schedule KIA NIRO PHEV 2020 Owner's Manual

Maintenance
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Changing the engine oil and
filter
Have engine oil and filter changed by
an authorized Kia dealer according
to the Maintenance Schedule at the
beginning of this chapter.
WARNING - Used engine
oil
Used engine oil may cause irrita-
tion or cancer of the skin if left in
contact with the skin for pro-
longed periods of time. Always
protect your skin by washing
your hands thoroughly with
soap and warm water as soon as
possible after handling used oil.

725
Maintenance
Changing the coolant
Have the coolant changed by an
authorized Kia dealer according to
the Maintenance Schedule at the
beginning of this chapter.
CAUTION
Put a thick cloth or fabricaround the radiator cap beforerefilling the coolant in order toprevent the coolant from over-flowing into engine parts suchas the generator.

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Maintenance
Replace the filter according to the
Maintenance Schedule.
If the vehicle is operated in extreme-ly dusty or sandy areas, replace theelement more often than the usualrecommended intervals. (Refer to“Maintenance under severe usageconditions” in this chapter.)
CAUTION - Air filter
maintenance
Do not drive with the air clean- er removed; this will result inexcessive engine wear.
When removing the air cleaner filter, be careful that dust ordirt does not enter the airintake, or damage may result.
Use a Kia genuine part. Use of a non-genuine part coulddamage the air flow sensor.

Maintenance
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7
CLIMATE CONTROL AIR FILTER (IF EQUIPPED)
Filter inspection
The climate control air filter should
be replaced according to the
Maintenance Schedule. If the vehicle
is operated in severely air-polluted
cities or on dusty rough roads for a
long period, it should be inspected
more frequently and replaced earlier.
When you replace the climate control
air filter, replace it performing the fol-
lowing procedure, and be careful to
avoid damaging other components.
1. Open the glove box and removethe stoppers on both sides. 2. With the glove box open, pull the
support strap (1).
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Index
4I
Economical operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-167
Electrical Equipment (U.S. only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-16Installation of a mobile two-way radio system . . . . 8-16
Emergency starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5 Before Jump Starting (For Hybrid) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Method to disconnect the (-) cable for regular maintenance (For Hybrid) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Push-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
Emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-114 Crankcase emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-114
Evaporative emission control (including ORVR:Onboard Refueling Vapor Recovery) system. . . . 7-114
Exhaust emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-115
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 8-2
Engine clutch actuator fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-28 Checking the engine clutch actuator fluid level. . . . 7-28
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6, 7-4
Engine number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-\
19 Changing the engine oil and filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-20
Checking the engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-19
ENGINE START/STOP button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11 ENGINE START/STOP button position . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Illuminated ENGINE START/STOP button . . . . . . 5-11
Starting the hybrid system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13 Explanation of scheduled maintenance items . . . . . . . 7-15
Exterior features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-166
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-166
Exterior overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Folding key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
4 Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Immobilizer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Key operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Record your key number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Transmitter precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA) (front view camera only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-53
Brake operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-57
Detecting sensor (front view camera) . . . . . . . . . . . 5-58
FCA warning message and system control . . . . . . . 5-56
Limitation of the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-62
System malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-60
System setting and activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-53
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA) (sensor fusion) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-69
Brake operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-74
Detecting sensors (front view camera/front radar) . 5-74
FCA warning message and system control . . . . . . . 5-72
Limitation of the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-78
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Index
8I
High Beam Assist (HBA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-118
High beam operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-117
Lighting control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-116
Turn signals and lane change signals . . . . . . . . . . . 4-120
Luggage volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
Maintenance services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5 Owner maintenance precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
Owner’s responsibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-51 Inside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-51
Outside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-53
Online factory authorized manuals (U.S. only) . . . . . . 8-17 Electrical troubleshooting manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-17
Owner's manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-17
Service manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-17
Owner maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7 Owner maintenance schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-31 Checking the parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-31 Rear Cross-Traffic Collision Warning (RCCW). . . . . 5-157
System description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-157
System setting and activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-157
Warning message and system control . . . . . . . . . . 5-159
Rear View Monitor (RVM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-111
Recommended lubricants and capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8 Recommended SAE viscosity number. . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
Refrigerant label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12 Regenerative Braking (Paddle Shifter) . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
Regenerative braking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
Reporting Safety Defects (U.S. only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-17
Reverse Parking Distance Warning (PDW) . . . . . . . . 4-112 Non-operational conditions of Reverse Parking Distance Warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-113
Operation of Reverse Parking Distance Warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-112
Reverse Parking Distance Warning system precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-114
Self-diagnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-114
Road warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2 Hazard warning flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
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Index
Scheduled maintenance service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 3-4Driver position memory system (for power seat) . . 3-10
Front seat adjustment - manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Front seat adjustment - power (for driver’s seat) . . . . 3-8
Headrest (for front seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Rear seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
Seatback pocket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
3-21 Care of seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-33
Pre-tensioner seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29
Seat belt precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31
Seat belt restraint system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21
Smart Cruise Control (SCC). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-120 Detecting Sensor (front view camera/front radar) . 5-133
Limitations of the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-136
Set SCC Reaction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-128
Smart cruise control switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-120
To convert to cruise control mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-135
Vehicle to vehicle distance setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-128
When the lane ahead is clear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-129
When there is a vehicle ahead of you in your lane . 5-130
Smart key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
11 Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Loss of the smart key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14 Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
Record your key number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Smart key function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Smart key immobilizer system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
Smart key precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
Special driving conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-169 Driving at night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-172
Driving in flooded areas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-173
Driving in the rain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-172
Driving off-road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-173
Hazardous driving conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-169
Highway driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-173
Reducing the risk of a rollover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-169
Rocking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-171
Smooth cornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-171
Steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-47 Electric Power Steering (EPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-47
Heated steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-49
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-50
Tilt and telescopic steering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-48
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-151 Center console storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-151
Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-151
Luggage box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-153
Sunglass holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-152
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-42 Resetting the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-45
Sliding the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-43
S