KIA NIRO HYBRID EV 2021 Owners Manual
Manufacturer: KIA, Model Year: 2021, Model line: NIRO HYBRID EV, Model: KIA NIRO HYBRID EV 2021Pages: 667, PDF Size: 9.17 MB
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Driving your vehicle
Leading Vehicle Departure
Alert
This function reminds the driver the
leading vehicle’s driving departure
after stopping.
CAUTION
Driver Attention Warning sys-
tem may not properly operate
with limited alerting in the fol-
lowing situations:
The system will not operate
for about 15 seconds when
restarting the engine or initial-
izing the front camera such as
rebooting, etc.
The lane detection perform-
ance is limited. (For more
information, refer to "Lane
Keeping Assist (LKA)" in this
chapter.)
The vehicle is violently driven
or is abruptly turned for obsta-
cle avoidance (e.g. construc-
tion area, other vehicles, fallen
objects, bumpy road).
Intentionally frequent lane
cut-in
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The vehicle drives on a curvy
road.
The vehicle drives on a bumpy
road.
The vehicle drives through a
windy area.
The vehicle is controlled by
the other driver assistance
systems such as Lane
Keeping Assist system.
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Function setting
With the vehicle ON, Leading Vehicle
Departure Alert function turns on and
gets ready to be activated when the
“User Settings → Driver Assistance →
Driver Attention Warning → Leading
Vehicle Departure Alert” is selected on
the cluster. The function stops opera-
tion when the setting is deactivated.
However, if the vehicle is turned off
then onagain, the function maintains
the previous state.
Operating conditions
If the driver does not take action for a
certain period of time after the vehi-
cle in front departs, the “Leading
vehicle is driving away” message is
displayed on the cluster.WARNING
This function is a driver assis-
tance device and may not
alert the driver even after the
leading vehicle's departure.
Even if you are alerted of the
leading vehicle's departure,
always check the traffic condi-
tions yourself before safely
moving the vehicle.
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NOTICE
The function may not alert or may
not work properly when:
• A pedestrian or a bicycle is ahead
• A car cut in ahead.
• Meet a traffic jam during the
curve or right turn driving.
• Busy road such as reducing lanes.
• Stopping at a shoulder, rest area
or a parking lot.
• If the vehicle head makes a sudden
start or the U-turn.
• If the vehicle is stopped at the
speed bumps or a slope.CAUTION
Leading Vehicle Departure
Alert function utilizes the front
camera on the front wind-
shield for its operation. To
keep the front camera in the
best condition.
For more information of front
view camera, refer to “Lane
Keeping Assist (LKA)”.
The function may not operate
for 15 seconds after the
engine is started or the front
view camera is initialized.
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1. Cruise indicator ( CRUISE)
2. Cruise set indicator
Cruise Control system allows you to
program the vehicle to maintain a
constant speed without pressing the
accelerator pedal.This system is designed to function
above approximately 30 km/h (20
mph).
CRUISE CONTROL (CC) (IF EQUIPPED)
WARNING
If the cruise control is left on,
(cruise indicator light is illu-
minated), the cruise control
can be switched on acciden-
tally. Keep the cruise control
system off when the cruise
control is not in use, to avoid
inadvertently setting a speed.
Use the cruise control system
only when traveling on open
highways in good weather.
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Do not use the cruise control
when it may not be safe to
keep the vehicle at a constant
speed, for instance, driving in
heavy or varying traffic, or on
slippery (rainy, icy or snow-
covered) or winding roads or
over 6% up-hill or down-hill
roads.
Pay particular attention to the
driving conditions whenever
using the cruise control sys-
tem.
Be careful when driving
downhill using the cruise con-
trol system, which may
increase the vehicle speed.
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NOTICE
• During normal cruise control oper-
ation, when the SET switch is acti-
vated or reactivated after applying
the brakes, the cruise control will
energize after approximately 3 sec-
onds. This delay is normal.
• To activate cruise control, depress
the brake pedal at least once after
placing the ignition switch or
ENGINE START/STOP button to
the ON position or starting the
engine. This is to check if the brake
switch which is important part to
cancel cruise control is in normal
condition.
Cruise control switch
CANCEL :Cancels cruise control
operation.
CRUISE : Turns cruise control sys-
tem on or off.
RES+ : Resumes or increases cruise
control speed.
SET- : Sets or decreases cruise con-
trol speed.
To set cruise control speed:
1. Press the CRUISE button on the
steering wheel, to turn the system
on. The cruise indicator light will
illuminate.
2. Accelerate to the desired speed,
which must be more than approxi-
mately 30 km/h (20 mph).
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3. Move the switch down (to SET-),
and release it at the desired
speed. The cruise set indicator
light will illuminate. Release the
accelerator pedal at the same
time. The desired speed will auto-
matically be maintained.
On a steep grade, the vehicle may
slow down or speed up slightly while
going downhill.
To increase cruise control set
speed:
Follow either of these procedures:
Move the switch up (to RES+) and
hold it. Your vehicle will accelerate.
Release the switch at the speed
you want.
Move the switch up (to RES+) and
release it immediately. The cruising
speed will increase by 1 km/h (or 1
mph) each time you move the
switch up (to RES+) in this manner.
To decrease the cruising
speed:
Follow either of these procedures:
Move the switch down (to SET-)
and hold it. Your vehicle will gradu-
ally slow down. Release the switch
at the speed you want to maintain.
Move the switch down (to SET-)
and release it immediately. The
cruising speed will decrease by 1
km/h (or 1 mph) each time you
move the switch down (to SET-) in
this manner.
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To temporarily accelerate with
the cruise control on:
If you want to speed up temporarily
when the cruise control is on,
depress the accelerator pedal.
Increased speed will not interfere
with cruise control operation or
change the set speed.
To return to the set speed, take your
foot off the accelerator pedal.
To cancel cruise control, do
one of the following:
Depress the brake pedal.
Shift into N (Neutral) if equipped
with an Dual clutch transmission.
Press the CANCEL button located
on the steering wheel.
Decrease the vehicle speed lower
than the memory speed by approx-
imately 20 km/h (12 mph).
Decrease the vehicle speed to less
than approximately 25 km/h (15 mph).
Each of these actions will cancel
cruise control operation (the
cruise
set
indicator light will go off), but it
will not turn the system off. If you
wish to resume cruise control opera-
tion, move up the switch (to RES+)
located on your steering wheel. You
will return to your previously preset
speed.
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To resume cruising speed at
more than approximately 30
km/h (20 mph).
If any method other than the
CRUISE button was used to cancel
cruising speed and the system is still
activated, the most recent set speed
will automatically resume when the
RES+ switch is pushed.
It will not resume, however, if the
vehicle speed has dropped below
approximately 30 km/h (20 mph).
To turn cruise control off, do
one of the following:
Press the CRUISE button (the
cruise indicator light will be turn off).
If your vehicle equipped the speed
limit system, press the CRUISE
button twice. (The cruise indicator
light will be turn off.)
Turn the ignition off.
Both of these actions cancel cruise
control operation. If you want to
resume cruise control operation,
repeat the steps provided in “To set
cruise control speed” on the previous
page.
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➀Cruise indicator ( CRUISE)
➁Set speed
➂Vehicle-to-vehicle distance
Smart Cruise Control system allows
you to program the vehicle to maintain
constant speed and distance detect-
ing the vehicle ahead without depress-
ing the accelerator or brake pedal.
To see SCC screen on the LCD dis-
play on the cluster, select Driving
Assist ( ). For more informations,
refer to “LCD Display Modes” in
chapter 4.
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NOTICE
To activate Smart Cruise Control,
depress the brake pedal at least once
after placing the ignition switch or
ENGINE START/STOP button to
the ON position or starting the
engine. This is to check if the brake
switch which is important part to
cancel smart cruise control is in nor-
mal condition.
Smart Cruise Control switch
CANCEL :Cancels cruise control
operation.
CRUISE : Turns cruise control sys-
tem on or off.
RES + : Sets or increases cruise
control speed.
SET - : Sets or decreases cruise
control speed.
: Sets vehicle-to-vehicle distance
SMART CRUISE CONTROL (SCC) (IF EQUIPPED)
WARNING
For your safety, please read the
owner's manual before using
Smart Cruise Control system.
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Smart Cruise Control speed To
set Smart Cruise Control Speed :
1. Press the CRUISE button, to turn
the system on. The Cruise indica-
tor ( CRUISE) in the instru-
ment cluster will illuminate.
2. Accelerate to the desired speed.
Smart Cruise Control speed can
be set as follows:
(110 mph) : when there is no
vehicle in front
mph) : when there is a vehicle in
front3. Move the switch down (to SET-),
and release it at the desired
speed. The set speed and vehicle
to vehicle distance on the LCD
screen will illuminate.
4. Release the accelerator pedal.
The desired speed will automati-
cally be maintained.
If there is a vehicle in front of you, the
speed may decrease to maintain the
distance to the vehicle ahead.
On a steep grade, the vehicle may
slow down or speed up slightly while
going uphill or downhill.Vehicle speed may decrease on an
upward slope and increase on a
downward slope.
The speed will be set to 0 ~30 km/h
(0 ~ 20 mph) when there is a vehicle
ahead and your vehicle speed is 0
~30 km/h (0 ~ 20 mph).
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