emergency towing KIA NIRO 2017 User Guide

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What to do in an emergency
Emergency towing precautions
Turn the ignition switch to ACC sothe steering wheel isn’t locked.
Place the transaxle shift lever in N (Neutral).
Release the parking bake.
Press the brake pedal with more force than normal since you will
have reduced brake performance.
More steering effort will be required because the power steer-
ing system will be disabled.
If you are driving down a long hill, the brakes may overheat and brake
performance will be reduced. Stop
often and let the brakes cool off. If the car is being towed with all
four wheels on the ground, it can
be towed only from the front. Be
sure that the transaxle is in neutral.
Be sure the steering is unlocked by
placing the ignition switch in the
ACC position. A driver must be in
the towed vehicle to operate the
steering and brakes.
CAUTION - Dual clutchtransmission
To avoid serious damage to the
dual clutch transmission, limitthe vehicle speed to 10 mph(15 km/h) and drive less than 1mile (1.5 km) when towing.
Before towing, check the dual clutch transmission for fluidleaks under your vehicle. If thedual clutch transmission fluidis leaking, flatbed equipmentor a towing dolly must beused.

What to do in an emergency
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IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURS
✽
✽ NOTICE
Any gas or electrolyte leakage from
your vehicle is not only poisonous
but also flammable. Upon witness-
ing one of those, open the windows,
and remain a safe distance from the
vehicle out of the road. Immediately
contact an authorized Kia dealer
and advise them that a hybrid vehi-
cle is involved.
If you need towing, refer to
"Towing" in the previous pages.
When the vehicle is severely dam- aged, remain a safe distance of 50
feet (15 meter) or more between
your vehicle and other
vehicles/flammables.
If a fire occurs :
Immediately call emergency services
(911) and advise the emergency
responders that a hybrid vehicle is
involved.
WARNING - High voltage components
For your safety, do not touch high voltage cables, connec-
tors and package modules.
High voltage components are
orange in color.
Exposed cables or wires may be visible inside or outside of
the vehicle. Never touch the
wires or cables, because an
electrical shock, an injury, or a
death may occur.WARNING- Submersion
in water
Do not touch your vehicle if it
has been submerged in water.
The high-voltage battery may
cause shock or may catch fire.
Immediately contact the author-
ities and advise them of the
condition of your vehicle and
that a hybrid vehicle is involved.

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Index
Armed stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
Disarmed stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
Theft-alarm stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
Tilt and telescopic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-43
Tilting the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-39
Tire and loading information label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-89
Tire chains. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-\
86
Tire Mobility Kit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-27
Tire pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-12
Tire replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-47
Tire rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-45
Tire specification and pressure label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-43 All season tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-55
Checking tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-44
Low aspect ratio tire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-56
Radial-ply tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-56
Recommended cold tire inflation pressures . . . . . . . 8-43
Snow tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-55
Summer tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-55
Tire care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-43\
Tire chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-55
Tire maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-48
Tire pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-44
Tire replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-47
Tire rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-45
Tire sidewall labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-48 Tire terminology and definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-52
Tire traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-48
Wheel alignment and tire balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-46
Wheel replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-47
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 7-37 Emergency towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-39
Removable towing hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-38
Towing service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-37
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-88
Transmission - Dual clutch transmission . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14
Trip information (Trip computer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-59
Turn signals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-103
USB charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-140
User settings mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-67
Vanity mirror lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-111
Vanity mirror lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-85
Vehicle break-in process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Vehicle certification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8
Vehicle data collection and event data recorders . . . . . . 1-6
Vehicle identification number (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8
Vehicle Load Limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-89 Certification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-92
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