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Safety features of your vehicle
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Condition and operation in the front passenger occupant detection
system
*1The system judges a person of adult size as an adult. When a smaller adult sits in
the front passenger seat, the system may recognize him/her as a child depending
on his/her physique and posture.
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2Do not allow children to ride in the front passenger seat. When a larger child who has
outgrown a child restraint system sits in the front passenger seat, the system may rec-
ognize him/her as an adult depending upon his/her physique or sitting position.
*
3 Never install a child restraint system on the front passenger seat.
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4The PASSENGER AIR BAG "OFF" indicator may turn on or off when a child above 12 months to 12 years old (with or without child restraint system) sits in the front
passenger seat. This is a normal condition.
Condition detected by the
occupant classification system
Indicator/Warning lightDevices
"PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF" indicator lightSRS warning lightFront passenger air bag
1. Adult*1OffOffActivated
2. Child restraint system with
child under 12 months old
*
2*3*4OnOffDeactivated
3. Unoccupied OnOffDeactivated
4. Malfunction in the systemOffOnActivated
CAUTION
Do not alter or remodel the ODS(Occupant Detection System).This may damage the systemand prevent it from functioningproperly in a collision.

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✽ ✽NOTICE
• Do not use car seat cushions that
cover up the surface of the seat
and aftermarket manufactured
passenger seat heaters.
• After conducting car interior cleaning using steam or detergent,
the seat should be dried properly.
Afterward, check for normal
operation of the “PASS AIR BAG
“OFF”” and air bag warning
lights.
• Any service related to the passen- ger seat and the ODS must be
done at a Kia service center.
• After the passenger seat has been removed or installed for repair
purposes, check for normal opera-
tion of the “PASS AIR BAG
“OFF”” and air bag warning
lights with a person seated or not
seated in the passenger seat.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
When the “PASS AIR BAG “OFF””
symbol is illuminated, the passenger
air bag system will not operate. The
passenger air bag system will oper-
ate when necessary if the symbol is
not illuminated.
✽ ✽NOTICE
Do not modify or replace the front
passenger seat. Don't place anything
on or attach anything such as a blan-
ket, front seat cover or after market
seat heater to the front passenger
seat. This can adversely affect the
occupant detection system.
WARNING
When the passenger is not sit-
ting properly in the passenger
seat, or some items are placed
on or under the passenger seat,
it may interfere with normal
operation of the ODS (Occupant
Detection System). In order for
the driver and all passengers to
receive maximum benefit from
the airbag and seat belt system,
all persons should seat and
wear the seat belt properly.

Steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-58
• Electronic Power Steering (EPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-58
• Tilt and telescopic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-59
• Heated steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-60
• Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 4-61
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-62\
• Inside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-62
• Outside rearview mirror. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-76
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-80
• Instrument cluster control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-81
• LCD display control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-81
• Gauges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-82
• Transmission shift indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-85
LCD display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-86
• LCD modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-86\
• User settings mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-89
Trip modes (Trip computer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-94
• Trip modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-94\
• Fuel economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-94
• Warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-97
Warning and indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-104
• Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-104
• Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-112
Parking distance warning-reverse . . . . . . . . . . . 4-117
• Operation of the parking distance warning-reverse . 4-117
• Non-operational conditions of parking distance warning-reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-118
• Parking distance warning-reverse precautions . . . 4-119
• Self-diagnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-120
Parking distance warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-121
• Operation of the parking distance warning . . . . . . 4-121
• Non-operational conditions of parking distance warning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
123
• Self-diagnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-125
Rear view monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-126
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-127
• Battery saver function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-127
• Daytime running light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-127
• Lighting control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-127
• High beam operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-129
• High beam assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-130
• Turn signals and lane change signals . . . . . . . . . . . 4-132
• Front fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-133
• Check headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-133
• Dynamic Bending Light (DBL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-134
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Door Lock (1)
1. Close all doors, engine hood andliftgate.
2. Press the lock button(1).
3. All doors and liftgate will lock. The hazard warning lights will blink
once.
4. If the lock button is pressed once more within 4 seconds, the hazard
warning lights will blink.
5. Make sure that doors are locked by checking the door lock button inside
or pulling the outside door handle.
Door Unlock (2)
1. Press the unlock button(2).
2. The driver's door will unlock. Thehazard warning lights will blink two
times.
3. Press the unlock button(2) twice within 4 seconds and all doors and
liftgate will unlock. The hazard
warning lights will blink two times.
✽ ✽NOTICE
You can activate or deactivate the
Two Turn Unlock function.
Refer to "User settings" in this
chapter.
WARNING- Ignition key
Never leave the keys in your
vehicle with unsupervised chil-
dren. Leaving children unat-
tended in a vehicle with a man-
ual ignition key or a smart key
is dangerous. Children copy
adults and they could place the
key in the ignition switch or
press the start button. The key
would enable children to oper-
ate power windows or other
controls, or even make the vehi-
cle move, which could result in
serious bodily injury or death.
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Door Lock (1)Using the door handle button
1. Carry the smart key.
2. Close all doors, engine hood andliftgate.
3. Press the button of the outside door handle.
4. The hazard warning lights will blink and the chime will sound once.
5. Make sure that doors are locked by pulling the outside door handle.
✽ ✽NOTICE
• The button will only operate when
the smart key is within 28 ~ 40 in.
(0.7 ~ 1 m) from the outside door
handle.
• In some instances, when the out- side door button is pressed, the
doors will not lock and the chime
will sound for 3 seconds if any of
following occur:- The smart key is in the vehicle.
- The engine start/stop button is in ACC or ON position.
- Any door except the liftgate is open.
Using the button on the smart key
1. Close all doors, engine hood and
liftgate.
2. Press the lock button(1).
3. The hazard warning lights will blink and the chime will sound once.
4. Make sure that doors are locked by pulling the outside door handle.
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Unlocking (2)
Using the door handle button
1. Carry the smart key.
2. Press the button of the driver's
outside door handle.
3. The driver’s door will unlock. The hazard warning lights will blink and
the chime will sound two times.
4. Press the button twice within 4 seconds and all doors and the lift-
gate will unlock and the hazard
warning lights will blink and the
chime will sound two times.
✽ ✽NOTICE
• The button will only operate when
the smart key is within 28~40in.
(0.7 ~ 1 m) from the outside door
handle.
• When the smart key is recognized in the area of 28 ~ 40 in. (0.7 ~ 1 m)
from the front outside door handle,
other people can also open the
doors.
• After unlocking the driver’s door or all doors, the door(s) will lock
automatically unless the door is
opened.
Using the button on the smart key
1. Press the unlock button(2) of the
smart key.
2. The driver’s door will unlock. The hazard warning lights will blink and
the chime will sound two times.
3. Press the unlock button(2) twice within 4 seconds and all doors and
the liftgate will unlock. The hazard
warning lights will blink and the
chime will sound two times.
✽ ✽NOTICE
After pressing the button, the doors
will lock automatically unless any
door is opened within 30 seconds.
✽ ✽NOTICE
You can activate or deactivate the
Two Turn Unlock function.
Refer to "User settings" in this
chapter.
Liftgate unlocking (3)
Using the liftgate handle button
1. Carry the smart key.
2. Press the liftgate handle button.
3. When all doors are locked, the
hazard warning lights will blink two
times.
Once the liftgate is opened and
then closed, the liftgate will lock
automatically.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
The button will only operate when
the smart key is within 28 ~ 40 in.
(0.7 ~ 1 m) from the liftgate handle.

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Using the button on the smart key
1. Press the liftgate unlock button (3)for more than 1 second.
2. When all doors are locked, the hazard warning lights will blink two
times.
For Power Liftgate Only:
The Power Liftgate will open if the
button is pressed for more than 1
second. Also, once the liftgate is
opened and then closed, the liftgate
will be locked again automatically.
❈ For detailed information refer to the
"Power liftgate" in this chapter.Panic (4)
1. Press the panic button (4) for more
than 1 second.
2. The horn sounds and hazard warning light flash for about 27
seconds.
✽ ✽NOTICE
To stop the horn and lights, press
any button on the smart key.
Start-up
You can start the engine without
inserting the key. For detailed infor-
mation refer to the “Engine start/stop
button” in chapter 5.

Features of your vehicle
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4
This system is designed to provide
protection from unauthorized entry
into the vehicle. This system is oper-
ated in three stages: the first is the
"Armed" stage, the second is the
"Theft-alarm" stage, and the third is
the "Disarmed" stage. If triggered,
the system provides an audible
alarm with blinking of the hazard
warning lights.
Armed stage
Park the vehicle and stop the engine.
Arm the system as described below.
1. Remove the ignition key from the
ignition switch and exit the vehicle.
2. Make sure that all doors (and lift- gate) and engine hood are closed
and latched.
3. Lock the doors using the transmit- ter of the keyless entry system (or
smart key) or ignition key.
After completion of the steps above,
the hazard warning lights will blink
(for smart key, the chime also
sounds) once to indicate that the
system is armed. If any door (or liftgate) or engine
hood remains open, the hazard
warning lights and the chime will not
operate and the theft-alarm will not
arm. If all doors and liftgate and
engine hood are closed after the lock
button is pressed, the hazard warn-
ing lights blink once.
The system can also be armed by
locking the doors with the key from
the front doors; however, the hazard
warning lights will not blink using this
method.
✽ ✽
NOTICE
The theft-alarm system can be deac-
tivated by an authorized Kia dealer.
If you want this feature, consult an
authorized Kia dealer.
THEFT-ALARM SYSTEM
Armed
stage
Theft-alarm stageDisarmedstage

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Do not arm the system until all
passengers have left the vehicle. If
the system is armed while a pas-
senger(s) remains in the vehicle,
the alarm may be activated when
the remaining passenger(s) leave
the vehicle. If any door (or liftgate
) or engine hood is opened within
30 seconds after the system
enters the armed stage, the sys-
tem is disarmed to prevent an
unnecessary alarm.Theft-alarm stage
The alarm will be activated if any of
the following occurs while the system
is armed.
A front or rear door is opened with-out using the ignition key or trans-
mitter (or smart key).
The liftgate is opened without using the transmitter (or smart key).
The engine hood is opened.
The horn will sound and the hazard
warning lights will blink continuously
for approximately 27 seconds, and
repeat the horn 3 times unless the
system is disarmed. To turn off the
system, unlock the doors with the igni-
tion key or transmitter (or smart key).
Disarmed stage
The system will be disarmed when
The doors (and liftgate) are unlocked with the transmitter (or
smart key) or the ignition key.
After depressing the unlock button,
the hazard warning lights will blink
and the chime will sound twice (in
smart key) to indicate that the sys-
tem is disarmed.
After depressing the unlock button, if
any door (or liftgate) is not opened
within 30 seconds, the system will be
rearmed.

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How to use the Smart PowerLiftgate
The liftgate can be opened with no-
touch activation satisfying all the
conditions below.
After 15 seconds when all doors are closed and locked
Positioned in the detecting area for more than 3 seconds.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
• The Smart Power Liftgate does
not operate when:
- The smart key is detected within15 seconds after the doors are
closed and locked, and is contin-
uously detected.
- The smart key is detected within 15 seconds after the doors are
closed and locked, and within 60
inches (1.5 m) from the front
door handles. (for vehicles
equipped with Welcome Light)
- A door is not locked or closed.
- The smart key is in the vehicle.
1. Setting
To activate the Smart Power Liftgate,
go to User Settings Mode and select
Smart Power Liftgate on the LCD
display.
❈ ❈ For more information, refer to
the "LCD Display" section in
this chapter.
2. Detect and Alert
If you are positioned in the detecting
area (20 ~ 40 inches (50 ~ 100 cm)
behind the vehicle) carrying a smart
key, the hazard warning lights will
blink and chime will sound for about
3 seconds to alert you the smart key
has been detected and the liftgate
will open.
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