2015 KIA RIO HATCHBACK warning

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Maintenance
APPEARANCE CARE
Exterior care
Exterior general caution
It is very important to follow the label
directions when using any chemical
cleaner or polish. Read all warning
and caution statements that appear
on the label.
Finish maintenance
Washing
To help protect your vehicle’s finish
from rust and deterioration, wash it
thoroughly and frequently at least
once a month with lukewarm or cold
water.
If you use your vehicle for off-road
driving, you should wash it after each
off-road trip. Pay special attention to
the removal of any accumulation of
salt, dirt, mud, and other foreign
materials. Make sure the drain holes
in the lower edges of the doors and
rocker panels are kept clear and
clean.
Insects, tar, tree sap, bird droppings,
industrial pollution and similar
deposits can damage your vehicle’s
finish if not removed immediately.
Even prompt washing with plain
water may not completely remove all
these deposits. A mild soap, safe for
use on painted surfaces, may be
used.
After washing, rinse the vehicle thor-
oughly with lukewarm or cold water.
Do not allow soap to dry on the fin-
ish.After washing the vehicle, test the
brakes while driving slowly to see if
they have been affected by water. If
braking performance is impaired, dry
the brakes by applying them lightly
while maintaining a slow forward
speed.

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Maintenance
Canister
Fuel vapors generated inside the fuel
tank are absorbed and stored in the
onboard canister. When the engine is
running, the fuel vapors absorbed in
the canister are drawn into the surge
tank through the purge control sole-
noid valve.
Purge Control Solenoid Valve(PCSV)
The purge control solenoid valve is
controlled by the Engine Control
Module (ECM); when the engine
coolant temperature is low during
idling, the PCSV closes so that evap-
orated fuel is not taken into the
engine. After the engine warms up
during ordinary driving, the PCSV
opens to introduce evaporated fuel to
the engine.
3. Exhaust emission control system
The Exhaust Emission Control
System is a highly effective system
which controls exhaust emissions
while maintaining good vehicle per-
formance.
Vehicle modifications
This vehicle should not be modified.
Modification of your vehicle could
affect its performance, safety or
durability and may even violate gov-
ernmental safety and emissions reg-
ulations.
In addition, damage or performance
problems resulting from any modifi-
cation may not be covered under
warranty.
If you use unauthorized electronic
devices, it may cause the vehicle to
operate abnormally, wire damage,
battery discharge and fire. For your
safety, do not use unauthorized
electronic devices.
Engine exhaust gas precautions
(carbon monoxide)
Carbon monoxide can be present with other exhaust fumes.
Therefore, if you smell exhaust
fumes of any kind inside your vehi-
cle, have it inspected and repaired
immediately. If you ever suspect
exhaust fumes are coming into
your vehicle, drive it only with all
the windows fully open. Have your
vehicle checked and repaired
immediately.
WARNING - Exhaust
Engine exhaust gases contain
carbon monoxide (CO). Though
colorless and odorless, it is
dangerous and could be lethal if
inhaled. Follow the instructions
on this page to avoid CO poi-
soning.

Maintenance
90
7
Do not operate the engine in con-
fined or closed areas (such as
garages) any more than what is
necessary to move the vehicle in or
out of the area.
When the vehicle is stopped in an open area for more than a short
time with the engine running,
adjust the ventilation system (as
needed) to draw outside air into the
vehicle.
Never sit in a parked or stopped vehicle for any extended time with
the engine running.
When the engine stalls or fails to start, excessive attempts to restart
the engine may cause damage to
the emission control system.Operating precautions for catalyt-
ic converters (if equipped)
Your vehicle is equipped with a cat-
alytic converter emission control
device.
Therefore, the following precautions
must be observed: Use only UNLEADED FUEL for
gasoline engines.
Do not operate the vehicle when there are signs of engine malfunc-
tion, such as misfire or a noticeable
loss of performance.
Do not misuse or abuse the engine. Examples of misuse are
coasting with the ignition off and
descending steep grades in gear
with the ignition off.
Do not operate the engine at high idle speed for extended periods (5
minutes or more).
Do not modify or tamper with any part of the engine or emission con-
trol system. All inspections and
adjustments must be made by an
authorized Kia dealer.
Avoid driving with a extremely low fuel level. Running out of fuel could
cause the engine to misfire, dam-
aging the catalytic converter.
Failure to observe these precautions
could result in damage to the catalyt-
ic converter and to your vehicle.
Additionally, such actions could void
your warranties.
WARNING- Fire
Do not park, idle or drive the vehicle over or near flamma-
ble objects, such as grass,
vegetation, paper, leaves, etc.
A hot exhaust system can
ignite flammable items under
your vehicle.
Also, do not remove the heat sink around the exhaust sys-
tem, do not seal the bottom of
the vehicle or do not coat the
vehicle for corrosion control.
It may present a fire risk under
certain conditions.
WARNING- Catalytic converter
Keep away from the catalytic
converter and exhaust system
while the vehicle is running or
immediately thereafter. The
exhaust and catalytic systems
are very hot and may burn you.

813
Specifications, Consumer information, Reporting safety defects
Kia motor vehicles are designed and manufactured to
meet or exceed all applicable safety standards.
For your safety, however, we strongly urge you to read
and follow all directions in this Owner's Manual, particu-
larly the information under the headings "NOTICE",
"CAUTION" and "WARNING".
If, after reading this manual, you have any questions
regarding the operation of your vehicle, safety issues and
defects please contact your Kia's toll-free Consumer
Assistance hot line as below:
National Consumer Affairs Manager
Kia Motors America, Inc.
P.O. Box 52410
Irvine, CA 92619-2410
1-800-333-4Kia (4542)If you believe that your vehicle has a defect which could
cause a crash or could cause injury or death, you should
immediately inform the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) in addition to notifying Kia
Motors America, Inc.
If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may open an
investigation, and if it finds that a safety defect exists in a
group of vehicles, it may order a recall and remedy cam-
paign. However, NHTSA cannot become involved in indi-
vidual problems between you, your dealer, or Kia Motors
America, Inc.
To contact NHTSA, you may call the Vehicle Safety
Hotline toll-free at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-
9153); go to http://www.safercar.gov; or write to:
Administrator, NHTSA, 1200 New Jersey Ave, SE., West
Building Washington, DC 20590. You can also obtain
other information about motor vehicle safety from
http://www.safercar.gov.
REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS
(U.S. ONLY)

Index
2I
Active Eco System ··················\
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···5-45
Air bag warning label ··················\
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················3-54
Air bag warning light··················\
··················\
·················3-34\
Air bags··················\
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··3-31Air bag warning label ··················\
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··············3-54
Air bag warning light ··················\
··················\
··············3-34
Curtain air bag ··················\
··················\
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·······3-46
Driver's and passenger's front air bag··········\
················3-42
Occupant detection system ··················\
··················\
······3-37
Side impact air bag ··················\
··················\
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3-45
SRS components and functions ··················\
·················3-34\
Air cleaner ··················\
··················\
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···············7-32
Antenna (Roof) ··················\
··················\
··················\
······4-109
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) ··················\
··················\
5-26
Appearance care··················\
··················\
··················\
·······7-81 Exterior care ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········7-81
Interior care ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········7-86
Ashtray ··················\
··················\
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·4-102
Audio system ··················\
··················\
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·········4-109 Antenna··················\
··················\
··················\
················4-109
Steering wheel audio control ··················\
··················\
·4-110
Automatic transaxle ··················\
··················\
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·5-16 Shift lock ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············5-20
Sports mode ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········5-18
Automatic transaxle fluid ··················\
··················\
··········7-31
Aux, USB and iPod port ··················\
··················\
··········4-111 Base curb weight ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····5-61
Battery··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
····7-39
Battery saver function ··················\
··················\
················4-76
Before driving ··················\
··················\
··················\
············5-3
Bottle holders, see cup holders ··················\
··················\
4-103
Brake system··················\
··················\
··················\
············5-22
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) ··················\
··················\
5-26
Electronic stability program (ESC) ··················\
···········5-27
Hill-start assist control············\
··················\
··················\
·5-31
Parking brake ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········5-24
Power brakes··················\
··················\
··················\
··········5-22
Vehicle stability management··················\
··················\
··5-31
Brakes/clutch fluid ··················\
··················\
··················\
···7-30
Bulb replacement ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····7-68
Bulb wattage ··················\
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··············8-3
Calendar ··················\
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·················4-10\
6
Capacities (Lubricants) ··················\
··················\
················8-6
Car option ··················\
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················4-55
Care Exterior care ··················\
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··········7-81
Interior care ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········7-86
Tire care ··················\
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·················7-42\
AB
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Index
GaugeEngine coolant temperature gauge ··················\
············4-47
Fuel gauge ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-47
GAW (Gross axle weight) ··················\
··················\
·········5-61
GAWR (Gross axle weight rating) ··················\
··············5-61
Glove box··················\
··················\
··················\
·················4-98\
GVW (Gross vehicle weight) ··················\
··················\
····5-61
GVWR (Gross vehicle weight rating) ··················\
·········5-61
Hazard warning flasher ··················\
··················\
··············4-76
Hazardous driving conditions ··················\
··················\
····5-48
Headrest(front) ··················\
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···········3-5
Headrest(rear) ··················\
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············3-9
Hight adjustment··················\
··················\
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······3-16
Highway driving ··················\
··················\
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······5-51
Hill-start assist control ··················\
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···············5-31
Hood··················\
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·······4-30
Horn ··················\
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·······4-41
How to use this manual ··················\
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···············1-2 Idle stop and go system ··················\
··················\
·············5-40
Immobilizer system ··················\
··················\
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·4-11
Indicator symbols on the instrument cluster ··················\
·1-7
Indicators and warnings ··················\
··················\
·············4-58
Inside rearview mirror ··················\
··················\
···············4-42
Instrument cluster ··················\
··················\
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····4-45
Car option ··················\
··················\
··················\
··············4-55
Engine coolant temperature gauge ··················\
············4-47
Fuel gauge ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-47
Instrument panel illumination ··················\
··················\
·4-46
LCD display warning ··················\
··················\
··············4-69
Maintenance ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········4-56
Odometer ··················\
··················\
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···············4-48
Speedometer ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········4-46
Tachometer ··················\
··················\
··················\
············4-46
Trip computer ··················\
··················\
··················\
········4-49
User settings ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········4-54
Warning and indicators ··················\
··················\
············4-58
Instrument panel fuse··················\
··················\
·················7-57\
Instrument panel illumination··················\
··················\
····4-46
Instrument panel overview··················\
··················\
···········2-5
Interior care··················\
··················\
··················\
··············7-86
Interior features··················\
··················\
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······4-102 Ashtray ··················\
··················\
··················\
················4-102
Aux, USB and iPod port··················\
··················\
········4-111
Cigarette lighter ··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-102
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Index
6I
Clothes hanger ··················\
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·····4-107
Cup holder ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········4-103
Digital clock and calendar ··················\
··················\
·····4-106
Floor mat anchor(s) ··················\
··················\
···············4-107
Power outlet ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········4-105
Shopping bag holder ··················\
··················\
···············4105
Sliding armrest ··················\
··················\
··················\
····4-103
Sunvisor ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············4-104
Interior light ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-84
Interior overview··················\
··················\
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········2-4
ISG system ··················\
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···············5-40
Jack and tools··················\
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···········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 ··················\
··················\
··················\
······8-9
Tire sidewall labeling ··················\
··················\
··············7-47
Tire specification and pressure label ··················\
···········8-9
Vehicle certification label ··················\
··················\
··········8-8
LCD display warning··················\
··················\
·················4-69\
Light bulbs ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············7-67
Lighting··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
··4-76 Battery saver function··················\
··················\
··············4-76
Lower anchor ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········3-29
Lubricants and capacities··················\
··················\
·············8-6
Luggage net ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-99
Luggage tray ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········4-100
Maintenance ··················\
··················\
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·············4-56 Explanation of scheduled maintenance items ·············7-23
Maintenance services·············\
··················\
··················\
····7-4
Maintenance under severe usage conditions ···············7-21
Normal maintenance schedule··················\
··················\
···7-9
Owner maintenance ··················\
··················\
··················\
·7-6
Scheduled maintenance service ··················\
··················\
·7-8
Tire maintenance ··················\
··················\
··················\
···7-47
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Index
Maintenance schedule··················\
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7-8
Maintenance under severe usage conditions ·················7-21\
Normal maintenance schedule··················\
··················\
···7-9
Maintenance services ··················\
··················\
··················\
·7-4
Manual climate control system··················\
··················\
··4-87 Air conditioning ··················\
··················\
··················\
····4-92
Climate control air filter ··················\
··················\
··········4-95
Heating and air conditioning ··················\
··················\
···4-88
Manual transaxle··················\
··················\
··················\
······5-13
Memory fuse ··················\
··················\
··················\
············7-58
Mirrors ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-42 Day/night rearview mirror ··················\
··················\
·······4-42
Folding the outside rearviwe mirror ··················\
··········4-44
Inside rearview mirror ··················\
··················\
·············4-42
Outside rearview mirror ··················\
··················\
··········4-42
Remote control ··················\
··················\
··················\
······4-43
Multi fuse ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················7-59\
Occupant detection system ··················\
··················\
········3-37
Odometer ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················4-48\
Oil (Engine) ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············7-26
Outside rearview mirror··················\
··················\
·············4-42
Outside rearview mirror remote control ··················\
······4-43
Overheats ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·6-8
Owner maintenance ··················\
··················\
··················\
···7-6 Parking brake··················\
··················\
··················\
··5-24, 7-32
Power brakes ··················\
··················\
··················\
············5-22
Power outlet ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········4-105
Power window lock button ··················\
··················\
········4-28
Pre-tensioner seat belt··················\
··················\
················3-18
Push starting··················\
··················\
··················\
···············6-7
Rear seat··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···3-9
Rear-Camera Display··················\
··················\
·················4-75\
Recommended cold tire inflation pressures ··················\
7-42
Recommended lubricants and capacities ··················\
·······8-6
Recommended SAE viscosity number ··················\
········8-7
Refrigerant label ··················\
··················\
··················\
········8-9
Remote control (Mirror) ··················\
··················\
············4-43
Remote keyless entry ··················\
··················\
··················\
·4-8
Remote(or Smart) key battery replacement ··················\
·4-10
Replacement light bulb ··················\
··················\
··············7-68
Road warning ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············6-2
Rocking the vehicle ··················\
··················\
··················\
·5-48
Roof antenna ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········4-109
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