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
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Crankcase Emission Control System
Schematic Diagram
Repair procedures
Inspection
After disconnecting the vapor hose from the PCV valve, remove the PCV
valve.
Reconnect the PCV valve to the vapor hose.
Run the engine at idle, then put a finger over the open end of the
Jump-starting (12V battery) (Kia Niro EV)
Jump-starting (12V battery)
Condition(s)
When the vehicle will not start due to
low battery power
Operation
Connect the jumper cables as shown.
Positive (+) terminal of the flat battery
(1) and the booster battery (2).
Neg
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