warning KIA PICANTO 2012 Workshop Manual

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Keys / 4-3
Remote keyless entry / 4-6
Smart key / 4-9
Theft-alarm system / 4-12
Door locks / 4-15
Tailgate / 4-19
Windows / 4-21
Hood / 4-26
Fuel filler lid / 4-28
Sunroof / 4-31
Steering wheel / 4-35
Mirrors / 4-38
Instrument cluster / 4-42
Rear parking assist system / 4-66
Hazard warning flasher / 4-69
Lighting / 4-70
Wipers and washers / 4-77
Interior light / 4-81
Defroster / 4-83
Manual climate control system / 4-84
Automatic climate control system / 4-93
Windshield defrosting and defogging / 4-100
Features of your vehicle

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Type C
To remove the mechanical key, press and
hold the release button and remove the
mechanical key.
To reinstall the mechanical key, put the
key into the hole and push it until a clicksound is heard. Immobilizer system (if equipped)
Your vehicle may be equipped with an
electronic engine immobilizer system to
reduce the risk of unauthorized vehicle
use.
Your immobilizer system is comprised of
a small transponder in the ignition key
and electronic devices inside the vehicle.
With the immobilizer system, whenever
you insert your ignition key into the igni-
tion switch and turn it to ON, it checks
and determines and verifies if the ignition
key is valid or not.
If the key is determined to be valid, the
engine will start.
If the key is determined to be invalid, the
engine will not start.
WARNING
- Ignition key
Leaving children unattended in a
vehicle with the ignition key is dan-
gerous even if the key is not in the
ignition switch. Children copy
adults and they could place the key
in the ignition switch. The ignition
key would enable children to oper-
ate power windows or other con-
trols, or even make the vehicle
move, which could result in serious
bodily injury or even death. Never
leave the keys in your vehicle with
unsupervised children.
WARNING
Use only KIA original parts for the
ignition key in your vehicle. If an
aftermarket key is used, the ignition
switch may not return to ON after
START. If this happens, the starter
will continue to operate causing
damage to the starter motor and
possible fire due to excessive cur-rent in the wiring.
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To activate the immobilizer system:
Turn the ignition key to the OFF position.
The immobilizer system activates auto-
matically. Without a valid ignition key for
your vehicle, the engine will not start.
To deactivate the immobilizer sys-tem:
Insert the ignition key into the key cylin-
der and turn it to the ON position.
✽✽ NOTICE
When starting the engine, do not use the
key with other immobilizer keys around.
Otherwise the engine may not start or
may stop soon after it starts. Keep each
key separate in order to avoid a starting
malfunction. ✽
✽
NOTICE
If you need additional keys or lose your
keys, consult an authorized KIA dealer.
WARNING
In order to prevent theft of your vehi-
cle, do not leave spare keys any-
where in your vehicle. Your immobi-
lizer password is a customer unique
password and should be kept confi-
dential. Do not leave this number
anywhere in your vehicle.
CAUTION
The transponder in your ignition key is an important part of theimmobilizer system. It is designedto give years of trouble-free service,
however you should avoid expo-sure to moisture, static electricity and rough handling. Immobilizersystem malfunction could occur.
CAUTION
Do not put metal accessories near the ignition switch. Metal acces-
sories may interrupt the transpon-der signal and may prevent theengine from being started.
CAUTION
Do not change, alter or adjust the immobilizer system because it
could cause the immobilizer sys- tem to malfunction and should onlybe serviced by an authorized KIAdealer.
Malfunctions caused by improperalterations, adjustments or modifi-cations to the immobilizer system are not covered by your vehicle
manufacturer warranty.

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Remote keyless entry system operations
Lock (1)
All doors (and tailgate) are locked if the
lock button is pressed while all doors areclosed.
The hazard warning lights will blink once
to indicate that all doors are locked.
However, if any door, engine hood or tail-
gate remains open, the hazard warning
lights will not operate. If all doors, enginehood and tailgate are closed after the
lock button is pressed, the hazard warn-
ing lights will blink once.
Unlock (2)
All doors (and tailgate) are unlocked if
the unlock button is pressed.
The hazard warning lights will blink twice
to indicate that all doors are unlocked.
After pressing this button, the doors will
lock automatically unless you open any
door within 30 seconds.
Tailgate unlock (3) (if equipped)
The tailgate is unlocked if the button is
pressed for more than 1 second.
The hazard warning lights will blink twice
to indicate that the tailgate is unlocked.
However, after pressing this button, the
tailgate will lock automatically unless you
open the tailgate within 30 seconds.
Also, once the tailgate is opened and
then closed, the tailgate will lock auto-
matically. ❈ The word “HOLD” is written on the but-
ton to inform you that you must press
and hold the button for 1 second.
REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY (IF EQUIPPED)
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With a smart key, you can lock or unlock
a door (and tailgate) and even start the
engine without inserting the key.
The functions of buttons on a smart key
are similar to the remote keyless entry.
(Refer to the “Remote keyless entry” inthis section.)
There are no buttons on the accessory
smart key(type B)Smart key functions
Carrying the smart key, you may lock and
unlock the vehicle doors (and tailgate).
Also, you may start the engine. Refer to
the following, for more details.
Locking
Pressing the button of the front outside door handles with all doors (and tailgate)
closed and any door unlocked, locks all
the doors (and tailgate). If all doors (andtailgate) and engine hood are closed, the
hazard warning lights will blink once toindicate that all doors (and tailgate) are
locked.
The button will only operate when the
smart key is within 0.7~1 m (28~40 in.)
from the outside door handle. If you want
to make sure that a door has locked or
not, you should check the door lock but-
ton inside the vehicle or pull the outside
door handle.
SMART KEY (IF EQUIPPED)
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■
Type A
■ Type B
WARNING
If the battery of accessory smart key
is totally discharged, it is impossible
to enter the vehicle. In this case, you
can enter the vehicle with a mechan-
ical key.

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Even though you press the outside door
handle buttons, the doors will not lock
and the chime will sound for 3 seconds if
any of following occur:
The smart key is in the vehicle.
The ENGINE START/STOP button is in
the ACC or ON position.
Any door except the tailgate is open.Unlocking
Pressing the button of the front outside door handles with all doors (and tailgate)
closed and locked, unlocks all the doors
(and tailgate). The hazard warning lights
blink twice to indicate that all doors (and
tailgate) are unlocked.
The button will only operate when the
smart key is within 0.7~1 m (28~40 in.)
from the outside door handle.
When the smart key is recognized in the area of 0.7~1 m (28~40 in.) from the front
outside door handle, other people canalso open the door without possession of
the smart key.
After pressing the button, the doors will
lock automatically unless you open any
door within 30 seconds.
Tailgate unlocking
If you are within 0.7 m ~ 1 m (28 ~ 40 in.)
from the outside tailgate handle, with
your smart key in possession, the tail-
gate will unlock and open when you
press the tailgate handle switch.
The hazard warning lights will blink twice
to indicate that the tailgate is unlocked.
Also, once the tailgate is opened and
then closed, the tailgate will lock auto-
matically. ❈ The word “HOLD” is written on the but-
ton to inform you that you must press
and hold the button for 1 second.
Start-up
You can start the engine without inserting
the key. For detailed information refer to
“Starting the engine with a smart key” insection 5.

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THEFT-ALARM SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
Vehicles equipped with a theft alarm sys-
tem will have a label attached to the vehi-
cle with the following words:
1. WARNING
2. SECURITY SYSTEM This system is designed to provide pro-
tection from unauthorized entry into the
car. This system is operated in three
stages: the first is the "Armed" stage, the
second is the "Theft-alarm" stage, and
the third is the "Disarmed" stage. If trig-
gered, the system provides an audible
alarm with blinking of the hazard warning
lights.Armed stage
Using the smart key
Park the vehicle and stop the engine.
Arm the system as described below.
1. Turn off the engine.
2. Make sure that all doors (and tailgate)
and the engine hood are closed and latched.
3. Lock the doors by pressing the button of the front outside door handle with
the smart key in your possession.
After completion of the steps above,
the hazard warning lights operateonce to indicate that the system is
armed.
If any door remains open, the doors
won't lock and the chime will sound
for 3 seconds. Close the door and try
again to lock the doors. If tailgate or engine hood remains
open, the hazard warning lights won't
operate and theft-alarm will not arm.
After this, if the tailgate and engine
hood are closed, the hazard warning
lights will blink once.Armed stage
Theft-alarm stageDisarmedstage
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button on the smart key.
After completion of the steps above,
the hazard warning lights will operateonce to indicate that the system is
armed.
If any door (and tailgate) or engine
hood remains open, the hazard warn-
ing lights won't operate and theft-
alarm will not arm. After this, if alldoors (and tailgate) and engine hood
are closed, the hazard warning lights
blink once.Using the transmitter
Park the vehicle and stop the engine.
Arm the system as described below.
1. Turn off the engine and remove the ignition key from the ignition switch.
2. Make sure that all doors (and tailgate), the engine hood are closed and latched.
3. Lock the doors by pressing the lock button on the transmitter.
After completion of the steps above,
the hazard warning lights will blinkonce to indicate that the system is
armed.
If any door (and tailgate) or engine
hood remains open, the hazard warn-
ing lights won't operate and theft-alarm
will not arm. After this, if all doors (andtailgate) and engine hood are closed,
the hazard warning lights blink once.
Do not arm the system until all pas- sengers have left the vehicle. If thesystem is armed while a passen-
ger(s) remains in the vehicle, the
alarm may be activated when the
remaining passenger(s) leave the
vehicle. If any door, tailgate orengine hood is opened within 30seconds after entering the armed
stage, the system is disarmed to
prevent unnecessary alarm. Theft-alarm stage
The alarm will be activated if any of the
following occurs while the system is
armed.
A door is opened without using the
transmitter (or smart key).
The tailgate is opened without using the transmitter (or smart key).
The engine hood is opened.
The horn will sound and the hazard
warning lights will blink continuously for
approximately 30 seconds. To turn off the
system, unlock the doors with the trans-
mitter (or smart key).

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Disarmed stage
The system will be disarmed when:
Transmitter
- The door unlock button is pressed.
- The engine is started.
- The ignition switch is in the “ON” posi-
tion for 30 seconds or more.
Smart key
- The door unlock button is pressed.
- The button of the front outside door ispressed while carrying the smart key.
- The engine is started.
After the doors are unlocked, the hazard
warning lights will blink twice to indicate
that the system is disarmed.
After pressing the unlock button, if anydoor (or tailgate) is not opened within 30
seconds, the system will be rearmed.
✽✽ NOTICE - Non-immobilizer system
 Avoid trying to start the engine while the alarm is activated. The vehicle
starting motor is disabled during the
theft-alarm stage.
If the system is not disarmed with the
transmitter, insert the key into the
ignition switch, turn the ignition
switch to the ON position and wait for
30 seconds. Then the system will be
disarmed.
 If you lose your keys, consult your
authorized KIA dealer.
✽
✽ NOTICE - Immobilizer system
 If the system is not disarmed with the transmitter, insert the key into the
ignition switch and start the engine.
Then the system will be disarmed.
 If you lose your keys, consult your
authorized KIA dealer.
CAUTION
Do not change, alter or adjust the
theft-alarm system because it could
cause the theft-alarm system to mal- function and should only be serv-iced by an authorized KIA dealer.
Malfunctions caused by improperalterations, adjustments or modifi- cations to the theft-alarm systemare not covered by your vehicle manufacturer warranty.

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Operating door locks from out-
side the vehicle
Mechanical key
Turn the key toward the rear of thevehicle to unlock and toward the front
of the vehicle to lock.
If you lock/unlock the door with a key, the doors will lock/unlock.
If you lock/unlock the driver’s door with a key, all vehicle doors will lock/unlock
automatically. (if equipped)
Once the doors are unlocked, they may be opened by pulling the door handle.
When closing the door, push the door by hand. Make sure that doors are
closed securely.
Transmitter/Smart key
Doors can be locked and unlocked withthe transmitter (or smart key). (if equipped)
Doors can be locked and unlocked pressing the button of the outside door
handle with the smart key in your pos-session.
Once the doors are unlocked, they may be opened by pulling the door handle.
When closing the door, push the door by hand. Make sure that doors are
closed securely.✽✽ NOTICE
 In cold and wet climates, door locks and door mechanisms may not work
properly due to freezing conditions.
 If the door is locked/unlocked multi-
ple times in rapid succession with
either the vehicle key or door lock
switch, the system may stop operating
temporarily in order to protect the
circuit and prevent damage to system
components.
DOOR LOCKS
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WARNING
If you don't close the door securely, the door may open
again.
Be careful that someone's body and hands are not trapped when
closing the door.