Knowing your vehicle
IMMOBILIZER SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
Your vehicle is equipped with an elec- To activate the immobilizer sys-
CAUTION
Do not put metal accessories near
the key or ignition key.
The engine may not start for the
metal accessories may interrupt the
transponder signal from normally
transmitting.
tronic engine immobilizer system to
reduce the risk of unauthorized vehicle
use.
Your immobilizer system is comprised of
a small transponder in the ignition key,
and antenna coil in the key cylinder and
Immobilizer Control Unit (or Smartra
Unit).
tem:
Turn the ignition key to the OFF position.
The immobilizer system activates auto-
matically. Without a valid ignition key for
your vehicle, the engine will not start.
WARNING
With this system, whenever you insert
your ignition key into the ignition switch
and turn it to ON, the antenna coil in the
ignition switch receives a signal from the
transponder in the ignition key and then
sends the signal to the ECU (Engine
Control Unit).
The ECU checks the signal whether the
ignition key is valid.
If the key is determined to be valid, the
engine will start.
In order to prevent theft of your
vehicle, do not leave spare keys
anywhere in your vehicle. Your
Immobilizer password is a cus-
tomer unique password and should
be kept confidential. Do not leave
this number anywhere in your vehi-
cle.
Limp home (override) procedure
When you turn the ignition key to the ON
position, if the IMMO indicator goes off
after blinking 5 times, your transponder
equipped in the ignition key is out of order.
You cannot start the engine without the
lime home procedure. To start the engine,
you have to input your password by using
the ignition switch.
✽ NOTICE
The following procedure is how to input
your password of “2345” as an example.
1. Turn the ignition key to the ON position.
If the key is determined to be invalid, the
engine will not start.
When starting the engine, do not use the
key with other immobilizer keys around.
Otherwise the engine may not start or
may stop soon after it starts. Keep each
key separately not to have any malfunc-
tion after you receive your new vehicle.
The IMMO indicator (
) will blink 5
times and go off indicating the begin-
ning of the limp home procedure.
To deactivate the immobilizer
system:
Insert the ignition key into the key cylin-
der and turn it to the ON position.
2.
Turn the ignition key to the ACC posi-
tion.
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| Categories | Kia Manuals, Kia Rio Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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