2017 KIA NIRO snow chains

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What to do in an emergency
When using a compact spare tire,
observe the following precautions:
Under no circumstances shouldyou exceed 50 mph (80 km/h); a
higher speed could damage the
tire.
Ensure that you drive slowly enough for the road conditions to
avoid all hazards. Any road hazard,
such as a pothole or debris, could
seriously damage the compact
spare.
Any continuous road use of this tire could result in tire failure, loss of
vehicle control, and possible per-
sonal injury.
Do not exceed the vehicle’s maxi- mum load rating or the load-carry-
ing capacity shown on the sidewall
of the compact spare tire.
Avoid driving over obstacles. The compact spare tire diameter is
smaller than the diameter of a con-
ventional tire and reduces the
ground clearance approximately 1
inch (25 mm), which could result in
damage to the vehicle. Do not take this vehicle through an
automatic vehicle wash while the
compact spare tire is installed.
Do not use tire chains on the com- pact spare tire. Because of the
smaller size, a tire chain will not fit
properly. This could damage the
vehicle and result in loss of the
chain.
Do not use the compact spare tire on any other vehicle because this
tire has been designed especially
for your vehicle.
The compact spare tire’s tread life is shorter than a regular tire.
Inspect your compact spare tire
regularly and replace worn com-
pact spare tires with the same size
and design, mounted on the same
wheel.
The compact spare tire should not be used on any other wheels, nor
should standard tires, snow tires,
wheel covers or trim rings be used
with the compact spare wheel. If
such use is attempted, damage to
these items or other vehicle com-
ponents may occur. Do not use more than one compact
spare tire at a time.
Do not tow a trailer while the com- pact spare tire is installed.

Maintenance
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Maintenance services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
• Owner’s responsibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
• Owner maintenance precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
Owner maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
• Owner maintenance schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Scheduled maintenance service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
Explanation of scheduled maintenance items . . . 8-21
Engine oil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-25
• Checking the engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-25
• Changing the engine oil and filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-26
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-27\
• Checking the coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-27
• Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-28
• Inverter coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-28
• Recommended coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-29
• Changing the coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-30
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-31
• Checking the brake fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-31
Engine clutch actuator fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-32
• Checking the engine clutch actuator fluid level . . . . 8-32
Washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-34
• Checking the washer fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-34
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-35
• Checking the parking brake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-35
Air cleaner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-36
• Filter replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-36
Climate control air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-38
• Filter inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-38
Wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-40
• Blade inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-40
• Blade replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-40
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-43
• Tire care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
8-43
• Recommended cold tire inflation pressures . . . . . . . 8-43
• Tire pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-44
• Checking tire inflation pressure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-44
• Tire rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-45
• Wheel alignment and tire balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-46
• Tire replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-47
• Wheel replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-47
• Tire traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-48
• Tire maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-48
• Tire sidewall labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-48
• All season tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-55
• Summer tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-55
• Snow tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-\
55
• Tire chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-55\
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Maintenance
All season tires
Kia specifies all season tires on
some models to provide good per-
formance for use all year round,
including snowy and icy road condi-
tions. All season tires are identified
by ALL SEASON and/or M+S (Mud
and Snow) on the tire sidewall. Snow
tires have better snow traction than
all season tires and may be more
appropriate in some areas.
Summer tires
Kia specifies summer tires on some
models to provide superior perform-
ance on dry roads. Summer tire per-
formance is substantially reduced in
snow and ice. Summer tires do not
have the tire traction rating M+S
(Mud and Snow) on the tire side wall.
If you plan to operate your vehicle in
snowy or icy conditions, Kia recom-
mends the use of snow tires or all
season tires on all four wheels.
Snow tires
If you equip your car with snow tires,
they should be the same size and
have the same load capacity as the
original tires. Snow tires should be
installed on all four wheels; other-
wise, poor handling may result.
Snow tires should carry 4 psi (28
kPa) more air pressure than the
pressure recommended for the stan-
dard tires on the tire label on the dri-
ver's side of the center pillar, or up to
the maximum pressure shown on the
tire sidewall, whichever is less.
Do not drive faster than 75 mph (120
km/h) when your vehicle is equipped
with snow tires.
Tire chains
Tire chains, if necessary, should be
installed on the front wheels.
Be sure that the chains are installed
in accordance with the manufactur-
er's instructions.
To minimize tire and chain wear, do
not continue to use tire chains when
they are no longer needed.
When driving on roads coveredwith snow or ice, drive at less than
20 mph (30 km/h).
Use the SAE “S” class or wire chains.
If you hear noise caused by chains contacting the body, retighten the
chain to avoid contact with the
vehicle body.
To prevent body damage, retighten the chains after driving 0.3~0.6
miles (0.5~1.0 km).
Do not use tire chains on vehicles equipped with aluminum wheels.
In unavoidable circumstances, use
a wire type chain.
Use wire chains less than 0.47 inches (12 mm) to prevent damage
to the chain’s connection.

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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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Tire and loading information label. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-89
Vehicle stability management (VSM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-32
Vehicle weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-93
Warning and Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-78
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-78
Warning Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-71
Washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-34 Checking the washer fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-34
Welcome system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-112
Wheel alignment and tire balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-46
Wheel replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-47
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
4-27 Power window lock button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-30
Windshield defrosting and defogging. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-129
Windshield washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-106
Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-105
Winter driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-85 Snow tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-85
Tire chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-86
Wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-40 Blade inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-40
Blade replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-40
Wipers and washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-105 Rear window wiper and washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-107
Windshield washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-106 Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-105
Wireless smart phone charging system . . . . . . . . . . . 4-142
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