KIA STONIC 2018 Owners Manual

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•The doors should always be fullyclosed and locked while the vehicleis in motion to prevent accidentalopening of the door. Locked doorswill also discourage potential in‐truders when the vehicle stops orslows down.
•Be careful when opening doors andwatch for vehicles, motorcycles,bicycles or pedestrians approach‐ing the vehicle in the path of thedoor. Opening a door when some‐thing is approaching can causedamage or injury.
WARNING
nUnlocked vehicles
Leaving your vehicle unlocked can in‐vite theft or possible harm to you orothers from someone hiding in yourvehicle while you are gone. Alwaysremove the ignition key, engage theparking brake, close all windows andlock all doors when leaving your ve‐hicle unattended.
WARNING
nUnattended children
An enclosed vehicle can become ex‐tremely hot, causing death or severeinjury to unattended children or ani‐mals who cannot escape the vehicle.Furthermore, children might operatefeatures of the vehicle that could in‐jure them, or they could encounterother harm, possibly from someonegaining entry to the vehicle. Neverleave children or animals unattendedin your vehicle.
Impact sensing door unlock
system (if equipped)
All doors will automatically unlock after
an impact causes the air bags to de‐ ploy.
Speed sensing door lock system
(if equipped)
All doors will be automatically locked
after the vehicle speed exceeds 15 km/h. And all doors will be automat‐
ically unlocked when you turn the en‐ gine off and when you remove the igni‐
tion key. (if equipped)
Child-protector rear door lock
The child safety lock is provided to help
prevent children from accidentally opening the rear doors from inside the
vehicle. The rear door safety locks
should be used whenever children are in the vehicle. 1. Open the rear door.
2. Insert a key (or screwdriver) into the hole and turn it to the lock (
)
position. When the child safety lock
is in the lock position, the rear door
will not open even though the inner
door handle is pulled.
3. Close the rear door.

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To open the rear door, pull the outside
door handle.
Even though the doors may be un‐ locked, the rear door will not open by
pulling the inner door handle until the
rear door child safety lock is unlocked.
WARNING
nRear door locks
If children accidentally open the reardoors while the vehicle is in motion,they could fall out and be severelyinjured or killed. To prevent childrenfrom opening the rear doors fromthe inside, the rear door safety locksshould be used whenever childrenare in the vehicle.
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TAILGATE
Opening the tailgate
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• The tailgate is locked or unlockedwhen all doors are locked or unlocked
with the transmitter (or smart key)
or central door lock switch.
• If unlocked, the tailgate can be opened by pressing the handle and
pulling it up.
• When all doors are lock if the tailgate unlock button on the smart key is
pressed for more than 1 second, the tailgate is unlocked. Once the tailgate
is opened and then closed, the tail‐
gate is locked automatically.
❈ There is not the key hole.
NOTICE
In cold and wet climates, door lock
and door mechanisms may not work
properly due to freezing conditions.
WARNING
The tailgate swings upward. Makesure no objects or people are nearthe rear of the vehicle when openingthe tailgate.
CAUTION
Make certain that you close the tail‐gate before driving your vehicle.Possible damage may occur to thetailgate lift cylinders and attachedhardware if the tailgate is not closedprior to driving.
Closing the tailgate
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To close the tailgate, lower and push
down the tailgate firmly. Make sure that the tailgate is securely latched.
WARNING
Make sure your hands, feet and oth‐er parts of your body are safely outof the way before closing the tail‐gate.

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CAUTION
Make sure nothing is near the tail‐gate latch and striker while closingthe tailgate. It may damage the tail‐gate's latch.
WARNING
nExhaust fumes
If you drive with the tailgate open,you will draw dangerous exhaustfumes into your vehicle which cancause serious injury or death to vehi‐cle occupants.If you must drive with the tailgateopen, keep the air vents and all win‐dows open so that additional outsideair comes into the vehicle.The tailgate lid should be alwayskept completely closed while the ve‐hicle is in motion. If it is left open orajar, poisonous exhaust gases mayenter the car and serious illness ordeath may result.
WARNING
nRear cargo area
Occupants should never ride in therear cargo area where no restraintsare available. To avoid injury in theevent of an accident or suddenstops, occupants should always beproperly restrained.
WARNING
•For emergencies, be fully aware ofthe location of the emergency tail‐gate safety release lever in the ve‐hicle and how to open the tailgateif you are accidentally locked in theluggage compartment.
•No one should be allowed to occu‐py the luggage compartment ofthe vehicle at any time. The lug‐gage compartment is a very dan‐gerous location in the event of acrash.
•Use the release lever for emergen‐cies only. Use with extreme cau‐tion, especially while the vehicle isin motion.
Emergency tailgate safety
release
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Your vehicle is equipped with the emer‐
gency tailgate safety release lever lo‐ cated on the bottom of the tailgate.
When someone is inadvertently locked
in the luggage compartment.
The tailgate can be opened by doing as follows: 1. Input the mechanical key into the hole.
2. Push the mechanical key to the right (1).
3. Push up the tailgate.
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WINDOWS
1. Driver’s door power window switch
2. Front passenger’s door power win‐dow switch
3. Rear door (left) power window switch *
4. Rear door (right) power window switch *
5. Window opening and closing6. Automatic power window up *
/
down *
(Driver’s window)
7. Power window lock switch *
NOTICE
In cold and wet climates, power win‐
dows may not work properly due to
freezing conditions.
Power windows (if equipped)
The ignition switch must be in the ON
position for power windows to operate.
* if equipped

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Each door has a power window switch
that controls the door's window. The driver has a power window lock switch
which can block the operation rear pas‐
senger windows. The power windows can be operated for approximately
30 seconds after the ignition key is re‐
moved or turned to the ACC or LOCK position. However, if the front doors
open, the power windows cannot be
operated within the 30 second period after ignition key removal (if equipped).
If the window cannot be close because
it is blocked by objects, remove the ob‐
jects and close the window.
NOTICE
While driving with the rear windows
down or with the sunroof (if equip‐
ped) in an open (or partially open po‐
sition), your vehicle may demon‐
strate a wind buffeting or pulsation
noise. This noise is a normal occur‐
rence and can be reduced or elimina‐
ted by taking the following actions.
If the noise occurs with one or both
of the rear windows down, partially
lower both front windows approxi‐
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mately one inch. If you experience
the noise with the sunroof open,
slightly reduce the size of the sun‐
roof opening.
WARNING
Do not install any accessories in thearea of windows. It may impact jamprotection.
Window opening and closing
The driver’s door has a master power
window switch that controls all the windows in the vehicle.
To open or close a window, press down
or pull up the front portion of the cor‐
responding switch to the first detent position (5).
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Auto up/down window (if equipped)
Pressing or pulling up the power win‐
dow switch momentarily to the second detent position (6) completely lowers
or lifts the window even when the
switch is released. To stop the window at the desired position while the win‐
dow is in operation, pull up or press and
release the switch to the opposite di‐
rection of the movement.
If the power window is not operated
correctly, the automatic power window
system must be reset as follows: 1. Turn the ignition switch to the ON position. 2. Close the window and continue
pulling up on the driver’s power
window switch for at least 1 sec‐
ond after the window is completely closed.
Automatic reversal
If the upward movement of the window
is blocked by an object or part of the
body, the window will detect the resist‐
ance and will stop upward movement.
The window will then lower approxi‐ mately 30 cm (11.8 in.) to allow the ob‐
ject to be cleared. If the window detects the resistance
while the power window switch is
pulled up continuously, the window will
stop upward movement then lower ap‐ proximately 2.5 cm (1 in.).
And if the power window switch is
pulled up continuously again within 5
seconds after the window is lowered by the automatic window reversal feature,
the automatic window reversal will not
operate.
NOTICE
The automatic reverse feature for
the driver’s window is only active
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juries or vehicle damage. If an objectless than 4 mm (0.16 in.) in diameteris caught between the window glassand the upper window channel, theautomatic reverse window may notdetect the resistance and will notstop and reverse direction.
WARNING
The automatic reverse featuredoesn't active while resetting powerwindow system.Make sure body parts or other ob‐jects are safely out of the way be‐fore closing the windows to avoid in‐juries or vehicle damage.
Power window lock button (if
equipped)
• The driver can disable the power win‐dow switches on the rear passenger
doors by pressing the power window lock button located on the driver’s
door to the LOCK position (pressed).
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When the power window lock buttonis in the LOCK position (pressed), thedriver’s master control can operateall power windows. Also, the frontpassenger’s control can operate thefront passenger’s power window.
CAUTION
•To prevent possible damage to thepower window system, do notopen or close two windows ormore at the same time. This willalso ensure the longevity of thefuse.
•Never try to operate the mainswitch on the driver's door and theindividual door window switch inopposite directions at the sametime. If this is done, the windowwill stop and cannot be opened orclosed.
WARNING
nWindows
•NEVER leave the ignition key in thevehicle with unsupervised children,when the engine is running.
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•NEVER leave any child unattendedin the vehicle. Even very youngchildren may inadvertently causethe vehicle to move, entanglethemselves in the windows, orotherwise injure themselves orothers.
•Always double check to make sureall arms, hands, head and otherobstructions are safely out of theway before closing a window.
•Do not allow children to play withthe power windows. Keep the driv‐er’s door power window lock but‐ton in the LOCK position (pressed).Serious injury can result from un‐intentional window operation bythe child.
•Do not extend a face or arms out‐side through the window openingwhile driving.
Manual windows (if equipped)
To raise or lower the window, turn the
window regulator handle clockwise or counterclockwise.
WARNING
When opening or closing the win‐dows, make sure your passenger'sarms, hands and body are safely outof the way.

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HOOD
Opening the hood
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1. Pull the release lever to unlatch thehood. The hood should pop open
slightly.
WARNING
Open the hood after turning off theengine on a flat surface, shifting theshift lever to the P(Park) position forautomatic transaxle and to the 1st(First) gear or R (Reverse) for man‐ual transaxle, and setting the park‐ing brake.
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2. Go to the front of the vehicle, raise the hood slightly, push the secon‐
dary latch (1) inside of the hood
center and lift the hood (2).
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3. Pull the support rod from the hood.
4. Hold the hood open with the sup‐ port rod.
WARNING
nHot parts
Grasp the support rod in the areawrapped in rubber. The rubber willhelp prevent you from being burnedby hot metal when the engine is hot.
Hood open warning (if equipped)
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The warning message will appear on
the LCD display when hood is open.
The warning chime will operate when the vehicle is being driven at or above
3 km/h (2 mph) with the hood open.
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