2017 KIA NIRO power steering

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Driving your vehicle
Remember, your vehicle does notrequire extended warm-up. After
the engine has started, allow the
engine to run for 10 to 20 seconds
prior to placing the vehicle in gear.
In very cold weather, however, give
your engine a slightly longer warm-
up period.
Don't "lug" or "over-rev" the engine. Lugging is driving too slowly in a
very high gear resulting in engine
bucking. If this happens, shift to a
lower gear. Over-revving is racing
the engine beyond its safe limit.
This can be avoided by shifting at
the recommended speed. Use your air conditioning sparingly.
The air conditioning system is
operated by engine power so your
fuel economy is reduced when you
use it.
Open windows at high speeds can reduce fuel economy.
Fuel economy is less in crosswinds and headwinds. To help offset
some of this loss, slow down when
driving in these conditions.
Keeping a vehicle in good operating
condition is important both for econ-
omy and safety. Therefore, have an
authorized Kia dealer perform
scheduled inspections and mainte-
nance.
WARNING - Engine off during motion
Never turn the engine off to
coast down hills or anytime the
vehicle is in motion. The power
steering and power brakes will
not function properly without the
engine running. In addition, turn-
ing off the engine start/stop but-
ton while driving could engage
the steering wheel lock resulting
in loss of vehicle steering. Keep
the engine on and downshift to
an appropriate gear for an
engine braking effect.

What to do in an emergency
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1. Speed restriction label
2. Sealant bottle and label with
speed restriction
3. Filling hose from sealant bottle to wheel 4. Connectors and cable for the
power outlet direct connection
5. Holder for the sealant bottle
6. Compressor
7. On/off switch 8. Pressure gauge for displaying the
tire inflation pressure
9. Button for reducing tire inflation pressure
Connectors, cable and connection
hose are stored in the compressor
housing.
WARNING
Before using the TireMobilityKit,
follow the instructions on the
sealant bottle.
Remove the label with the
speed restriction from the
sealant bottle and apply it to the
steering wheel.
Please note the expiry date on
the sealant bottle.
ODE066039L
■for 16 inch tire

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What to do in an emergency
3. Install the towing hook by turning itclockwise into the hole until it is
fully secured.
4. Remove the towing hook and install the cover after use.Emergency towing
If towing is necessary, have it
done by an authorized Kia dealer
or a commercial tow truck service. If towing service is not available in an
emergency, your vehicle may be
temporarily towed using a cable or
chain secured to the emergency tow-
ing hook under the front (or rear) of
the vehicle. Use extreme caution
when towing the vehicle. A driver
must be in the vehicle to steer it and
operate the brakes.
Towing in this manner may be done
only on hard-surfaced roads for a
short distance and at low speed.
Also, the wheels, axles, power train,
steering and brakes must all be in
good condition.
Do not use the tow hooks to pull a
vehicle out of mud, sand or other
conditions from which the vehicle
cannot be driven out under its own
power.
Avoid towing a vehicle heavier than the vehicle doing the towing.
The drivers of both vehicles should communicate with each other fre-
quently.
ODE066016
ODE066017
■Front
■ Rear

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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.

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Maintenance
Fuse NameFuse ratingCircuit Protected
MODULE 210AEngine Room Junction Block (Relay. 14), Wireless Charger, BCM (Body Control Module), AMP (Amplifier),
Smart Key Control Module, USB Charger, Audio, Audio / Video & Navigation Head Unit, Driver Power
Outside Mirror
PDM 37.5A[Without Smart Key] Immobilizer Module
[With Smart Key] Smart Key Control Module
MEMORY 110AInstrument Cluster, Wireless Charger, Air Conditioner Control Module, Auto Light & Photo Sensor, Rain Sensor,
BCM (Body Control Module), ICM Relay Box (Outside Mirror Folding/Unfolding Relay), Driver Integrated memory
system Module, Driver/Passenger Door Module
MULTI MEDIA15AAudio, Audio / Video & Navigation Head Unit
EEWP10AElectric Water Pump (HEV)
MDPS7.5AMDPS (Motor Driven Power Steering) Unit
TAIL GATE10ATail Gate Relay, ICM Relay Box (Fuel Lid Relay), Fuel Filler Switch
PDM 115ASmart Key Control Module
MODULE 77.5AAC Inverter (220V), AC Inverter Module, Rear Seat Warmer Control Module, Front Seat Warmer Control
Module/ Front Air Ventilation Seat Control Module
WIPER (REAR)15AEngine Room Junction Block (Relay.5)
HEATED
STEERING15ABCM (Body Control Module)
SUNROOF20ASunroof Motor

869
Maintenance
Engine room compartment fuse panel
Fuse NameFuse ratingCircuit Protected
MULTI FUSE
B+ 560APrinted Circuit Board Block (Fuse - F40, F41, F42, F49, F50, Engine Control Relay)
B+ 260AIntegrated Gateway Power control Module (Fuse - F47, ARISU(4CH), IPS(2CH), IPS(2CH))
B+ 360AIntegrated Gateway Power control Module(ARISU(4CH), IPS(2CH), IPS(2CH), IPS(2CH))
B+ 450AIntegrated Gateway Power control Module (Fuse - F24, F30, F31, F32, F38, F39, F40, F41,
F42)
COOLING FAN60ARelay.9
REAR HEATED50ARelay.10
BLOWER40ARelay.12
IG 140AIgnition Switch/ Engine Room Junction Block (Relay.3/8)
IG 240AIgnition Switch/ Engine Room Junction Block (Relay.6)
MDPS80AMDPS (Motor Driven Power Steering) Unit
PTC
HEATER 150ARelay
PTC
HEATER 250ARelay
CLUTCH
ACTUATOR40AClutch Actuator (HEV)
MAIN150AFuse - F26, F27, F28, F29, F31, F32, Low Voltage DC-DC Converter

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Index
Driving in the rain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-83
Driving off-road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-83
Dual clutch transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14Manual mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-19
Shift-lock override . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-20
Dual clutch transmission shift indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-58
Dual clutch transmission shift indicator in sports mode . . 4-58
Economical operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-78
Electrical equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-14
Electrochromic mirror (ECM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-47
Electronic power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-42
Electronic stability control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-29
Emergency Liftgatesafety release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
Emergency starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5 Before Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
"Method to disconnect the (-) cable for regularmaintenance" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
Emergency while driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
Emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-96 Crankcase emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-96
Evaporative emission control (including ORVR:Onboard Refueling Vapor Recovery) system. . . . . 8-96
Exhaust emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-97
Energy flow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-63\
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 9-2
Engine clutch actuator fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-32
Checking the Engine clutch actuator fluid level . . . 8-32
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Engine number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-\
25 Changing the engine oil and filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-26
Checking the engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-25
Engine overheats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
Engine start/stop button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9 Engine start/stop button position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Illuminated engine start/stop button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Starting the hybrid system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11
Engine start/stop button illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Engine start/stop button position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Engine will not start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
Evaporative emission control (including ORVR: Onboard Refueling Vapor Recovery) system . . . . . . . 8-96
Exhaust emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-97
Explanation of scheduled maintenance items . . . . . . . 8-21 Air cleaner filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-22
Air conditioning refrigerant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-24
Brake discs, pads, calipers and rotors . . . . . . . . . . . 8-24
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-24
Brake hoses and lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-23
Coolant (Engine / Inverter) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-22
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-22
E

Index
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Drive shafts and boots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-24
Dual clutch transmission fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-22
Engine oil and filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-21
Exhaust pipe and muffler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-24
Fuel filter (for gasoline) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-21
Fuel lines, fuel hoses and connections . . . . . . . . . . . 8-21
HSG (Hybrid starter & generator) belt . . . . . . . . . . 8-21
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-24
Spark plugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-22
Steering gear box, linkage & boots/lower arm ball joint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-24
Suspension mounting bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-24
Vacuum crankcase ventilation hoses . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-22
Vapor hose and fuel filler cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-21
Exterior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-88
Exterior features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-149 Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-149
Exterior overview (Front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Exterior overview (Rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Flat tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 7-18 Changing tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-20
Compact spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-24
Jack and tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-18
Removing and storing the spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-19
Flat tires, see tire mobility kit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-27 Floor mat anchor(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-146
Fluid
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-31
Engine clutch actuator fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-32
Washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-34
Fog lamp/DRL bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-80
Fog light (front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-104
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
Folding the outside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-49
Folding the rear seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
"Front passenger andrear seat 3-point system withcombination locking retractor" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
Front seat adjustment (manual) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Front seat adjustment (power) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Front seat belt warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21
Front turn signal lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . 8-80
Fuel filler lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34
Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-55\
Fuel requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 8-58 Engine compartment fuse replacement . . . . . . . . . . 8-61
Fuse/relay panel description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-63
Inner panel fuse replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-59
F