Recent vehicles have a growing number of options and despite the fact they bring us a lot of convenience, some of them are not all the time convenient to use. Regardless you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Kia Rio 3, depending on its options, it can be hard to know precisely how to start a Kia Rio 3? Even if this required act of running a car may seem very clear to many of you, dependent on the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less simple to do so. Today we will demonstrate the several procedures to start a Kia Rio 3 with the key, then, in a second section, how to switch on a Kia Rio 3 with a card, and at last, without using the key.

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How to start a Kia Rio 3 with key?

So we start our content page which is designed to learn you how to start a Kia Rio 3, which is equipped with a classic key start. Find down below the different steps to be executed to turn on the engine of your Kia Rio 3:

  • Discern the position of the neiman (hole in which the key is introduced), it is most frequently on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dash. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not think twice to read our content page on the steering wheel blocked on Kia Rio 3 that is blocked to learn how to unblock it.
  • Place the key into this one.
  • Examine that you are in neutral for a manual car and in the “N” or “P” position for an automatic transmission.
  • Turn the ignition on by turning it clockwise a quarter turn until you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
  • Verify on your dashboard that the orange lights go out, if you don’t know what they suggest don’t think twice to read our content page on orange lights on Kia Rio 3 to find out the reason for this.
  • You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Kia Rio 3 starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds or you risk damaging it, if the car does not start, let it rest a few tens of seconds before a new testing)

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  • That’s it. You managed to start your Kia Rio 3,

How to start a Kia Rio 3 with the key card?

After finding out about how to turn on the engine of a Kia Rio 3 with key or will demonstrate you how to do it for a Kia Rio 3 equipped with a key card and not a key. The procedure is roughly similar, so don’t think twice to get back to the previous part to get details on each of the steps to do. Learn listed below the steps to stick to to start your Kia Rio 3 with a card:

  • According to the year and the series, you may or may not need to insert the card in a specific slot, verify on your dashboard if your Kia Rio 3 is equipped with this slot or not.
  • If it has one, insert the card in this hole, or you can keep the card on you or anywhere in the cabin.
  • Find the “start” button, which is usually based at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is usually placed on the centre console.
  • Examine that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
  • Push the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Kia Rio 3

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  • Push a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Kia Rio 3

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How do I start a Kia Rio 3 without a key?

And at last, we will discover, how to start a Kia Rio 3 without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this might seem logical. Nevertheless, you should know that if your Kia Rio 3 is more modern than the mid 90’s it will be tricky to turn on it without a key because of all the security devices present on it. As expected, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the method to carry out:

  • Remove the cover that covers your steering wheel and locate among the 3 electric switches the one that concerns your engine/battery/starter (to help you, please bring your user manual).
  • Strip, connect them together and separate the battery and ignition wires (be careful not to electrocute yourself during the operation). You now have electricity as if you had the contact
  • At last, strip the starter wire and connect it promptly with the battery wire (do not make lengthened contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Kia Rio 3).

There, you’ve discovered all the methods to start a Kia Rio 3.

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