KIA RIO HATCHBACK 2017 Owners Manual

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Specifications, Consumer information, Reporting safety defects
The following publications are available on
www.KiaTechinfo.com.
Service manual:
This manual covers maintenance and recommended pro-
cedures for repair to engine and chassis components. It
is written for the Journeyman mechanic, but is simple
enough for most mechanically inclined owners to under-
stand.
Electrical troubleshooting manual:
This manual complements the Service Manual by provid-
ing indepth troubleshooting information for each electrical
circuit in your vehicle.
Owner's manual:
This manual describes the overall features and operating
procedures for the vehicle.
ONLINE FACTORY AUTHORIZED MANUALS (U.S. ONLY)

Index
I

Index
2I
Active Eco System ··················\
··················\
··················\
···5-45
Air bag warning label ··················\
··················\
················3-54
Air bag warning light··················\
··················\
·················3-34\
Air bag ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···3-31Air bag warning label ··················\
··················\
··············3-54
Air bag warning light ··················\
··················\
··············3-34
Curtain air bag ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······3-46
Driver's and passenger's front air bag··········\
················3-42
Occupant detection system ··················\
··················\
······3-37
Side impact air bag ··················\
··················\
··················\
3-45
SRS components and functions ··················\
·················3-34\
Air cleaner ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············7-41
Air conditioning system··················\
··················\
···············8-6
Antenna ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
4-125
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) ··················\
··················\
5-26
Appearance care··················\
··················\
··················\
·······7-91 Exterior care ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········7-91
Interior care ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········7-96
Ashtray ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·4-118
Audio system ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········4-125 Audio ··················\
··················\
··················\
········4-139, 4-181
Antenna··················\
··················\
··················\
················4-125
Steering wheel audio control ··················\
··················\
·4-126 Automatic climate control system ··················\
···············4-98
Air conditioning ··················\
··················\
··················\
··4-105
Climate control air filter ··················\
··················\
········4-107
Automatic transaxle ··················\
··················\
··················\
·5-16 Shift lock ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············5-20
Sports mode ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········5-18
Automatic transaxle fluid ··················\
··················\
··········7-40
AUX, USB and iPod ··················\
··················\
················4-127
Base curb weight ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····5-61
Battery··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
····7-48
Battery saver function ··················\
··················\
················4-77
Before driving ··················\
··················\
··················\
············5-3
Bottle holders, see cup holders ··················\
··················\
4-119
Brake system··················\
··················\
··················\
············5-22 Anti-lock brake system (ABS) ··················\
··················\
5-26
Electronic stability program (ESC) ··················\
···········5-27
Hill-start assist control (HAC) ··················\
··················\
5-31
Parking brake ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········5-24
Power brakes··················\
··················\
··················\
··········5-22
Vehicle stability management (VSM) ··················\
·······5-31
Brakes/clutch fluid ··················\
··················\
··················\
···7-39
Bulb replacement ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····7-78
Bulb wattage ··················\
··················\
··················\
··············8-3
A
B

I3
Index
Calendar ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················4-12\
2
Capacities (Lubricants) ··················\
··················\
················8-6
CareExterior care ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········7-91
Interior care ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········7-96
Tire care ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················7-51\
Cargo capacity ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········5-57
Cargo weight ··················\
··················\
··················\
············5-61
Center console storage ··················\
··················\
·············4-114
Central door lock switch··················\
··················\
············4-19
Certification label ··················\
··················\
···············5-59, 8-9
Chains Tire chains ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············5-53
Changing tires ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········6-15
Checking tire inflation pressure··················\
··················\
·7-52
Child restraint system ··················\
··················\
················3-23 Automatic locking mode ··················\
··················\
·········3-25
Lower anchor ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········3-29
Tether anchor system ··················\
··················\
···············3-28
Child-protector rear door lock ··················\
··················\
···4-20
Cigarette lighter ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····4-118
Climate control air filter··················\
··············4-96/107, 7-43
Clock (Digital) ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······4-122
Clothes hanger ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······4-123 Combined instrument, see instrument cluster ···············4-46
Compact spare tire ··················\
··················\
··················\
···6-20
Compact spare tire replacement ··················\
··················\
7-55
Coolant ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···7-36
Cooling fluid, see engine coolant ··················\
················7-36
Crankcase emission control system ··················\
·············7-98
Cruise control system ··················\
··················\
················5-35
Cup holder ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-119
Curtain air bag ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········3-46
Dashboard illumination, see instrument panel
illumination··················\
··················\
··················\
············4-47
Dashboard, see instrument cluster ··················\
···············4-46
Defogging (Windshield) ··················\
··················\
··········4-109
Defogging logic (Windshield) ··················\
··················\
·4-111
Defroster (Rear window) ··················\
··················\
···········4-87
Defrosting (Windshield) ··················\
··················\
··········4-109
Digital clock··················\
··················\
··················\
···········4-122
Dimensions ··················\
··················\
··················\
················8-2
Display illumination, see instrument panel illumination··················\
··················\
··················\
············4-47
Displays, see instrument cluster ··················\
··················\
4-46
Door locks··················\
··················\
··················\
················4-17 Central door lock switch ··················\
··················\
·········4-19
Child-protector rear door lock ··················\
··················\
·4-20
D
C

Index
4I
Drinks holders, see cup holders··················\
·················4-11\
9
Driver's 3-point seat belt ··················\
··················\
············3-15
Driver's and passenger's front air bag ··················\
··········3-42
Driving at night ··················\
··················\
··················\
········5-49
Driving in flooded areas ··················\
··················\
············5-50
Driving in the rain··················\
··················\
··················\
····5-50
Economical operation ··················\
··················\
················5-46
Electric power steering ··················\
··················\
··············4-40
Electronic stability program (ESC) ··················\
·············5-27
Emergency starting ··················\
··················\
··················\
····6-5Jump starting ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········6-5
Push starting ··················\
··················\
··················\
············6-7
Emergency while driving ··················\
··················\
·············6-3
Emission control system ··················\
··················\
············7-98 Crankcase emission control system··················\
···········7-98
Evaporative emission control System ··················\
·······7-98
Exhaust emission control system ··················\
··············7-99
Engine ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
······8-2
Engine compartment ··················\
··················\
··················\
··2-6
Engine compartment panel fuse ··················\
··················\
7-68
Engine coolant ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········7-36
Engine coolcant temperature gauge··················\
·············4-47
Engine number ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········8-10
Engine oil ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················7-35\
Engine overheats ··················\
··················\
··················\
········6-8
Engine START/STOP button ··················\
··················\
·······5-7
Engine will not start··················\
··················\
··················\
···6-4
Evaporative emission control System ··················\
··········7-98
Exhaust emission control system··················\
·················7-99\
Explanation of scheduled maintenance items ···············7-32
Exterior care··················\
··················\
··················\
·············7-91
Exterior overview I ··················\
··················\
··················\
····2-2
Exterior overview II ··················\
··················\
··················\
···2-3
Flat tire (with spare tire) ··················\
··················\
············6-14
Jack and tools ··················\
··················\
··················\
········6-14
Changing tires··················\
··················\
··················\
········6-15
Compact spare tire ··················\
··················\
··················\
·6-20
Removing and storing the spare tire···········\
·················6-15\
Flat tire ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···6-23
Floor mat anchor(s) ··················\
··················\
·················4-12\
3
Fluid Automatic transaxle fluid ··················\
··················\
········7-40
Brakes/clutch fluid··················\
··················\
··················\
·7-39
Washer fluid··················\
··················\
··················\
···········7-40
Folding the outside rearviwe mirror ··················\
············4-45
Folding the rear seat ··················\
··················\
··················\
3-10
Front passenger and rear seat belt ··················\
···············3-17
Front seat adjustment ··················\
··················\
··················\
·3-4
F
E

I5
Index
Fuel filler lid ··················\
··················\
··················\
············4-33
Fuel gauge··················\
··················\
··················\
················4-48
Fuel requirements ··················\
··················\
··················\
······1-3
Fuses ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
······7-65Engine compartment panel fuse ··················\
················7-68
Fuse/relay panel description ··················\
··················\
····7-69
Instrument panel fuse ··················\
··················\
··············7-66
Memory fuse··················\
··················\
··················\
··········7-67
Multi fuse ··················\
··················\
··················\
··············7-68
Gauge Engine coolant temperature gauge ··················\
············4-48
Fuel gauge ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-48
GAW (Gross axle weight) ··················\
··················\
·········5-61
GAWR (Gross axle weight rating) ··················\
··············5-61
Glove box··················\
··················\
··················\
···············4-114
GVW (Gross vehicle weight) ··················\
··················\
····5-61
GVWR (Gross vehicle weight rating) ··················\
·········5-61
Hazard warning flasher ··················\
··················\
··············4-77
Hazardous driving conditions ··················\
··················\
····5-48
Headrest(front) ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········3-5
Headrest(rear) ··················\
··················\
··················\
············3-9
Hight adjustment··················\
··················\
··················\
······3-16 Highway driving ··················\
··················\
··················\
······5-51
Hill-start assist control (HAC) ··················\
··················\
···5-31
Hood··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·······4-31
Horn ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·······4-42
How to use this manual ··················\
··················\
···············1-2
Idle stop and go system (ISG) ··················\
··················\
···5-40
Immobilizer system ··················\
··················\
··················\
·4-12
Indicators and warnings ··················\
··················\
·············4-59
Inside rearview mirror ··················\
··················\
···············4-43
Instrument cluster ··················\
··················\
··················\
····4-46
Engine coolant temperature gauge ··················\
············4-48
Fuel gauge ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-48
Instrument panel illumination ··················\
··················\
·4-47
LCD display warning ··················\
··················\
··············4-70
Maintenance ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········4-57
Odometer ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············4-49
Speedometer ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········4-47
Tachometer ··················\
··················\
··················\
············4-47
Trip computer ··················\
··················\
··················\
········4-50
User settings ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········4-55
Warning and indicators ··················\
··················\
············4-59
Instrument panel fuse··················\
··················\
·················7-66\
Instrument panel illumination··················\
··················\
····4-47
Instrument panel overview··················\
··················\
···········2-5
G
H
I

Index
6I
Interior care··················\
··················\
··················\
··············7-96
Interior features··················\
··················\
··················\
······4-118Ashtray ··················\
··················\
··················\
················4-118
Cigarette lighter ··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-118
Clothes hanger ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····4-123
Cup holder ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········4-118
Digital clock and calendar ··················\
··················\
·····4-122
Floor mat anchor(s) ··················\
··················\
···············4-123
Power outlet ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········4-121
Shopping bag holder ··················\
··················\
···············4121
Sliding armrest ··················\
··················\
··················\
····4-120
Sunvisor ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············4-120
Interior light ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-85
Interior overview··················\
··················\
··················\
········2-4
ISG system ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············5-40
Jack and tools··················\
··················\
··················\
···········6-14
Jump starting··················\
··················\
··················\
··············6-5
Key positions ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············5-5
Keys ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·········4-3 Immobilizer key··················\
··················\
··················\
·····4-11
Remote(or Smart) key battery replacement ················4-10 Label
Air bag warning label ··················\
··················\
··············3-54
Refrigerant label ··················\
··················\
··················\
····8-10
Tire sidewall labeling ··················\
··················\
··············7-56
Tire specification and pressure label ··················\
·········8-10
Vehicle certification label ··················\
··················\
··········8-9
LCD display warning··················\
··················\
·················4-70\
Light bulbs ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············7-77
Lighting··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
··4-77 Battery saver function··················\
··················\
··············4-77
Lower anchor ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········3-29
Lubricants and capacities··················\
··················\
·············8-7
Luggage net ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········4-115
Luggage tray ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········4-116
Maintenance ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-57 Explanation of scheduled maintenance items ·············7-32
Maintenance services·············\
··················\
··················\
····7-4
Maintenance under severe usage conditions ···············7-30
Normal maintenance schedule··················\
··················\
···7-9
Owner maintenance ··················\
··················\
··················\
·7-6
Scheduled maintenance service ··················\
··················\
·7-8
Tire maintenance ··················\
··················\
··················\
···7-56
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Maintenance schedule··················\
··················\
··················\
7-8
Maintenance under severe usage conditions ·················7-30\
Normal maintenance schedule··················\
··················\
···7-9
Maintenance services ··················\
··················\
··················\
·7-4
Manual climate control system··················\
··················\
··4-88 Air conditioning ··················\
··················\
··················\
····4-94
Climate control air filter ··················\
··················\
··········4-96
Heating and air conditioning ··················\
··················\
···4-89
Manual transaxle··················\
··················\
··················\
······5-13
Memory fuse ··················\
··················\
··················\
············7-67
Mirrors ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-43 Day/night rearview mirror ··················\
··················\
·······4-43
Folding the outside rearviwe mirror ··················\
··········4-45
Inside rearview mirror ··················\
··················\
·············4-43
Outside rearview mirror ··················\
··················\
··········4-43
Remote control ··················\
··················\
··················\
······4-44
Multi fuse ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················7-68\
Occupant detection system ··················\
··················\
········3-37
Odometer ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················4-49\
Oil (Engine) ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············7-35
Outside rearview mirror··················\
··················\
·············4-43
Outside rearview mirror remote control ··················\
······4-44
Overheats ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·6-8
Owner maintenance ··················\
··················\
··················\
···7-6 Parking brake··················\
··················\
··················\
··5-24, 7-41
Power brakes ··················\
··················\
··················\
············5-22
Power outlet ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········4-121
Power window lock button ··················\
··················\
········4-29
Pre-tensioner seat belt··················\
··················\
················3-18
Push starting··················\
··················\
··················\
···············6-7
Rear seat··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···3-9
Rear-Camera Display··················\
··················\
·················4-76\
Recommended cold tire inflation pressures ··················\
7-51
Recommended lubricants and capacities ··················\
·······8-7
Recommended SAE viscosity number ··················\
········8-8
Refrigerant label ··················\
··················\
··················\
······8-10
Remote control (Mirror) ··················\
··················\
············4-44
Remote keyless entry ··················\
··················\
··················\
·4-9
Remote(or Smart) key battery replacement ··················\
·4-11
Replacement light bulb ··················\
··················\
··············7-78
Road warning ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············6-2
Rocking the vehicle ··················\
··················\
··················\
·5-48
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Scheduled maintenance service ··················\
··················\
···7-8Maintenance under severe usage conditions ···············7-30
Normal maintenance schedule··················\
··················\
···7-9
Seat belt warning ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····3-14
Seat belts ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
3-13 3 Point rear center belt ··················\
··················\
············3-15
Hight adjustment ··················\
··················\
··················\
···3-16
Pre-tensioner seat belt ··················\
··················\
·············3-18
Seat belt - Driver's 3-point system ··················\
············3-15
Seat belt warning ··················\
··················\
··················\
···3-14
Seat belts - Front passenger and rear seat ··················\
·3-17
Seat Warmer ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············3-8
Seatback pocket ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········3-9
Seating capacity ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······5-57
Seats ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·········3-2 Folding the rear seat ··················\
··················\
················3-10
Front seat adjustment·············\
··················\
··················\
····3-4
Headrest(front) ··················\
··················\
··················\
········3-5
Headrest(rear) ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········3-9
Rear seat ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
3-9
Seatback pocket ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······3-9
Warmer ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
··3-8
Shift Lock ··················\
··················\
··················\
················5-20
Shopping bag holder ··················\
··················\
················4-121 Side impact air bag ··················\
··················\
··················\
··3-45
Smart key ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·4-6
Smooth cornering··················\
··················\
··················\
·····5-49
Snow tires ··················\
··················\
··················\
················5-52
Spare tire
Compact spare tire ··················\
··················\
··················\
·6-20
Compact spare tire replacement ··················\
················7-55
Removing and storing the spare tire···········\
·················6-15\
Special driving conditions ··················\
··················\
·········5-48 Driving at night ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····5-49
Driving in flooded areas ··················\
··················\
··········5-50
Driving in the rain ··················\
··················\
··················\
·5-50
Hazardous driving conditions ··················\
··················\
··5-48
Highway driving ··················\
··················\
··················\
····5-51
Rocking the vehicle ··················\
··················\
·················5-48\
Smooth cornering ··················\
··················\
··················\
··5-49
Speedometer··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-47
Sports mode ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············5-18
SRS components and functions ··················\
··················\
·3-34
Starting difficulties, see engine will not start ··················\
6-4
Steering wheel ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········4-40 Electric power steering ··················\
··················\
············4-40
Horn ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·····4-42
Tilt & Telescoping steering ··················\
··················\
·····4-41
Steering wheel audio control ··················\
··················\
···4-126
Steps For Determining Correct Load Limit ··················\
5-57
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Storage compartment ··················\
··················\
···············4-114Center console storage·············\
··················\
················4-114
Cool box ··················\
··················\
··················\
··············4-115
Glove box ··················\
··················\
··················\
············4-114
Luggage net ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········4-115
Luggage tray ··················\
··················\
··················\
········4-116
Sunroof··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-36
Sunvisor ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················4-12\
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Tachometer··················\
··················\
··················\
···············4-47
Tailgate··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-24 Emergency safety release ··················\
··················\
········4-25
Telescoping steering ··················\
··················\
··················\
4-41
Tether anchor system ··················\
··················\
·················3-28\
Theft-alarm system ··················\
··················\
··················\
··4-14
Tilt steering ··················\
··················\
··················\
··············4-41
Tire and loading information label ··················\
··············5-56
Tire chains··················\
··················\
··················\
················5-53
Tire Mobility Kit··················\
··················\
··················\
······6-23
Tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) ··················\
·····6-9
Tire specification and pressure label ··················\
···········8-10
Tires and wheels ··················\
··················\
·················7-51\
, 8-5 Checking tire inflation pressure ··················\
················7-52
Compact spare tire replacement ··················\
················7-55
Recommended cold tire inflation pressures ················7-51 Tire care ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················7-51\
Tire maintenance ··················\
··················\
··················\
···7-56
Tire replacement ··················\
··················\
··················\
····7-55
Tire rotation ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········7-53
Tire sidewall labeling ··················\
··················\
··············7-56
Tire traction ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········7-56
Wheel alignment and tire balance ··················\
·············7-54
Wheel replacement ··················\
··················\
··················\
7-56
Towing ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···6-29
Towing capacity ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······5-57
Transaxle Automatic transaxle ··················\
··················\
·················5-16\
Manual transaxle ··················\
··················\
··················\
···5-13
Trip computer ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········4-50
Trunk ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
······4-22
User settings··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-55
Vehicle break-in process ··················\
··················\
··············1-5
Vehicle capacity weight ··················\
··················\
·············5-56
Vehicle certification label ··················\
··················\
············8-9
Vehicle curb weight ··················\
··················\
··················\
·5-61
Vehicle data collection and event data recorders
Vehicle identification number (VIN) ··················\
·············8-9
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