engine KIA NIRO PHEV 2022 Owners Manual

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Specifications, Consumer information, Reporting safety defects
Reporting Safety Defects.
If you believe that your vehicle has a defect which could
cause a crash or could cause injury or death, you should
immediately inform the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) in addition to notifying Kia
America, Inc..
If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may open an
investigation, and if it finds that a safety defect exists in a
group of vehicles, it may order a recall and remedy cam-
paign. However, NHTSA cannot become involved in indi-
vidual problems between you, your dealer, or Kia
America, Inc..
To contact NHTSA, you may call the Vehicle Safety
Hotline toll-free at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-
9153); go to http://www.safercar.gov; download the
SaferCar mobile application; or write to: Administrator,
NHTSA, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., Washington, DC
20590. You can also obtain other information about
motor vehicle safety from http://www.safercar.gov.The following publications are available on
www.KiaTechinfo.com
Service manual:
This manual covers maintenance and recommended pro-
cedures for repair to engine and chassis components. It
is written for the Journeyman mechanic, but is simple
enough for most mechanically inclined owners to under-
stand.
Electrical troubleshooting manual:
This manual complements the Service Manual by provid-
ing indepth troubleshooting information for each electrical
circuit in your vehicle.
Owner's manual:
This manual describes the overall features and operating
procedures for the vehicle.
REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS
(U.S. ONLY)
ONLINE FACTORY AUTHORIZED MANUALS
(U.S. ONLY)

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Power brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31
Vehicle Stability Management (VSM) . . . . . . . . . . . 5-51
Warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-43
Bulb wattage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
California perchlorate notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-118
Checking fluid levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-18
Child Restraint System (CRS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-35 Children always in the rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-35
Installing a Child Restraint System (CRS) . . . . . . . 3-39
Selecting a Child Restraint System (CRS) . . . . . . . 3-36
Climate control air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-35 Filter inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-35
Consumer assistance (U.S. only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-13 Emergency roadside assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-13
Registering your vehicle in a foreign country . . . . . 8-15
Toll free consumer assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-13
Trip interruption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-14
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 7-22 Changing the coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-26
Checking the coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-22
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-23
Inverter coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-23
Recommended coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-24
Cruise Control (CC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-114 Driving Assist button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-115 To cancel Cruise Control, do one of the following 5-117
To decrease Cruise Control set speed . . . . . . . . . . 5-116
To increase Cruise Control set speed . . . . . . . . . . . 5-116
To resume cruising speed at more than approximately
20 mph (30 km/h). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-118
To set Cruise Control speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-115
To temporarily accelerate with Cruise Control on . 5-117
To turn Cruise Control off, do one of the following . 5-118
Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-182 FCC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
4-182
Declaration of conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-172 The radio frequency components (Front Radar)complies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-172
The radio frequency components (Rear Corner Radar) complies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-177
Defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
140 Rear window defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-140
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-\
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Door locks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
22 Child-protector rear door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
Operating door locks from inside the vehicle . . . . . 4-23
Operating door locks from outside the vehicle . . . . 4-22
Rear Occupant Alert (ROA) system. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
Driver Attention Warning (DAW). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-107 Basic function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-107
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Leading Vehicle Departure Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-112
Leading Vehicle Departure Alert function . . . . . . . 5-107
Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16 Dual clutch transmission operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
Good driving practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26
Economical operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-181
Electrical Equipment (U.S. only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-16 Installation 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 regularmaintenance (For Hybrid) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Push-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
Emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-115 Crankcase emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-115
Evaporative emission control (including ORVR:Onboard Refueling Vapor Recovery) system. . . . 7-115
Exhaust emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-116
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 8-2
Engine clutch actuator fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-29 Checking the engine clutch actuator fluid level. . . . 7-29
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-176 Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-176
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) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-54
Brake operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-58
Detecting sensor (Front view camera) . . . . . . . . . . . 5-59
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist malfunction . . 5-61
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist setting and activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-54
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Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist warning messageand function control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-57
Limitation of Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist . 5-63
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA) (Sensor fusion) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-70
Brake operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-75
Detecting sensors (Front view camera/Front radar). 5-75
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist malfunction . . 5-77
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist setting and activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-70
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist warning message and function control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-73
Limitation of Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist . 5-79
Fuel filler door (Hybrid) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38 Closing the fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-39
Opening the fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38
Fuel filler door (Plug-in hybrid) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-40 Closing the fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-41
Opening the fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-40
Fuel requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Do not use methanol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Fuel additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Gasoline containing alcohol and methanol . . . . . . . . 1-2
Operation in foreign countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 7-59 Engine compartment fuse replacement . . . . . . . . . . 7-62
Fuse/relay panel description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-65
Inner panel fuse replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-60 Gross vehicle weight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
HEV/PHEV powertrain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
High Beam Assist (HBA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-128
Highway Driving Assist (HDA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-155
Highway Driving Assist malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . 5-160
Highway Driving Assist operation . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-156
Operating conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-156
Radio frequency radiation exposure information. . 5-162
Setting and activating Highway Driving Assist . . 5-156
Warning related to steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-157
When the hands-off warning lasts for a certain periodof time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-158
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 4-36 Closing the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37
Opening the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36
If an accident occurs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-44
If the engine overheats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11
If the engine will not start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4 If engine doesn't turn over or turns over slowly . . . . 6-4
If engine turns over normally but does not start . . . . 6-4
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If you have a flat tire (with spare tire) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-19Changing tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-20
Jack and tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-19
Removing and storing the spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-20
If you have a flat tire (with Tire Mobility Kit). . . . . . . 6-28 Checking the tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-36
Components of the Tire Mobility Kit . . . . . . . . . . . 6-32
Distributing the sealant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-35
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-29
Notes on the safe use of the Tire Mobility Kit . . . . 6-30
Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-38
Using the Tire Mobility Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-33
Important safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 Air bag hazards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Always wear your seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Control your speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Driver distraction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Keep your vehicle in safe condition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Restrain all children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
In case of an emergency while driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3 If the engine stalls at a crossroad or crossing . . . . . . 6-3
If the engine stalls while driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
If you have a flat tire while driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Infotainment system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-178 Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-178
How vehicle radio works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-179
USB port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-178 Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-67
Dual clutch transmission shift indicator . . . . . . . . . 4-75
Gauges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
69
Instrument Cluster Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-69
Instrument panel overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Interior features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-164 Air ventilation seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-166
Cargo security screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-174
Clothes hanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-172
Cup holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-164
Floor mat anchor(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-173
Luggage net holder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-174
Power outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-167
Seat warmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-164
Sun visor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-167
USB charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-168
Wireless smart phone charging system . . . . . . . . . 4-169
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-136 Automatic turn off function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-136
Liftgate room lamp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-138
Map lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-136
Room lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-137
Vanity mirror lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-138
Interior overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Jump starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
J