KIA NIRO PHEV 2020 Owners Manual

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✽ ✽NOTICE
Driver Attention Warning system
utilizes the front view camera sensor
on the front windshield for its oper-
ation. To keep the front view camera
sensor in the best condition, you
should observe the followings:
- Do not disassemble camera tem-
porarily for tinted window or
attaching any types of coatings and
accessories. If you disassemble a
camera and assemble it again, take
your vehicle to an authorized Kia
dealer and have the system
checked.
- Do not locate any reflective objects (i.e. white paper, mirror)
over the dashboard. Any light
reflection may cause a mal-func-
tion of Driver Attention Warning
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- Pay extreme caution to keep the
front view camera out of water.
- Do not arbitrarily disassemble the camera assembly, nor apply any
impact on the camera assembly.
• Playing the vehicle audio system at high volume may offset the
Driver Attention Warning system
warning sounds.
For more information of front
view camera, refer to “Lane
Keeping Assist (LKA)”.WARNING
Driver Attention Warning sys-
tem is not a substitute for safe
driving practices, but a con-
venience function only. It is
the driver's responsibility to
always drive cautiously and
safely.
A fatigued driver should take a break, even if there is no
suggestion to do so by the
Driver Attention Warning sys-
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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 operatewith limited alerting in the fol-lowing situations:
The system will not operate for about 15 seconds whenrestarting the engine or initial-izing the front camera such asrebooting, etc.
The lane detection perform- ance is limited. (For moreinformation, refer to "LaneKeeping Assist (LKA)" in thischapter.)
The vehicle is violently driven or is abruptly turned for obsta-cle avoidance (e.g. construc-tion area, other vehicles, fallenobjects, bumpy road).
Intentionally frequent lane cut-in
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(Continued) 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 assistancesystems such as LaneKeeping 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 Aler t” is selected on
the cluster. The function stops opera-
tion when the setting is deactivated.
However, if the vehicle is turned off
then on again, 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 frontcamera on the front wind-shield for its operation. Tokeep the front camera in thebest condition.
For more information of frontview camera, refer to “LaneKeeping Assist (LKA)”.
The function may not operate for 15 seconds after theengine is started or the frontview 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 20 mph (30
km/h ).
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 controlwhen 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 thesteering 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 20 mph (30 km/h).
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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 mayslow down or speed up slightly whilegoing 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 mph (or 1
km/h ) 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
mph (or 1 km/h) 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 12 mph (20 km/h).
Decrease the vehicle speed to less than approximately 15 mph (25 km/h).
Each of these actions will cancelcruise 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. Youwill return to your previously presetspeed.
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To resume cruising speed at
more than approximately 20
mph (30 km/h).
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 20 mph (30 km/h).
To turn cruise control off, do
one of the following:
Press the CRUISE button (thecruise 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 toresume cruise control operation,repeat the steps provided in “To setcruise control speed” on the previouspage.
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➀ Cruise indicator ( CRUISE)
➁ Set speed
\b Vehicle-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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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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