ECO mode KIA Rio 2008 2.G Owner's Manual

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Foreword

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Safety belt restraint system We strongly recommend that the driver
and all passengers be properly
restrained at all times by using the safety
belts provided with the vehicle. Proper
use of the safety belts decreases the risk
of severe injury or death in accidents or
sudden stops. In most states, and in
Canada, the law requires their use.
All seats have lap/shoulder belts. Inertial
locks in the safety belt retractors allow all
of the lap/shoulder safety belts to remain
unlocked during normal vehicle opera-
tion. This allows the occupants some
freedom of movement and increased
comfort while using the safety belts. If a
force is applied to the vehicle, such as a
strong stop, a sharp turn, or a collision,
the safety belt retractors will automatical-
ly lock the safety belts.
Since the inertial locks do not require a
collision in order to lock up, you may
become aware of the safety belts locking
while braking or going around sharp cor-
ners.
Always use the rear seat position(s) to
install your child restraint(s).The rear safety belts use a special auto-
lock feature designed to allow a child
restraint to be used in these positions
without an added locking clip. They nor-
mally lock only under extreme or emer-
gency conditions (emergency lock
mode). However they can be adjusted so
that they remain fixed and locked when a
child restraint system is placed in these
positions. (Use this auto-lock mode only
to secure a child restraint, never for pas-
sengers restrained by the safety belts.)
Page 3-42 gives instructions on placing
the safety belt in the auto lock mode.
The drivers safety belt can only operate
in the emergency lock mode.
WARNING- Safety belts
To minimize the risk of serious or
fatal injury in an accident, the driv-
er and all passengers should use
the appropriate safety restraints for
their age and size. The presence of
air bags does not change the need
to be properly restrained by a safe-
ty belt or size-appropriate child
restraint. In fact, air bags are
designed to work the best when
passengers are correctly restrained
in the vehicle.
• Be sure you are familiar with the
information in this section,
including the information on
infant and child restraints.
• Read the safety warnings on the
sun visors of your vehicle also.
WARNING- Child restraint
in front seat
Never install a child restraint sys-
tem in the front passenger position,
as an inflating air bag could cause
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Installing a child restraint system
For safety reasons, we recommend that
the child restraint system be used in the
rear seats.
Never place a rear-facing child
restraint in the front passenger seat,
because of the danger that an inflat-
ing passenger side air bag could
impact the rear-facing child restraint
and kill the child.
Since all passenger safety belts move
freely under normal conditions and only
lock under extreme or emergency condi-
tions (emergency lock mode), you must
manually change these safety belts to
the auto lock mode to secure a child
restraint.(Continued)
• If the vehicle’s safety belt will not
properly fit the child, you must
use an appropriate child restraint
or booster seat in the rear.
• Never allow a child to stand up or
kneel while the vehicle is moving.
• Never use an infant carrier or
child seat that "hooks" over a
seatback. It will not provide ade-
quate protection in an accident.
• Never allow a child to be held
while they are in a moving vehi-
cle, as this could result in serious
injury or death to the child in the
event of an accident or sudden
stop. Holding a child in a moving
vehicle does not provide the child
with any protection during an
accident, even if the person hold-
ing the child is wearing a seat
belt.WARNING-Child seat
installation
• Before installing the child
restraint system, read the instruc-
tions supplied by the child
restraint system manufacturer.
• If the safety belt does not operate
as described in this section, have
the system checked immediately
by your authorized Kia dealer.
• Failure to observe this manual's
instructions regarding child
restraint system and the instruc-
tions provided with the child
restraint system could increase
the chance and/or severity of
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4. AUTO SEEK Select Button
(Automatic Channel Selection)
Press the AUTO SEEK select button.
When the side is pressed, the unit
will automatically tune to the next higher
frequency and when the side is
pressed, it will automatically tune to the
next lower frequency.
5. SCAN Button
When you Press the button, frequency is
changed and the next channel is
received automatically.
To stay on a station, press the SCAN but-
ton again.
6. EQ Button
Press the EQ button to select the CLAS-
SIC, POPS, ROCK, JAZZ and OFF
MODE for the desired tone quality. Each
press of the button changes the display
as follows;
7. PRESET STATION Select
Buttons
Six (6) stations for AM, FM1 and FM2
respectively can be preset in the elec-
tronic memory circuit.
HOW TO PRESET STATIONS
Six AM and twelve FM stations may be
programmed into the memory of the
radio. Then, by simply pressing the AM /
FM select buttons and/or one of the six
station select buttons, you may recall any
of these stations instantly. To program the
stations, follow these steps:
• Press AM/FM selector to set the band
for AM, FM1 and FM2.
• Select the desired station to be stored
by seek or manual tuning.
• Determine the preset station select
button you wish to use to access that
station.• Press the station select button for more
than two seconds. A select button indi-
cator will show in the display indicating
which select button you have
depressed. The frequency display will
flash after it has been stored into the
memory. You should then release the
button, and proceed to program the
next desired station. A total of 18 sta-
tions can be programmed by selecting
one AM and two FM station per button.
• When completed, any preset station
may be recalled by selecting AM, FM1
or FM2 band and the appropriate sta-
tion button.
CAUTION
• Do not place beverages close to
the audio system. The audio sys-
tem mechanism may be damaged
if you spill them.
• Do not strike or allow anything to
impact the audio system, damage
to the system mechanisms could
occur.
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1. CD/AUX Select Button
CD Select
• Insert the CD with the label facing
upward.
• Insert the CD to start CD playback,
during radio operation.
• When a disc is in the CD deck, if you
press the CD/AUX button the CD play-
er will begin playing even if the radio
player is being used.
• The CD/AUX player can be used when
the ignition switch is in either the “ON”
or “ACC” position.
• Push the CD/AUX button to turn on
that function without pushing the
Power ON-OFF control knob.
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NOTICE
• Do not stick paper or tape etc., on the
label side or the recording side of any
discs, as it may cause a malfunction.
• The unit cannot play a CD-R
(Recordable CD) and CD-RW
(Rewritable CD) that is not finalized.
Please refer to the manual of CD-
R/CD-RW recoder or CD-R/CD-RW
software for more information on
finalization process.
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• Depending on the recording status,
some CD-Rs/CD-RWs may not be
played on this unit.
AUX-IN Select
• When the AUX device (such as
portable MP3 players) is connected to
vehicle's AUX-IN terminal, you can
switch to AUX-IN mode by pressing
CD/AUX button.
• With a CD loaded and AUX device
connected at the same time, this but-
ton switches between AUX-IN mode
and CD mode.
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NOTICE
• If the AUX device is not connected,
you cannot switch to AUX-IN mode.
• When the AUX device is disconnected
while in AUX-IN mode, the unit auto-
matically switches its mode to last
selected mode (CD mode or RADIO
mode).
• The quality of sound may be defected
or distorted when the unit's EQ
(BASS/MID/TREBLE) control and
AUX device's EQ control are both
enabled (not flat). When you want to
use the unit's EQ control feature, dis-
able the AUX device's EQ control fea-
ture, and vice versa.
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1. POWER ON-OFF Control Knob
• The radio unit may be operated when
the ignition key is in the "ACC" or "ON"
position. Press the button to switch the
power on. The LCD shows the radio
frequency in the radio mode, CD/ MP3
track in the CD/MP3 mode. To switch
the power off, press the button again.
• Push the FM/AM or CD/MP3 to turn on
that function without pushing Power
ON-OFF control knob.
VOLUME Control
Rotate the knob clockwise to increase
the volume and turn the knob counter-
clockwise to reduce the volume.
2. BAND Select Button
Pressing the FM/AM button changes the
AM, FM1 and FM2 bands. The mode
selected is shown on the display.
3. RADIO SCAN Button
When you press the button, frequency is
changed and the next channel is
received automatically.
To stay on a station, press the CD SCAN
button again.
4. EQ Button
Press the EQ button to select the CLAS-
SIC, POP, ROCK, JAZZ and OFF MODE
for the desired tone quality. Each press of
the button changes the display as fol-
lows;
5. AUTO SEEK Select Button
(Automatic Channel Selection)
Press the AUTO SEEK select button.
When the side is pressed, the unit
will automatically tune to the next higher
frequency and when the side is
pressed, it will automatically tune to the
next lower frequency.
6. PRESET STATION Select
Buttons
Six stations for AM, FM1 and FM2
respectively can be preset in the elec-
tronic memory circuit.
HOW TO PRESET STATIONS
Six AM and twelve FM stations may be
programmed into the memory of the
radio.Then, by simply pressing the AM/FM
band select button and/or one of the six
station select buttons, you may recall any
of these stations instantly. To program the
stations, follow these steps:
• Press AM/FM selector to set the band
for AM, FM1 and FM2.
• Select the desired station to be stored
by seek or manual tuning.
• Determine the preset station select
button you wish to use to access that
station.
• Press and hold the station select button
for more than 0.8 seconds. A select but-
ton indicator will show in the display indi-
cating which select button you have
depressed. The frequency display will
flash after it has been stored in to the
memory. You should then release the but-
ton, and proceed to program the next
desired station. A total of 18 stations can
be programmed by selecting one AM and
two FM station per button.
• When completed, any preset station
may be recalled by selecting AM, FM1
or FM2 band and the appropriate sta-
tion button.
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1.AUDIO/MP3 CD/AUX Select
Button
AUDIO/MP3 CD Select
• Insert the CD with the label facing
upward.
• Insert the CD to start CD playback,
during radio operation.
• If you press the CD/AUX button while a
disc is in the CD deck, the CD player
will begin playing even if the radio or
cassette player is being used.
• The CD/AUX player can be used when
the ignition switch is in either the “ON”
or “ACC” position.
• Push the CD/AUX button to turn on
that function without pushing the
Power ON-OFF control knob.
✽
NOTICE
• Do not stick paper or tape etc., on the
label side or the recording side of any
discs, as it may cause a malfunction.
• The unit can play a multi-session CD-
R (recordable CD) and CD-RW
(rewritable CD) that consists of more
than two sessions.
Please refer to the manual of CD-
R/CD-RW recoder or CD-R/CD-RW
software for more information on
finalization process.
• Depending on the recording status,
some CD-Rs/CD-RWs may not be
played on this unit.
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NOTICE
Playback of MP3 and WMA file formats
are supported. Load to play time for
these formats may be longer due to the
compressed nature of these discs.
AUX-IN Select
• When the AUX device (such as
portable MP3 players) is connected to
vehicle's AUX-IN terminal, you can
switch to AUX-IN mode by pressing
CD/AUX button.
• With a CD loaded and AUX device
connected at the same time, this but-
ton switches between AUX-IN mode
and CD mode.
✽
NOTICE
• If the AUX device is not connected, you
cannot switch to AUX-IN mode.
• When the AUX device is disconnected
while in AUX-IN mode, the unit auto-
matically switches its mode to last
selected mode (CD mode or RADIO
mode).
• The quality of sound may be defected
or distorted when the unit's EQ
(BASS/MID/TREBLE) control and
AUX device's EQ control are both
enabled (not flat). When you want to
use the unit's EQ control feature, dis-
able the AUX device's EQ control fea-
ture, and vice versa.
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NOTICE
Tracks stored using the Bookmark func-
tion will be automatically erased after
you eject CDs that contain those tracks.
7. SCROLL Button
Press the button, and you can check the
file names with more than 16 characters
on MP3 CD(max 34 characters.).
The button doesn’t work on file names
with less than 16 characters.
8. EQ Button
Press the EQ button to select the CLAS-
SIC, POP, ROCK, JAZZ and OFF MODE
for the desired tone quality. Each press of
the button changes the display as fol-
lows;
9. CD EJECT Button
When the button is pressed with a CD
loaded, the CD will eject.
Forcing to eject : To force to eject a CD,
press this button for more than 3 sec-
onds. (Do this only when a CD is jammed
and you can not eject it in the normal way
- e.g.) in case that you have inserted 2
CDs by mistake)
10. CD SCAN Button
• To playback the first 10 seconds of
each track, press the CD SCAN button
more than 0.8 seconds.
• To playback the first 10 seconds of
each track in the selected folder, press
the CD SCAN button within 0.8 sec-
onds. (MP3 CD only)
• Press the CD SCAN button again with-
in 10 sec. when you have reached the
desired track.
11. FILE SEARCH Knob
(TUNE Select Knob)
• You can skip the track (file) by turning
the FILE SEARCH knob clockwise or
counterclockwise.
After selecting the desired track (file),
press the FILE SEARCH knob to play-
back the track (file).
If you do not press the FILE SEARCH
knob within five seconds, the search
will stop.
12. FOLDER SEARCH (FLDR)
Button
• You can move through the folder by
pushing the FLDR button to up ( )
and down( ).
• After moving the desired folder, press
the FILE SEARCH knob to play back in
the selected folder. If you do not press
the FILE SEARCH knob within 5 sec-
onds, the folder searching function will
be released. It can not be operated in a
single folder.
13. INFO Button
While playing CD(MP3), If this button is
pressed repeatedly, the played file infor-
mation will be displayed in the following
order.
FILE NAME
➟ SONG TITLE ➟ ARTIST
NAME
➟ ALBUM TITLE ➟ FOLDER
NAME
➟ TOTAL FILE ➟ MARK
ADDRESS
➟ FILE NAME
“NO DATA” wil be displayed in case that
there is no information on the selected
item.
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2 (Second Gear)
Use 2 (Second Gear) for more power
when climbing hills and for increased
braking when going down hills. This posi-
tion also helps reduce wheel spin on slip-
pery surfaces. When the shift lever is
placed in 2 (Second Gear), the transaxle
will automatically shift from first to sec-
ond gear.
L (Low)
Move the shift lever to this position in
hard pulling situations and for climbing
steep grades.
O/D (Over Drive) system
(if equipped)
Pressing the O/D system button cancels
and engages the overdrive system.
When the O/D system is cancelled, the
O/D OFF indicator illuminates and the
transaxle gear range is limited to 1st
through 3rd. The transaxle will not shift to
4th gear until the O/D system button is
pressed again to release the switch.
When driving down a sloping road with
the transaxle in O/D (4th), you can
decrease the vehicle speed without using
the brakes by pressing the O/D button.
When the ignition is switched OFF, O/D
OFF mode is automatically cancelled.
O/D OFF Indicator ( )
This indicator light illuminates in the
instrument panel when the O/D mode is
cancelled.
Moving up a steep grade from a
standing start
To move up a steep grade from a stand-
ing start, depress the brake pedal, shift
the shift lever to D (Drive). Select the
appropriate gear depending on load
weight and steepness of the grade, and
release the parking brake. Depress the
accelerator gradually while releasing the
service brakes.
O/D
OFF
CAUTION
Do not exceed the recommended
maximum speeds in 2 (Second
Gear) or L (Low). Operating the
vehicle at speeds above the maxi-
mum recommended, for 2 (Second
Gear) or L (Low) may cause exces-
sive heat to develop which could
result in damage to or failure of the
automatic transaxle.
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Speedometer
The speedometer indicates the forward
speed of the vehicle.
Odometer
The odometer indicates the total dis-
tance the vehicle has been driven.
Tripmeter
You can choose the tripmeter A and trip-
meter B by pressing the tripmeter mode
button.
TRIP A: Tripmeter A (if equipped)
TRIP B: Tripmeter B (if equipped)
The tripmeter indicates the distance of
individual trips selected by the driver.
Tripmeter A and B can be reset to 0 by
pressing the reset button for 1 second or
more, and then releasing.
Tachometer
The tachometer indicates the approxi-
mate number of engine revolutions per
minute (rpm).
Use the tachometer to select the correct
shift points and to prevent lugging and/or
over-revving the engine.
The tachometer pointer may move slight-
ly when the ignition switch is in ACC or
ON position with the engine OFF. This
movement is normal and will not affect
the accuracy of the tachometer once the
engine is running.
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NOTICE
Do not operate the engine within the
tachometer's RED ZONE.
This may cause severe engine damage.
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