KIA Forte 5 / Forte Koup (2018 year). Manual — part 8

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Features of your vehicle

FLEX STEER
(5door, if equipped)

The FLEX STEER controls steering
effort based upon driver's preference
or road condition.
You can select the desired steering
mode by pressing the FLEX STEER
button.

When the FLEX STEER mode but-
ton is pressed, the selected steering
mode will appear on the LCD win-
dow.
Each time you press the FLEX
STEER mode button, the steering
mode will change as follows :

If the FLEX STEER mode button is
not pressed for about 4 seconds, the
LCD window will change to the previ-
ous screen.

Normal mode

The normal mode offers medium
steering effort.

OYDDCO2223

→

Normal

→

Sport

→

Comfort

OYD046235L

OYD046236L

■

Type B

■

Type C

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Sport mode

The steering wheel becomes heav-
ier. The sport mode is usually used
when driving on the highway.

Comfort mode

The steering wheel becomes lighter.
The comfort mode is usually used
when driving in the city or when park-
ing the vehicle.

For your safety, if you press the
steering mode button while operating
the steering wheel, the LCD display
will change, but steering effort will
not change immediately. After oper-
ating the steering wheel, the steering
effort will change automatically to the
selected mode.
Use caution when changing the
steering mode while driving.
When the electronic power steering
is not operating, the flex steering
wheel will not work.

OYD046231L

OYD046232L

■

Type B

■

Type C

OYD046233L

OYD046234L

■

Type B

■

Type C

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Features of your vehicle

Inside rearview mirror

Adjust the rearview mirror so that the
center view through the rear window
is seen. Make this adjustment before
you start driving.
Do not place objects in the rear seat
which would interfere with your vision
through the rear window.

Day/night rearview mirror
(if equipped)

Make this adjustment before you
start driving and while the day/night
lever is in the day position.
Pull the day/night lever toward you to
reduce the glare from the headlights
of the vehicles behind you during
night driving.
Remember that you lose some
rearview clarity in the night position.

Electric chromic mirror (ECM)
(if equipped)

The electric rearview mirror automat-
ically controls the glare from the
headlights of the vehicles behind you
in nighttime or low light driving condi-
tions. The sensor mounted in the mir-
ror senses the light level around the
vehicle, and automatically controls
the headlight glare from the vehicles
behind you.
When the engine is running, the
glare is automatically controlled by
the sensor mounted in the rearview
mirror.
Whenever the shift lever is shifted
into reverse (R), the mirror will auto-
matically go to the brightest setting in
order to improve the drivers view
behind the vehicle.

MIRRORS

WARNING -

Mirror
adjustment

Do not adjust the rearview mirror
while the vehicle is moving. This
could result in loss of control.

OYDDCO2031

Day

Night

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To operate the electric rearview mirror:

• The mirror defaults to the ON posi-

tion whenever the ignition switch is
turned on.

• Press the ON/OFF button (1) to

turn the automatic dimming func-
tion off. The mirror indicator light
will turn off.
Press the ON/OFF button (1) to
turn the automatic dimming func-
tion on. The mirror indicator light
will illuminate.

Outside rearview mirror

Be sure to adjust mirror angles
before driving.
Your vehicle is equipped with both
left-hand and right-hand outside
rearview mirrors. The mirrors can be
adjusted remotely with the remote
switch (if equipped). The mirror heads
can be folded to prevent damage dur-
ing an automatic car wash or when
passing through a narrow street.
The right outside rearview mirror is
convex. Objects seen in the mirror
are closer than they appear.
Use your interior rearview mirror or
direct observation to determine the
actual distance of following vehicles
when changing lanes.

CAUTION -

Cleaning
mirror

When cleaning the mirror, use a
paper towel or similar material
dampened with glass cleaner.
Do not spray glass cleaner
directly on the mirror. It may
cause the liquid cleaner to enter
the mirror housing which may
damage the mirror.

OYDM046383

Indicator

Sensor

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Features of your vehicle

Remote control

Electric type

The electric remote control mirror
switch allows you to adjust the posi-
tion of the left and right outside
rearview mirrors. To adjust the posi-
tion of either mirror the ignition switch
should be in the ACC or ON position.
Move the lever (1) to R or L to select
the right side mirror or the left side
mirror, then press a corresponding
point on the mirror adjustment con-
trol to position the selected mirror up,
down, left or right.
After the adjustment, put the lever
into neutral (center) position to pre-
vent inadvertent adjustment.

CAUTION

- Outside mirror

• The mirrors stop moving when

they reach the maximum
adjusting angles,

but the

motor continues to operate
while the switch is pressed.
Do not press the switch longer
than necessary, the motor
may be damaged.

• Do not attempt to adjust the

outside rearview mirror by
hand. Doing so may damage
the parts.

OYDM046403N

CAUTION

- Rearview

mirror

Do not scrape ice off the mirror
face; this may damage the sur-
face of the glass. If ice should
restrict movement of the mirror,
do not force the mirror for
adjustment. To remove ice, use
a deicer spray, or a sponge or
soft cloth with very warm water.

WARNING -

Mirror
adjustment

Do not adjust or fold the outside
rearview mirrors while the vehi-
cle is moving. This could result
in loss of control.

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Folding the outside rearview mirror

Electric type

The outside rearview mirror can be
folded or unfolded by pressing the
switch as below.
Left (1) : The mirrors will unfold.
Right (2) : The mirrors will fold.

Center (AUTO, 3) :
The mirror will fold or unfold auto-
matically as follows:
• Without smart key system

- The mirrors will fold or unfold

when the door is locked or
unlocked by the transmitter.

• With smart key system

- The mirrors will fold or unfold

when the door is locked or
unlocked by the smart key.

- The mirrors will fold or unfold

when the door is locked or
unlocked by the button on the
outside door handle.

- The mirrors will unfold when you

approach the vehicle (all doors
closed and locked) with a smart
key in possession. (if equipped)

OYDDCO2041

CAUTION

- Electric type

outside
rearview mirror

The electric type outside
rearview mirror operates even
though the ignition switch is in
the OFF position. However, to
prevent unnecessary battery
discharge, do not adjust the
mirrors longer than necessary
while the engine is not running.
Do not attempt to fold the elec-
tric type outside rearview mirror
by hand because doing so
could cause motor damage or
failure.

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Features of your vehicle

Manual type

To fold outside rearview mirror, grasp
the housing of mirror and then fold it
toward the rear of the vehicle.

OYDDCO2040

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INSTRUMENT CLUSTER

1. Tachometer

2. Speedometer

3. Engine coolant temperature gauge

4. Fuel gauge

5. Turn signal indicators

6. Warning and indicator lights

7. LCD window

OYD047404C/OYD047375C

■

■

Type A / Type B

❈

The actual cluster in the vehicle may differ

from the illustration.
For more details refer to the "Gauges" in
the next pages.

■

■

Type C

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Features of your vehicle

Instrument Cluster Control

Adjusting Instrument Cluster
Illumination

The instrument panel illumination
intensity can be adjusted by pressing
the control switch with the headlight
switch in any position when the igni-
tion switch is in the ON position.
The illumination intensity is shown
on the instrument cluster LCD win-
dow.

• If you hold the illumination control

button ("+" or "-"), the brightness
will be changed continuously.

• If the brightness reaches to the

maximum or minimum level, an
alarm will sound.

OYDM046398

OYD046240L/OYD046199L

OYD046200L

■

Type A

■

Type B

■

Type C

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LCD window Control

The LCD window modes can be
changed by using the control buttons
on the steering wheel.

[Type A]
(1) TRIP : TRIP button for changing

trip modes

(2) RESET : RESET button for reset-

ting items

[Type B]
(1)

: MODE button for changing

modes

(2)

: MOVE button for changing

items

(3)

: SELECT/RESET button for

setting or resetting the
selected item

❈

For the LCD modes, refer to "LCD
window" in this chapter.

Gauges

Speedometer

The speedometer indicates the for-
ward speed of the vehicle.
The speedometer is calibrated in
kilometers per hour and/or miles per
hour.

OYDDDI2018

OYDEDI2003L

OYDEDI2004L

■

Type A, B

■

Type C

■

Type A

■

Type B

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Features of your vehicle

Tachometer

The tachometer indicates the
approximate number of engine revo-
lutions per minute (rpm).
Use the tachometer to select the cor-
rect shift points and to prevent lug-
ging and/or over-revving the engine.

The tachometer pointer may move
slightly when the ignition switch is in
ACC or ON position with the engine
OFF. This movement is normal and
will not affect the accuracy of the
tachometer once the engine is run-
ning.

Engine coolant temperature
gauge

This gauge shows the temperature
of the engine coolant when the igni-
tion switch is ON.
Do not continue driving with an over-
heated engine. If your vehicle over-
heats, refer to "If the engine over-
heats" in chapter 6.
If the gauge pointer moves beyond
the normal range area toward the "H"
position, it indicates overheating that
may damage the engine.

OYDM046406

OYDM046405

■

Type A, B

■

Type C

CAUTION -

Red zone

Do not operate the engine with-
in the tachometer's RED ZONE.
This may cause severe engine
damage.

OYDDDI2007/OYDDDI2008

■

Type A, B

■

Type C

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Fuel gauge

The fuel gauge indicates the approx-
imate amount of fuel remaining in the
fuel tank. The fuel tank capacity is
given in chapter 8. The fuel gauge is
supplemented by a low fuel warning
light, which will illuminate when the
fuel tank is nearly empty.

On inclines or curves, the fuel gauge
pointer may fluctuate or the low fuel
warning light may come on earlier
than usual due to the movement of
fuel in the tank.

✽

✽

NOTICE

- Fuel gauge

Running out of fuel can expose vehi-
cle occupants to danger. You must
stop and obtain additional fuel as
soon as possible after the warning
light comes on or when the gauge
indicator comes close to the "E
(Empty)" level.

Odometer

Odometer

The odometer indicates the total dis-
tance the vehicle has been driven.
You will also find the odometer useful
to determine when periodic mainte-
nance should be performed.

CAUTION -

Low fuel

Avoid driving with extremely
low fuel level. Running out of
fuel could cause the engine to
misfire, damaging the catalytic
converter.

OYD046241L/OYD046242L

OYD046243L

■

Type A

■

Type B

■

Type C

OYDDDI2009

OYDDDI2010

■

Type A, B

■

Type C

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Features of your vehicle

Transaxle Shift Indicator

Automatic Transaxle Shift
Indicator (if equipped)

This indicator displays which auto-
matic transaxle shift lever is selected.

• Park : P
• Reverse : R
• Neutral : N
• Drive : D
• Sports Mode : 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Manual transaxle shift
indicator
(if equipped)

This indicator informs you which
gear is desired while driving to save
fuel.
For example

: Indicates that shifting up to the

3rd gear is desired (currently
the shift lever is in the 2nd
gear).

: Indicates that shifting down to

the 3rd gear is desired (current-
ly the shift lever is in the 4th
gear).

✽

✽

NOTICE

When the system is not working
properly, up & down arrow indica-
tor and Gear are not displayed.

OYD046244L/OYD046245L

OYD046246L

■

Type A

■

Type B

■

Type C

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Over view

LCD windows show the following var-
ious information to drivers.
- Trip information
- LCD modes (for Type B, C)
- Warning messages (for Type B, C)

Trip information (Trip computer)

The trip computer is a microcomput-
er-controlled driver information sys-
tem that displays information related
to driving.

✽

✽

NOTICE

Some driving information stored in
the trip computer (for example
Average Vehicle Speed) resets if the
battery is disconnected.

Trip Modes

LCD WINDOWS (IF EQUIPPED)

• Tripmeter [A]

• Average Vehicle Speed [A]

• Elapsed Time [A]

TRIP A

• Tripmeter [B]

• Average Vehicle Speed [B]

• Elapsed Time [B]

TRIP B

• Distance To Empty

• Average Fuel Economy

• Instant Fuel Economy

FUEL ECONOMY

Digital speedometer

(for Type B,C)

OYD046308L

OYD046307L

OYD046309L

■

Type B

■

Type A

■

Type C

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Features of your vehicle

Type A
To change the trip mode, press the
“TRIP” button.

Type B
To change the trip mode, press the
MOVE button

▼

.

Fuel Economy

Distance To Empty (1)

• The range is the estimated dis-

tance the vehicle can be driven
with the remaining fuel.

- Distance range : 50 ~ 9999 km mi

or 30 ~ 9999.

• If the estimated distance is below

50 km (30 mi.), the trip computer
will display "---" as distance to
empty.

✽

✽

NOTICE

• If the vehicle is not on level ground

or the battery power has been
interrupted, the distance to empty
function may not operate correctly.

• The distance to empty may differ

from the actual driving distance as
it is an estimate of the available
driving distance.

• The trip computer may not regis-

ter additional fuel if less than 6
liters (1.6 gallons) of fuel are
added to the vehicle.

• The fuel economy and distance to

empty may vary significantly
based on driving conditions, driv-
ing habits, and condition of the
vehicle.

OYD046106/OYD046107L

OYD046108L

■

Type A

■

Type B

■

Type C

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Average Fuel Economy (2)

• The average fuel economy is cal-

culated by the total driving dis-
tance and fuel consumption since
the last average fuel economy
reset.
- Fuel economy range: 0.0 ~ 99.9

L/100km or MPG

• The average fuel economy can be

reset both manually and automati-
cally.

Manual reset

To clear the average fuel economy
manually, press the RESET button
(Type A : RESET, Type B, C :

) on

the steering wheel for more than 1
second when the average fuel econo-
my is displayed.

Automatic reset

To make the average fuel economy
be reset automatically whenever refu-
eling, select the “Auto Reset” mode in
User Setting menu of the LCD win-
dow (Refer to “LCD window”).
Under “Auto Reset” mode, the aver-
age fuel economy will be cleared to
zero (---) when the vehicle speed
exceeds 1.6 km/h (1MPH) after refu-
eling more than 6 liters (1.6 gallons).

✽

✽

NOTICE

The average fuel economy is not dis-
played for more accurate calculation
if the vehicle does not drive more
than 10 seconds or 50 meters (0.03
miles) since the ignition switch or
Engine Start/Stop button is turned
to ON.

Instant Fuel Economy (3)

• This mode displays the instant fuel

economy during the last few sec-
onds when the vehicle speed is
more than 10km/h (6.2 MPH).
- Fuel economy range: 0.0 ~ 99.9

L/100km or 0.0 ~ 99.9 MPG
(Type A), 0.0 ~ 30.0 L/100km or
0.0 ~ 50.0 MPG (Type B, C)

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