2021 KIA RIO ignition

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Features of your vehicle
AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
OSC040511N
1. Temperature control knob
2. AUTO (automatic control) button
3. Climate control display
4. Fan speed control knob
5. OFF button
6. Front windshield defroster button
7. Rear window defroster button
8. Mode selection button
9. Air conditioning button
10. Air intake control button
CAUTION
Operating the blower when theignition switch is in the ON posi-tion could cause the battery todischarge. It is best to operate theblower when the engine is run-ning.
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Defogging Logic
To reduce the probability of fogging
up inside of the windshield, the air
intake or air conditioning are con-
trolled automatically according to
certain conditions such as or
position. Logic can be disabled and
enabled by doing following :
Manual climate control system
1. Turn the ignition switch to the ON
position.
2. Turn the mode selection knob to the defrost position ( ).
3. Select any fan speed except “0” position.
4. While pressing the air conditioning button (A/C), press the air intake
control button ( ) at least 5
times within 3 seconds.
The indicator light in the air intake
control button will blink 3 times with
0.5 second of interval. It indicates that
the defogging logic is canceled or
returned to the programmed status. If the battery has been discharged or
disconnected, it resets to the defog
logic status.
OSC040317N
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Features of your vehicle
Automatic climate control system
1. Turn the ignition switch to the ONposition.
2. Select the defroster position before pressing the defroster button ( ).
3. While pressing the air conditioning button (A/C), press the air intake
control button ( ) at least 5
times within 3 seconds.
The indicator on the air intake button
blinks 3 times with 0.5 second of
interval. It indicates that the defog-
ging logic is canceled or returned to
the programmed status. If the battery has been discharged or
disconnected, it resets to the defog
logic status.
Auto defogging system
(if equipped)
Auto defogging reduces the possibil-
ity of fogging up the inside of the
windshield by automatically sensing
the moisture inside the windshield
and air flow toward the windshield
can increase.
The auto defogging system operates
when the AUTO mode is on.
OSC047433N
OSC040587N
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USB charger (if equipped)
The USB charger is designed to
recharge batteries of small size elec-
trical devices using a USB cable. The
electrical devices can be recharged
when the ignition switch is in
ACC/ON/START position.
The battery charging state may be
monitored on the electrical device.
Disconnect the USB cable from the
USB port after use. Some devices are not supported
for fast charging but will be
charged with normal speed.
Use the USB charger when the engine is running to prevent bat-
tery discharge.
Only devices that fit the USB port can be used.
The USB charger can be used only for battery charging purposes.
Battery chargers cannot be charged.
OSC040507
WARNING - Electric shock
Do not put a finger or a foreign
object (pen, etc.) into a power
outlet and do not touch with a
wet hand. You may receive an
electric shock.
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Driving your vehicle
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
• Before entering vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
• Necessary inspections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
• Before starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Key positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
• Ignition switch position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
• Starting the engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
ENGINE START/STOP button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
• Illuminated ENGINE START/STOP button . . . . . . 5-10
• ENGINE START/STOP button position . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
• Starting the engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
• Stopping the engine(Manual Transmission) . . . . . . . 5-16
Manual Transmission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
• Manual transmission operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
• Good driving practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
Intelligent Variable Transmission (IVT) . . . . . . . 5-21
• Intelligent Variable Transmission (IVT) operation . 5-21
• Good driving practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
• Power brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
• Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31
• Anti-lock Brake System (ABS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-34
• Electronic Stability Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35
• Hill-start Assist Control (HAC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-39
• Vehicle Stability Management (VSM) . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-40• Good braking practices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-42
Sport mode integrated control system . . . . . . . . . 5-44
• SPORT mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-44
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA)
(Front view camera only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-45
• Detecting sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-45
• Function settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-46
• FCA warning message and function control . . . . . . 5-48
• Brake operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-50
• Warning message and warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-51
• Function malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-52
• Limitations of FCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-53
• Situation in which the function may not detect
pedestrian properly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-58
Lane Keeping Assist (LKA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-61
• Detecting sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-61
• Function settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-62
• Function operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-63
• Function malfunction and limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-66
Blind-Spot Collision Warning (BCW) . . . . . . . . . 5-68
• Detecting sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-69
• Function settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-70
• Function operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-72
• Function malfunction and limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-73
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Driver Attention Warning (DAW) . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-78
• Basic function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
5-78
• Leading Vehicle Departure Alert function . . . . . . . . 5-78
• Detecting sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-78
• Function settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-79
• Function operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-81
• Function malfunction and limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-84
Cruise Control (CC). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-87
• Function operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-87
• To increase set speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-88
• To decrease speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-88
• To temporarily pause the function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-89
• To resume the function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-89
Lane Following Assist (LFA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-91
• Detecting sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-91
• Function settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-92
• Function operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-92
• Function malfunction and limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-95
Rear Cross-Traffic Collision Warning (RCCW) . 5-96
• Detecting sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-97
• Functions settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-97
• Function operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-98
Function malfunction and limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-99
Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-104
• The radio frequency components(Rear Corner Radar) complies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-104
Economical operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-105
Special driving conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5107
• Hazardous driving conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-107
• Rocking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-107
• Smooth cornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-108
• Driving at night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-108
• Driving in the rain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-109
• Driving in flooded areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-110
• Driving off-road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-110
• Highway driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-110
Winter driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-112
• Snowy or Icy conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-112
• Use high quality ethylene glycol coolant . . . . . . . . . 5-114
• Check battery and cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-114
• Change to "winter weight" oil if necessary . . . . . . 5-115
• Check spark plugs and ignition system . . . . . . . . . . 5-115
• To keep locks from freezing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-115
• Use approved window washer anti-freeze in system5-115
• Don't let your parking brake freeze . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-115
• Don't let ice and snow accumulate underneath . . . 5-115
• Carry emergency equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-116
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Driving your vehicle
Before entering vehicle
• Be sure that all windows, outsidemirror(s), and outside lights are
clean.
Check the condition of the tires.
Check under the vehicle for any sign of leaks.
Be sure there are no obstacles behind you if you intend to back up.
Necessary inspections
Fluid levels, such as engine oil,
engine coolant, brake fluid, and
washer fluid should be checked on a
regular basis, with the exact interval
depending on the fluid. Further
details are provided in chapter 7,
“Maintenance”.
Before starting
Close and lock all doors.
Position the seat so that all con-trols are easily reached.
Buckle your seat belt.
Adjust the inside and outside rearview mirrors.
Be sure that all lights work.
Check all gauges.
Check the operation of warning lights when the ignition switch or
ENGINE START/STOP button is
turned to the ON position.
Release the parking brake and make sure the brake warning light
goes off.
For safe operation, be sure you are
familiar with your vehicle and its
equipment.
BEFORE DRIVING
WARNING- Distracted driving
Focus on the road while driving.
The driver's primary responsi-
bility is in the safe and legal
operation of the vehicle. Use of
any hand held devices, other
equipment or vehicle systems
that distract the driver should
not be used during vehicle
operation.
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Driving your vehicle
Ignition switch position
LOCK
The steering wheel locks to protect
against theft.
The ignition key can be removed only
in the LOCK position.The anti-theft steering column lock is
not a substitute for the parking brake.
Before leaving the driver's seat,
always make sure the shift lever is
engaged in 1st gear for the Manual
Transmission or P (Park) for the
Intelligent Variable Transmission, set
the parking brake fully and shut the
engine off.
ACC (Accessory)
The steering wheel is unlocked and
electrical accessories are operative.
If difficulty is experienced turning the
ignition switch to the ACC position,
turn the key while turning the steer-
ing wheel right and left to release the
tension.
ON
The warning lights can be checked
before the engine is started. This is
the normal running position after the
engine is started.
Do not leave the ignition switch ON if
the engine is not running to preventbattery discharge.
KEY POSITIONS
OUB051002
OSC057001N
■ Type A
■Type B
ACC
ON
START
LOCK
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