2004-2010 Kia Sportage SUV Driving your vehicle -> Compass User Manual
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COMPASS (IF EQUIPPED)
The compass will automatically re-
Heading display ( ➁ )
calibrate itself while you drive your
- E : East
every day route, after the system
- W : West
➁
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tracks the vehicle has completed
- S : South
three complete circles.
- N : North
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ex) NE : North East
If the vehicle's compass headings
become inaccurate continuously, the
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compass should be manually cali-
Calibration procedure
brated as follows:
The compass may not indicate the
➀
1) Move the vehicle away from any
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correct compass direction when you
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large steel structures or power
are driving in certain areas (tunnel,
To operate compass feature
generating cables or equipment.
parking garage, underground park-
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The vehicle compass is a convenient
2) Turn on the compass by pressing
ing lot, near transformer substation,
feature which displays the direction
the ON/OFF button.
etc.), and the following may occur:
the vehicle is heading.
3) Check the zone number by press-
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• The display read "C".
Push the ON/OFF button ( ➀ ) on
ing the ON/OFF button for 6~9
• The compass headings become
lower part of mirror to display the
seconds until the current zone
inaccurate.
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direction the vehicle is heading.
number appears in the display. To
• The compass heading doesn't
re-calibrate, hold the ON/OFF but-
Pushing the ON/OFF button ( ➀ )
change when the vehicle changes
ton for 9~12 seconds until C is dis-
again will turn off the display.
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direction.
played.
• Some compass headings are not
If the zone number is different for
displayed.
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your country, set the correct zone
number referring to "Setting the
• The compass headings are inaccu-
compass zone" and perform the
rate in long distance driving.
"Calibration procedure" again.
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Driving your vehicle
4) Make sure the vehicle windshield
Setting the compass zone
✽ NOTICE
wipers are turned off.
1. Do not install a ski rack, antenna,
This compass must be set to com-
5) Drive your vehicle in at least 2
etc. that are attached to the vehi-
pensate for the variation between
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complete (either clockwise or
cle using a magnet as anything
true north and magnetic north. To set
counter-clockwise) circles at less
attached to the roof of the vehicle
variation:
than 8 km/h (5 mph) until the com-
with a magnet will effect compass
1. Find your current location and
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pass heading appears. Driving in
operation.
variance zone number on the zone
a circle in right-handed direction
2. If the compass deviates from the
map.
and opposite direction is possible
correct indication soon after
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2. Press and hold the ON/OFF but-
and if possible, stop the wiper
repeated adjustment, have the
ton for 6~9 seconds. The current
operation.
compass checked at an authorized
zone number will appear in the
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dealer.
6) If the vehicle's compass headings
display.
3. The compass may not indicate the
become inaccurate again, repeat
3. Release and press the ON/OFF
correct compass point in tunnels
steps 1 through 6 above.
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button until the new zone number
or while driving up or down a
appears in the display. After you
steep hill.
✽ NOTICE
stop pressing the button in, the
(The compass returns to the cor-
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display will show a compass direc-
If new vehicle is first driven or if the
rect compass point when the vehi-
tion within a few seconds.
battery has been disconnected, do
cle moves to an area where the
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the calibration procedure as above.
geomagnetism is stabilized.)
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