KIA Niro: Driving the hybrid/plug-in hybrid vehicle
KIA Niro EV, Hybrid - Second generation - (SG2) (2021-2024) - Owner's manual / Hybrid system overview (Kia NIRO Hybrid) / Driving the hybrid/plug-in hybrid vehicle
- Starting the vehicle
- EV button
- Special features
- Hybrid system gauge
- Warning and indicator lights
- LCD display messages
- AUTO (Automatic) mode (Plug-in hybrid vehicle)
- Energy flow
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Starting the
vehicle
Vehicles with smart key system
Carry the smart key or leave it inside
the vehicle.
Make sure the parking brake is firmly
applied.
Place the shift dial in P (Park). With
the shift dial in N (Neutral), you cannot
start the vehicle.
De
EV
button
Whenever you press the EV button,
Plug-in hybrid system drive mode will be
changed in sequential as:
Automatic (AUTO) mode - Hybrid (CS)
mode - Electric (CD) mode.
Press and hold the EV button to change
to EV+ mode.
Each time the mode is
Special features
Hybrid vehicles sound different than
gasoline engine vehicles. When the
hybrid system operates, you may hear a
sound from the hybrid battery system
behind the rear seat. If you apply the
accelerator pedal rapidly, you may hear
an unconventional
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Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA) (Sensor Fusion)
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA) (Sensor
Fusion) (if equipped)
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist is
designed to help detect and monitor the
vehicle ahead or help detect pedestrian
or cyclist in the roadway and warn the
driver th
Manual mode
Paddle shifter is used to shift without
taking your hands off the steering wheel.
Operation
Pull the right side (+) of the paddle
shifter once to shift up.
Pull the left side (-) of the paddle
shifter once to shift down.
Operating
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