KIA Niro: Driving your vehicle
KIA Niro EV, Hybrid - Second generation - (SG2) (2021-2024) - Owner's manual / Driving your vehicle
- Before driving
- Starting the vehicle
- Ignition switch (Kia NIRO Hybrid)
- Starting the vehicle (Kia Niro EV)
- ENGINE START/STOP button (Kia NIRO Hybrid)
- Starting the engine with smart key
- Transmission (Kia NIRO Hybrid)
- Dual clutch transmission
- Shift dial SBW type
- Characteristics of Dual clutch transmission
- LCD display messages
- Shift dial SBW type of DCT warning messages
- Reduction gear (Kia Niro EV)
- Paddle shifter (Kia NIRO Hybrid)
- Regenerative braking system (Kia Niro EV)
- Smart regeneration system
- Setting smart regeneration system (Kia Niro EV)
- Smart regeneration system (Kia NIRO Hybrid)
- Resuming smart regeneration system
- Limitations of the system
- Brake system
- In the event of brake failure (Kia NIRO Hybrid)
- In the event of brake failure (Kia Niro EV)
- Parking brake
- Releasing EPB automatically (Kia NIRO Hybrid)
- Releasing EPB automatically (Kia Niro EV)
- AUTO HOLD
- Vehicle safety system
- Electronic Stability Control (ESC)
- Multi-Collision Brake (MCB)
- Vehicle Stability Management (VSM)
- Emergency Stop Signal (ESS)
- Drive mode integrated control system
- Active air flap
- Green Zone Drive Mode for Europe (Kia NIRO Hybrid)
- Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA) (Sensor Fusion)
- Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA) (Sensor Fusion) (if equipped)
- Detecting sensor
- Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist settings
- Warning timing/ Warning volume
- Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist operation
- Junction Turning function- Kia Niro EV
- Junction Crossing function (if equipped) Kia Niro EV
- Direct Oncoming function (if equipped) Kia Niro EV
- Lane-change side function/ Lane-change oncoming function (Kia Niro EV)
- Evasive Steering Assist function (if equipped) (Kia Niro EV)
- Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist malfunction and limitations
- Limitations of Forward Collision- Avoidance Assist (Kia Niro EV / Hybrid)
- Lane Keeping Assist (LKA)
- Lane Keeping Assist settings
- Lane Keeping Assist operation
- Lane Keeping Assist malfunction and limitations
- Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist (BCA)
- Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist settings
- Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist operation
- Collision-avoidance assist (while departing)
- Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist malfunction and limitations
- Limitations of Blind-Spot Collision- Avoidance Assist
- Safe Exit Warning (SEW)
- Safe Exit Assist (SEA)
- Manual Speed Limit Assist (MSLA)
- Intelligent Speed Limit Assist (ISLA)
- Intelligent Speed Limit Assist settings
- Intelligent Speed Limit Assist operation
- Intelligent Speed Limit Assist malfunction and limitations
- Driver Attention Warning (DAW)
- Driver Attention Warning settings
- Driver Attention Warning operation
- Driver Attention Warning malfunction and limitations
- Cruise Control (CC)
- Smart Cruise Control (SCC)
- Smart Cruise Control settings
- Smart Cruise Control operation
- Decreasing set speed
- Displaying operating status
- Temporarily canceling Smart Cruise Control
- Collision warning
- Smart Cruise Control malfunction
- Limitations of Smart Cruise Control
- Navigation-based Smart Cruise Control (NSCC)
- Navigation-based Smart Cruise Control settings
- Navigation-based Smart Cruise Control operation
- Limitations of Navigation-based Smart Cruise Control
- Lane Following Assist (LFA)
- Highway Driving Assist (HDA)
- Highway Driving Assist settings
- Highway Driving Assist operation
- Highway Lane Change Assist (if equipped) (Kia Niro EV only)
- Highway Lane Change Assist operating- (Kia Niro EV only)
- Highway Driving Assist malfunction and limitations
- Rear View Monitor (RVM)
- Rear Cross-Traffic Collision-Avoidance Assist (RCCA)
- Rear Cross-Traffic Collision-Avoidance Assist settings
- Rear Cross-Traffic Collision-Avoidance Assist operation
- Stopping vehicle and ending brake control
- Rear Cross-Traffic Collision-Avoidance Assist malfunction
- Limitations of Rear Cross-Traffic Collision-Avoidance Assist
- Reverse Parking Distance Warning (PDW)
- Reverse Parking Distance Warning settings
- Reverse Parking Distance Warning operation
- Reverse Parking Distance Warning malfunction and precautions
- Forward/Reverse Parking Distance Warning (PDW)
- Forward/Reverse Parking Distance Warning settings
- Parking Distance Warning operation
- Parking Distance Warning malfunction and limitations
- Reverse Parking Collision-Avoidance Assist (PCA)
- Parking Collision-Avoidance Assist settings
- Parking Collision-Avoidance Assist operation
- Parking Collision-Avoidance Assist malfunction
- Limitations of Parking Collision- Avoidance Assist
- Remote Smart Parking Assist (RSPA)
- Remote Smart Parking Assist settings
- Remote Operation
- Remote Operation function operation status
- Remote Smart Parking Assist malfunction
- Limitations of Remote Smart Parking Assist
- Economical operation (Kia NIRO Hybrid)
- Special driving conditions
- Winter driving
- Trailer towing
- Vehicle weight
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Necessary vehicle inspections
Be sure to check the following fluid levels
on a regular basis at the exact interval:
Engine oil
Engine coolant
Brake fluid
Washer fluid
For more details, refer to "Maintenance"
WARNING
Focus on the road while driving. The
Good driving practices
Never change the gear from P (Park)
or N (Neutral) to any other position
with the accelerator pedal depressed.
Never change the gear into P (Park)
when the vehicle is moving.
Stop the vehicle completely before
changing the gear into R
SEE MORE:
Trailing Arm Repair procedures
Removal
Disconnect the battery negative cable.
Remove the wheel and tire.
Tightening torque:
107.9 - 127.5 N*m (11.0 - 13.0 kgf*m, 79.6 - 94.0 lb*ft)
Warning
Be careful not to damage the wheel nuts when removing the wheel and
tire.
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist settings
Forward safety
A: Driver Assistance
Driving Safety
Forward Safety
With the vehicle on, touch Settings →
Driver Assistance → Driving Safety on
the instrument cluster or Settings →
Vehicle → Driver Assistance → Driving
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