Kia Forte: Features of your vehicle / Hood
Opening the hood
1. Pull the release lever to unlatch the hood. The hood should pop open slightly.
Open the hood after turning off the engine on a flat surface, shifting the shift lever to the P (Park) position for Dual clutch transmission/Intelligent Variable Transmission and to the 1st (First) gear or R (Reverse) for Manual Transmission, and setting the parking brake.
2. Go to the front of the vehicle, raise the hood slightly, push the secondary latch (1) inside of the hood center and lift the hood (2).
3. Pull the support rod from the hood.
4. Hold the hood open with the support rod.
WARNING - Hot parts
Grasp the support rod in the area wrapped in rubber. The rubber will help prevent you from being burned by hot metal when the engine is hot.
Power window lock button
The driver can disable the power
window switches on the rear passengers'
doors by pressing the power
window lock switch to the lock position
(pressed).
When the power window lock
switch i ...
Closing the hood
1. Before closing the hood, check the
following:
All filler caps in the engine compartment
must be correctly
installed.
Gloves, rags or any other combustible
material must be
remov ...
Other information:
Kia Forte 2019-2025 (BD) Owners Manual: USB charger
The USB car charger allows drivers to charge their digital devices their digital devices such as smartphones and tablets. Connect the device to the USB port using a manufacturer certified cable to begin charging. Power is supplied to the USB car charger in either the ACC state or wi ...
Kia Forte 2019-2025 (BD) Owners Manual: Good driving practices
Never move the shift lever from P (Park) or N (Neutral) to any other position with the accelerator pedal depressed. Never move the shift lever into P (Park) when the vehicle is in motion. Be sure the vehicle is completely stopped before you attempt to shift into R (Revers ...
