2017 KIA NIRO heating

Driving your vehicle
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Highway driving
Tires
Adjust the tire inflation pressures to
specification. Low tire inflation pres-
sures will result in overheating and
possible failure of the tires.
Avoid using worn or damaged tires
which may result in reduced traction
or tire failure.
Never exceed the maximum tire
inflation pressure shown on the tires.
Fuel, engine coolant and engine oil
High speed travel consumes more
fuel than urban motoring. Do not for-
get to check both the engine coolant
and engine oil.
Drive belt
A loose or damaged drive belt may
result in overheating of the engine.
WARNING- Under/over
inflated tires
Always check the tires for proper
inflation before driving.
Underinflated or overinflated
tires can cause poor handling,
loss of vehicle control, and sud-
den tire failure leading to acci-
dents, injuries, and even death.
For proper tire pressures, refer to
“Tires and wheels” in chapter 9.
WARNING- Tire tread
Always check the tire tread
before driving your vehicle.
Worn-out tires can result in loss
of vehicle control. Worn-out tires
should be replaced as soon as
possible. For further information
and tread limits, refer to "Tires
and wheels" in chapter 8.

What to do in an emergency
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Charging method for 12V battery
(A) It is recommended to charge the12V battery by starting and run-
ning the vehicle (HEV Ready
Mode) for a minimum of 30 min-
utes if a 12V reset, or jump start
has been used.
(B) If you can not start the vehicle :
After connecting the jumper cables at the recommended locations, you
should press “12V batt Reset”
switch(1) to charge the battery.
The voltage range of the charger should be 13.3~14V and its current
range should be less than 60A.
(13.8V is recommended).
External power source using 12V
battery(Except the use of dash cameras)
The use of external power acces-
sories may reduce performance and
function of the vehicle. Especially,
the use of dash cameras may cause
a shut off the power of the vehicle
prior to the dash camera’s automatic
shut-down.
If the power of the car is shut off,
start the vehicle as explained above
(refer to “Over discharge of 12V bat-
tery”)
CAUTION
• The use of an improper charg- er with a voltage and currentrange higher than specifiedmay cause overheating anddamage to the 12V battery.
The use of an incorrect charg- er will lead to a power shut-offto save the 12V battery. Stopusing the incorrect chargeronce the power of the vehicleis shut off.

What to do in an emergency
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IF THE ENGINE OVERHEATS
If your temperature gauge indicates
overheating, you will experience a
loss of power, or hear loud pinging or
knocking, the engine is probably too
hot. If this happens, you should:
1. Turn on the emergency warning
flasher and stop in a safe place.
Move the shift lever to P (Park)
and engage the parking brake.
2. If hot steam does not come out from the engine room, carefully
open the engine room and check
whether the water pump connec-
tor is properly engaged. If the con-
nector is not properly engaged,
stop the engine immediately and
properly engage the connector.
Then, turn the engine on.
3. Turn on the air conditioner. 4. If the “HEV Warning” light turns on
in the driver instrument cluster, or
engine coolant or hot steam emits
from the engine coolant filler, stop
the engine immediately. Then, call
the nearest authorized Kia dealer
for assistance. If the “Engine
Warning” light remains illuminated
or the engine coolant is not flowing
out, keep the engine running.
Open the engine hood for ventila-
tion to help cool down the engine. 5. Check whether the engine coolant
temperature is low enough by
checking its temperature. If the
engine coolant level is low, please
check the connecting parts
between the radiator hose, heater
hose, and water pump for any
signs of leakage. When there is no
sign of leakage, please refill the
engine coolant. If causes and
signs of engine overheating such
as warning light illumination,
engine coolant leakage, or cooling
fan malfunction are found, stop the
vehicle the earliest. Then, call the
nearest authorized Kia dealer for
assistance.
WARNING- Under the
Hood
While the engine is running,
keep hair, hands and clothing
away from moving parts such
as the fan and drive belts to pre-
vent injury.

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What to do in an emergency
6. If you cannot find the cause of theoverheating, wait until the engine
temperature has returned to nor-
mal. Then, if coolant has been lost,
carefully add coolant to the reser-
voir to bring the fluid level in the
reservoir up to the halfway mark.
7. Proceed with caution, keeping alert for further signs of overheat-
ing. If over heating happens again,
call the nearest authorized Kia
dealer for assistance.
✽ ✽NOTICE
Serious loss of coolant indicates
there is a leak in the cooling system
and should be checked as soon as
possible by an authorized Kia dealer.
CAUTION
When the engine overheats from
low engine coolant, suddenlyadding engine coolant maycause cracks in the engine. Toprevent damage, add enginecoolant slowly in small quantities
WARNING- Radiator Cap
Do not remove the
radiator cap when the
engine is hot. This
can allow coolant to
blow out of the open-
ing and cause seri-
ous burns.

Index
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AC inverter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-141
Air bag warning label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-67
Air bag warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-45
Air bags. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 3-42Air bag warning label. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-67
Air bag warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-45
Curtain air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-62
Driver's and passenger's front air bag . . . . . . . . . . . 3-57
Inflation conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-64
Non-inflation conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-65
Occupant Detection System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-49
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-43
Side air bag. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-60
SRS Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-66
SRS components and functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-46
Air cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-36\
Filter replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-36
Air conditioner compressor label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9
Air conditioning system lubricants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Air ventilation seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-138
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-27
Appearance care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-88 Exterior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-88
Interior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-93
Armed stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
Assist Emergency Braking (AEB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-36 AEB warning message and system control . . . . . . . 6-39
Brake operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-40
Limitation of the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-43
Sensor to detect the distance from the vehicle in
front (front radar) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-41
System malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-42
System setting and activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-36
AUDIO (With Touch Screen) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5 Feature of Your Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Media Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Phone Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-24
Radio Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
Setup Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33
Siri Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-32
Audio system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2 Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-\
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Aux, USB port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Auto defogging system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-131
Auto light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10\
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Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-114 Air Conditioning refrigerant label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-128
Automatic heating and air conditioning. . . . . . . . . 4-115
Automatic ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-123
Checking the amount of air conditionerrefrigerant and compressor lubricant . . . . . . . . . . 4-127
Climate control air filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-126
Sunroof inside air recirculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-124
System operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-124
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