Kia Rio 2022, Owner'S Manual, Page: 151 / 602

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Features of your vehicle Warning and indicator lights
If there is a malfunction with
either the alternator or electrical
charging system:
1. Drive carefully to the nearest safe
location and stop your vehicle.
2. Turn the engine off and check the
alternator drive belt for looseness or
breakage.
In this case, have the vehicle
inspected by a professional workshop
as soon as possible.
Kia recommends to visit an authorised
Kia dealer/service partner.
Engine Oil Pressure Warning
Light
This warning light appears:
僅 Once you set the ignition switch or
ENGINE START/STOP button to the
ON position.
- It remains on until the engine is
started.
僅 When the engine oil pressure is low.
僅 Drive carefully to the nearest safe
location and stop your vehicle.
僅 Turn the engine off and check the
engine oil level (For more details, refer
to “Engine Oil” on page 8-41). If the
level is low, add oil as required.
僅 If the warning light remains on after
adding oil or if oil is not available,
have the vehicle inspected by a pro
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fessional workshop as soon as possi
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ble. Kia recommends to visit an
authorised Kia dealer/service partner.
Continued driving with the warning
light on may cause engine failure.
NOTICE
僅 When engine oil pressure decreases
due to insufficient engine oil, etc., the
Engine Oil Pressure warning light will
appear.
僅 For Smartstream T-GDi engine, the
enhanced engine protection system
which limits engine power will be acti
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vated. If the engine oil pressure is
restored, the Engine Oil Pressure
warning light and the enhanced
engine protection system will turn off.
Engine Oil Level Warning Light
(if equipped)
The engine oil level warning light
appears when the engine oil level should
be checked.
If the warning light comes on, check the
engine oil level as soon as possible and
add engine oil as required.
Slowly pour the recommended oil little
by little into a funnel. (Oil refill capacity :
Approximately 0.6 L ~ 1.0 L)
Use only the specified engine oil. (Refer
to "Recommended lubricants and capac
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ities" on page 9-9.)
Do not overfill the engine oil to ensure
the oil level is not above F mark on the
dipstick.
NOTICE
僅 If you travel approximately 50 km
after adding the engine oil, the warn
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ing light will go off.
僅 Cycle the ignition from OFF to ON 3
times within 10 seconds, the warning
light will go off immediately. However,
when you turn off the warning light
without adding the engine oil, the light
will come on again after travelling
approximately 50 km.