
5-109
• Safety chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-109
• Trailer brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-109
• Driving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-110
• Maintenance when trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-113
• If you do decide to pull a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-114
Vehicle load limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-116• Tire and loading information label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-116
• Certification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-120
Vehicle weight glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-122• Base curb weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-122
• Vehicle curb weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-122
• Cargo weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-122
• GAW (Gross axle weight) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-122
• GAWR (Gross axle weight rating) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-122
• GVW (Gross vehicle weight) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-122
• GVWR (Gross vehicle weight rating) . . . . . . . . . . . 5-122
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Driving your vehicle
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In the event of brake failure
If service brakes fail to operate while
the vehicle is in motion, you can
make an emergency stop with the
parking brake. The stopping dis-
tance, however, will be much greater
than normal.
Disc brakes wear indicator
When your brake pads are worn and
new pads are required, you will hear
a high-pitched warning sound from
your front brakes or rear brakes. You
may hear this sound come and go or
it may occur whenever you depress
the brake pedal.
Please remember that some driving
conditions or climates may cause a
brake squeal when you first apply (or
lightly apply) the brakes. This is nor-
mal and does not indicate a problem
with your brakes.
Always replace the front or rear
brake pads as pairs.
WARNING- Parking
brake
Applying the parking brake
while the vehicle is moving at
normal speeds can cause a
sudden loss of control of the
vehicle. If you must use the
parking brake to stop the vehi-
cle, use great caution in apply-
ing the brake.
WARNING- Brake wear
Do not ignore high pitched wear
sounds from your brakes. If you
ignore this audible warning, you
will eventually lose braking per-
formance, which could lead to a
serious accident.
CAUTION- Replace brake pads
Do not continue to drive withworn brake pads. Continuing todrive with worn brake pads candamage the braking system andresult in costly brake repairs.

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Driving your vehicle
Under some conditions your park-ing brake can freeze in the
engaged position. This is most like-
ly to happen when there is an
accumulation of snow or ice
around or near the rear brakes or if
the brakes are wet. If there is a risk
that the parking brake may freeze,
apply it only temporarily while you
put the shift lever in P (automatic
transaxle) and block the rear
wheels so the vehicle cannot roll.
Then release the parking brake.
Do not hold the vehicle on the upgrade with the accelerator
pedal. This can cause the transaxle
to overheat. Always use the brake
pedal or parking brake.

5107
Driving your vehicle
Don’t let your parking brake
freeze
Under some conditions your parking
brake can freeze in the engaged
position. This is most likely to happen
when there is an accumulation of
snow or ice around or near the rear
brakes or if the brakes are wet. If
there is a risk the parking brake may
freeze, apply it only temporarily while
you put the gear shift lever in P
(Park, automatic transaxle) and
block the rear wheels so the vehicle
cannot roll. Then release the parking
brake.
Don't let ice and snow accu-
mulate underneath
Under some conditions, snow and
ice can build up under the fenders
and interfere with the steering. When
driving in severe winter conditions
where this may happen, you should
periodically check underneath the
vehicle to be sure the movement of
the front wheels and the steering
components are not obstructed.
Carry emergency equipment
Depending on the severity of the
weather, you should carry appropri-
ate emergency equipment. Some of
the items you may want to carry
include tow straps or chains, flash-
light, emergency flares, sand, shov-
el, jumper cables, window scraper,
gloves, ground cloth, coveralls, blan-
ket, etc.

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Driving your vehicle
Vehicle capacity weight:
5 persons : 420kg (930 lbs.)
7 persons : 506kg (1,120 lbs.)
Vehicle capacity weight is the maxi-
mum combined weight of occupants
and cargo. If your vehicle is equipped
with a trailer, the combined weight
includes the tongue load.
Seating capacity:
Total - 5 persons (Front seat : 2 persons,
Rear seat : 3 persons)
- 7 persons (Front seat : 2 persons,
Rear seat : 5 persons) Seating capacity is the maximum
number of occupants including a
driver, your vehicle may carry.
However, the seating capacity may
be reduced based upon the weight of
all of the occupants, and the weight
of the cargo being carried or towed.
Do not overload the vehicle as there
is a limit to the total weight, or load
limit including occupants and cargo,
the vehicle can carry.
Towing capacity:
* 2.0L Engine
Without trailer brakes
: 750 kg (1,650 lbs)
With trailer brakes
: 907 kg (2,000 lbs)
With trailer package
: 1,587 kg (3,500 lbs) * 2.4L Engine
Without trailer brakes
: 750 kg (1,650 lbs)
With trailer brakes
: 907 kg (2,000 lbs)
With trailer package
: N/A
* 3.3L Engine
Without trailer brakes
: 750 kg (1,650 lbs)
With trailer brakes
: 907 kg (2,000 lbs)
With trailer package
: 2WD : 1,587 (3,500)
4WD : 2,267 (5,000)

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Index
System operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-151
To cancel or reset the automatic ventilation . . . . . 4-150
Automatic transaxle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13 Automatic transaxle operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Good driving practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 7-49 Battery recharging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-50
For best battery service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-49
Recharging battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-51
Reset items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-51
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4 Before entering vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Before starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Necessary inspections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Blind spot detection system (BSD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-84 BSD (Blind spot detection) /LCA (Lane change assist) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-85
Non-operating condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-90
RCTA (Rear cross traffic alert) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-88
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-39\
Checking the brake fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-39
Brake system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27 Anti-lock brake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-40
Auto hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37
Electronic parking brake (EPB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-30 Electronic stability control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-42
Good braking practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-48
Hill-start assist control (HAC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-47
Parking brake - Foot type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
Power brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
Vehicle stability management (VSM) . . . . . . . . . . . 5-46
Bulb wattage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Child restraint system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-36 Child restraint system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-37
Lower anchor system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-42
Tether anchor system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-41
Clean air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
160
Climate control air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-44 Filter inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-44
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-61 To cancel cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-63
To decrease the cruising speed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-63
To increase cruise control set speed. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-62
To resume cruising speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-64
To set cruise control speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-62
To temporarily accelerate with the cruise control on. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-63
To turn cruise control off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-64
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