power steering KIA Sportage 2013 SL / 3.G Owner's Manual

Index
2I
Air bags ··················\
··················\
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··················\
···3-42Air bag warning label................................................3-68
Air bag warning light ................................................3-45
Curtain air bag ..........................................................3-60
Driver's and passenger's front air bag ......................3-54
Side impact air bag....................................................3-58
Air cleaner··················\
··················\
··················\
·················7-23\
Alarm system ··················\
··················\
··················\
············4-13
All wheel drive (AWD), see four wheel drive (4WD) ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········5-21
Antenna ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·4-108
Anti-lock brake system (ABS)··················\
··················\
····5-30
Appearance care··················\
··················\
··················\
········7-53 Exterior care ··················\
··················\
··················\
········7-53
Interior care ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········7-58
Armrest ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···3-16
Audio system ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········4-108 Antenna ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-108
Aux, USB and iPod ··················\
··················\
·············4-110
Steering wheel audio control ··················\
················4-109
Automatic climate control system ··················\
················4-88 Air conditioning ··················\
··················\
··················\
··4-94
Automatic heating and air conditioning··················\
··4-89
Manual heating and air conditioning ··················\
······4-90 Automatic transaxle ··················\
··················\
··················\
··5-15
Ignition key interlock system ··················\
··················\
5-19
Shift lock system ··················\
··················\
··················\
·5-18
Sports mode··················\
··················\
··················\
·········5-17
Battery ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·····7-28
Battery saver function ··················\
··················\
·················4-67\
Before driving ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············5-3
Bottle holders, see cup holders ··················\
··················\
·4-101
Brake fluid ··················\
··················\
··················\
················7-21
Brake system ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············5-27 Anti-lock brake system (ABS) ··················\
················5-30
Downhill brake control (DBC)··············\
··················\
··5-36
Electronic stability control (ESC) ··················\
···········5-32
Parking brake··················\
··················\
··················\
·······5-28
Power brakes ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······5-27
Bulb wattage ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············8-2
Button start/stop, see engine start/stop button ··················\
5-7
Capacities (Lubricants) ··················\
··················\
·················8-4
Care Exterior care ··················\
··················\
··················\
········7-53
Interior care ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········7-58
Tire care··················\
··················\
··················\
···············7-31
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B
C

Index
4I
Economical operation ··················\
··················\
················5-44
Electric power steering ··················\
··················\
··············4-34
Electrochromic mirror (ECM) ··················\
··················\
···4-37
Electronic stability control (ESC) ··················\
···············5-32
Emergency starting ··················\
··················\
··················\
····6-4Jump starting ··················\
··················\
··················\
········6-4
Push starting ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········6-5
Emergency tailgate safety release ··················\
················4-21
Emergency towing ··················\
··················\
··················\
···6-17
Emergency while driving ··················\
··················\
·············6-2
Emission control system ··················\
··················\
············7-59 Crankcase emission control system ··················\
·······7-59
Evaporative emission control system ··················\
·····7-59
Exhaust emission control system ··················\
···········7-60
Engine compartment ··················\
··················\
············2-4, 7-2
Engine coolant ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········7-18
Engine number ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········8-7
Engine oil ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················7-16\
Engine overheats ··················\
··················\
··················\
········6-6
Engine start/stop button ··················\
··················\
···············5-7
Engine temperature gauge ··················\
··················\
·········4-47
Engine will not start ··················\
··················\
··················\
···6-3
Evaporative emission control system ··················\
··········7-59
Exhaust emission control system ··················\
·················7-60\
Explanation of scheduled maintenance items ········\
········7-10
Exterior care ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············7-53 Exterior features ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····4-107
Roof rack ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········4-107
Flat tire ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
······6-7 Changing tires ··················\
··················\
··················\
······6-8
Compact spare tire ··················\
··················\
···············6-13
Jack and tools ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······6-7
Removing and storing the spare tire ··················\
········6-8
Floor mat anchor(s) ··················\
··················\
·················4-10\
4
Fluid Washer fluid ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······7-22
Brake fluid ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········7-21
Folding the rear seat ··················\
··················\
··················\
3-12
Four wheel drive (4WD) ··················\
··················\
············5-21
Front seat adjustment - manual ···········\
··················\
···········3-5
Front seat adjustment - power ··················\
··················\
·····3-6
Fuel filler lid ··················\
··················\
··················\
············4-28
Fuel gauge ··················\
··················\
··················\
················4-48
Fuel requirements ··················\
··················\
··················\
······1-3
Fuses ·················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·······7-45 Fuse/relay panel description ··················\
··················\
7-48
Main fuse··················\
··················\
··················\
·············7-47
Memory fuse ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······7-46
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I7
Index
Odometer ················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·4-49
Oil (Engine) ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············7-15
Outside rearview mirror ··················\
··················\
·············4-43
Overheats ················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···6-6
Owner maintenance ··················\
··················\
··················\
···7-4
Panoramic sunroof ··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-30
Parking brake ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········5-28
Passenger's front air bag ··················\
··················\
············3-54
Power brakes ··················\
··················\
··················\
············5-27
Power outlet ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········4-102
Power steering ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········4-35
Power window lock button ··················\
··················\
········4-25
Pre-tensioner seat belt ··················\
··················\
················3-26
Push starting ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············6-5
Rear parking assist system ··················\
··················\
·········4-63
Rear seat adjustment ··················\
··················\
··················\
·3-12
Rearview camera ··················\
··················\
··················\
······4-66
Recommended cold tire inflation pressures ··················\
7-30
Recommended lubricants and capacities ··················\
·······8-4Recommended SAE viscosity number ··················\
····8-6 Remote keyless entry ··················\
··················\
··················\
·4-6
Road warning ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············6-2
Rocking the vehicle ··················\
··················\
··················\
·5-47
Roof rack ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············4-107
Seat belts ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
3-18
Pre-tensioner seat belt ··················\
··················\
··········3-26
Seat belt - Driver’s ··················\
··················\
················3-19
Seat belt warning ··················\
··················\
··················\
·3-19
Seat belts - Front passenger and rear seat ·················3-22\
Seat heater ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················3-10\
Seatback pocket ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······3-11
Seats ·················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
··········3-2 Armrest ················\
··················\
··················\
·················3-16\
Folding the rear seat ··················\
··················\
·············3-12
Front seat adjustment - manual ··················\
················3-5
Front seat adjustment - power ··················\
··················\
3-6
Headrest ················\
··················\
··················\
········3-8, 3-15
Lumbar support ··················\
··················\
··················\
····3-7
Rear seat adjustment ··················\
··················\
·············3-12
Seat heater ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············3-9
Seatback pocket ··················\
··················\
··················\
··3-11
Shift lock system ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····5-18
Side impact air bag ··················\
··················\
··················\
··3-58
Smart key ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·4-9
Smooth cornering ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····5-48
Snow tires ··················\
··················\
··················\
················5-51
O
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Index
8I
Spare tireCompact spare tire ··················\
··················\
···············6-13
Compact spare tire replacement ··················\
·············7-35
Removing and storing the spare tire ··················\
········6-8
Special driving conditions ··················\
··················\
·········5-46 Driving at night ··················\
··················\
··················\
··5-48
Driving in flooded areas ··················\
··················\
·······5-49
Driving in the rain ··················\
··················\
················5-49
Hazardous driving conditions ··················\
················5-46
Highway driving ··················\
··················\
··················\
·5-50
Rocking the vehicle ··················\
··················\
··············5-47
Smooth cornering ··················\
··················\
·················5-48\
Speedometer ···············\
··················\
··················\
················4-46
Sports mode ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············5-17
Starting difficulties, see engine will not start ··················\
6-3
Starting the engine ··················\
··················\
················5-6, 5-9
Steering wheel ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········4-34 Horn ·················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-35
Power steering ··················\
··················\
··················\
····4-34
Tilt steering ··················\
··················\
··················\
········4-35
Steering wheel audio control ··················\
··················\
···4-109
Storage compartment ··················\
··················\
·················4-98\
Center console storage ··················\
··················\
·········4-98
Glove box ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········4-98
Sunglass holder ··················\
··················\
··················\
··4-99
Sunroof, see panoramic sunroof ··················\
··················\
4-30
Sunvisor ·················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
4-101 Tachometer ················\
··················\
··················\
·················4-46\
Tailgate ················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·····4-20
Emergency tailgate safety release ··················\
··········4-21
Tether anchor system ··················\
··················\
·················3-38\
Theft-alarm system ··················\
··················\
··················\
··4-13
Tie-down hook ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········6-19
Tilt steering ··················\
··················\
··················\
··············4-35
Tire specification and pressure label ··················\
·············8-8
Tires and wheels ··················\
··················\
·················7-30\
, 8-3 Checking tire inflation pressure ··················\
·············7-31
Compact spare tire replacement ··················\
·············7-35
Recommended cold tire inflation pressures ·············7-30
Tire care ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············7-30
Tire maintenance ··················\
··················\
··················\
7-35
Tire replacement ··················\
··················\
··················\
·7-34
Tire rotation ··················\
··················\
··················\
········7-32
Tire sidewall labeling ··················\
··················\
···········7-36
Tire traction ··················\
··················\
··················\
········7-35
Wheel alignment and tire balance ··················\
··········7-33
Wheel replacement ··················\
··················\
···············7-35
Towing ·················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
····6-15 Emergency towing ··················\
··················\
················6-17
Removable towing hook ················\
··················\
·········6-16
Tie-down hook (for flatbed towing) ··················\
·······6-19T

Introduction
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INDICATOR SYMBOLS ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER
Seat Belt Warning Light
Turn Signal Indicator
ABS Warning Light*
Parking Brake & Brake Fluid
Warning Light
Malfunction Indicator
Low Fuel Level Warning Light
* if equipped Tailgate Open Warning Light
❈ For more detailed explanations, refer to “Instrument cluster” in section 4.
Charging System Warning Light
Door Ajar Warning Light
A050000ASL-EC
Front Fog Light Indicator*
Engine Oil Pressure Warning Light
Air Bag Warning Light
Shift Pattern Indicator*
(Automatic transaxle)
ESC Indicator
ESC OFF Indicator Cruise Indicator*
4WD system warning light*
4WD LOCK indicator*
DBC indicator*
Key out warning light*
KEY
OUT
ECOECOMINDERTM indicator*
Cruise SET Indicator*
High Beam Indicator
Manual transaxle shift indicator*
Electric power steeringEPS
Immobilizer Indicator*

Your vehicle at a glance
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INTERIOR OVERVIEW
OSL010001N
1. Door lock/unlock button ....................4-16
2. Outside rearview mirror control switch ................................................4-43
3. Central door lock switch* ..................4-17
4. Power window lock button* ...............4-25
5. Power window switches ....................4-22
6. Rear parking assist system OFF button*...............................................4-63
7. Instrument panel illumination control switch*...............................................4-46
8. 4WD lock button* ..............................5-22
9. DBC button* ......................................5-36
10. ESC OFF button* ...........................5-32
11. Steering wheel tilt control* ..............4-35
12. Steering wheel ................................4-34
13. Fuse box .........................................7-45
14. Hood release lever ..........................4-26
15. Seats .................................................3-2
16. Fuel filler lid release lever ...............4-28
17. Air vents.................................4-82, 4-91
* if equipped
❈ The actual interior in the vehicle may differ from the illustration

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Your vehicle at a glance
INSTRUMENT PANEL OVERVIEW
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1. Lighting controls / Turn signals.........4-67
2. Steering wheel audio controls* ......4-109
3. Instrument cluster.............................4-45
4. Horn .................................................4-35
5. Driver’s front air bag .........................3-54
6. Cruise controls* ................................5-40
7. Wiper/Washer switch ........................4-72
8. ENGINE START/STOP button* ..........5-7
9. Passenger Air bag OFF indicator.....3-48
10. Audio* ...........................................4-108
11. Hazard warning flasher ...........4-66, 6-2
12. Climate control system* ........4-80, 4-88
13. Power outlet* ................................4-102
14. Seat heater switch* ........................3-10
15. Shift lever ..............................5-12, 5-15
16. Passenger’s front air bag* ..............3-54
17. Glove box .......................................4-98
18. Accelerator pedal .............................5-6
19. Brake pedal ....................................5-27
20. Parking brake pedal* ......................5-28
* if equipped
❈ The actual instrument panel in the vehicle may differ from the illustration

Safety features of your vehicle
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Front seat adjustment - power
(if equipped)
The front seat can be adjusted by using
the control switches located on the out-
side of the seat cushion. Before driving,
adjust the seat to the proper position so
you can easily control the steering wheel,
pedals and switches on the instrument
panel.
Forward and backward
Push the control switch forward or back-
ward to move the seat to the desired
position. Release the switch once the
seat reaches the desired position.
CAUTION
The power seat is driven by anelectric motor. Stop operatingonce the adjustment is complet-ed. Excessive operation maydamage the electrical equipment.
When in operation, the power seat consumes a large amount ofelectrical power. To preventunnecessary charging systemdrain, don’t adjust the power seatlonger than necessary while theengine is not running.
Do not operate two or more power seat control switches at the sametime. Doing so may result inpower seat motor or electricalcomponent malfunction.
OSL030006WARNING
The power seat is operable with the
ignition OFF.
Therefore, children should never be
left unattended in the vehicle.

Features of your vehicle
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Electric power steering
Power steering uses the motor to assist
you in steering the vehicle. If the engine
is off or if the power steering system
becomes inoperative, the vehicle may
still be steered, but it will require
increased steering effort.
The motor driven power steering is con-
trolled by the power steering control unit
which senses the steering wheel torque
and vehicle speed to command the
motor.
The steering wheel becomes heavier as
the vehicle’s speed increases and
becomes lighter as the vehicle’s speed
decreases for better control of the steer-
ing wheel.
Should you notice any change in the
effort required to steer during normal
vehicle operation, have the power steer-
ing checked by an authorized Kia dealer.
✽ ✽
NOTICE
The following symptoms may occur dur-
ing normal vehicle operation:
• The EPS warning light does not illu-
minate.
• The steering effort is high immediate- ly after turning the ignition switch on.
This happens as the system performs
the EPS system diagnostics. When the
diagnostics is completed, the steering
wheel will return to its normal condi-
tion.
• A click noise may be heard from the EPS relay after the ignition switch is
turned to the ON or LOCK position.
• Motor noise may be heard when the vehicle is at a stop or at a low driving
speed.
• The steering effort can suddenly increase, if the operation of the EPS
system is stopped to prevent serious
accidents when it detects malfunction
of the EPS system by self-diagnosis.
• The steering effort increases if the steering wheel is rotated continuously
when the vehicle is not in motion.
However, after a few minutes, it will
return to its normal conditions.
• When you operate the steering wheel in low temperature, abnormal noise
could occur. If temperature rises, the
noise will disappear. This is a normal
condition.
STEERING WHEEL
CAUTION
If the EPS system does not operate
normally, the warning light will illu-minate on the instrument cluster. The steering wheel may becomedifficult to control or operate abnor-mally. Take your vehicle to an authorized Kia dealer and have thevehicle checked as soon as possi- ble.

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Features of your vehicle
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Charging system warninglight
This warning light indicates a malfunction
of either the generator or electrical
charging system.
If the warning light illuminates while the
vehicle is in motion:
1. Drive to the nearest safe location.
2. With the engine off, check the genera- tor drive belt for looseness or break-
age.
3. If the belt is adjusted properly, a prob- lem exists somewhere in the electrical
charging system. Have an authorized
Kia dealer correct the problem as soon
as possible.
D150315AUN
Tailgate open warning light
This warning light illuminates when the
tailgate is not closed securely with the
ignition switch in any position.
D150316AUN
Door ajar warning light
This warning light illuminates when a
door is not closed securely with the igni-
tion switch in any position.
D150318AHM
Low fuel level warning light
This warning light indicates the fuel tank
is nearly empty. When it comes on, you
should add fuel as soon as possible.
Driving with the fuel level warning light on
or with the fuel level below “E” can cause
the engine to misfire and damage the
catalytic converter.
Electric power steering(EPS) system warning light
This indicator light comes on after the
ignition key is turned to the ON position
and then it will go out after the engine is
started.
This light also comes on when the EPS
has some troubles. If it comes on while
driving, have your vehicle inspected by
an authorized Kia dealer.
EPS