Kia 2014 Sportage Owner's Manual

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• Kia 2014 Sportage, 565 Driving your vehicle E140405AFD Turn signals when towing a trailer When you tow a trailer, your vehicle has to have a different turn signal flasher and extra wiring. The green arrows on your instrument panel will flash whenever you signal a turn or lane change. Properly connected, the trailer lights will also flash to alert other drivers you’re about to turn, change lanes, or stop. When towing a trailer, the green arrows on your instrument panel will flash for turns even if the bulbs on the trailer are burned out. Thus, you may think drivers behind you are seeing your signals when, in fact, they are not. It’s important to check o

• Kia 2014 Sportage, Driving your vehicle 445 E070600AAM Good braking practices • Check to be sure the parking brake is not engaged and the parking brake indicator light is out before driving away. • Driving through water may get the brakes wet. They can also get wet when the vehicle is washed. Wet brakes can be dangerous! Your vehicle will not stop as quickly if the brakes are wet. Wet brakes may cause the vehicle to pull to one side. To dry the brakes, apply the brakes lightly until the braking action returns to normal, taking care to keep the vehicle under control at all times. If the braking action does not return to normal, stop as soon as it is safe to do so and call an aut

• Kia 2014 Sportage, 327 Safety features of your vehicle To adjust the height of the seat belt anchor, lower or raise the height adjuster into an appropriate position. To raise the height adjuster, pull it up (1). To lower it, push it down (3) while pressing the height adjuster button (2). Release the button to lock the anchor into position. Try sliding the height adjuster to make sure that it has locked into position. B200A02NF WARNING You should place the lap belt portion as low as possible and snugly across your hips, not on your waist. If the lap belt is located too high on your waist, it may increase the chance of injury in the event of a col

• Kia 2014 Sportage, 371 Safety features of your vehicle C040801AAM Air bag inflation conditions Front air bags Front air bags are designed to inflate in a frontal collision depending on the intensity, speed or angles of impact of the front collision. 1VQA2084 WARNING • 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 t

• Safety features of your vehicle 523 When the ignition switch is turned ON, the warning light should illumi- nate for approximately 6 seconds, then go off. Have the system checked if: • The light does not turn on briefly when you turn the ignition ON. • The light stays on after illuminating for approximately 6 seconds. • The light comes on while the vehi- cle is in motion.

• Kia 2014 Sportage, Introduction 41 "E85" fuel is an alternative fuel com- prised of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline, and is manufac- tured exclusively for use in Flexible Fuel Vehicles. “E85” is not compati- ble with your vehicle. Use of “E85” may result in poor engine perform- ance and damage to your vehicle's engine and fuel system. Kia recom- mends that customers do not use fuel with an ethanol content exceed- ing 10%. A020104AUN Use of MTBE Kia recommends avoiding fuels con- taining MTBE (Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether) over 15.0% vol. (Oxygen Content 2.7% weight) in your vehicle. Fuel containing

• Driving your vehicle 665 E140407AUN-EA Parking on hills Generally, if you have a trailer attached to your vehicle, you should not park your vehicle on a hill. People can be seriously or fatally injured, and both your vehicle and the trailer can be damaged if they unexpected- ly roll downhill. However, if you ever have to park your trailer on a hill, here's ho

• Kia 2014 Sportage, Safety features of your vehicle 663 * The actual air bags in the vehicle may differ from the illustration. C040600AAM-EU Side impact air bag Your vehicle is equipped with a side impact air bag in each front seat. (Continued) • The SRS air bag system must deploy very rapidly to provide protection in a crash. If an occupant is out of position because of not wearing a seat belt, the air bag may forcefully contact the occupant causing serious or fatal injuries. OSL030039 OLM032310N (Continued) • For maximum safety protec- tion in all types of crashes, all occupants including the driv- er should always wear their seat belts whether or not an air bag is also provided at t

• 765 Maintenance G230202AUN Cleaning the upholstery and inte- rior trim Vinyl Remove dust and loose dirt from vinyl with a whisk broom or vacuum cleaner. Clean vinyl surfaces with a vinyl cleaner. Fabric Remove dust and loose dirt from fab- ric with a whisk broom or vacuum cleaner. Clean with a mild soap solu- tion recommended for upholstery or carpets. Remove fresh spots imme- diatel

• 325 Safety features of your vehicle C020101AAM-EU Seat belt warning (for driver’s seat) As a reminder to the driver, the seat belt warning light will blink for approximately 6 seconds each time you turn the ignition switch ON regardless of belt fastening. If the driver's seat belt is not fastened when the ignition switch is turned on, the seat belt warning light and

• Kia 2014 Sportage, 735 Maintenance Remove the valve cap from the tire valve stem. Press the tire gauge firm- ly onto the valve to get a pressure measurement. If the cold tire inflation pressure matches the recommended pressure on the tire and loading information label, no further adjust- ment is necessary. If the pressure is low, add air until you reach the rec- ommended amount. If you overfill the tire, release air by pushing on the metal stem in the center of the tire valve. Recheck the tire pressure with the tire gauge. Be sure to put the valve caps back on the valve

• Kia 2014 Sportage, 4149 Features of your vehicle RADIO : FM, AM OR SIRIUS XM TM SEEK Press the key • Shortly pressing the key (under 0.8 seconds): Automatically searches for the next station. • Pressing and holding the key (over 0.8 seconds): While holding the key , frequency changes without stop- ping. When the key is released, automatically searches for the next frequency from that point. Preset SEEK Press the ~ key • Shortly pressing the key (under 0.8 seconds): Plays the frequency saved in the corresponding key. • Pres

• Kia 2014 Sportage, Features of your vehicle 824 ❈ The actual feature may differ from the illustration. D190400AUN-C1 Lighting control The light switch has a Headlight and a Parking light position. To operate the lights, turn the knob at the end of the control lever to one of the following positions: (1) OFF position (2) Parking light position (3) Headlight position (4) Auto light position (if equipped) D190401AHM Parking light position ( ) When the light switch is in the park- ing light position (1st position), the tail, license and instrument panel lights will turn ON. D190402AHM Headlight position ( ) When the light switch is in the head- light position (2nd position), t

• Introduction How to use this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Fuel requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 • Gasoline containing alcohol and methanol . . . . . . . . 1-3 • Do not use methanol. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4 • Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

• Kia 2014 Sportage, 575 Driving your vehicle WARNING • Overloading your vehicle can cause heat buildup in your vehicle's tires and possible tire failure that could lead to a crash. • Overloading your vehicle can cause increased stopping dis- tances that could lead to a crash. • A crash resulting from poor handling vehicle damage, tire failure, or increased stopping distances could result in seri- ous injury or death. WARNING - Loose cargo Items you carry inside your vehicle can strike and injure occupants in a sudden stop or turn, or in a crash. • Put items in the cargo area of your vehicle. Try to spread the weight evenly. • Never stack items, like suit- cases, inside the vehicle a

• Kia 2014 Sportage, Safety features of your vehicle Seats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 • Front seat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6 • Rear seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14 Seat belts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23 • Seat belt restraint system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23 • Pre-tensioner seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32 • Seat belt precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

• Kia 2014 Sportage, Driving your vehicle 325 Parking brake Applying the parking brake Foot type To engage the parking brake, first apply the foot brake and then depress the parking brake pedal down as far as possible. E070201AFD-SA Hand type To engage the parking brake, first apply the foot brake and then without pressing the release button in, pull the parking brake lever up as far as possible. In addition it is recommended that when parking the vehicle on a gradi- ent, the shift lever should be posi- tioned in the appropriate low gear on manual transaxle vehicles. Releasing the parking brake Foot type To release the parking brake, depress the parking brake pedal a second time while applying the fo

• Kia 2014 Sportage, 4155 Features of your vehicle MP3 CD, USB mode: FLD.RDM on screen • Folder Random (press the key) : Plays all files within the current fold- er in random order. iPod ® mode: ALL RDM on screen • All Random (press the key) : Plays all files in random order. MP3 CD, USB : ALL RDM on screen • All Random (pressing twice): Plays all files in random order. ❈ Press the key again to turn off random. Changing Song/File While song (file) is playing key • Shortly pressing the key : Plays the current song

• Kia 2014 Sportage, 531 Driving your vehicle E070101AUN In the event of brake failure If service brakes fail to operate while the vehicle is in motion, you can make an emergency stop with the parking brake. The stopping dis- tance, however, will be much greater than normal. E070102AHM Disc brakes wear indicator When your brake pads are worn and new pads are required, you will hear a high-pitched warning sound from your front brakes or rear brakes. You may hear this sound come and go or it may occur whenever you depress the brake pedal. Please remember that some driving conditions or climates ma

• Kia 2014 Sportage, Features of your vehicle 804 This system is a supplemental sys- tem that shows behind the vehicle through the rearview display mirror while backing-up. The Rear-camera display may be turned off by pressing the ON/OFF button (1) when the Rear-camera display is activated. To turn the camera on again, press the ON/OFF button again when the ignition switch is on and the shift lever in R (Reverse). Also, the cam- era will turn on automatically when- ever the ignition switch is turned off and on again. Detailed information for Rear-cam- era display on the navigation system is described in a separately supplied manual. D180000AHM The hazard warning flasher should b

• Kia 2014 Sportage, 341 Safety features of your vehicle C030100AHM-EU Using a child restraint system For small children and babies, the use of a child seat or infant seat is required.The child seat or infant seat should be of appropriate size for the child and should be installed in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. For safety reasons, we recommend that the child restraint system be used in the rear seats. Since all passenger seat belts move freely under normal conditions and only lock under extreme or emer- gency conditions (emergency lock mode), you must manually change these seat belts to the auto lock mode to secure a child restraint. CRS09 OUN026150 Forward-faci

• Kia 2014 Sportage, Features of your vehicle 44 D010300AAM Immobilizer system (if equipped) Your vehicle may be equipped with an electronic engine immobilizer sys- tem to reduce the risk of unautho- rized vehicle use. Your immobilizer system is com- prised of a small transponder in the ignition key and electronic devices inside the vehicle. With the immobilizer system, when- ever you insert your ignition key into the ignition switch and turn it to ON, it checks and determines and verifies that the ignition key is valid. If the key is determined to be valid, the engine will start. If the key is determined to

• Kia 2014 Sportage, 443 Features of your vehicle Comfort mode The steering effort becomes lighter in comfort mode. Sport mode The steering effort becomes heavier. OSL044407 OSL044406 CAUTION • For your safety, if you press the steering mode button to change the mode while turning the steering wheel, the LCD display will change as you selected, but the steering effort will not change. After that, if you leave the steering wheel centered, the steering effort will change to the selected mode. • Be careful when changing the steering mode while d

• Kia 2014 Sportage, 355 Safety features of your vehicle C040300AAM Occupant Detection System (ODS) Your vehicle is equipped with an occupant detection system in the front passenger's seat. The occupant detection system is designed to detect the presence of a properly-seated front passenger and determine if the passenger's front air bag should be enabled (may inflate) or not.The driver's front air bag is not affected or controlled by the occu- pant detection system. WARNING • If an air bag deploys, there may be a loud noise followed by a fine dust released in the vehicle. These conditions are normal and are non-toxic - the air bags are packed in this fine powder. The dust gener- ated during ai

• Kia 2014 Sportage, 375 Safety features of your vehicle C041100AUN 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 illuminate, when you turn the ignition on, or continuously remains on, or continuously blinks. have your vehi- cle 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

• Kia 2014 Sportage, Your vehicle at a glance 42 INTERIOR OVERVIEW OSL014001N 1. Door lock/unlock button ....................4-18 2. Outside rearview mirror control switch................................................4-51 3. Central door lock switch....................4-19 4. Power window lock button ................4-29 5. Power window switches ....................4-27 6. Rear parking assist system OFF button................................................4-76 7. Instrument panel illumination control switch.........

• Kia 2014 Sportage, 4145 Features of your vehicle SETUP Display Settings Press the key Select [Display] through TUNE knob or key Select menu through TUNE knob Mode Pop up [Mode Pop up] Changes / selection mode • During On state, press the or key to display the mode change pop up screen. Text Scroll [Text Scroll] Set / • : Maintains scroll • : Scrolls only one (1) time. Media Display When playing an MP3 file, select the desired display info from ‘Folder/File’ or ‘Album/Artist/Song’. Off On OffOn MEDIA RADIO OffOn 1 SETUP CLOCK

• 723 Maintenance CAUTION Do not allow brake/clutch* fluid to contact the vehicle's body paint, as paint damage will result. Brake/clutch* fluid, which has been exposed to open air for an extended time should never be used as its quality cannot be guaranteed. It should be dis- posed of properly. Don't put in the wrong kind of fluid. A few drops of mineral-bas

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