KIA 2012 Soul Owner's manual

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Enjoy your vehicle and Kia’s “Family-like Care” experience!

Thank you for becoming the owner of a new Kia vehicle.

As a global car manufacturer focused on building high-quality, value for

money prices, Kia Motors is dedicated to providing you with a customer

service experience that exceeds your expectations.

At all of our Kia dealerships you will be treated with warmth, hospitality

and professionalism by people who care based on our “Family-like Care”

promise.

All information contained in this Owner’s Manual is accurate at the

time of publication. However, Kia reserves the right to make changes

at any time so that our policy of continual product improvement can be

carried out.

This manual applies to all Kia models and includes descriptions and

explanations of optional as well as standard equipment. As a result, you

may encounter material in this manual that is not applicable to your

specific Kia vehicle.

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technicians, recommended special tools, genuine Kia

replacement parts and is dedicated to your complete sat-

isfaction.

Because subsequent owners require this important infor-

mation as well, this publication should remain with the

vehicle if it is sold.

This manual will familiarize you with operational, main-

tenance and safety information about your new vehicle. It

is supplemented by a Warranty and Maintenance book

that provides important information on all warranties

regarding your vehicle. We urge you to read these publi-

cations carefully and follow the recommendations to help

assure enjoyable and safe operation of your new vehicle.

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tures for its various models. Therefore, some of the

equipment described in this manual, along with the vari-

ous illustrations, may not be applicable to your particular

vehicle.

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right to discontinue or change specifications or design at

any time without notice and without incurring any obli-

gation. If you have questions, always check with your

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Foreword

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Introduction

Your vehicle at a glance

Safety features of your vehicle

Features of your vehicle

Driving your vehicle

What to do in an emergency

Maintenance

Specifications & Consumer information

Index

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Active ECO system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-47

Aiming headlight and front fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-121

Air bag warning label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-62

Air bag warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-43

Air bags. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-40

Air bag warning label. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-62

Air bag warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-43

Curtain air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-54

Driver's and passenger's front air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-47

Passenger’s front air bag ON indicator . . . . . . . . . . . 3-44

Passenger’s front air bag ON/OFF switch . . . . . . . . . 3-50

Side impact air bag. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-52

SRS components and functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-45

Air cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-79

Anti-lock brake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-32

Appearance care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-133

Exterior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-133

Interior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-137

Armrest(front). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9

Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-101

Audio remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-110, 145

Audio system(Except Europe) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-144

Audio remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-145

Roof antenna. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-144

Audio system(For Europe) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-109

Audio remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-110

Roof antenna. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-109

Auto light position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-69

Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-89

Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-95

Automatic heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . 4-90

Manual heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-91

Automatic transaxle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23

Shift lock system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26

Sports mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25

Automatic transaxle shift position indicator . . . . . . . . 4-46

Aux, USB and iPod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-104

Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-83

Battery saver function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-67

Before driving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3

Bonnet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23

Bottle holders, see cup holders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-102

Brake system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29

Anti-lock brake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-32

Electronic stability control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37

Electronic stability program (ESP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-34

Emergency Stop Signal (ESS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-41

Hill-start assist control (HAC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-41

Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-30

Power brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29

Vehicle stability management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-42

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Brake/clutch fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-75

Bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-117

Bulb wattage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2

Button start/stop, see engine start/stop button . . . . . . . . 5-9

Camera (Rear view) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-66

Capacities (Lubricants). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5

Care

Exterior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-133

Interior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-137

Tyre care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-86

Cargo screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-106

Centre console storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-99

Central door lock switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15

Certification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8

Chains

Tyre chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-55

Changing tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9

Checking tyre inflation pressure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-87

Child restraint system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28

ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-35

Seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31

Tether anchor system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-34

Child-protector rear door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17

Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-101

Climate control air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-87

Clothes hanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-105

Combined instrument, see instrument cluster . . . . . . . 4-38

Compact spare tyre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14

Compact spare tyre replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-91

Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-71

Cooling fluid, see engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-71

Crankcase emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-139

Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-43

Cup holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-102

Curtain air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-54

Dashboard, see instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38

Daytime running light. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-73

Deadlocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16

Defogging (Windscreen). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-96

Defroster (Rear window) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-79

Defrosting (Windscreen). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-96

Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2

Displays, see instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38

Door locks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14

Central door lock switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15

Child-protector rear door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17

Deadlocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16

Drinks holders, see cup holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-102

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Driver's and passenger's front air bag. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-47

Driving at night. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-51

Driving in flooded areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-52

Driving in the rain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-52

Economical operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-48

Electric chromic mirror (ECM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34

Electric power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32

Electronic stability control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37

Electronic stability program (ESP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-34

Emergency commodity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-32

Emergency starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4

Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4

Push starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6

Emergency Stop Signal (ESS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-41

Emergency whilst driving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2

Emission control system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-138

Crankcase emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-139

Evaporative emission control system. . . . . . . . . . . . 7-139

Exhaust emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-139

Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2

Engine compartment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-71

Engine number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9

Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-69

Engine overheats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7

Engine start/stop button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9

Engine temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-40

Engine will not start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3

Evaporative emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-139

Exhaust emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-139

Explanation of scheduled maintenance items . . . . . . . 7-65

Exterior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-133

Exterior features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-108

Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-108

Flat tyre (with spare tyre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8

Changing tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9

Compact spare tyre. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14

Jack and tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8

Removing and storing the spare tyre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9

Flat tyre (with tyre mobility kit). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-16

Floor mat anchor(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-105

Fluid

Brake/clutch fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-75

Washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-76

Fog light (front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-72

Fog light (rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-72

Folding the rear seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10

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Front seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5

Fuel filler lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25

Fuel filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-78

Fuel gauge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-41

Fuel requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-96

Fuse/relay panel description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-100

Instrument panel fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-97

Main fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-99

Memory fuse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-98

Gauge

Engine temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-40

Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-41

Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-99

Glove box lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-78

Hazard warning flasher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-66

Hazardous driving conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-50

Headlight (Headlamp) escort function . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-67

Headlight bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-117

Headlight levelling device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-73

Headlight position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-69

Headrest(front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6

Headrest(rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12

High - beam operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-70

Height adjustment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18

Highway driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-53

Hill-start assist control (HAC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-41

Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-33

How to use this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Icy road warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-46

Indicator symbols on the instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . 1-7

Indicators and warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-47

Inside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34

Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38

Automatic transaxle shift position indicator . . . . . . . 4-46

Engine temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-40

Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-41

Icy road warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-46

LCD display warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-57

Manual transaxle shift indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-45

Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-41

Outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-45

Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-39

Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-39

Warning and indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-47

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Instrument panel fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-97

Instrument panel overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Interior care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-137

Interior features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-101

Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-101

Aux, USB and iPod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-104

Cargo screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-106

Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-101

Clothes hanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-105

Cup holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-102

Floor mat anchor(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-105

Luggage net (holder) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-106

Power outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-103

Shopping bag holder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-104

Sunvisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-102

Interior light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-77

Glove box lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-78

Luggage room lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-78

Map lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-77

Vanity mirror lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-78

Interior overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

ISG (Idle stop and go) system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15

ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-35

Jack and tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8

Jump starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4

Key positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5

Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

Label

Air bag warning label. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-62

E-mark label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10

Tyre sidewall labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-92

Tyre specification and pressure label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9

Vehicle certification label. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8

Lap belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20

Lap/shoulder belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17

LCD display warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-57

Light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-117

Lighting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-67

Auto light position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-69

Battery saver function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-67

Daytime running light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-73

Front fog light. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-72

Headlight (Headlamp) escort function . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-67

Headlight levelling device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-73

Headlight position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-69

High - beam operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-70

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Index

Parking light position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-68

Rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-72

Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-71

Lubricants and capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5

Luggage box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-100

Luggage net (holder) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-106

Luggage room lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-78

Main fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-99

Maintenance

Explanation of scheduled maintenance items . . . . . . 7-65

Maintenance services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5

Maintenance under severe usage conditions. 7-19,30,41,52,63

Normal maintenance schedule . . . . . . . . 7-10,21,32,43,54

Owner maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7

Scheduled maintenance service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9

Tyre maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-91

Maintenance schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9

Maintenance under severe usage conditions . 7-19,30,41,52,63

Normal maintenance schedule . . . . . . . . 7-10,21,32,43,54

Maintenance services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5

Manual climate control system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-80

Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-85

Climate control air filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-87

Heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-81

Manual transaxle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20

Manual transaxle shift indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-45

Map lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-77

Memory fuse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-98

Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34

Day/night rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34

Electric chromic mirror (ECM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34

Inside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34

Outside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35

Moonroof, see sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28

Multi box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-100

Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-41

Oil (Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-69

Outside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35

Outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-45

Overheats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7

Owner maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7

Parking assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-62

Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-30

Parking brake inspect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-77

Parking light position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-68

Passenger’s front air bag ON indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-44

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Passenger’s front air bag ON/OFF switch . . . . . . . . . . 3-50

Power brakes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29

Power outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-103

Power window lock button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22

Pre-tensioner seat belt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22

Push starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6

Rear parking assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-59

Rear seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10

Rear view camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-66

Rear window wiper and washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-76

Recommended cold tyre inflation pressures . . . . . . . . 7-86

Recommended lubricants and capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5

Recommended SAE viscosity number. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7

Remote keyless entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5

Replacement light bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-117

Road warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2

Rocking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-50

Roof antenna. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-109, 144

Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-108

Scheduled maintenance service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9

Maintenance under severe usage conditions . 7-19,30,41,52,63

Normal maintenance schedule . . . . . . . . 7-10,21,32,43,54

Seat belt warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15

Seat belts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14

Height adjustment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18

Lap belt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20

Lap/shoulder belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17

Pre-tensioner seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22

Seat belt warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15

Seat warmer(front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8

Seatback pocket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9

Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Armrest(front). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9

Folding the rear seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10

Front seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5

Headrest(front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6

Headrest(rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12

Rear seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10

Seat warmer(front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8

Seatback pocket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9

Shift lock system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26

Shopping bag holder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-104

Side impact air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-52

Smart key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8

Smooth cornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-51

Snow tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-54

Spare tyre

Compact spare tyre. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14

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Compact spare tyre replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-91

Removing and storing the spare tyre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9

Special driving conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-50

Driving at night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-51

Driving in flooded areas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-52

Driving in the rain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-52

Hazardous driving conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-50

Highway driving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-53

Rocking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-50

Smooth cornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-51

Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-39

Sports mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25

SRS components and functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-45

Starting difficulties, see engine will not start . . . . . . . . . 6-3

Steering wheel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32

Electric power steering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32

Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-33

Tilt steering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-33

Storage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-99

Centre console storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-99

Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-99

Luggage box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-100

Multi box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-100

Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28

Sunvisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-102

Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-39

Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18

Tether anchor system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-34

Tilt steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-33

Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-27

Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-58

Transaxle

Automatic transaxle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23

Manual transaxle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20

Turn signals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-71

Tyre chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-55

Tyre pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-22

Tyre rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-88

Tyre specification and pressure label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9

Tyres and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-86, 8-3

Checking tyre inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-87

Compact spare tyre replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-91

Recommended cold tyre inflation pressures . . . . . . . 7-86

Tyre care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-86

Tyre maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-91

Tyre replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-90

Tyre rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-88

Tyre sidewall labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-92

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Tyre traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-91

Wheel alignment and tyre balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-89

Wheel replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-91

Vanity mirror lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-78

Vehicle break-in process. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

Vehicle certification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8

Vehicle identification number (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8

Vehicle stability management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-42

Vehicle weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-67

Warning and indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-47

Washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-76

Weight/volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4

Wheel alignment and tyre balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-89

Wheel replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-91

Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20

Power window lock button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22

Windscreen defrosting and defogging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-96

Windscreen washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-75

Windscreen wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-75

Winter driving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-54

Snow tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-54

Tyre chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-55

Wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-80

Wipers and washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-74

Rear window wiper and washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-76

Windscreen washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-75

Windscreen wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-75

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How to use this manual / 1-2

Fuel requirements / 1-2

Vehicle break-in process / 1-6

Indicator symbols on the instrument cluster / 1-7

Introduction

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We want to help you get the greatest

possible driving pleasure from your vehi-

cle. Your Owner’s Manual can assist you

in many ways. We strongly recommend

that you read the entire manual. In order

to minimise the chance of death or injury,

you must read the WARNING and CAU-

TION sections in the manual.

Illustrations complement the words in this

manual to best explain how to enjoy your

vehicle. By reading your manual, you

learn about features, important safety

information, and driving tips under vari-

ous road conditions.

The general layout of the manual is pro-

vided in the Table of Contents. A good

place to start is the index; it has an alpha-

betical listing of all information in your

manual.

Sections: This manual has eight sections

plus an index. Each section begins with a

brief list of contents so you can tell at a

glance if that section has the information

you want.

You will find various WARNINGs,

CAUTIONs, and NOTICEs in this manu-

al. These WARNINGs were prepared to

enhance your personal safety.You should

carefully read and follow ALL procedures

and recommendations provided in these

WARNINGs, CAUTIONs and NOTICEs.

✽✽

NOTICE

A NOTICE indicates interesting or help-

ful information is being provided.

Petrol engine

Unleaded

For Europe

For the optimal vehicle performance, we

recommend you to use unleaded petrol

with an octane rating of RON (Research

Octane Number) 95 / AKI (Anti Knock

Index) 91 or higher.

You may use unleaded petrol with an

octane rating of RON 91~94 / AKI 87~90

but it may result in slight performance

reduction of the vehicle.

Except Europe

Your new Kia vehicle is designed to use

only unleaded fuel having an Octane

Rating of RON (Research Octane

Number) 91 / AKI (Anti-Knock Index) 87

or higher.

Your new vehicle is designed to obtain

maximum performance with UNLEADED

FUEL, as well as minimise exhaust emis-

sions and spark plug fouling.

HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL

WARNING

A WARNING indicates a situation in

which harm, serious bodily injury or

death could result if the warning is

ignored.

CAUTION

A CAUTION indicates a situation in

which damage to your vehicle could

result if the caution is ignored.

FUEL REQUIREMENTS

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Introduction

Leaded (if equipped)

For some countries, your vehicle is

designed to use leaded petrol. When you

are going to use leaded petrol, ask to an

authorised Kia dealer whether leaded

petrol in your vehicle is available or not.

Octane Rating of leaded petrol is same

with unleaded one.

Petrol containing alcohol and

methanol

Gasohol, a mixture of petrol and ethanol

(also known as grain alcohol), and petrol

or gasohol containing methanol (also

known as wood alcohol) are being mar-

keted along with or instead of leaded or

unleaded petrol.

Do not use gasohol containing more than

10% ethanol, and do not use petrol or

gasohol containing any methanol. Either

of these fuels may cause drivability prob-

lems and damage to the fuel system.

Discontinue using gasohol of any kind if

drivability problems occur.

Vehicle damage or drivability problems

may not be covered by the manufacturer’s

warranty if they result from the use of:

1. Gasohol containing more than 10%

ethanol.

2. Petrol or gasohol containing methanol.

3. Leaded fuel or leaded gasohol.

WARNING

• Do not "top off" after the nozzle

automatically shuts off when

refuelling.

• Always check that the fuel cap is

installed securely to prevent fuel

spillage in the event of an acci-

dent.

CAUTION

NEVER USE LEADED FUEL. The

use of leaded fuel is detrimental to

the catalytic converter and will

damage the engine control sys-

tem’s oxygen sensor and affect

emission control.

Never add any fuel system cleaning

agents to the fuel tank other than

what has been specified. (Consult

an authorised Kia dealer for

details.)

CAUTION

Never use gasohol which contains

methanol. Discontinue use of any

gasohol product which impairs dri-

vability.

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Use of MTBE

Kia recommends avoiding fuels contain-

ing MTBE (Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether)

over 15.0% vol. (Oxygen Content 2.7%

weight) in your vehicle.

Fuel containing MTBE over 15.0% vol.

(Oxygen Content 2.7% weight) may

reduce vehicle performance and produce

vapour lock or hard starting.

Do not use methanol

Fuels containing methanol (wood alco-

hol) should not be used in your vehicle.

This type of fuel can reduce vehicle per-

formance and damage components of

the fuel system.

Fuel Additives

Kia recommends that you use good qual-

ity petrols meet Europe Fuel standards

(EN228) or equivalents.

For customers who do not use good

quality petrols including fuel additives

regularly, and have problems starting or

the engine does not run smoothly, one

bottle of additives added to the fuel tank

at every 15,000km (For Europe, Australia

and New Zealand)/ 5,000km (Except

Europe, Australia and New Zealand).

Additives are available from your autho-

rised Kia dealer along with information

on how to use them. Do not mix other

additives.

Operation in foreign countries

If you are going to drive your vehicle in

another country, be sure to:

• Observe all regulations regarding reg-

istration and insurance.

• Determine that acceptable fuel is avail-

able.

Diesel engine

Diesel fuel

Diesel engine must be operated only on

commercially available diesel fuel that

complies with EN 590 or comparable

standard. (EN stands for "European

Norm"). Do not use marine diesel fuel,

heating oils, or non-approved fuel addi-

tives, as this will increase wear and

cause damage to the engine and fuel

system. The use of non-approved fuels

and / or fuel additives will result in a limi-

tation of your warranty rights.

Diesel fuel of above cetane 51 is used in

your vehicle. If two types of diesel fuel

are available, use summer or winter fuel

properly according to the following tem-

perature conditions.

• Above -5°C(23°F) ... Summer type

diesel fuel.

• Below -5°C(23°F) ... Winter type diesel

fuel.

Watch the fuel level in the tank very care-

fully : If the engine stops through fuel fail-

ure, the circuits must be completely

purged to permit restarting.

CAUTION

Your New Vehicle Limited Warranty

may not cover damage to the fuel

system and any performance prob-

lems that are caused by the use of

fuels containing methanol or fuels

containing MTBE (Methyl Tertiary

Butyl Ether) over 15.0% vol.

(Oxygen Content 2.7% weight.)

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Introduction

Biodiesel

Commercially supplied Diesel blends of

no more than 7% biodiesel, commonly

known as "B7 Diesel" may be used in

your vehicle if Biodiesel meets EN 14214

or equivalent specifications. (EN stands

for "European Norm"). The use of biofu-

els exceeding 7% made from rapeseed

methyl ester (RME), fatty acid methyl

ester (FAME), vegetable oil methyl ester

(VME) etc. or mixing diesel exceeding

7% with biodiesel will cause increased

wear or damage to the engine and fuel

system. Repair or replacement of worn or

damaged components due to the use of

non approved fuels will not be covered by

the manufactures warranty.

Biodiesel (for New Zealand)

Commercially supplied Diesel blends of

no more than 7% biodiesel, commonly

known as "B7 Diesel" may be used in

your vehicle if Biodiesel meets EN 14214

or equivalent specifications. (EN stands

for "European Norm"). The use of biofu-

els exceeding 7%, made from rapeseed

methyl ester (RME), vegetable oil methyl

ester (VME) etc. or mixing diesel exceed-

ing 7% with biodiesel will cause

increased wear or damage to the engine

and fuel system. Repair or replacement

of worn or damaged components due to

the use of non approved fuels will not be

covered by the manufactures warranty.

CAUTION

Do not let any petrol or water enter

the tank. This would make it neces-

sary to drain it out and to bleed the

lines to avoid jamming the injection

pump and damaging the engine.

CAUTION - Diesel Fuel

(if equipped with DPF)

It is recommended to use the regu-

lated automotive diesel fuel for

diesel vehicle equipped with the

DPF system.

If you use diesel fuel including high

sulfur (more than 50 ppm sulfur)

and unspecified additives, it can

cause the DPF system to be dam-

aged and white smoke can be emit-

ted.

CAUTION

• Never use any fuel, whether

diesel or B7 biodiesel or other-

wise that fails to meet the latest

petroleum industry specification.

• Never use any fuel additives or

treatments that are not recom-

mended or approved by the vehi-

cle manufacturer.

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No special break-in period is needed. By

following a few simple precautions for the

first 1,000 km (600 miles) you may add to

the performance, economy and life of

your vehicle.

• Do not race the engine.

• Whilst driving, keep your engine speed

(rpm, or revolutions per minute)

between 2,000 rpm and 4,000 rpm.

• Do not maintain a single speed for long

periods of time, either fast or slow.

Varying engine speed is needed to

properly break-in the engine.

• Avoid hard stops, except in emergen-

cies, to allow the brakes to seat prop-

erly.

• Don't let the engine idle longer than 3

minutes at one time.

• Don't tow a trailer during the first 2,000

km (1,200 miles) of operation.

VEHICLE BREAK-IN PROCESS

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