KIA Niro: Driving the hybrid/plug-in hybrid vehicle
KIA Niro EV / Hybrid (SG2) - (2021-2023) - 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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Headlamp and front fog lamp aiming (for Europe)
Headlamp aiming
Type A
Type B
Operation
Inflate the tires to the specified pressure
and remove any loads from the
vehicle except the driver, spare tire,
and tools.
The vehicle should be placed on a flat
floor.
Draw vertical lin
Smart Cruise Control (SCC)
Smart Cruise Control is designed to help
detect the vehicle ahead and help maintain
the desired speed and minimum
distance between the vehicle ahead.
(Kia Niro EV only)
Overtake acceleration assist
function
If the driver attempts to overtake,
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