Modern vehicles are furnished with a notable number of options, and now you can even enjoy Deezer on your car. Nevertheless, some simple options are still quite functional. In actual fact, knowing the range of your Kia Rio 3 is part of the simple knowledge in order not to run out of gas. A lot of us tend to do similar thing, wanting to reset the odometer of our Kia Rio 3 to zero after filling it up to know how many kilometers we’re going to drive . In this article, we will show you how to reset the odometer on Kia Rio 3 . In a first time, we will be keen on how this day counter functions and, in a second time, how to reset this trip odometer and in a last part, if it is possible to reduce the mileage of its Kia Rio 3.
How does the trip odometer work on Kia Rio 3?
Let’s start our content page with how your meter functions. Although it’s not necessary to understand how your car works, it’s still wise and practical to know the basics. If you’re wondering about resetting your odometer to Kia Rio 3 , then this part will definitely benefit you.
The odometer or odometer totalizer of your car used to be mechanical, and has now been changed to electronic. The purpose of this change is principally to fight against mileage fraud , in fact, some of us knew how to manipulate mechanical odometers to lower or reset the mileage of a Kia Rio 3 in order to sell it for more than its real value.
In the mechanical version, it functions with a system of drums linked to a cable that is driven by the gearbox output shaft or the differential . Finally for the electronic version, the most basic on the Kia Rio 3, it is a sensor that can be positioned in different places based on the year of your Kia Rio 3 and that transmits the mileage data to the onboard computer.
Reset the daily mileage counter to zero on Kia Rio 3
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Now let’s proceed to the most necessary step, how to reset the daily odometer of your Kia Rio 3? Although this step is quite often easy to carry out, some of you, new buyers of Kia Rio 3 for example, may not be knowledgeable with the procedure to conduct this task.
We will now look at the different methods to reset the trip odometer to zero on Kia Rio 3:
- Hold the right button on your dashboard for some seconds until zero is shown on the trip odometer
- If this button does not work, you can use the right-hand counter comodo by pressing the button at its end for a few seconds till the odometer of your Kia Rio 3 is reset to zero.
- Finally, on some of the newer models, you may need to search your car’s centre console and display, going through your car’s settings to reset it to zero
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If you want to reset the service counter of your Kia Rio 3, please read our content page on this topic.
Rollback or lower the mileage of his Kia Rio 3 odometer
Last part, which may benefit some of you, how to lower the mileage of his Kia Rio 3 . Know already that this work is totally not allowed by the law , and that if you carry out this work, you risk up to 2 years in prison and 300, 000 euros fine. Nevertheless, if you have doubts about the mileage of a Kia Rio 3 before you buy it, it may be interesting to know how fraudsters operate.
- Resetting a mechanical odometer to zero on Kia Rio 3:
Even though they are becoming increasingly rare, mechanical odometers are the least difficult to tamper with, in fact, it was enough to just identify the cable of the meter, disconnect it, and plug a drill on it to make it turn upside down and raise or lower the mileage of its Kia Rio 3. - Reset electronic odometer to zero on Kia Rio 3;
Finally, the now basic electronic odometers that were supposed to fight fraud efficiently are no more invulnerable than the mechanical versions. In actual fact, using the diagnostic socket of your Kia Rio 3, it is possible to reset the odometer of your Kia Rio 3 , with the help of a computer and software it is possible to modify the mileage data displayed on your dashboard.
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In the event that you have any additional questions about the Kia Rio 3, do not hesitate to consult our Kia Rio 3 category.
