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Fuel requirements

line or gasohol containing any methanol.

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Fuel requirements

Your new vehicle is designed to use only

unleaded fuel having a pump octane

number ((R+M)/2) of 87 (Research

Octane Number 91) or higher. (Do not

use methanol blended fuels.)

Your new vehicle is designed to obtain

maximum performance with UNLEADED

FUEL, as well as minimize exhaust emis

sions and spark plug fouling.

Never add any fuel system cleaning

agents to the fuel tank other than what

has been specified. (Consult an autho

rized Kia dealer for details.)

僅 Tighten the cap until it clicks one time,

otherwise the Check Engine light will

illuminate.

Either of these fuels may cause drivabil

ity problems and damage to the fuel

system, engine control system and emis

sion control system.

Discontinue using gasohol of any kind if

drivability problems occur.

Vehicle damage or drivability problems

may not be covered by the manufac

turer's warranty if they result from the

use of:

1. Gasoline or gasohol containing meth

anol.

2. Leaded fuel or leaded gasohol.

3. Gasohol containing more than 15%

ethanol.

"E85" fuel is an alternative fuel com

prised of 85 % ethanol and 15% gasoline,

and is manufactured exclusively for use

in Flexible Fuel Vehicles. "E85" is not

compatible with your vehicle. Use of

WARNING

Refueling

僅 Do not "top off" after the nozzle auto

matically shuts off. Attempts to force

more fuel into the tank can cause fuel

overflow onto you and the ground,

causing a risk of fire.

"E85" may result in poor engine perfor

mance and damage to your vehicle's

engine and fuel system. Kia recom

mends that customers do not use fuel

with an ethanol content exceeding 15%.

NOTICE

僅 Always check that the fuel cap is

installed securely to prevent fuel spill

Your New Vehicle Limited Warranty

age, especially in the event of an acci

does not cover damage to the fuel sys

tem or any performance problems

caused by the use of "E85" fuel.

dent.

Gasoline containing alcohol and

methanol

NOTICE

Never use any fuel containing methanol.

Gasohol, a mixture of gasoline and etha

Discontinue use of any methanol con

taining products which may inhibit

proper drivability.

nol (also known as grain alcohol), and

gasoline or gasohol containing methanol

(also known as wood alcohol) are being

marketed along with or instead of

leaded or unleaded gasoline.

Do not use gasohol containing more

than 15% ethanol, and do not use gaso

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Fuel requirements

(Methylcyclopentadienyl Manganese Tri

carbonyl). Kia does not recommend the

use of gasoline containing MMT. This

Other fuels

Using fuels that contain Silicone (Si),

MMT (Methylcyclopentadienyl Manga

type of fuel can reduce vehicle perfor

nese Tricarbonyl), Manganese (Mn) con

mance and affect your emission control

system. The Malfunction Indicator Lamp

(MIL) on the cluster may come on.

tained fuel, and other metallic additives,

may cause vehicle and engine damage

or cause misfiring, poor acceleration,

engine stalling, catalyst melting, clog

ging, abnormal corrosion, life cycle

reduction, etc.

Also, the Malfunction Indicator Lamp

(MIL) may illuminate.

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, engine control system

and emission control system.

NOTICE

Damage to the fuel system or perfor

mance problems caused by the use of

these other fuels may not be covered by

your New Vehicle Limited Warranty.

Fuel Additives

Kia recommends that you use good

quality gasolines treated with detergent

additives such as TOP TIER Detergent

Gasoline, which help prevent deposit

formation in the engine. These gasolines

will help the engine run cleaner and

enhance performance of the emission

control system.

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 pro

duce vapor lock or hard starting.

For more information on TOP TIER

Detergent Gasoline, please go to the

website (www.toptiergas.com) For cus

tomers who do not use TOP TIER Deter

gent Gasoline regularly, and have

NOTICE

problems starting or the engine does not

run smoothly, additives that you can buy

Your New Vehicle Limited Warranty may

not cover damage to the fuel system

and any performance problems 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.)

separately may be added to the gaso

line.

If TOP TIER Detergent Gasoline is not

available, one bottle of additive should

be added to the fuel tank at every

13,000 km (8,000 miles) or every

engine oil change is recommended.

Additives are available from your autho

rized Kia dealer along with information

on how to use them. Do not mix other

additives.

Gasoline containing MMT

Some gasoline contains harmful manga

nese- based fuel additives Such as MMT

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Vehicle modifications

Operation in foreign countries

If you are going to drive your vehicle in

another country, be sure to:

僅 Observe all regulations regarding reg

istration and insurance.

Vehicle modifications

This vehicle should not be modified.

Modification of your vehicle could affect

its performance, safety or durability and

may even violate governmental safety

and emissions regulations.

僅 Determine that acceptable fuel is

available.

NOTICE

In addition, damage or performance

problems resulting from any modifica

tion may not be covered under warranty.

CAUTION

If you use unauthorized electronic

devices, it may cause the vehicle to

operate abnormally, wire damage, bat

tery discharge and fire. For your safety,

do not use unauthorized electronic

devices.

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Vehicle break-in process

Risk of burns when parking or

stopping vehicle

僅 Do not park or stop the vehicle near

flammable items such as leaves,

paper, oil, and tire. Such items placed

near the exhaust system can become

a fire hazard.

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.

僅 Do not race the engine.

僅 While driving, keep your engine speed

(rpm, or revolutions per minute)

between 2,000 rpm and 4,000 rpm.

僅 Do not maintain a single engine speed

for long periods of time, either fast or

slow. Varying engine speeds is

needed to properly break-in the

engine.

僅 Avoid hard stops, except in emergen

cies, to allow the brakes to seat prop

erly.

僅 Don't tow a trailer during the first

2,000 km (1,200 miles) of operation.

僅 When an engine idles at a high speed

with the rear side of the vehicle touch

ing the wall, heat of the exhaust gas

can cause discoloration or fire. Keep

enough space between the rear part

of the vehicle and the wall.

僅 Be sure not to touch the exhaust/cata

lytic systems while engine is running

or right after the engine is turned off.

There is a risk of burns since the sys

tems are extremely hot.

僅 Fuel economy and engine perfor

mance may vary depending on vehi

cle break-in process and be stabilized

after 6,000 km (4,000 miles). New

engines may consume more oil during

the vehicle break-in period.

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Vehicle handling instructions

Vehicle data collection and

Event Data Recorders

As with other vehicles of this type, failure

to operate this vehicle correctly may

result in loss of control, an accident or

vehicle rollover.

This vehicle is equipped with an Event

Data Recorder (EDR). The main pur

pose of an EDR is to record, in certain

crash or near crash-like situations,

Specific design characteristics (higher

ground clearance, track, etc.) give this

vehicle a higher center of gravity than

other types of vehicles. In other words

they are not designed for cornering at

the same speeds as conventional 2-

wheel drive vehicles.

such as an air bag deployment or hit

ting a road obstacle, data that will

assist in understanding how a vehi

cle's systems performed. The EDR is

designed to record data related to

vehicle dynamics and safety systems

for a short period of time, typically 30

Avoid sharp turns or abrupt maneuvers.

seconds or less. The EDR in this vehi

Again, failure to operate this vehicle cor

rectly may result in loss of control, an

accident or vehicle rollover.

cle is designed to record such data as:

僅 How various systems in your vehi

cle were operating;

僅 Whether or not the driver and pas

senger safety belts were buckled/

fastened;

Be sure to read the "Reducing the risk

of a rollover" on page 5-185.

僅 How far (if at all) the driver was

depressing the accelerator and/or

brake pedal; and,

僅 How fast the vehicle was traveling.

These data can help provide a better

understanding of the circumstances in

which crashes and injuries occur.

NOTE: EDR data are recorded by your

vehicle only if a non-trivial crash situ

ation occurs; no data are recorded by

the EDR under normal driving condi

tions and no personal data (e.g.,

name, gender, age, and crash loca

tion) are recorded. However, other

parties, such as law enforcement,

could combine the EDR data with the

type of personally identifying data

routinely acquired during a crash

investigation.

To read data recorded by an EDR,

special equipment is required, and

access to the vehicle or the EDR is

needed. In addition to the vehicle

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Vehicle data collection and Event Data Recorders

manufacturer, other parties, such as

law enforcement, that have the spe

cial equipment, can read the informa

tion if they have access to the vehicle

or the EDR.

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