Kia Rio 2022, Owner'S Manual, Page: 92 / 602

Features of your vehicle
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Theft-alarm system
CAUTION
Do not attempt to alter this system or
add other devices to it.
Armed stage
Using the smart key
Park the vehicle and stop the engine.
Arm the system as described below.
1. Turn off the engine.
2. Make sure that all doors (and tailgate)
and the engine bonnet are closed and
latched.
3. Do one of following:
僅 Lock the doors by pressing the but
-
ton of the front outside door handle
with the smart key in your posses
-
sion.
After completion of the steps
above, the hazard warning lights
operate once to indicate that the
system is armed.
If any door remains open, the doors
won't lock and the chime will sound
for 3 seconds. Close the door and
try again to lock the doors.
If tailgate or engine bonnet remains
open, the hazard warning lights
won't operate and theft-alarm will
not arm. After this, if the tailgate
and engine bonnet are closed, the
hazard warning lights will blink
once.
僅 Lock the doors by pressing the lock
button on the smart key.
After completion of the steps
above, the hazard warning lights
will operate once to indicate that
the system is armed.
If any door (and tailgate) or engine
bonnet remains open, the hazard
warning lights won't operate and
theft-alarm will not arm. After this,
if all doors (and tailgate) and
engine bonnet are closed, the haz
-
ard warning lights blink once.
Using the transmitter
Park the vehicle and stop the engine.
Arm the system as described below.
1. Turn off the engine and remove the
ignition key from the ignition switch.
2. Make sure that all doors (and tailgate),
the engine bonnet are closed and
latched.
3. Lock the doors by pressing the lock
button on the transmitter.
After completion of the steps above,
the hazard warning lights will blink
once to indicate that the system is
armed.
If any door (and tailgate) or engine
bonnet remains open, the hazard
warning lights won't operate and
theft-alarm will not arm. After this, if
all doors (and tailgate) and engine
bonnet are closed, the hazard warn
-
ing lights blink once.
僅 Do not arm the system until all pas
-
sengers have left the vehicle. If the
system is armed whilst a passen
-
ger(s) remains in the vehicle, the
alarm may be activated when the
remaining passenger(s) leave the
vehicle. If any door, tailgate or
engine bonnet is opened within 30
seconds after entering the armed
stage, the system is disarmed to
prevent unnecessary alarm.
Theft-alarm stage
The alarm will be activated if any of the
following occurs whilst the system is
armed.
僅 A door is opened without using the
transmitter (or smart key).