KIA SPORTAGE 2021 Owners Manual

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VOLUME ( / ) (1)
• Press the lever upward ( ) toincrease the volume.
• Press the lever downward ( ) to decrease the volume.
SEEK/PRESET ( / ) (2)
The SEEK/PRESET button has dif-
ferent functions based on the system
mode. Press and hold the button for
1 second or more within the following
functions in order to.
RADIO mode
It will function as the AUTO SEEK
select button.
USB/ iPod
®mode
It will function as the FF/REW button.
Press the SEEK/PRESET button for
less than 1 second to. RADIO mode
It will function as the PRESET STA-
TION buttons.
USB/ iPod
®mode
It will function as TRACK UP/DOWN
button.
MODE (3)
Press the button to change audio
source.
FM(1~2)
➟ AM ➟ SAT(1~3) ➟ USB
(iPod®) ➟BT Audio ➟ FM...
In addition to mode change, Power
on/off can be made by pressing this
button when the ignition switch is on
ACC or ON.
- Power ON: Press the button when the audio is off
- Power OFF: Press the button for more than 1 second when the
audio is on.
MUTE (4)
• Press the button to mute the sound.
• Press the button to turn off the microphone during a telephone
call.
Detailed information for audio control
buttons are described in the following
pages in this section.
WARNING - Distracted
driving
Driving while distracted can
result in a loss of vehicle con-
trol that may lead to an acci-
dent, severe personal injury,
and death. The driver’s primary
responsibility is in the safe and
legal operation of a vehicle, and
use of any handheld devices,
other equipment, or vehicle sys-
tems which take the driver’s
eyes, attention and focus away
from the safe operation of a
vehicle or which are not permis-
sible by law should never be
used during operation of the
vehicle.

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USB port
You can use the USB port to plug in
a USB device or iPod®.
✽NOTICE
When using a portable audio device
connected to the power outlet, noise
may occur during playback. If this
happens, use the power source of the
portable audio device.
*iPod®is a Registered trademark of Apple
Inc.
Always use the USB charging cable
that has been certified by the phone
manufacturer. Use of aftermarket
cables is not recommended.How Vehicle Radio Works
FM reception
AM and FM radio signals are broad-
cast from transmitter towers located
around your city. They are intercept-
ed by the radio antenna on your vehi-
cle. This signal is then processed by
the radio and sent to your vehicle
speakers.
However, in some cases the signal
coming to your vehicle may not be
strong and clear.
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This can be due to factors, such as
the distance from the radio station,
closeness of other strong radio sta-
tions or the presence of buildings,
bridges or other large obstructions in
the area.AM reception
AM broadcasts can be received at
greater distances than FM broad-
casts. This is because AM radio
waves are transmitted at low fre-
quencies. These long distance,low
frequency radio waves can follow the
curvature of the earth rather than
travelling straight. In addition, they
curve around obstructions resulting
in better signal coverage.
FM radio station
FM broadcasts are transmitted at
high frequencies and do not bend to
follow the earth's surface. Because
of this, FM broadcasts generally
begin to fade within short distances
from the station. Also, FM signals are
easily affected by buildings, moun-
tains, and obstructions. This can lead
to undesirable or unpleasant listen-
ing conditions which might lead you
to believe a problem exists with your
radio. The following conditions are
normal and do not indicate radio
trouble:
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• Fading - As your vehicle movesaway from the radio station, the
signal will weaken and sound will
begin to fade. When this occurs,
we suggest that you select another
station with a stronger signal.
• Flutter/Static - Weak FM signals or large obstructions between the
transmitter and your radio can dis-
turb the signal causing static or
fluttering noises to occur. Reducing
the treble level may lessen this
effect until the disturbance clears. • Station Swapping - As an FM sig-
nal weakens, another more power-
ful signal near the same frequency
may begin to play. This is because
your radio is designed to lock onto
the clearest signal. If this occurs,
select another station with a
stronger signal.
• Multi-Path Cancellation - Radio sig- nals being received from several
directions can cause distortion or
fluttering. This can be caused by a
direct and reflected signal from the
same station, or by signals from
two stations with close frequencies.
If this occurs, select another station
until the condition has passed.
Using a cellular phone or a two-
way radio
When a cellular phone is used inside
the vehicle, noise may be produced
from the audio system. This does not
mean that something is wrong with
the audio equipment. In such a case,
try to operate mobile devices as far
from the audio equipment as possible.
When using a communication sys-
tem such as a cellular phone or a
radio set inside the vehicle, a sepa-
rate external antenna must be fitted.
When a cellular phone or a radio set
is used with an internal antenna
alone, it may interfere with the vehi-
cle's electrical system and adversely
affect safe operation of the vehicle.
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WARNING- Cell phone use
Do not use a cellular phone
while driving. Stop at a safe and
legal location to use a cellular
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Declaration of Conformity
FCC
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15
of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a resi-
dential installation.
This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance
with the instructions,may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or tel-
evision reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to cor-
rect the interference by one or more of the following measures :• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Caution: Any changes or modifications to this device not explicitly approved by manufacturer could void
your authority to operate this equipment.

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This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions :
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, includ-
ing interference that may cause undesired operation.
This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment.
This equipment should be installed and operatedwith minmum 20cm between the and your body. This transmitter must
not be collocated or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter unless authorized to do so by the
FCC.

Driving your vehicle
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
• Before entering vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
• Necessary inspections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
• Before starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Key positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
• Illuminated ignition switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
• Ignition switch position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
• Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
ENGINE START/STOP button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
• Illuminated ENGINE START/STOP button . . . . . . 5-11
• ENGINE START/STOP button position . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
• Starting the engine with a smart key . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15
• Automatic transmission operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15
• Good driving practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
All Wheel Drive(AWD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
• Tight corner brake effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-24
• All Wheel Drive (AWD) transfer mode selection . . . 5-25
• For safe all wheel drive operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26
• Reducing the risk of a rollover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31
• Power brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31
• Parking brake – Foot type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33
• Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-34
• AUTO HOLD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-41• Warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-43
• Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-45
• Electronic Stability Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-47
• Downhill Brake Control (DBC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-51
• Good braking practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-53
• Vehicle stability management (VSM) . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-53
• Hill-start Assist Control (HAC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-55
• Good braking practices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-55
Drive mode integrated control system . . . . . . . . . 5-57
• DRIVE mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-57
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA)
(Front view camera only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-59
• System setting and activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-59
• FCA warning message and system control . . . . . . . . 5-61
• Brake operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-63
• FCA front view camera sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-64
• System malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-65
• Limitation of the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-67
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA)(Sensor fusion) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-74
• System setting and activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-74
• FCA warning message and system control . . . . . . . . 5-76
• Brake operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-78
• Detecting sensors (front view camera/front radar) . 5-79
• System malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-81
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• Limitation of the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-83
Lane Keeping Assist (LKA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-90
• LKA operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-92
• LKA malfunction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-95
• LKA system Function Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-96
Blind-Spot Collision Warning (BCW) . . . . . . . . . 5-99
• System description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-99
• System setting and activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-100
Driver Attention Warning (DAW). . . . . . . . . . . . 5-109
• System setting and activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-109
• Resetting the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-111
• System standby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-111
• System malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-111
Cruise Control (CC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-114
• To set Cruise Control speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-115
• To increase Cruise Control set speed. . . . . . . . . . . . 5-115
• To decrease the cruising speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-116
• To temporarily accelerate with Cruise Control on . 5-116
• To cancel Cruise Control, do one of the following . 5-116
• To resume cruising speed at more than approximately20 mph (30 km/h) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-117
• To turn Cruise Control off, do one of the following . 5-117
Smart Cruise Control(SCC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-118
• Smart Cruise Control switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-120
• Smart Cruise Control speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-120 • Smart Cruise Control cancelled. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-124
• Vehicle to vehicle distance setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-125
• When the lane ahead is clear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-126
• When there is a vehicle ahead of you in your lane. 5-127
• To adjust the sensitivity of Smart Cruise Control . 5-131
• To convert to Cruise Control mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-132
• Limitations of the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-132
Rear cross-traffic collision warning (RCCW) . . 5-139
• System description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-139
• System setting and activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-139
Economical operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-148
Special driving conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-150
• Hazardous driving conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-150
• Reducing the risk of a rollover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-150
• Rocking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-152
• Smooth cornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-152
• Driving at night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-153
• Driving in the rain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-153
• Driving in flooded areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-154
• Driving off-road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-154
• Highway driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-154
• Snowy or icy conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-156
Winter driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-156
• Use high quality ethylene glycol coolant . . . . . . . . . 5-158
• Check battery and cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-158
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• Change to "winter weight" oil if necessary . . . . . . 5-159
• Check spark plugs and ignition system. . . . . . . . . . 5-159
• To keep locks from freezing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-159
• Use approved window washer anti-freeze in system. 5-159
• Don’t let your parking brake freeze . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-159
• Don't let ice and snow accumulate underneath . . . 5-159
• Carry emergency equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-160
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-161
• Hitches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
5-162
• Safety chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-162
• Trailer brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-162
• Driving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-163
• Maintenance when trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-166
• If you do decide to pull a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-167
• Tire and loading information label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-169
Vehicle load limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-169
• Certification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-173
Vehicle weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-174

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Be sure the exhaust system does
not leak.
The exhaust system should be
checked whenever the vehicle is
raised to change the oil or for any
other purpose. If you hear a change in
the sound of the exhaust or if you drive
over something that strikes the under-
neath side of the vehicle, have the
exhaust system checked as soon as
possible by an authorized Kia dealer.
WARNING- Engineexhaust
Do not inhale exhaust fumes or
leave your engine running in a
enclosed area for a prolonged
time. Exhaust fumes contain
carbon monoxide, a colorless,
odorless gas that can cause
unconsciousness and death by
asphyxiation.WARNING- Open liftgate
Do not drive with the liftgate
open. Poisonous exhaust gases
can enter the passenger com-
partment. If you must drive with
the liftgate open proceed as fol-
lows:
1. Close all windows.
2. Open side vents.
3. Set the air intake control at "Fresh", the air flow control at
"Floor" or "Face" and the fan
at the highest speed.