2018 Kia Cadenza User Manual

The 2018 Kia Cadenza brings a new level of sophistication and luxury to the full-size car market by combining a sleek design with high-tech features and luxurious comfort. With its sleek lines and signature grille, the Cadenza makes a bold statement on the road while giving off an air of luxury. Under the hood, a powerful V6 engine gives the car both speed and smoothness, making it easy and fun to drive. Inside, the Cadenza has a luxurious cabin with high-quality materials, state-of-the-art infotainment, and a variety of driver-assistance features that put safety and comfort first. The 2018 Kia Cadenza is a great example of how much Kia wants to improve the luxury sedan experience and meet the needs of drivers who want a good mix of style and speed.

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER

1. Tachometer
2. Speedometer
3. Engine coolant temperature gauge
4. Fuel gauge
5. LCD display
6. Warning and indicator lights
   The actual cluster in the vehicle may differ from the illustration.
   For more details, refer to the “Gauges” in this chapter.

Instrument Cluster Control
Adjusting Instrument Cluster Illumination
The brightness of the instrument panel illumination is changed by pressing the illumination control button (“+” or “-”) when the Engine Start/Stop button is ON, or the taillights are turned on.

• If you hold the illumination control button (“+” or “-”), the brightness will be changed continuously.
• If the brightness reaches to the maximum or minimum level, an alarm will sound.

Engine Coolant Temperature Gauge
This gauge indicates the temperature of the engine coolant when the Engine Start/Stop button is ON.
If the gauge pointer moves beyond the normal range area toward the “H” position, it indicates overheating that may damage the engine.
Do not continue driving with an over-heated engine. If your vehicle overheats, refer to “If the Engine Overheats” in chapter 6.

Driving Assist (if equipped)

• Smart Cruise Control Response (if equipped) : Choose the sensitivity of the smart cruise control.
  For more details, refer to “Advanced Smart Cruise Control System” in Chapter 5
• AEB (Autonomous Emergency Braking) (if equipped) : To activate or deactivate the AEB system.
  For more details, refer to “Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB)” in Chapter 5.
• FCW (Forward Collision Warning)(if equipped) : Choose the sensitivity of the FCW.
  For more details, refer to “Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB)” in Chapter 5.
• LCA (Lane change assist) (if equipped) : To adjust the initial warning alert time for the Lane Change Assist.
  For more information, refer to “Blind Spot Detection System” in Chapter 5.
• Rear Cross Traffic Alert (if equipped) : If this item is checked, the rear cross-traffic alert function will be activated.
  For more details, refer to “Blind Spot Detection System” in Chapter 5.
• BSD (Blind Spot Detection) Sound (if equipped) : If this item checked, the blind spot detection sound will be activated.
  For more details, refer to “Blind Spot Detection System” in chapter 5

Door

• Automatically Lock
  • Enable on Speed: All doors will be automatically locked when the vehicle speed exceeds 9.3 mph (15 km/h).
  • Enable on Shift: All doors will be automatically locked if the transaxle shift lever is shifted from the P (Park) position to the R (Reverse), N (Neutral), or D (Drive) position.
• Automatically Unlock
  • Off : The auto door unlock operation will be canceled.
  • Vehicle Off/On key out : All doors will be automatically unlocked when the Engine Star/Stop button is set to the OFF position.
  • On Shift to P : All doors will be automatically unlocked if the transaxle shift lever is shifted to the P (Park) position.
• Two Press Unlock (if equipped)
  • Off: The two-press unlock function will be deactivated. Therefore, all doors will unlock upon one press of the button.
  • On: Only the driver’s door will unlock when unlock button is pressed once and all doors will unlock when the same button is pressed again within 4 seconds.
  • Door Lock Sound (if equipped) : If this item checked, the door lock sound function will be activated when locking doors.
  • Smart Trunk (if equipped) :To activate or deactivate the Smart Trunk system.
    For more details, refer to “Smart Trunk” in this chapter.

Good driving practices

• Never move the gear shift lever from P (Park) to any other position with the accelerator pedal depressed.
• Never move the gear shift lever into P (Park) when the vehicle is in motion.
• Slow down before shifting to a lower gear. Otherwise, the lower gear may not be engaged.
• Always use the parking brake. Do not depend on placing the transaxle in P (Park) to keep the vehicle from moving.
• Optimum vehicle performance and economy is obtained by smoothly depressing and releasing the accelerator pedal.

NOTICE – Kickdown Mechanism
Use the kick down mechanism for maximum acceleration. Depress the accelerator pedal beyond the pres-sure point. The automatic transaxle will shift to a lower gear depending on the engine speed.

Moving up a steep grade from a standing start
To move up a steep grade from a standing start, depress the brake pedal, shift the shift lever to D (Drive). Select the appropriate gear depending on load weight and steep-ness of the grade, and release the parking brake. Depress the accelerator gradually while releasing the service brakes.

BRAKE SYSTEM
Power brakes
Your vehicle has power-assisted brakes that adjust automatically through normal usage.
In the event that the power-assisted brakes lose power because of a stalled engine or some other reason, you can still stop your vehicle by applying greater force to the brake pedal than you normally would. The stopping distance, however, will be longer.
When the engine is not running, the reserve brake power is partially depleted each time the brake pedal is applied. Do not pump the brake pedal when the power assist has been interrupted.
Pump the brake pedal only when necessary to maintain steering con-trol on slippery surfaces.

CAUTION – Brake Pedal
Do not drive with your foot rest-ing on the brake pedal. This will create abnormally high brake temperatures which can cause excessive brake lining and pad wear.

Wet brakes may impair the vehicle’s ability to safely slow down; the vehi-cle may also pull to one side when the brakes are applied. Applying the brakes lightly will indicate whether they have been affected in this way. Always test your brakes in this fash-ion after driving through deep water. To dry the brakes, apply them lightly while maintaining a safe forward speed until brake performance returns to normal.

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.

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 may cause a brake squeal when you first apply (or lightly apply) the brakes. This is nor-mal and does not indicate a problem with your brakes. Always replace the front or rear brake pads as pairs.

Parking brake – Foot type (if equipped)
Applying the parking brake
To engage the parking brake, first apply the foot brake and then depress the parking brake pedal down as far as possible.

Releasing the parking brake
To release the parking brake, depress the parking brake pedal a second time while applying the foot brake. The pedal will automatically extend to the fully released position.

Check the brake warning light by turning the ignition switch ON (do not start the engine). This light will be illuminated when the parking brake is applied with the ignition switch in the START or ON position.
Before driving, be sure the parking brake is fully released and the brake warning light is off.
If the brake warning light remains on after the parking brake is released while the engine is running, there may be a malfunction in the brake system. Immediate attention is necessary.
If at all possible, cease driving the vehicle immediately. If that is not possible, use extreme caution while operating the vehicle and only continue to drive the vehicle until you can reach a safe location or repair shop.

To release EPB (electronic parking brake) automatically:

• Shift lever in P (Park)
  With the engine running depress the brake pedal and shift out of P (Park) to R (Reverse) or D (Drive).
• Shift lever in N (Neutral)
  With the engine running depress the brake pedal and shift out of N (Neutral) to R (Reverse) or D (Drive).

Automatic Transaxle

1. Start the engine.
2. Fasten the driver’s seat belt.
3. Close the driver’s door, engine hood and trunk.
4. Depress the accelerator pedal while the shift lever is in R (Reverse), D (Drive) or Sports mode.

NOTICE
For your safety, you can engage the EPB even though the ignition switch or engine stop/start button is in the OFF position, but you cannot release it.
For your safety, depress the brake pedal and release the parking brake manually with the EPB switch when you drive downhill or when backing up the vehicle.
Do not follow the above procedure when driving on a flat level ground. The vehicle may suddenly move forward.

FAQ