tow KIA RIO HATCHBACK 2012 Owners Manual

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Index
Luggage net ··················\
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Luggage tray ··················\
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Sunroof··················\
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Sunvisor ··················\
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Tachometer··················\
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Tailgate··················\
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···4-20 Emergency safety release ··················\
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Telescoping steering ··················\
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Tether anchor system ··················\
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Theft-alarm system ··················\
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Tie-down hook ··················\
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Tilt steering ··················\
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Tire and loading information label ··················\
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Tire mobility kit ··················\
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Tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) ··················\
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Tire specification and pressure label ··················\
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Tires and wheels ··················\
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7-37,8-4 Checking tire inflation pressure ··················\
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Compact spare tire replacement ··················\
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Recommended cold tire inflation pressures ················7-37
Tire care ··················\
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Tire maintenance ··················\
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Tire replacement ··················\
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Tire rotation ··················\
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Tire sidewall labeling ··················\
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Wheel alignment and tire balance ··················\
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Wheel replacement ··················\
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7-42
Towing ··················\
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Towing Tie-down hook ··················\
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Towing capacity ··················\
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Transaxle Automatic transaxle ··················\
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Manual transaxle ··················\
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Trip computer ··················\
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User settings··················\
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Vehicle break-in process ··················\
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Vehicle capacity weight ··················\
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Vehicle certification label ··················\
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Vehicle curb weight ··················\
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Vehicle identification number (VIN) ··················\
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Vehicle load limit ··················\
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Certification label ··················\
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Seating capacity ··················\
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Steps For Determining Correct Load Limit ················5-52
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Tire and loading information label ··················\
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Towing capacity··················\
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Vehicle capacity weight ··················\
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Vehicle stability management ··················\
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Volume/weight ··················\
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Cargo weight ··················\
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GAW (Gross axle weight) ··················\
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GAWR (Gross axle weight rating) ··················\
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GVW (Gross vehicle weight) ··················\
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GVWR (Gross vehicle weight rating) ··················\
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Vehicle curb weight ··················\
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Warning and indicators ··················\
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Washer fluid ··················\
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Weight/volume ··················\
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Wheel alignment and tire balance ··················\
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Wheel replacement ··················\
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Auto down window ··················\
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Auto up/down window ··················\
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Power window lock button ··················\
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Windshield defrosting and defogging··················\
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Winter driving ··················\
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Wiper blades ··················\
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Wipers and washers ··················\
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Introduction
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Use of MTBE
Kia recommends avoiding fuels contain-
ing MTBE (Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether)
over 15.0% vol. (Oxygen Content 2.7%
weight) in your vehicle.
Fuel containing MTBE over 15.0% vol.
(Oxygen Content 2.7% weight) may
reduce vehicle performance and produce
vapor lock or hard starting.
✽ ✽

NOTICE
Your New Vehicle Limited Warranty
may not cover damage to the fuel system
and any performance problems that are
caused by the use of fuels containing
methanol or fuels containing MTBE
(Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether) over
15.0% vol. (Oxygen Content 2.7%
weight.)
Do not use methanol
Fuels containing methanol (wood alco-
hol) should not be used in your vehicle.
This type of fuel can reduce vehicle per-
formance and damage components of
the fuel system.
Fuel Additives
Kia recommends that you use good qual-
ity gasolines treated with detergent addi-
tives such as TOP TIER Detergent
Gasoline, which help prevent deposit for-
mation in the engine. These gasolines
will help the engine run cleaner and
enhance performance of the Emission
Control System. For more information on
TOP TIER Detergent Gasoline, please
go to the website (www
.toptiergas.com).
For customers who do not use TOP Tier
Detergent Gasoline regularly, and have
problems starting or the engine does not
run smoothly, additives that you can buy
separately may be added to the gasoline.
If TOP TIER Detergent Gasoline is not
available, one bottle of additive added to
the fuel tank at every 12,000 km or every
engine oil change is recommended.
Additives are available from your author-
ized Kia dealer along with information on
how to use them. Do not mix other addi-
tives.
Operation in foreign countries
If you are going to drive your vehicle in
another country, be sure to:
Observe all regulations regarding reg- istration and insurance.
Determine that acceptable fuel is avail- able. No special break-in period is needed. By
following a few simple precautions for the
first 1,000 km (600 miles) you may add to
the performance, economy and life of
your vehicle.
Do not race the engine.
While driving, keep your engine speed
(rpm, or revolutions per minute)
between 2,000 rpm and 4,000 rpm.
Do not maintain a single speed for long periods of time, either fast or slow.
Varying engine speed is needed to
properly break-in the engine.
Avoid hard stops, except in emergen- cies, to allow the brakes to seat prop-
erly.
Don't let the engine idle longer than 3 minutes at one time.
Don't tow a trailer during the first 2,000 km (1,200 miles) of operation.
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Safety features of your vehicle
Always be sure that you and all vehicle
occupants are seated and restrained
properly (sitting upright with the seat in
an upright position, centered on the seat
cushion, with the person’s legs comfort-
ably extended, feet on the floor, and
wearing the safety belt properly) for the
most effective protection by the air bag
and the safety belt.
The ODS (Occupant Detection System)may not function properly if the passen-
ger takes actions which can defeat the
detection system. These include:
(1) Failing to sit in an upright position.
(2) Leaning against the door or center console.
(3) Sitting towards the sides or the front of the seat.
(4) Putting legs on the dashboard or rest- ing them on other locations which
reduce the passenger weight on the
front seat.
(5) Improperly wearing the safety belt.
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Safety features of your vehicle
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- Never sit with the hips shiftedtowards the front of the seat.
- Never lean on the door or centerconsole.
- Never sit on one side of the front passenger seat.
- Never place the feet on the dash-
board.
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- Never put a heavy load in thefront passenger seat.
- Never excessively recline thefront passenger seatback.
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- Never place the feet on the frontpassenger seatback.
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Features of your vehicle
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Smart key precautions
If you lose your smart key, you will notbe able to start the engine. Tow the
vehicle, if necessary, and contact an
authorized Kia dealer.
A maximum of 2 smart keys can be registered to a single vehicle. If you
lose a smart key, you should immedi-
ately take the vehicle and key to your
authorized Kia dealer to protect it from
potential theft.
The smart key will not work if any of fol- lowing occurs:
- The smart key is close to a radiotransmitter such as a radio station or
an airport which can interfere with
normal operation of the smart key.
- The smart key near a mobile two-way radio system or a cellular phone.
- Another vehicle’s smart key is being operated close to your vehicle.
When the smart key does not work cor-
rectly, open and close the door with the
mechanical key. If you have a problem
with the smart key, contact an author-
ized Kia dealer. This device complies with Industry
Canada Standard RSS-210.
Operation is subject to the following two
conditions:
1. This device may not cause harmful
interference, and
2. This device must accept any interfer- ence received, including interference
that may cause undesired operation.
✽ ✽NOTICE
Changes or modifications not expressly
approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user’s
authority to operate the equipment. If
the keyless entry system is inoperative
due to changes or modifications not
expressly approved by the party respon-
sible for compliance, it will not be cov-
ered by your manufacturer’s vehicle
warranty.
CAUTION - Transmitter
Keep the smart key away from
water or any liquid as it canbecome damaged and not functionproperly.

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Features of your vehicle
DOOR LOCKS
Operating door locks from out-
side the vehicle
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, all vehicle doors will lock/unlock auto-
matically. From the driver’s door, turn the key
toward the rear of the vehicle once to
unlock the driver’s door and once more
within 4 seconds to unlock all doors.
Doors can also be locked and unlocked with the transmitter key (or
smart key). (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 the doors are
closed securely.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
• In cold and wet climates, door lock
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.
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Features of your vehicle
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4
Inside rearview mirror
Adjust the rearview mirror so that the
center view through the rear window is
seen. Make this adjustment before you
start driving.
Do not place objects in the rear seat
which would interfere with your vision
through the rear window.
Day/night rearview mirror
(if equipped)
Make this adjustment before you start
driving and while the day/night lever is in
the day position.
Pull the day/night lever toward you to
reduce the glare from the headlights of
the vehicles behind you during night driv-
ing.
Remember that you lose some rearviewclarity in the night position.
Outside rearview mirror
Be sure to adjust the mirror angles
before driving.
Your vehicle is equipped with both left-
hand and right-hand outside rearview
mirrors. The mirrors can be adjusted
remotely with the remote switch (if
equipped). The mirror heads can be fold-
ed to prevent damage during an auto-
matic car wash or when passing through
a narrow street.
MIRRORS
WARNING - Mirror
adjustment
Do not adjust the rearview mirror
while the vehicle is moving. This
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Features of your vehicle
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4
Folding the outside rearview mirror
Electric Type (if equipped)
To fold the outside rearview mirror,
depress the button.
To unfold it, depress the button again. Manual type
To fold outside rearview mirror, grasp the
housing of mirror and then fold it toward
the rear of the vehicle.
CAUTION - Electric type
outside rearview mirror
The electric type outside rearview
mirror operates even though theignition switch is in the OFF posi-tion. However, to prevent unneces-sary battery discharge, do not adjust the mirrors longer than nec-essary while the engine is not run-ning.
In case it is an electric type outsiderearview mirror, don’t fold it byhand. It could cause motor failure.
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Features of your vehicle
Engine coolant temperature gauge(for Type B cluster)
This gauge shows the temperature of the
engine coolant when the ignition switch
is ON.
Do not continue driving with an overheat-
ed engine. If your vehicle overheats, refer
to “If the engine overheats” in section 6.
If the gauge pointer moves beyond the
normal range area toward the “H” posi-
tion, it indicates overheating that may
damage the engine.
Fuel gauge
The fuel gauge indicates the approxi-
mate amount of fuel remaining in the fuel
tank. The fuel tank capacity is given in
section 8. The fuel gauge is supplement-
ed by a low fuel warning light, which will
illuminate when the fuel tank is nearly
empty. On inclines or curves, the fuel gauge
pointer may fluctuate or the low fuel
warning light may come on earlier than
usual due to the movement of fuel in the
tank.
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