power steering KIA Sportage 2015 QL / 4.G User Guide

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Driving your vehicle
Remember, your vehicle does notrequire extended warm-up. After
the engine has started, allow the
engine to run for 10 to 20 seconds
prior to placing the vehicle in gear.
In very cold weather, however, give
your engine a slightly longer warm-
up period.
Don't "lug" or "over-rev" the engine. Lugging is driving too slowly in a
very high gear resulting in engine
bucking. If this happens, shift to a
lower gear. Over-revving is racing
the engine beyond its safe limit.
This can be avoided by shifting at
the recommended speed.
Use your air conditioning sparingly. The air conditioning system is
operated by engine power so your
fuel economy is reduced when you
use it.
Open windows at high speeds can reduce fuel economy.
Fuel economy is less in crosswinds and headwinds. To help offset
some of this loss, slow down when
driving in these conditions. Keeping a vehicle in good operating
condition is important both for econ-
omy and safety. Therefore, have an
authorized Kia dealer perform
scheduled inspections and mainte-
nance.
WARNING- Engine off
during
motion
Never turn the engine off to
coast down hills or anytime the
vehicle is in motion. The power
steering and power brakes will
not function properly without
the engine running. In addition,
turning off the ignition while
driving could engage the steer-
ing wheel lock resulting in loss
of vehicle steering. Keep the
engine on and downshift to an
appropriate gear for engine
braking effect.

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What to do in an emergency
3.Install the towing hook by turning itclockwise into the hole until it is
fully secured.
4.Remove the towing hook and install the cover after use.
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Emergency towing
If towing is necessary, have it
done by an authorized Kia dealer
or a commercial tow truck service. If towing service is not available in an
emergency, your vehicle may be
temporarily towed using a cable or
chain secured to the emergency tow-
ing hook under the front (or rear) of
the vehicle. Use extreme caution
when towing the vehicle. A driver
must be in the vehicle to steer it and
operate the brakes.
Towing in this manner may be done
only on hard-surfaced roads for a
short distance and at low speeds.
Also, the wheels, axles, power train,
steering and brakes must all be in
good condition.
Do not use the tow hooks to pull a
vehicle out of mud, sand or other
conditions from which the vehicle
cannot be driven out under its own
power.
Avoid towing a vehicle heavier than the vehicle doing the towing.
The drivers of both vehicles should communicate with each other fre-
quently.
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■Front
■ Rear

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What to do in an emergency
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Emergency towing precautions
Turn the ignition switch to ACC sothe steering wheel isn’t locked.
Place the transaxle shift lever in N (Neutral).
Release the parking bake.
Press the brake pedal with more force than usual since you will have
reduced brake performance.
More steering effort will be required because the power steer-
ing system will be disabled.
If you are driving down a long hill, the brakes may overheat and brake
performance will be reduced. Stop
often and let the brakes cool off.
If the car is being towed with all four wheels on the ground, it can
be towed only from the front. Be
sure that the transaxle is in neutral.
Be sure the steering is unlocked by
placing the ignition switch in the
ACC position. A driver must be in
the towed vehicle to operate the
steering and brakes.
Tie-down hook (for flatbed
towing, if equipped)
WARNING- Front tie-
down hooks
Do not use the tie-down hooks
under the front of the vehicle for
towing purposes. These hooks
are designed ONLY for trans-
port tie-down. If the tie-down
hooks are used for towing, the
tie-down hooks or front bumper
will be damaged.
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CAUTION- Automatic transaxle
To avoid serious damage to
the automatic transaxle, limitthe vehicle speed to 10 mph(15 km/h) and drive less than 1mile (1.5 km) when towing.
Before towing, check the auto- matic transaxle fluid leakunder your vehicle. If the auto-matic transaxle fluid is leak-ing, a flatbed equipment ortowing dolly must be used.

Maintenance
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At least monthly:
Check the coolant level in theengine coolant reservoir.
Check the operation of all exterior lights, including the stoplights, turn
signals and hazard warning flash-
ers.
Check the inflation pressures of all tires including the spare.
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At least twice a year
(i.e., every Spring and Fall):
Check the radiator, heater and air conditioning hoses for leaks or
damage.
Check the windshield washer spray and wiper operation. Clean
the wiper blades with clean cloth
dampened with washer fluid.
Check the headlight alignment.
Check the muffler, exhaust pipes, shields and clamps.
Check the lap/shoulder belts for wear and function.
Check for worn tires and loose wheel lug nuts.
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At least once a year:
Clean the body and door drainholes.
Lubricate the door hinges and checks, and hood hinges.
Lubricate the door and hood locks and latches.
Lubricate the door rubber weather- strips.
Check the air conditioning system.
Check the power steering fluid level.
Inspect and lubricate the automat- ic transaxle linkage and controls.
Clean the battery and terminals.
Check the brake/clutch fluid level.

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Maintenance
Kilometers or time in months, whichever comes first
× 1,000 km 12 24 36 48 60 72 84 96 108 120 132 144 156 168 180 192
# Months 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60 66 72 78 84 90 96
Power steering fluid & lines* I I I IIIII
Climate contol air filter R R R RRRRR
Air conditioner compressor operation & IIIIIIII
refrigerant amount
Rotate tires I I I I I I IIIIIII III
Transfer case oil (4WD) (6) I I I
Rear differential oil (4WD) (7) I I I
Propellar shaft (4WD) I I I IIIII
Tire condition & inflation pressure I I I I I I IIIIIII III
MAINTENANCE
INTERVALS
MAINTENANCE
ITEM
NORMAL MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE (CONT.)
R : Replace or change I : Inspect and if necessary, adjust, correct, clean or replace.
* if equipped
(6) Transfer case oil should be changed anytime they have been submerged in water.
(7) Rear differential oil should be changed anytime they have been submerged in water.

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Maintenance
Fuse Name Fuse ratingProtected component
ROOM LP 10ABCM, Map Lamp, Room Lamp, Driver/Passenger Vanity Lamp, Electro Chromic Mirror,
Luggage Lamp, Ignition Key ILL. & Door Warning Switch, Tire Pressure Monitoring Module,
Instrument Cluster (MCU, IND.), A/C Control Module, IPS Control Module (B+)
PDM B 10A Start/Stop Button Switch, Smart Key Control Module
DR LOCK 15A Door Lock Relay, Door Unlock Relay, Tail Gate Relay, ICM Relay Box (Two Turn Unlock Relay)
HAZARD 15A BCM
FOG LP RR 10A (Not Used)
PDM A 25A Smart Key Control Module
ATM K/LOCK 7.5A ATM Shift Lever, Key Solenoid
CORNERING LAMP 10A (Not Used)
SEAT VENT 15A Driver CCS Seat Warmer
P/WDW RH 25A Power Window Main Switch, Passenger Power Window Switch, Rear Power Window Switch RH
P/WDW LH 25A Rear Power Window Switch LH, Power Window Main Switch
SAFETY POWER
WINDOW 20A Driver Safety Power Window Module
P/SEAT(DRV) 20A Driver Seat Manual Switch
MODULE B+ 10AMultipurpose Check Connector, Data Link Connector, Driver CCS Switch,
Rear Parking Assist Buzzer
SUNROOF 15A Sunroof Motor, Sunroof Control Module
AMP 25A Amp
HTD_STRG 15A Heated steering wheel

Index
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Air bag - advanced supplemental restraint system . . . . 3-46Air bag warning label. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-71
Air bag warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-49
Curtain air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-63
Driver's and passenger's front air bag . . . . . . . . . . . 3-59
How does the air bag system operate. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-47
Occupant Detection System (ODS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-53
Side impact air bag. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-62
SRS care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-70\
SRS components and functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-50
Air cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-24\
Appearance care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-58 Exterior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-58
Interior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-63
Audio system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-130 Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-130
Aux, USB and iPod
®port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-132
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-166
SIRIUS®Satellite Radio information . . . . . . . . . . 4-156
Steering wheel audio control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-131
Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-107
Automatic transaxle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15 Automatic transaxle operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15 Back-up warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-79
Back-up warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-81
Non-operational conditions of back-upwarning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-80
Operation of the back-up warning system . . . . . . . . 4-79
Self-diagnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-82
Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 7-29
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Brake system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27 Anti-lock brake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31
Downhill brake control (DBC). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-39
Electronic stability control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33
Hill-start assist control (HAC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-39
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
Power brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
Vehicle stability management (VSM) . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37
Brake/clutch fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-22
Bulb wattage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
Child restraint system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-37 Using a child restraint system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-38
Climate control air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-25
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-43
AB
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Driving in flooded areas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-54
Driving in the rain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-53
Driving off-road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-54
Hazardous driving conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-50
Highway driving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-54
Reducing the risk of a rollover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-50
Rocking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-51
Smooth cornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-52
Steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-41 Electronic power steering (EPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-41
FLEX Steer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-45
Heated steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-42
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-44
Tilt and telescoping steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-43
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-119 Center console storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-119
Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-119
Glove box cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-120
Luggage box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-121
Sunglass holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-120
Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-24
Theft-alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
Tire specification and pressure label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-32 All season tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-44 Checking tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-33
Low aspect ratio tire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-45
Radial-ply tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-43
Recommended cold tire inflation pressures . . . . . . . 7-32
Snow tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-43
Summer tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-43
Tire care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-32\
Tire maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-37
Tire replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-36
Tire rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-34
Tire sidewall labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-37
Tire terminology and definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-42
Tire traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-37
Wheel alignment and tire balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-35
Wheel replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-37
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 6-17 Emergency towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-19
Removable towing hook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-17
Tie-down hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-21
Towing service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-17
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-59
Vehicle break-in process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Vehicle certification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
Vehicle handling instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
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