Get Knowing your vehicle -> Door locks Guide for Kia Rio 4 Door Second Generation (2006-2010)

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Operating door locks from out-

side the vehicle

• Turn the key toward rear of vehicle to

unlock and toward front of vehicle to

lock.

• If you lock the driver’s door with a key,

all vehicle doors will lock automatically

(if equipped).

• Turn the key to the right once to unlock

the driver’s door and to the right twice

within 4 seconds to unlock all doors. (if

equipped)

• If you lock the front passenger’s door

with a key, all vehicle doors will lock

automatically.

• If your vehicle is equipped with a

remote keyless entry system, all vehi-

cle doors will unlock automatically

when you unlock the front passenger’s

door with a key (if equipped).

• Doors can also be locked and

unlocked with the transmitter (if

equipped).

• Once the doors are unlocked, it may be

opened by pulling the door handle.

• When closing the door, push the door

firmly by the hand. Make sure that

doors are closed securely.

To lock a door without the key, push down

on the front portion of the inside door

lock switch (

, if equipped) to the “LOCK”

position and close the door (2).

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NOTICE

Always remove the ignition key, engage

the parking brake, close all windows

and lock all doors when leaving your

vehicle unattended.

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NOTICE

If the door is locked/unlocked multiple

times in rapid succession with either the

vehicle key or door lock switch, the sys-

tem may stop operating temporarily in

order to protect the circuit and prevent

damage to system components.

DOOR LOCKS

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Operating door locks from inside

the vehicle

With the door lock button

• To unlock a door, push the door lock

button forward to the “Unlock” position

(red mark on button visible).

• To lock a door, push the door lock but-

ton (1) forward to the “Lock” position. If

the door is locked properly, the red

mark (2) on the door lock button (1) will

not be visible.

• To open a door, pull the door handle

(3) outward.

• If the inner door handle of driver’s side

door is pulled when the door lock but-

ton is in lock position, the button is

unlocked and door opens. (if equipped)

• Front doors cannot be locked if the

ignition key is in the ignition switch and

door is open.

• If you lock the front passenger’s door

with door lock button, all vehicle doors

will lock automatically.

With central door lock switch

(if equipped)

• When pushing down on the front por-

tion (1) of the switch, all vehicle doors

will lock.

• When pushing down on the rear por-

tion (2) of the switch, all vehicle doors

will unlock.

• However, if the key is in the ignition

switch and any front door is open, the

doors will not lock when the front por-

tion of central door lock switch is

pressed.

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WARNING - Door lock mal-

function

If a power door lock ever fails to

function while you are in the vehi-

cle, try one or more of the following

techniques to exit:

• Operate the door unlock feature

repeatedly (both electronic and

manual) while simultaneously

pulling on the door handle.

• Operate the other door locks and

handles, front and rear.

• Lower a front window and use the

key to unlock the door from out-

side.

• Lower the rear seats (if

equipped), move to the cargo

area and open the trunk using the

emergency release handle (if

equipped).

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Impact sensing door unlock sys-

tem (if equipped)

All doors will be automatically unlocked

when the impact is delivered to impact

sensors while the ignition switch is in the

ON position.

However, if the impact causes damage to

the vehicle electrical system or the

mechanical door lock mechanisms, the

impact sensing door unlock system may

not operate.

CAUTION - Doors

• The doors should always be fully

closed and locked while the vehi-

cle is in motion to prevent acci-

dental opening of the door.

Locked doors will also discour-

age potential intruders when the

vehicle stops or slows.

• Be careful when opening doors

and watch for vehicles, motorcy-

cles, bicycles or pedestrians

approaching the vehicle in the

path of the door. Opening a door

when something is approaching

can cause damage or injury.

WARNING - Unlocked vehi-

cles

Leaving your vehicle unlocked can

invite theft or possible harm to you

or others from someone hiding in

your vehicle while you are gone.

Always remove the ignition key,

engage the parking brake, close all

windows and lock all doors when

leaving your vehicle unattended.

WARNING - Unattended

children

An enclosed vehicle can become

extremely hot, causing death or

severe injury to unattended chil-

dren or animals who cannot escape

the vehicle. Furthermore, children

might operate features of the vehi-

cle that could injure them, or they

could encounter other harm, possi-

bly from someone gaining entry to

the vehicle. Never leave children or

animals unattended in your vehicle.

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Rear door child safety lock

The child safety lock is provided to help

prevent children from accidentally open-

ing the rear doors from inside the vehicle.

The rear door safety locks should be

used whenever children are in the vehi-

cle.

1. Open the rear door.

2. Push the child safety lock located on

the rear edge of the door to the “lock”

position. When the child safety lock is

in the “lock ( )” position, rear door

will not open when the inner door han-

dle is pulled inside the vehicle.

3. Close the rear door.

4. To open the rear door, pull the outside

door handle.

Even though the doors may be unlocked,

the rear door will not open by pulling the

inner door handle (1) until rear door child

safety lock is unlocked ( ).

Rear hatch (if equipped)

Opening the rear hatch

• Rear hatch is locked or unlocked with a

key.

• To open the rear hatch, insert the key

into the lock, turn it to the unlock posi-

tion (1) and pull up the rear hatch by

pressing the handle (2).

• You can also lock/unlock the latch (but

not release it) with the central door lock

system (if equipped).

• If unlocked, the rear hatch can be

opened by pressing the handle (2) and

pulling the hatch up.

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WARNING - Rear door

locks

If children accidentally open the

rear doors while the vehicle is in

motion, they could fall out and be

severely injured or killed.To prevent

children from opening the rear

doors from the inside, the rear door

safety locks should be used when-

ever children are in the vehicle.

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Cargo area lamp (if equipped)

The cargo area lamp turns on when the

rear hatch is opened. It remains on until

the rear hatch is securely closed.

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NOTICE

Make sure to close the rear hatch

securely. If it remains open while engine

is not running, it may cause battery dis-

charge because cargo area lamp

remains on.

CAUTION - Rear hatch

The rear hatch swings upward.

Make sure no objects or people are

near the rear of the vehicle when

opening the rear hatch.

WARNING - Exhaust

fumes

If you drive with the rear hatch

open, you will draw dangerous

exhaust fumes into your vehicle

which can cause serious injury or

death to vehicle occupants.

If you must drive with the rear hatch

open, keep the air vents and all win-

dows open so that additional out-

side air comes into the vehicle.

WARNING - Rear cargo

area

Occupants should never ride in the

rear cargo area where no restraints

are available. To avoid injury in the

event of an accident or sudden

stops, occupants should always be

properly restrained.

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