Kia Rio: Air bag - advanced supplemental restraint system / Air bag warning light

Kia Rio 2017-2024 YB Owners Manual / Safety features of your vehicle / Air bag - advanced supplemental restraint system / Air bag warning light

The purpose of air bag warning light in your instrument panel is to alert you of a potential problem with your air bag system, which could include your side and/or curtain air bags used for rollover protection.

Have the system checked by an authorized Kia dealer if:

Air bag warning light does not turn on briefly when you turn the ignition ON.
Air bag warning light stays on after illuminating for approximately 6 seconds.
Air bag warning light comes on while the vehicle is in motion.

Installing a child restraint on a front passenger’s seat is forbidden

Never place a rear-facing child restraint in the front passenger’s seat. If the air bag deploys, it would impact the rear-facing child restraint, causing serious or fatal injury. In addition, ...

SRS components and functions

The SRS consists of the following components: 1. Driver's front air bag module 2. Passenger's front air bag module 3. Side air bag modules 4. Curtain air bag modules 5. Retractor pre-tensioner ...

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Kia Rio 2017-2024 YB Owners Manual: Hood

Opening the hood 1. Pull the release lever to unlatch the hood. The hood should pop open slightly. WARNING Open the hood after turning off the engine on a flat surface, shifting the shift lever to the P (Park) position for Intelligent Variable Transmission and to the 1st (First) gear or R ( ...

Kia Rio 2017-2024 YB Service Manual: Front Fog Lamps

Repair procedures Removal 1. Disconnect the negative (-) battery terminal. 2. Remove the front bumper assembly. (Refer to Body - "Front Bumper Assembly") 3. Remove the front fog lamp assembly (A) after loosenin ...