KIA Rio 2012 3.G Owner's Manual

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Foreword

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7Introduction
Your vehicle at a glance
Safety features of your vehicle
Features of your vehicle
Driving your vehicle
What to do in an emergency
Maintenance
table of contents
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Specifications & Consumer information
Index

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Index
2I
Active eco system ··················\
··················\
··················\
····5-41
Air bag warning label ··················\
··················\
················3-53
Air bag warning light··················\
··················\
·················3-33\
Air bags··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
··3-30Air bag warning label ··················\
··················\
··············3-53
Air bag warning light ··················\
··················\
··············3-33
Curtain air bag ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······3-45
Driver's and passenger's front air bag··········\
················3-41
Occupant detection system ··················\
··················\
······3-36
Side impact air bag ··················\
··················\
··················\
3-44
SRS components and functions ··················\
·················3-33\
Air cleaner ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············7-31
Antenna (Roof) ··················\
··················\
··················\
······4-102
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) ··················\
··················\
··5-24
Appearance care··················\
··················\
··················\
·······7-60 Exterior care ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········7-60
Interior care ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········7-64
Ashtray ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-96
Audio system ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········4-102 Roof antenna··················\
··················\
··················\
········4-102
Steering wheel audio control ··················\
··················\
·4-103
Automatic transaxle ··················\
··················\
··················\
·5-15 Shift lock ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············5-19
Sports mode ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········5-17
Automatic transaxle fluid ··················\
··················\
··········7-30
Aux, USB and iPod port ··················\
··················\
··········4-104 Base curb weight ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····5-56
Battery··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
····7-34
Battery saver function ··················\
··················\
················4-70
Before driving ··················\
··················\
··················\
············5-3
Bottle holders, see cup holders ··················\
··················\
··4-97
Brake system··················\
··················\
··················\
············5-21
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) ··················\
··················\
5-24
Electronic stability program (ESC) ··················\
···········5-25
Hill-start assist control············\
··················\
··················\
·5-28
Parking brake ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········5-22
Power brakes··················\
··················\
··················\
··········5-21
Vehicle stability management··················\
··················\
··5-29
Brakes/clutch fluid ··················\
··················\
··················\
···7-29
Bulb wattage ··················\
··················\
··················\
··············8-3
Calendar ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················4-10\
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Capacities (Lubricants) ··················\
··················\
················8-5
Car option ··················\
··················\
··················\
················4-50
Care Exterior care ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········7-60
Interior care ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········7-64
Tire care ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················7-37\
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Cargo capacity ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········5-52
Cargo weight ··················\
··················\
··················\
············5-56
Center console storage ··················\
··················\
···············4-92
Central door lock switch··················\
··················\
············4-17
Certification label ··················\
··················\
···············5-54, 8-7
Changing tires ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········6-14
Checking tire inflation pressure··················\
··················\
·7-38
Child restraint system ··················\
··················\
················3-22Lower anchor ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········3-27
Seat belt ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················3-24\
Tether anchor system ··················\
··················\
···············3-26
Child-protector rear door lock ··················\
··················\
···4-18
Cigarette lighter ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······4-96
Climate control air filter ··················\
··················\
···4-81, 7-32
Clock (Digital) ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········4-99
Clothes hanger ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······4-100
Combined instrument, see instrument cluster ···············4-41
Compact spare tire ··················\
··················\
··················\
···6-19
Compact spare tire replacement ··················\
··················\
7-41
Coolant ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···7-26
Cooling fluid, see engine coolant ··················\
················7-26
Crankcase emission control system ··················\
·············7-66
Cruise control system ··················\
··················\
················5-32
Cup holder ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············4-97
Curtain air bag ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········3-45 Dashboard illumination, see instrument panel
illumination··················\
··················\
··················\
············4-42
Dashboard, see instrument cluster ··················\
···············4-41
Defogging (Windshield) ··················\
··················\
············4-90
Defogging logic (Windshield) ··················\
··················\
···4-91
Defroster (Rear window) ··················\
··················\
···········4-80
Defrosting (Windshield) ··················\
··················\
············4-90
Digital clock··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-99
Dimensions ··················\
··················\
··················\
················8-2
Display illumination, see instrument panel illumination··················\
··················\
··················\
············4-42
Displays, see instrument cluster ··················\
··················\
4-41
Door locks··················\
··················\
··················\
················4-15 Central door lock switch ··················\
··················\
·········4-17
Child-protector rear door lock ··················\
··················\
·4-18
Drinks holders, see cup holders··················\
··················\
·4-97
Driver's 3-point seat belt ··················\
··················\
············3-14
Driver's and passenger's front air bag ··················\
··········3-41
Driving at night ··················\
··················\
··················\
········5-45
Driving in flooded areas ··················\
··················\
············5-46
Driving in the rain··················\
··················\
··················\
····5-46D

Index
4I
Economical operation ··················\
··················\
················5-42
Electric power steering ··················\
··················\
··············4-35
Electronic stability program (ESC) ··················\
·············5-25
Emergency starting ··················\
··················\
··················\
····6-4Jump starting ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········6-4
Push starting ··················\
··················\
··················\
············6-6
Emergency while driving ··················\
··················\
·············6-2
Emission control system ··················\
··················\
············7-66 Crankcase emission control system··················\
···········7-66
Evaporative emission control System ··················\
·······7-66
Exhaust emission control system ··················\
··············7-66
Engine ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
······8-2
Engine compartment ··················\
··················\
··················\
··2-4
Engine compartment panel fuse ··················\
··················\
7-58
Engine coolant ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········7-26
Engine coolcant temperature gauge··················\
·············4-43
Engine number ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········8-8
Engine oil ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················7-25\
Engine overheats ··················\
··················\
··················\
········6-7
Engine start/stop button ··················\
··················\
···············5-6
Engine will not start··················\
··················\
··················\
···6-3
Evaporative emission control System ··················\
··········7-66
Exhaust emission control system··················\
·················7-66\
Explanation of scheduled maintenance items ···············7-22
Exterior care··················\
··················\
··················\
·············7-60 Flat tire (with spare tire) ··················\
··················\
············6-13
Jack and tools ··················\
··················\
··················\
········6-13
Changing tires··················\
··················\
··················\
········6-14
Compact spare tire ··················\
··················\
··················\
·6-19
Removing and storing the spare tire···········\
·················6-14\
Flat tire (with tire mobility kit) ··················\
··················\
·6-21
Floor mat anchor(s) ··················\
··················\
·················4-10\
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Fluid Automatic transaxle fluid ··················\
··················\
········7-30
Brakes/clutch fluid··················\
··················\
··················\
·7-29
Washer fluid··················\
··················\
··················\
···········7-30
Folding the outside rearviwe mirror ··················\
············4-40
Folding the rear seat ··················\
··················\
··················\
3-10
Front passenger and rear seat belt ··················\
···············3-16
Front seat adjustment ··················\
··················\
··················\
·3-4
Fuel filler lid ··················\
··················\
··················\
············4-28
Fuel gauge··················\
··················\
··················\
················4-43
Fuel requirements ··················\
··················\
··················\
······1-3
Fuses ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
······7-50 Engine compartment panel fuse ··················\
················7-52
Fuse/relay panel description ··················\
··················\
····7-54
Instrument panel fuse ··················\
··················\
··············7-51
Memory fuse··················\
··················\
··················\
··········7-51
Multi fuse ··················\
··················\
··················\
··············7-53
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Index
GaugeEngine coolant temperature gauge ··················\
············4-42
Fuel gauge ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-43
GAW (Gross axle weight) ··················\
··················\
·········5-56
GAWR (Gross axle weight rating) ··················\
··············5-56
Glove box··················\
··················\
··················\
·················4-92\
GVW (Gross vehicle weight) ··················\
··················\
····5-56
GVWR (Gross vehicle weight rating) ··················\
·········5-56
Hazard warning flasher ··················\
··················\
··············4-70
Hazardous driving conditions ··················\
··················\
····5-44
Headrest(front) ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········3-5
Headrest(rear) ··················\
··················\
··················\
············3-9
Hight adjustment··················\
··················\
··················\
······3-15
Highway driving ··················\
··················\
··················\
······5-47
Hill-start assist control ··················\
··················\
···············5-28
Hood··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·······4-26
Horn ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·······4-37
How to use this manual ··················\
··················\
···············1-2 Idle stop and go system ··················\
··················\
·············5-37
Immobilizer system ··················\
··················\
··················\
·4-10
Indicator symbols on the instrument cluster ··················\
·1-5
Indicators and warnings ··················\
··················\
·············4-53
Inside rearview mirror ··················\
··················\
···············4-38
Instrument cluster ··················\
··················\
··················\
····4-41
Car option ··················\
··················\
··················\
··············4-50
Engine coolant temperature gauge ··················\
············4-43
Fuel gauge ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-43
Instrument panel illumination ··················\
··················\
·4-42
LCD display warning ··················\
··················\
··············4-63
Maintenance ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········4-51
Odometer ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············4-44
Speedometer ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········4-42
Tachometer ··················\
··················\
··················\
············4-42
Trip computer ··················\
··················\
··················\
········4-45
User settings ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········4-49
Warning and indicators ··················\
··················\
············4-53
Instrument panel fuse··················\
··················\
·················7-55\
Instrument panel illumination··················\
··················\
····4-42
Instrument panel overview··················\
··················\
···········2-3
Interior care··················\
··················\
··················\
··············7-64
Interior features··················\
··················\
··················\
········4-96 Ashtray ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
4-96
Aux, USB and iPod port··················\
··················\
········4-104
Cigarette lighter ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····4-96
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Clothes hanger ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····4-100
Cup holder ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-97
Digital clock and calendar ··················\
··················\
·······4-99
Floor mat anchor(s) ··················\
··················\
···············4-101
Power outlet ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········4-98
Shopping bag holder··················\
··················\
················4-99
Sliding armrest ··················\
··················\
··················\
······4-97
Sunvisor ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················4-98\
Interior light ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-78
Interior overview··················\
··················\
··················\
········2-2
ISG system ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············5-37
Jack and tools··················\
··················\
··················\
···········6-13
Jump starting··················\
··················\
··················\
··············6-4
Key positions ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············5-4
Keys ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·········4-2 Immobilizer key··················\
··················\
··················\
·····4-10
Remote(or Smart) key battery replacement ················4-97 Label
Air bag warning label ··················\
··················\
··············3-53
Refrigerant label ··················\
··················\
··················\
······8-8
Tire sidewall labeling ··················\
··················\
··············7-42
Tire specification and pressure label ··················\
···········8-8
Vehicle certification label ··················\
··················\
··········8-7
LCD display warning··················\
··················\
·················4-63\
Lighting··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
··4-70 Battery saver function··················\
··················\
··············4-70
Lower anchor ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········3-27
Lubricants and capacities··················\
··················\
·············8-5
Luggage net ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-93
Luggage tray ··················\
··················\
··················\
············4-94
Maintenance ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-51 Explanation of scheduled maintenance items ·············7-22
Maintenance services·············\
··················\
··················\
····7-3
Maintenance under severe usage conditions ···············7-20
Normal maintenance schedule··················\
··················\
···7-8
Owner maintenance ··················\
··················\
··················\
·7-5
Scheduled maintenance service ··················\
··················\
·7-7
Tire maintenance ··················\
··················\
··················\
···7-42
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Maintenance schedule··················\
··················\
··················\
7-7
Maintenance under severe usage conditions ·················7-20\
Normal maintenance schedule··················\
··················\
···7-8
Maintenance services ··················\
··················\
··················\
·7-3
Manual climate control system··················\
··················\
··4-81 Air conditioning ··················\
··················\
··················\
····4-86
Climate control air filter ··················\
··················\
··········4-89
Heating and air conditioning ··················\
··················\
···4-82
Manual transaxle··················\
··················\
··················\
······5-12
Memory fuse ··················\
··················\
··················\
············7-51
Mirrors ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-38 Day/night rearview mirror ··················\
··················\
·······4-38
Folding the outside rearviwe mirror ··················\
··········4-40
Inside rearview mirror ··················\
··················\
·············4-38
Outside rearview mirror ··················\
··················\
··········4-38
Remote control ··················\
··················\
··················\
······4-39
Multi fuse ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················7-53\
Occupant detection system ··················\
··················\
········3-36
Odometer ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················4-44\
Oil (Engine) ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············7-25
Outside rearview mirror··················\
··················\
·············4-38
Outside rearview mirror remote control ··················\
······4-39
Overheats ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·6-7
Owner maintenance ··················\
··················\
··················\
···7-5 Parking brake ··················\
··················\
··················\
···5-22,7-31
Power brakes ··················\
··················\
··················\
············5-21
Power outlet ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-99
Power window lock button ··················\
··················\
········4-25
Pre-tensioner seat belt··················\
··················\
················3-17
Push starting··················\
··················\
··················\
···············6-6
Rear seat··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···3-9
Rearview camera··················\
··················\
··················\
······4-69
Recommended cold tire inflation pressures ··················\
7-37
Recommended lubricants and capacities ··················\
·······8-5
Recommended SAE viscosity number ··················\
········8-6
Refrigerant label ··················\
··················\
··················\
········8-8
Remote control (Mirror) ··················\
··················\
············4-39
Remote keyless entry ··················\
··················\
··················\
·4-7
Remote(or Smart) key battery replacement ··················\
···4-9
Road warning ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············6-2
Rocking the vehicle ··················\
··················\
··················\
·5-44
Roof antenna ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········4-102
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