KIA Sportage 2006 JE_ / 2.G Owner's Manual

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To temporarily accelerate with
the cruise control onIf you want to speed up temporarily
when the cruise control is on,
depress the accelerator pedal.
Increased speed will not interfere
with cruise control operation or
change the set speed.
To return to the set speed, take your
foot off the accelerator.
To decrease the cruising
speed:Follow either of these procedures:
 Push downthe SET/COAST switch
and hold it. Your vehicle will gradu-
ally slow down. Release the switch
at the speed you want to maintain.  Push down
the SET/COAST switch
and release it immediately. The
cruising speed will decrease 1.6
km/h (1 mph) by one touch and will
be memorized to the reset speed.
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To resume cruising speed at
more than 40 km/h (24 mph):If any method other than the
CRUISE ON-OFF switch was used
to cancel cruising speed and the sys-
tem is still activated, the most recent
set speed will automatically resume
when the RES/ACC switch is pushed
up. It will not resume, however, if the
vehicle speed has dropped below 40
km/h (24 mph).
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The Traction Control System (TCS)
helps the vehicle accelerate on slip-
pery road surfaces by preventing the
drive wheels from spinning exces-
sively. It also provides improved driv-
ing force and steering.
TCS operationTCS ON condition When the ignition is turnedON, TCS and TCS OFF
indicator light illuminate for
approximately 3 seconds,
then TCS is turned on.
 Press the TCS OFF button to turn TCS off. (TCS OFF
indicator will illuminate). To
turn the TCS on, press the
TCS OFF button (TCS OFF
indicator light will go off).
 When starting the engine, you may hear a slight tick-
ing sound. This is the TCS
performing an automatic
system self-check and does
not indicate a problem. When operating
When the TCS is in opera-
tion, TCS indicator light
blinks.
 When the traction controlsystem is operating prop-
erly, you can feel a slight
pulsation in the vehicle.
This is only the effect of
brake control and indi-
cates nothing unusual.
 When moving out of mud or driving on a slippery
road, pressing the accel-
erator pedal may not
cause the engine rpm
(revolutions per minute) to
increase.
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
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TCS operation offTCS OFF state
 To cancel TCS operation,press the TCS OFF button
(TCS OFF indicator light
illuminates).
 If the ignition switch is turned to LOCK position
when TCS is off, TCS
remains off. Upon restart-
ing the engine, the TCS will
automatically turn on
again.
Indicator lightWhen ignition switch is turned to ON,
the indicator light illuminates, then
goes off if TCS system is operating
normally.
The TCS indicator light blinks when-
ever TCS is operating.
TCS OFF indicator light comes on
when either the TCS is turned off
with the button, or TCS malfunctions
when turned on.
TCS
OFF
TCS
TCS
OFF
 TCS indicator light (blinks)
 TCS OFF indicator light (comes on)
WARNING
The Traction Control System is
only a driving aid; use precau-
tions for safe driving by slowing
down on curved, snowy, or icy
roads. Don't attempt to acceler-
ate excessively just because the
TCS indicator light is blinking.
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TCS OFF usageWhen driving
 It’s a good idea to keep the TCSturned on for daily driving whenev-
er possible.
 To turn TCS off while driving, press the TCS OFF button while driving
on a flat road surface.
Never press TCS OFF button while
TCS is operating (TCS indicator light
blinks).
If TCS is turned off while TCS is
operating, the vehicle may slip out of
control.
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NOTICE When measuring the vehicle speed
with a chassis dynamometer, make
sure the TCS is turned off (TCS
OFF light illuminated). If the TCS
is left on, it may prevent the vehi-
cle speed from increasing, and
cause a false diagnosis of a faulty
speedometer.
 Turning the TCS off does not affect ABS or brake system opera-
tion.
WARNING
Never press the TCS OFF button
while TCS is operating.
If the TCS is turned off while
TCS is operating, the vehicle
may slip out of control.
To turn TCS off while driving,
press the TCS OFF button while
driving on a flat road surface.
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The Electronic Stability Program
(ESP) monitors information from
various vehicle sensors and then
compares the driver's commands
with the actual behavior of the
vehicle. If an unstable condition
occurs - a sudden evasive movement
for example - ESP intervenes within
fractions of a second via the engine
computer and brake system and
attempts to stabilize the vehicle.
ESP operationESP ON condition
 When the ignition is turnedON, ESP and ESP OFF
indicator lights illuminate
for approximately 3 sec-
onds, then ESP is turned
on.
 Press the ESP OFF button for at least half a second
after turning the ignition
ON to turn ESP off. (ESP
OFF indicator will illumi-
nate). To turn the ESP on,
press the ESP OFF button
(ESP OFF indicator light
will go off).
 When starting the engine, you may hear a slight tick-
ing sound. This is the ESP
performing an automatic
system self-check and
does not indicate a prob-
lem. When operating
When the ESP is in opera-
tion, ESP indicator light
blinks.
 When the ElectronicStability Program is oper-
ating properly, you can feel
a slight pulsation in the
vehicle. This is only the
effect of brake control and
indicates nothing unusual.
 When moving out of the mud or slippery road,
pressing the accelerator
pedal may not cause the
engine rpm (revolutions
per minute) to increase.
ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAM (IF EQUIPPED)
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ESP
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ESP operation offESP OFF state To cancel ESP operation,press the ESP OFF button
(ESP OFF indicator light
illuminates).
 If the ignition switch is turned to LOCK position
when ESP is off, ESP
remains off. Upon restart-
ing the engine, the ESP
will automatically turn on
again.
Indicator lightWhen ignition switch is turned to ON,
the indicator light illuminates, then
goes off if ESP system is operating
normally.
The ESP indicator light blinks when-
ever ESP is operating.
ESP OFF indicator light comes on
when either the ESP is turned off
with the button, or ESP malfunctions
when turned on.
ESP
ESPOFF
 ESP indicator light (blinks)
 ESP OFF indicator light (comes on)
WARNING
- ESP
The Electronic Stability Program
system is only a driving aid; use
precautions for safe driving by
slowing down on curved, snowy,
or icy roads. Don’t attempt to
accelerate excessively just
because the ESP indicator light
is blinking.
ESP OFF
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ESP OFF usageWhen driving
 It’s a good idea to keep the ESP
turned on for daily driving whenev-
er possible.
 To turn ESP off while driving, press the ESP OFF button while driving
on a flat road surface.
Never press ESP OFF button while
ESP is operating (ESP indicator light
blinks).
If ESP is turned off while ESP is
operating, the vehicle may slip out of
control.
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NOTICE When measuring the vehicle speed
with a chassis dynamo-meter,
make sure the ESP is turned off
(ESP OFF light illuminated). If
the ESP is left on, it may prevent
the vehicle speed from increasing,
and cause a false diagnosis of a
faulty speedometer.
 Turning the ESP off does not affect ABS or brake system opera-
tion.
WARNING
- ESP
Never press the ESP OFF button
while ESP is operating.
If the ESP is turned off while
ESP is operating, the vehicle
may slip out of control.
To turn ESP off while driving,
press the ESP OFF button while
driving on a flat road surface.
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INSTRUMENT CLUSTER
1. Tachometer
2. Turn signal indicators
3. Speedometer
4. Engine temperature gauge
5. Warning and indicator lights
6. Shift position indicator (Automatic transaxle only)
7. Odometer
8. Tripmeter/Trip computer (if equipped)
9. Fuel gauge
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Speedometer The speedometer indicates the for-
ward speed of the vehicle.
Tachometer The tachometer indicates the
approximate number of engine revo-
lutions per minute (rpm). Use the tachometer to select the cor-
rect shift points and to prevent lug-
ging and/or over-revving the engine.
The tachometer pointer may move
slightly when the ignition switch is in
ACC or ON position with the engine
OFF. This movement is normal and
will not affect the accuracy of the
tachometer once the engine is run-
ning.
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NOTICEDo not operate the engine within the
tachometer's RED ZONE.
This may cause severe engine dam-
age.
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