2015 KIA RIO HATCHBACK Owners Manual

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✽
✽NOTICE
Roadside Assistance benefits are not available for any
Kia vehicle that has ever been or should be issued a “sal-
vage” title or similar “branded” title under any state’s
law or has been declared a “total loss” or equivalent by
a financial institution or insurance company.
Trip interruption
Trip interruption expense benefits are provided in the
event that a warranty-related disablement occurs more
than 150 miles from your home, and the repairs require
more than 24 hours to complete. Reasonable reimburse-
ment is included for meals, lodging, or rental car expens-
es. Trip interruption coverage is limited to $100 per day
subject to a three day maximum limit per incident. You
must contact the Kia Roadside Assistance Center to
obtain pre-authorization of expenses. Once the Kia
Roadside Assistance Center gives authorization for trip
interruption benefits, they will assist you in making the
necessary arrangements. Insurance deductibles,
expenses, and claims paid by your insurance company or
other providers are not eligible for reimbursement.
Fleet vehicles are excluded from reimbursement under
Kia’s Trip Interruption Policy.
Registering your vehicle in a foreign country
If you plan to register your vehicle in a foreign country,
you should confirm that it conforms to the regulations in
that country. Even if you successfully register the vehicle in a foreign
country, you may experience the following problems and
should therefore consider the possibility of having to deal
with them:
1.The fuel specified for your vehicle may be unavailable.
If other than the specified fuel is used, it could cause
damage to the engine, the fuel injection system, and
other fuel-related parts which may not be covered
under your New Vehicle Emissions Limited Warranty.
2.We must, therefore, clearly state that when you leave the country in which you purchased your Kia new and
register it in another country, problems arising from the
use of fuel other than the specified fuel are not subject
to manufacturer’s warranty. Because vehicles like yours
may not be marketed in the new country of registration,
parts, servicing techniques and tools necessary to
maintain and repair your vehicle may be unavailable.
Even if vehicles like yours are sold there, mechanical
specifications required by the government may vary
enough from the country of purchase to cause addi-
tional problems.
3.There may not be an Authorized Kia Dealer in the area in which you plan to register your vehicle. You may addi-
tionally experience difficulty in obtaining services in a
foreign country for any number of reasons.
Further, we cannot assume any responsibility for prob-
lems that result from unsatisfactory service or lack of
service outside of the United States.

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The electrical system of your vehicle is designed to per-
form under all reasonably expected operating conditions.
However, before any additional electrical equipment is
installed in your vehicle, consult an Authorized Kia
Dealer, in order to ensure that you do not void your war-
ranty.
Certain electrical equipment, or the way in which it is
installed, may adversely affect the operation of your vehi-
cle, including such systems as the engine control system,
the audio system and the electrical charging system and
thus potentially void all or part of your warranty.
We assume no responsibility for any expense you may
incur or for any malfunction of your vehicle or any of its
components or systems that may result from the installa-
tion of additional electrical equipment that is not supplied,
or recommended for installation by, Kia.Installation of a mobile two-way radio system
If a mobile two-way radio system is installed improperly,
or if an excessively powerful type of system is used, other
electronic systems may be adversely affected. To avoid
damage to your vehicle, consult an Authorized Kia Dealer
concerning the proper equipment and installation.
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT (U.S. ONLY)

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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)

The following publications are available on
www.KiaTechinfo.com at no charge.
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.
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Index
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Index
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Active Eco System ··················\
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···5-45
Air bag warning label ··················\
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Air bag warning light··················\
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Air bags··················\
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··3-31Air bag warning label ··················\
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Air bag warning light ··················\
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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) ··················\
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······4-109
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) ··················\
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5-26
Appearance care··················\
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·······7-81 Exterior care ··················\
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Interior care ··················\
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···········7-86
Ashtray ··················\
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·4-102
Audio system ··················\
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·········4-109 Antenna··················\
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················4-109
Steering wheel audio control ··················\
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·4-110
Automatic transaxle ··················\
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·5-16 Shift lock ··················\
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···············5-20
Sports mode ··················\
··················\
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···········5-18
Automatic transaxle fluid ··················\
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··········7-31
Aux, USB and iPod port ··················\
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··········4-111 Base curb weight ··················\
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·····5-61
Battery··················\
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····7-39
Battery saver function ··················\
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················4-76
Before driving ··················\
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············5-3
Bottle holders, see cup holders ··················\
··················\
4-103
Brake system··················\
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············5-22
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) ··················\
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5-26
Electronic stability program (ESC) ··················\
···········5-27
Hill-start assist control············\
··················\
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·5-31
Parking brake ··················\
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·········5-24
Power brakes··················\
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··········5-22
Vehicle stability management··················\
··················\
··5-31
Brakes/clutch fluid ··················\
··················\
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···7-30
Bulb replacement ··················\
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·····7-68
Bulb wattage ··················\
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··············8-3
Calendar ··················\
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·················4-10\
6
Capacities (Lubricants) ··················\
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················8-6
Car option ··················\
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················4-55
Care Exterior care ··················\
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··········7-81
Interior care ··················\
··················\
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···········7-86
Tire care ··················\
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·················7-42\
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Cargo capacity ··················\
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·········5-57
Cargo weight ··················\
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············5-61
Center console storage ··················\
··················\
···············4-98
Central door lock switch··················\
··················\
············4-18
Certification label ··················\
··················\
···············5-59, 8-8
ChainsTire chains ··················\
··················\
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·············5-53
Changing tires ··················\
··················\
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··········6-15
Checking tire inflation pressure··················\
··················\
·7-43
Child restraint system ··················\
··················\
················3-23 Lower anchor ··················\
··················\
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·········3-29
Seat belt ··················\
··················\
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·················3-25\
Tether anchor system ··················\
··················\
···············3-28
Child-protector rear door lock ··················\
··················\
···4-19
Cigarette lighter ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····4-102
Climate control air filter ··················\
··················\
···4-95, 7-34
Clock (Digital) ··················\
··················\
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·······4-106
Clothes hanger ··················\
··················\
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·······4-107
Combined instrument, see instrument cluster ···············4-45
Compact spare tire ··················\
··················\
··················\
···6-20
Compact spare tire replacement ··················\
··················\
7-46
Coolant ··················\
··················\
··················\
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···7-27
Cooling fluid, see engine coolant ··················\
················7-28
Crankcase emission control system ··················\
·············7-88
Cruise control system ··················\
··················\
················5-35
Cup holder ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-103
Curtain air bag ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········3-46 Dashboard illumination, see instrument panel
illumination··················\
··················\
··················\
············4-46
Dashboard, see instrument cluster ··················\
···············4-45
Defogging (Windshield) ··················\
··················\
············4-96
Defogging logic (Windshield) ··················\
··················\
···4-97
Defroster (Rear window) ··················\
··················\
···········4-86
Defrosting (Windshield) ··················\
··················\
············4-96
Digital clock··················\
··················\
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···········4-106
Dimensions ··················\
··················\
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················8-2
Display illumination, see instrument panel illumination··················\
··················\
··················\
············4-46
Displays, see instrument cluster ··················\
··················\
4-45
Door locks··················\
··················\
··················\
················4-16 Central door lock switch ··················\
··················\
·········4-18
Child-protector rear door lock ··················\
··················\
·4-19
Drinks holders, see cup holders··················\
·················4-10\
3
Driver's 3-point seat belt ··················\
··················\
············3-15
Driver's and passenger's front air bag ··················\
··········3-42
Driving at night ··················\
··················\
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········5-49
Driving in flooded areas ··················\
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············5-50
Driving in the rain··················\
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····5-50D

Index
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Economical operation ··················\
··················\
················5-46
Electric power steering ··················\
··················\
··············4-39
Electronic stability program (ESC) ··················\
·············5-27
Emergency starting ··················\
··················\
··················\
····6-5Jump starting ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········6-5
Push starting ··················\
··················\
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············6-7
Emergency while driving ··················\
··················\
·············6-3
Emission control system ··················\
··················\
············7-88 Crankcase emission control system··················\
···········7-88
Evaporative emission control System ··················\
·······7-88
Exhaust emission control system ··················\
··············7-89
Engine ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
······8-2
Engine compartment ··················\
··················\
··················\
··2-6
Engine compartment panel fuse ··················\
··················\
7-58
Engine coolant ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········7-27
Engine coolcant temperature gauge··················\
·············4-47
Engine number ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········8-9
Engine oil ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················7-26\
Engine overheats ··················\
··················\
··················\
········6-8
Engine start/stop button ··················\
··················\
···············5-7
Engine will not start··················\
··················\
··················\
···6-4
Evaporative emission control System ··················\
··········7-88
Exhaust emission control system··················\
·················7-89\
Explanation of scheduled maintenance items ···············7-23
Exterior care··················\
··················\
··················\
·············7-81 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 (with tire mobility kit) ··················\
··················\
·6-23
Floor mat anchor(s) ··················\
··················\
·················4-10\
7
Fluid Automatic transaxle fluid ··················\
··················\
········7-31
Brakes/clutch fluid··················\
··················\
··················\
·7-30
Washer fluid··················\
··················\
··················\
···········7-31
Folding the outside rearviwe mirror ··················\
············4-44
Folding the rear seat ··················\
··················\
··················\
3-10
Front passenger and rear seat belt ··················\
···············3-17
Front seat adjustment ··················\
··················\
··················\
·3-4
Fuel filler lid ··················\
··················\
··················\
············4-32
Fuel gauge··················\
··················\
··················\
················4-47
Fuel requirements ··················\
··················\
··················\
······1-3
Fuses ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
······7-56 Engine compartment panel fuse ··················\
················7-58
Fuse/relay panel description ··················\
··················\
····7-59
Instrument panel fuse ··················\
··················\
··············7-57
Memory fuse··················\
··················\
··················\
··········7-58
Multi fuse ··················\
··················\
··················\
··············7-59
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