engine KIA STONIC 2018 User Guide

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ward resulting in injury caused bybeing struck by the seatback.
WARNING
After folding the rear seat, unlessthe driver’s position is properly setaccording to the driver’s physical fig‐ure, do not fold the rear seat. It mayincrease body injuries in a suddenstop or collision.
WARNING
When you return the rear seatbackto its upright position after beingfolded down:Be careful not to damage the seatbelt webbing or buckle. Do not allowthe seat belt webbing or buckle toget caught or pinched in the rearseat. Ensure that the seatback iscompletely locked into its uprightposition by pushing on the top of theseatback. Otherwise, in an accidentor sudden stop, the seat could fold
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down and allow cargo enter the pas‐senger compartment, which couldresult in serious injury or death.
CAUTION
nDamaging rear seat belt buck‐les
When you fold the rear seatback, in‐sert the buckle between the rearseatback and cushion. Doing so canprevent the buckle from being dam‐aged by the rear seatback.
CAUTION
nRear seat belts
When returning the rear seatbacksto the upright position, remember toreturn the rear shoulder belts totheir proper position.
WARNING
nCargo
Cargo should always be secured toprevent it from being thrown aboutthe vehicle in a collision and causinginjury to the vehicle occupants. Donot place objects in the rear seats,since they cannot be properly se‐cured and may hit the front seat oc‐cupants in a collision.
WARNING
nCargo loading
Make sure the engine is off, the au‐tomatic transaxle is in P (Park) orthe manual transaxle is in 1st, andthe parking brake is securely appliedwhenever loading or unloading cargo.Failure to take these steps may al‐low the vehicle to move if the shiftlever is inadvertently moved to an‐other position.
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•Although the front passenger seat
is not occupied, the seat belt
warning light will blink or illumi‐
nate for 6 seconds.
•The front passenger's seat belt
warning may operate when lug‐
gage is placed on the front pas‐
senger seat.
Rear passenger’s seat belt warning
(if equipped)
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If the ignition switch is turned ON (en‐
gine is not running) when the rear pas‐ senger's lap/shoulder belt is not fas‐
tened, the corresponding seat belt
warning light will illuminate until the belt is fastened.
And then, the rear corresponding seat
belt warning light will illuminate for ap‐
proximately 35 seconds, if any of fol‐ lowing occurs;
- You start the engine when the rear
belt is not fastened.
- You drive over 9km/h when the rear
belt is not fastened. -
The rear belt is disconnected when
driving under 20km/h.
If the rear seat belt is fastened, the
warning light will turn off immediately.
If the rear seat belt is disconnected
when you drive over the 20km/h, the corresponding seat belt warning light
will blink and warning chime will sound
for 35 seconds.
But, if the rear passenger's lap/shoul‐ der belt is/are connected and discon‐
nected twice within 9 seconds after the
belt is fastened, the corresponding seat
belt warning light will not operate.

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•The SRS can function only whenthe ignition switch is in the ON po‐sition. If the SRS "" warning lightdoes not illuminate, or continuous‐ly remains on after illuminating forabout 6 seconds when the ignitionswitch is turned to the ON posi‐tion, or after the engine is started,comes on while driving, the SRS isnot working properly. In this case,have the system inspected by aprofessional workshop. Kia recom‐mends to visit an authorized Kiadealer/service partner.
•Before you replace a fuse or dis‐connect a battery terminal, turnthe ignition switch to the LOCK po‐sition and remove the ignition key.Never remove or replace the airbag related fuse (s) when the igni‐tion switch is in the ON position.Failure to heed this warning willcause the SRS L

SRS care
The SRS is virtually maintenance-free
and so there are no parts you can safe‐
ly service by yourself. If the SRS air bag warning light does not illuminate, or
continuously remains on, have the sys‐
tem inspected by a professional work‐ shop.
Kia recommends to visit an authorized
Kia dealer/service partner.
WARNING
•Modification to SRS components orwiring, including the addition ofany kind of badges to the pad cov‐ers or modifications to the bodystructure, can adversely affectSRS performance and lead to pos‐sible injury.
•For cleaning the air bag pad cov‐ers, use only a soft, dry cloth orone which has been moistenedwith plain water. Solvents or clean‐ers could adversely affect the airbag covers and proper deploymentof the system.
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•No objects should be placed overor near the air bag modules on thesteering wheel, instrument panel,and the front passenger's panelabove the glove box, because anysuch object could cause harm ifthe vehicle is in a crash severeenough to cause the air bags to in‐flate.
•If the air bags inflate, have thesystem replaced by a professionalworkshop.Kia recommends to visit an au‐thorized Kia dealer/service part‐ner.
•Do not tamper with or disconnectSRS wiring, or other componentsof the SRS system. Doing so couldresult in injury, due to accidentalinflation of the air bags or by ren‐dering the SRS inoperative.
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•If components of the air bag sys‐tem must be discarded, or if thevehicle must be scrapped, certainsafety precautions must be ob‐served. An authorized Kia dealerknows these precautions and cangive you the necessary informa‐tion. Failure to follow these pre‐cautions and procedures could in‐crease the risk of personal injury.
•If your car was flooded and hassoaked carpeting or water onflooring, you shouldn't try to startthe engine; in this case, have yourvehicle inspected by a professionalworkshop. Kia recommends tocontact an authorized Kia dealer/service partner.
Additional safety precautions
•Never let passengers ride in the cargoarea or on top of a folded-down backseat. All occupants should sit upright,
fully back in their seats with their
seat belts on and their feet on the
floor.
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key) is dangerous even if the key isnot in the ignition switch or startbutton is ACC or ON position.Children copy adults and they couldplace the key in the ignition switchor press the start button. The igni‐tion key (smart key) would enablechildren to operate power windowsor other controls, or even make thevehicle move, which could result inserious bodily injury or even death.Never leave the keys in your vehiclewith unsupervised children, whenthe engine is running.
WARNING
Kia recommends to use parts for re‐placement from an authorized Kiadealer/service partner. If an after‐market key is used, the ignitionswitch may not return to ON afterSTART. If this happens, the starterwill continue to operate causingdamage to the starter motor andpossible fire due to excessive currentin the wiring.
Immobilizer system
Your vehicle may be equipped with an
electronic engine immobilizer system to
reduce the risk of unauthorized vehicle
use.
Your immobilizer system is comprised of a small transponder in the ignition
key and electronic devices inside the
vehicle.
Vehicles without smart key system
With the immobilizer system, whenever
you insert your ignition key into the ig‐ nition switch and turn it to ON, it checks
and determines and verifies if the igni‐
tion key is valid or not.If the key is valid, the engine will start.
If the key is invalid, the engine will not
start.
To deactivate the immobilizer system:
Insert the ignition key into the key cyl‐ inder and turn it to the ON position.
To activate the immobilizer system:
Turn the ignition key to the OFF posi‐
tion. The immobilizer system activates
automatically. Without a valid ignition key for your vehicle, the engine will not
start.
Vehicles with smart key system
Whenever the engine start/stop button
is changed to the ON position, the im‐
mobilizer system checks and verifies if the key is valid or not. If the key is valid, the engine will start.
If the key is invalid, the engine will not
start.
To deactivate the immobilizer system
Change the engine start/stop button to
the ON position.
To activate the immobilizer system
Change the engine start/stop button to the OFF position. The immobilizer sys‐
tem activates automatically. Without a
valid smart key for your vehicle, the engine will not start.
WARNING
In order to prevent theft of your ve‐hicle, do not leave spare keys any‐where in your vehicle. Your immobil‐izer password is a customer uniquepassword and should be kept confi‐dential. Do not leave this numberanywhere in your vehicle.

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NOTICE
When starting the engine, do not
use the key with other immobilizer
keys around. Otherwise the engine
may not start or may stop soon af‐
ter it starts. Keep each key separate
in order to avoid a starting malfunc‐
tion.
CAUTION
Do not put metal accessories nearthe ignition switch. Metal accesso‐ries may interrupt the transpondersignal and may prevent the enginefrom being started.
NOTICE
If you need additional keys or lose
your keys, Kia recommends to visit
an authorized Kia dealer/service
partner.
CAUTION
The transponder in your ignition keyis an important part of the immobil‐izer system. It is designed to giveyears of trouble-free service, how‐ever you should avoid exposure tomoisture, static electricity and roughhandling. Immobilizer system mal‐function could occur.
CAUTION
Do not change, alter or adjust theimmobilizer system because it couldcause the immobilizer system tomalfunction. In this case, have thesystem serviced by a professionalworkshop. Kia recommends to visitan authorized Kia dealer/servicepartner.Malfunctions caused by improper al‐terations, adjustments or modifica‐tions to the immobilizer system arenot covered by your vehicle manu‐facturer warranty.
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REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY (IF EQUIPPED)
Remote keyless entry system
operations
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Lock (1)
All doors (and tailgate) are locked if thelock button is pressed while all doors
are closed.
The hazard warning lights will blink
once to indicate that all doors are locked.
However, if any door, engine hood or
tailgate remains open, the hazard
warning lights will not operate. If all doors, engine hood and tailgate are
closed after the lock button is pressed,
the hazard warning lights will blink once.
Unlock (2)
All doors (and tailgate) are unlocked if
the unlock button is pressed.
The hazard warning lights will blink
twice to indicate that all doors are un‐
locked.
After pressing this button, the doors
will lock automatically unless you open any door within 30 seconds.
Tailgate unlock (3) (if equipped)
The tailgate is unlocked if the button is
pressed for more than 1 second.
The hazard warning lights will blink twice to indicate that the tailgate is un‐
locked. However, after pressing this button,
the tailgate will lock automatically un‐ less you open the tailgate within
30 seconds.
Also, once the tailgate is opened and
then closed, the tailgate will lock auto‐ matically.
With the tailgate locked and the smart
key in your possession, press the tail‐
gate open switch. Then, the tailgate will be opened. ❈ The word L

SMART KEY (IF EQUIPPED)
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With a smart key, you can lock or un‐
lock a door (and tailgate) and even start the engine without inserting the
key.
The functions of buttons on a smart
key are similar to the folding key.
Smart key functions
Carrying the smart key, you may lock
and unlock the vehicle doors (and tail‐ gate). Also, you may start the engine.
Refer to the following, for more details.
Locking
Pressing the button of the front out‐
side door handles with all doors (and tailgate) closed and any door unlocked,
locks all the doors (and tailgate). If all
doors (and tailgate) and engine hood are closed, the hazard warning lights
will blink once to indicate that all doors
(and tailgate) are locked. The button will only operate when the
smart key is within 0.7~1 m (28~40 in.)
from the outside door handle. If you
want to make sure that a door has locked or not, you should check the
door lock button inside the vehicle or
pull the outside door handle.
Even though you press the outside door
handle buttons, 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 the ACC or ON position.
• Any door except the tailgate is open.
Unlocking
Pressing the button of the front out‐
side door handles with all doors (and tailgate) closed and locked, unlocks all
the doors (and tailgate). The hazard
warning lights blink twice to indicate that all doors (and tailgate) are un‐
locked.
The button will only operate when the
smart key is within 0.7~1 m (28~40 in.) from the outside door handle.
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When the smart key is recognized in
the area of 0.7~1 m (28~40 in.) from the front outside door handle, other
people can also open the door without
possession of the smart key.
After pressing the button, the doors will lock automatically unless you open
any door within 30 seconds.
Tailgate unlocking
If you are within 0.7 m ~ 1 m
(28 ~ 40 in.) from the outside tailgate handle, with your smart key in posses‐
sion, the tailgate will unlock and open
when you press the tailgate handle switch.
The hazard warning lights will blink
twice to indicate that the tailgate is un‐
locked.
Also, once the tailgate is opened and then closed, the tailgate will lock auto‐
matically.
Start-up
You can start the engine without in‐
serting the key. For detailed informa‐ tion, refer to L

THEFT-ALARM SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
Vehicles equipped with a theft alarm
system will have a label attached to the vehicle with the following words: 1. WARNING
2. SECURITY SYSTEM
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This system is designed to provide pro‐
tection from unauthorized entry into the car. This system is operated 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
Using the smart key
Park the vehicle and stop the engine.
Arm the system as described below. 1. Turn off the engine. 2. Make sure that all doors (and tail‐
gate) and the engine hood are
closed and latched.
3. • Lock the doors by pressing the button of the front outside door
handle with the smart key in
your possession.
After completion of the steps
above, the hazard warning lights
operate once to indicate that thesystem is armed.
If any door remains open, the
doors won't lock and the chime
will sound for 3 seconds. Close
the door and try again to lock thedoors.
If tailgate or engine hood remains
open, the hazard warning lights
won't operate and theft-alarmwill not arm. After this, if the tail‐
gate and engine hood are closed,
the hazard warning lights willblink once.

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