僅 Tilt Steering Wheel - Kia Sonet 2024 Owner's Manual

Features of your vehicle
僅 A click noise may be heard from the
MDPS relay after the ignition switch is
turned to the ON or LOCK position.
僅 Motor noise may be heard when the
vehicle is at a stop or at a low driving
speed.
僅 When the abnormality is detected in
the Motor Driven Power Steering sys-
tem, a deadly accident prevention
purposes, steering assist functions will
be stopped. At this time, the instru-
ment panel warning light turns on or
blinks and the power to manipulate
the steering will be off. Please check
immediately after moving the vehicle
to a safe zone.
僅 The steering effort increases if the
steering wheel is rotated continu-
ously when the vehicle is not in
motion. However, after a few minutes,
it will return to its normal conditions.
僅 If the Motor Driven Power Steering
system does not operate normally, the
warning light will appear on the
instrument cluster. The steering wheel
may become difficult to control or
operate abnormally. In this case, have
the system inspected by a profes-
sional workshop. Kia recommends to
visit an authorised Kia dealer/service
partner.
僅 When you operate the steering wheel
in low temperature, abnormal noise
could occur. If temperature rises, the
noise will disappear. This is a normal
condition.
Tilt steering wheel
A tilt steering wheel allows you to adjust
the steering wheel before you drive. You
can also raise it to give your legs more
room when you exit and enter the vehi-
cle.
The steering wheel should be positioned
so that it is comfortable for you to drive,
whilst permitting you to see the instru-
ment panel warning lights and gauges.
WARNING
僅 Never adjust the angle of the steering
wheel whilst driving. You may lose
steering control and cause severe
personal injury, death or accidents.
僅 After adjusting, push the steering
wheel both up and down to be certain
it is locked in position.
Adjusting steering wheel angle
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1. To change the steering wheel angle,
pull down the lock release lever (1).
2. Adjust the steering wheel to the
desired angle (2).
3. Pull up the lock-release lever to lock
the steering wheel in place.
4. Be sure to adjust the steering wheel to
the desired position before driving.
NOTICE
After adjustment, sometimes the lock-
release lever may not lock the steering
wheel.
It is not a malfunction. This occurs when
two gears engage. In this case, adjust
Steering wheel
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