Knowing your vehicle
✽
•
NOTICE
Make sure to refuel your vehicle
according to the "Fuel requirements"
suggested in section 5.
Check to make sure the fuel filler cap
is securely closed after refueling. A
loose fuel filler cap may cause the
“Check fuel filler cap (
the instrument panel to illuminate
unnecessarily.
If the fuel filler cap requires replace-
ment, use only a genuine Kia cap or
the equivalent specified for your vehi-
cle. An incorrect fuel filler cap can
result in a serious malfunction of the
fuel system or emission control sys-
tem.
(
Continued)
(Continued)
Static electricity discharge from
the container can ignite fuel
vapors causing a fire. Once refu-
eling has begun, contact with the
vehicle should be maintained
until the filling is complete.
Use only portable plastic fuel
containers designed to carry and
store gasoline.
Do not use cellular phones while
refueling. Electric current and/or
electronic interference from cellu-
lar phones can potentially ignite
fuel vapors causing a fire.
When refueling, always shut the
engine off. Sparks produced by
electrical components related to
the engine can ignite fuel vapors
causing a fire. Once refueling is
complete, check to make sure the
filler cap and filler door are
securely closed, before starting
the engine.
• DO NOT use matches or a lighter
and DO NOT SMOKE or leave a lit
cigarette in your vehicle while at a
station especially during
refueling. Automotive fuel is high-
ly flammable and can, when ignit-
ed, result in fire.
•
gas
)” light in
•
If a fire breaks out during refuel-
ing, leave the vicinity of the vehi-
cle, and immediately contact the
manager of the gas station and
then contact the local fire depart-
ment or 911.
•
•
•
• Do not spill fuel on the exterior sur-
faces of the vehicle. Any type of fuel
spilled on painted surfaces may dam-
age the paint.
(Continued)
3
69
| Categories | Kia Manuals, Kia Rio Manuals |
|---|---|
| Model Year | 2010 |
| Download File |
|
| Document File Type | |
| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
(0 votes, average: 0 out of 5)