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I am in Canada & No exit warning on my SX Either. However my Lights go out automatically on my SX "top of the range" model no matter what position light switch is left in On or Automatic etc.
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Originally Posted by kiwalian
Hello,
I have a 2012 Kia Rio SI hatch.
When I open the car door there is no alarm to advise that the external lights are still on.
Is this common in these Kia's these days.
Thanks
kiwalian
I'm in Canada too. Same thing here on my 2012 Rio EX. Told about it to my dealer and the answer was the same: since your lights go out automatically, no need for a chime. I have auto lights. But I never tested the system. What is automatic is me turning off the lights before leaving my car!!!
Even without the auto switch, lights go out when you remove the key and open the driver door. Has been this way in Kia vehicles for a long time. Even my nearly base model Rondo and Sedona do that, they do not have automatic setting on the headlights.
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My Garage has: 2006 Sedona EX 3.8L, Loaded, 203k miles----2006 Sedona LX 3.8L, Convenience Pkg, 240k miles----2007 Optima EX 2.4L, Loaded, 84k miles----2007 Rondo LX 2.4L, Convenience Pkg, 51k miles----2009 Amanti 3.8L, Loaded, 58k miles
Even without the auto switch, lights go out when you remove the key and open the driver door. Has been this way in Kia vehicles for a long time. Even my nearly base model Rondo and Sedona do that, they do not have automatic setting on the headlights.
My 13 LX Rio5 does not operate this way, first couple of times I've gotten out at night and forgot to turn off my lights. I noticed after I closed the door, and my key was removed, the headlights were still on.
Rio will switch its lights off after about 30 seconds of you leaving the car. I never put the lights on the auto switch and if I have left them on they switch off themselves.
I have a base model '13 LX Rio5 with no options at all. I park, remove my key, open the door, and my lights turn off... every time. I get in the car and start it and the lights come back on. I have not touched my headlight controls in a long time. I don't know why all cars are not equiped like this, it's so nice to never kill your battery. My '69 Cadillac had auto headlights too... if they could do that over 40 years ago, should be standard on every car made today.
It's even sweeter in my Canadian '13 SX. I leave it on 'Auto' all the time. If there is enough light out, it will turn on or only use the day time run lights. If if is dark enough out, the head lights automagically come on. And it all turns off when I turn off my car and get out. Essentially I never have to turn on or off heads lights. It is a thing of beauty.
Willywidget,
would you post picture of your Daytime running lights? We do not have it in US, so it would be interesting to know how they look like and ask my dealer to install it for me?
Thanks
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