KIA Sportage (2018 year). Instruction — part 5

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Side air bag

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The actual air bags in the vehicle may differ

from the illustration.

Your vehicle is equipped with a side
air bag in each front seat. The pur-
pose of the air bag is to provide the
vehicle's driver and/or the front pas-
senger with additional protection
than that offered by the seat belt
alone.
• The side air bags are designed to

deploy during certain side-impact
collisions, depending on the crash
severity impact. However, when
side deployment threshold is satis-
fied at front-impact, side air bags
may deploy.

• The side air bags may deploy on

the side of the impact.

• The side and/or curtain air bags on

both sides of the vehicle will deploy
if a rollover or possible rollover is
detected.

• The side air bags are not designed

to deploy in all side impact or
rollover situations.

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OQL035061

WARNING -

No attaching
objects

No objects (such as crash pad
cover, cellular phone holder,
cup holder, perfume or stickers)
should be placed over or near
the air bag modules on the
steering wheel,

instrument

panel, windshield glass, and the
front passenger's panel above
the glove box. Such objects
could cause harm if the vehicle
is in a crash severe enough to
cause the air bags to deploy.
Do not place any objects over
the air bag or between the air
bag and yourself.

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• The side air bag is supplemental to

the driver's and the passenger's
seat belt systems and is not a sub-
stitute for them. Therefore your
seat belts must be worn at all times
while the vehicle is in operation.

• For best protection from the side

air bag system and to avoid being
injured by the deploying side air
bag, both front seat occupants
should sit in an upright position
with the seat belt properly fas-
tened. The driver's hands should
be placed on the steering wheel at
the 9:00 and 3:00 positions. The
passenger's arms and hands
should be placed on their laps.

• If seat or seat cover is damaged,

have the vehicle checked and
repaired by an authorized Kia deal-
er. Inform the dealer that your vehi-
cle is equipped with side air bags
and an occupant detection system.

WARNING

- Unexpected

deployment

Avoid impact to the side impact
airbag sensor when the ignition
switch is ON to prevent unex-
pected deployment of the side
air bag.

WARNING

- Flying objects

Do not place any objects (an
umbrella, bag, etc.) between the
front door and the front seat.
Such objects may become dan-
gerous projectiles if the side
airbag inflates.

WARNING

- Deployment

Do not install any accessories
including seat covers, on the
side or near the side air bag as
this may affect the deployment
of the side air bags.

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Curtain air bag

❈

The actual air bags in the vehicle may differ

from the illustration.

Curtain air bags are located along
both sides of the roof rails above the
front and rear doors.
They are designed to help protect
occupants in certain side impacts
and to help prevent them from eject-
ing out of the vehicle as a result of a
rollover, especially when the seat-
belts are also in use.
• The curtain air bags are designed

to deploy during certain side impact
collisions, depending on the crash
severity impact. However, when
side deployment threshold is satis-
fied at front-impact, curtain air bags
may deploy.

• The curtain air bags may deploy on

the side of the impact.

• Also, the curtain air bags on both

sides of the vehicle will deploy in
certain rollover situations.

• The curtain air bags are not

designed to deploy in all side
impact or rollover situations.

OQLA035042

OQLA035043

WARNING -

No attaching
objects

• Do not place any objects over

the air bag or between the air
bag and yourself. Also, do not
attach any objects around the
area the air bag inflates such
as the door, side door glass,
front and rear pillar.

• Do not place any objects

between the door and the
seat. They may become dan-
gerous projectiles if the side
air bag inflates.

• Never place or insert any

object into any small opening
near side airbag labels
attached to the vehicle seats.
When the air bag deploys, the
object may affect the deploy-
ment and result in unexpected
accident or bodily harm.

• Do not install any accessories

on the side or near the side air
bags.

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Do not allow the passengers to lean
their heads or bodies against the
doors, put their arms on the doors,
stretch their arms out of the window
or place objects between the doors
and passengers when they are seat-
ed on seats equipped with side
impact and/or curtain air bags.

✽

✽

NOTICE

Never try to open or repair any com-
ponents of the side and curtain air
bag system. This should only be
done by an authorized Kia dealer.

WARNING -

No attaching
objects

• Do not place any objects over

the air bag. Also, do not attach
any objects around the area
the air bag inflates such as the
door, side door glass, front
and rear pillar, roof side rail.

• Do not hang hard or breakable

objects on the clothes hanger.

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Why didn’t my air bag go off in a
collision? (Inflation and non-infla-
tion conditions of the air bag)
There are many types of accidents in
which the air bag would not be
expected to provide additional pro-
tection.
These include rear impacts, second
or third collisions in multiple impact
accidents, as well as low speed
impacts.

Air bag collision sensors

(1) SRS control module/

Rollover sensor

(2) Front impact sensor

(3) Side impact sensor (Front Door)
(4) Side impact sensor (C-pillar)
(5) Side impact sensor (B-pillar)

❈

The actual air bag collision sensors in the vehicle may differ from the illustration.

OQLA035044/OQL035045/OQL035046/OQL035047/OQL035048/OQLA035059

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Problems may arise if the sensor
installation angles are changed due
to the deformation of the front
bumper, front end module, body or
front doors where side collision sen-
sors are installed. Have the vehicle
checked and repaired by an author-
ized Kia dealer.
Installing bumper guards (or side
step or running board) or replacing a
bumper (or front door module) with
non-genuine parts may adversely
affect your vehicle’s collision and air
bag deployment performance.

Air bag inflation conditions

Front air bags

Front air bags are designed to inflate
in a frontal collision depending on
the impact of the front collision.

OQLA035049

WARNING

- Air bag sen-

sors

• Do not hit or allow any objects

to impact the locations where
air bags or sensors are
installed.
This may cause unexpected
air bag deployment, which
could result in serious per-
sonal injury or death.

• If the installation location or

angle of the sensors is altered
in any way, the air bags may
deploy when they should not
or they may not deploy when
they should.
Therefore, do not try to per-
form maintenance on or
around the air bag sensors.
Have the vehicle checked and
repaired by an authorized Kia
dealer.

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❈

The actual air bags in the vehicle may differ

from the illustration.

Side and/or curtain air bags

Side and/or curtain air bags are
designed to inflate when an impact is
detected by side collision sensors
depending on the impact resulting
from a side impact collision.
Also, the side and curtain air bags are
designed to inflate when a rollover is
detected by a rollover sensor.
Although the front air bags (driver’s
and front passenger’s air bags) are
designed to inflate in frontal colli-
sions, they also may inflate in other
types of collisions if the front impact
sensors detect a sufficient frontal
force in another type of impact. Side
and curtain air bags are designed to
inflate in certain side impact colli-
sions. They may inflate in other types
of collisions where a side force is
detected by the sensors. Side air bag
and/or curtain air bags may also
inflate where rollover sensors indi-
cate the possibility of a rollover
occurring (even if none actually
occurs) or in other situations, includ-
ing when the vehicle is tilted while
being towed.

Even where side and/or curtain air
bags would not provide impact pro-
tection in a rollover, however, they
will deploy to prevent ejection of
occupants, especially those who are
restrained with seat belts.
If the vehicle chassis is impacted by
bumps or objects on unimproved
roads, the air bags may deploy. Drive
carefully on unimproved roads or on
surfaces not designed for vehicle
traffic to prevent unintended air bag
deployment.

OQLA035050

OQL035041

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Air bag non-inflation conditions

• In certain low-speed collisions the

air bags may not deploy. The air
bags are designed not to deploy in
such cases because they may not
provide benefits beyond the pro-
tection of the seat belts in such col-
lisions.

• Air bags are not designed to inflate

in rear collisions, because occu-
pants are moved backward by the
force of the impact. In this case,
inflated air bags would not be able
to provide any additional benefit.

• Front air bags may not inflate in

side impact collisions, because
occupants move to the direction of
the collision, and thus in side
impacts, frontal air bag deployment
would not provide additional occu-
pant protection.

OQL035054

OQLA035053

OQLA035052

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• In an angled collision, the force of

impact may direct the occupants in
a direction where the air bags
would not be able to provide any
additional benefit, and thus the
sensors may not deploy any air
bags.

• Just before impact, drivers often

brake heavily. Such heavy braking
lowers the front portion of the vehi-
cle causing it to “ride” under a vehi-
cle with a higher ground clearance.
Air bags may not inflate in this
"under-ride" situation because
deceleration forces that are detect-
ed by sensors may be significantly
reduced by such “under-ride” colli-
sions.

• Front air bags may not inflate in all

rollover accidents where the
SRSCM indicates that the front air
bag deployment would not provide
additional occupant protection.

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OQL035055

OQL035083

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• Air bags may not inflate if the vehi-

cle collides with objects such as util-
ity poles or trees, where the point of
impact is concentrated to one area
and the full force of the impact is not
delivered to the sensors.

SRS Care

The SRS is virtually maintenance-
free and so there are no parts you can
safely service by yourself. If the SRS
air bag warning light does not illumi-
nate, or continuously remains on, have
your vehicle immediately inspected by
an authorized Kia dealer.

Any work on the SRS system, such
as removing, installing, repairing, or
any work on the steering wheel, the
front passenger’s panel, front seats
and roof rails must be performed by
an authorized Kia dealer. Improper
handling of the SRS system may
result in serious personal injury.

For cleaning the air bag pad covers,
use only a soft, dry cloth or one which
has been moistened with plain water.
Solvents or cleaners could adversely
affect the air bag covers and proper
deployment of the system.
If components of the air bag system
must be discarded, or if the vehicle
must be scrapped, certain safety
precautions must be observed. An
authorized Kia dealer knows these
precautions and can give you the
necessary information. Failure to fol-
low these precautions and proce-
dures could increase the risk of per-
sonal injury.

OQL035056

Adding equipment to or modi-
fying your air bag-equipped
vehicle

If you modify your vehicle by chang-
ing your vehicle's frame, bumper sys-
tem, front end or side sheet metal or
ride height, this may affect the opera-
tion of your vehicle's air bag system.

Air bag warning label

Air bag warning labels, some
required by the U.S.

National

Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA), are attached to the sunvi-
sor to alert the driver and passen-
gers of potential risks of the air bag
system.

WARNING

- Tampering

with SRS

Do not tamper with or discon-
nect SRS wiring, or other com-
ponents of the SRS system.
Doing so could result in the
accidental inflation of the air
bags or by rendering the SRS
inoperative.

WARNING

- Towing Vehicle

Always have the ignition off
when your vehicle is being
towed. The side air bags may
inflate if the vehicle is tilted
such as when being towed
because of the rollover sensors
in the vehicle.

OQLA035057

OQLA035058

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Features of your vehicle

Folding key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5

• Record your key number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
• Key operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
• Transmitter precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
• Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
• Immobilizer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9

Smart key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12

• Record your key number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
• Smart key function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
• Loss of the smart key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
• Smart key precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
• Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
• Smart key immobilizer system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17

Theft-alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19

• Armed stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19
• Theft-alarm stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
• Disarmed stage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20

Door locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22

• Operating door locks from outside the vehicle . . . . 4-22
• Operating door locks from inside the vehicle. . . . . . 4-23
• Impact sensing door unlock system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25
• Child-protector rear door lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26

Liftgate (for manual liftgate) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27

• Opening the liftgate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27
• Closing the liftgate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27

• Emergency liftgate safety release. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28

Power liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-29

• Opening the liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-30
• Closing the liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-31
• Smart Power Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34

Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38

• Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-39

Hood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-43

• Opening the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-43
• Closing the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-44

Fuel filler lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-45

• Opening the fuel filler lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-45
• Closing the fuel filler lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-45

Panoramic sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-48

• Sunroof open warning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-49
• Sunshade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-49
• Sliding the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-50
• Tilting the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-52
• Closing the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-52
• Resetting the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-52

Steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-54

• Electronic power steering (EPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-54
• Tilt and telescopic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-55
• Heated steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-56
• Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-57

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Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-58

• Inside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-58
• Outside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-65

Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-68

• Instrument Cluster Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-69
• LCD Display Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-69
• Gauges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-70
• Transaxle Shift Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-73

LCD Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-74

• LCD Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-74
• Service Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-75
• User Settings Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-77

Trip modes (Trip computer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-83

• Trip Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-83
• Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-83
• Trip A/B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-85
• Digital speedometer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-86
• One time driving information mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-86
• Turn By Turn Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-87
• LDWS Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-87
• A/V Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-87
• Warning Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-88

Warning and indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-96

• Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-96
• Indicator Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-103

Rear parking assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-108

• Operation of the rear parking assist system. . . . . . 4-108
• Non-operational conditions of

rear parking assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-109

• Rear parking assist system precautions . . . . . . . . . 4-110
• Self-diagnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-111

Parking assist system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-112

• Operation of the parking assist system . . . . . . . . . . 4-112
• Non-operational conditions of parking assist system. . 4-114
• Self-diagnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-116

Rearview camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-117
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-118

• Battery saver function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-118
• Daytime running light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-118
• Lighting control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-118
• High beam operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-120
• High Beam Assist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-121
• Turn signals and lane change signals . . . . . . . . . . . 4-123
• Front fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-123
• Check headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-124
• AFLS (Adaptive Front Lighting System) . . . . . . . . 4-124

Wipers and washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-125

• Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-125
• Front windshield washers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-126
• Rear window wiper and washer switch. . . . . . . . . . 4-127

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Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-129

• Automatic turn off function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-129
• Room lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-129
• Map lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-130
• Liftgate room lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-131
• Vanity mirror lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-131
• Glove box lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-131

Welcome system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-132

• Headlight (Headlamp) escort function . . . . . . . . . . 4-132
• Interior light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-132
• Pocket lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-132

Defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-133

• Rear window defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-133

Manual climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-134

• Heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-135
• System operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-140
• Climate control air filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-142
• Air Conditioning refrigerant label. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-142
• Checking the amount of air conditioner refrigerant and

compressor lubricant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-143

Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . 4-144

• Automatic heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . 4-145
• Manual heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . 4-146
• System operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-152
• Climate control air filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-154

• Checking the amount of air conditioner refrigerant and

compressor lubricant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-154

• Air Conditioning refrigerant label. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-155

Windshield defrosting and defogging. . . . . . . . . 4-156

• Manual climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-156
• Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-157
• Defogging logic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-158

Clean air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-160
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-161

• Center console storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-161
• Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-161
• Sunglass holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-162
• Luggage box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-162
• Two types of luggage board use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-163

Interior features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-164

• Cup holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-164
• Bottle holder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-164
• Seat warmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-165
• Air ventilation seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-166
• Sunvisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-166
• Power outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-167
• USB charger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-168
• Wireless smart phone charging system . . . . . . . . . . 4-169
• Clothes hanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-172
• Floor mat anchor (s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-172

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• Luggage net holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-173
• Cargo security screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-174

Exterior features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-175

• Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-175

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Features of your vehicle

Record your key number

The key code num-
ber is stamped on
the key code tag
attached to the key
set.

Should you

lose your keys, this number will
enable an authorized Kia dealer to
duplicate the keys easily. Remove
the key code tag and store it in a safe
place. Also, record the key code
number and keep it in a safe place,
but not in the vehicle.

Key operations

• Used to start the engine.
• Used to lock and unlock the doors.
• To unfold the key, press the release

button then the key will unfold auto-
matically. To fold the key, fold the
key manually while pressing the
release button.

FOLDING KEY

OJF045002

CAUTION

Do not fold the key without
pressing the release button.
This may damage the key.

WARNING -

Aftermarket
key

Use only Kia original parts for
the ignition key in your vehicle.
If an aftermarket key is used,
the ignition switch may not
return to ON after START. If this
happens, the starter will contin-
ue to operate causing damage
to the starter motor and possi-
ble fire due to excessive current
in the wiring.