2018 KIA NIRO engine overheat

What to do in an emergency
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CAUTION - Push/pull start
to 12 Volt Battery
Use only a 12-volt jumper sys- tem. You can damage a 12-voltstarting motor, ignition system,and other electrical partsbeyond repair by use of a 24-volt power supply (either two12-volt batteries in series or a24-volt motor generator set).
WARNING- Battery
Never attempt to check the elec-
trolyte level of the battery as
this may cause the battery to
rupture or explode.
WARNING- Frozen batteries
Do not attempt to jump start the
vehicle if the discharged battery
is frozen as the battery may
rupture or explode.
WARNING- Battery cables
Do not connect the jumper cable
from the negative terminal of the
booster battery to the negative
terminal of the discharged bat-
tery, directly. This can cause the
discharged battery to overheat
and crack, degradation.
Connect the jumper cable from
the negative terminal of the
booster battery to the chassis
ground in the engine room.WARNING- Electrolyte
Do not charge or discharge arbitrarily. It may lead to fault,
electric shock or burns.
Do not damage the unit in such ways as drop, deform,
impact, out or spear with a
sharp object. It may cause
electrolyte leakage or fire.
Breakdown of the unit may lead to electrolyte leakage or flam-
mable gas generation. Contact
service center immediately.
If electrolyte leaks out, avoid contact with eyes, skin or
clothes. In event of accident,
flush with water and get med-
ical help immediately.
Do not place near open flame or incinerate. It may lead to
fire or explosion.
Keep out of reach of children or animals.
Keep the unit away from mois- ture of liquid. Do not touch or
use if liquids have been
spilled on.

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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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.

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Use of the Tire Mobility Kit may not
be effective for tire damage larger
than approximately 0.24 in (6 mm).
Please contact the nearest Kia
dealership if the tire cannot be
made roadworthy with the Tire
Mobility Kit.
Do not use the Tire Mobility Kit if a tire is severely damaged by driving
run flat or with insufficient air pres-
sure.
Do not remove any foreign objects such as nails or screws that have
penetrated the tire.
Provided the car is outdoors, leave the engine running. Otherwise
operating the compressor may
eventually drain the car battery.
Never leave the Tire Mobility Kit unattended while it is being used.
Do not leave the compressor run- ning for more than 10 min. at a time
or it may overheat.
Do not use the Tire Mobility Kit if the ambient temperature is below -
22°F (-30°C).✽ ✽ NOTICE
• If the sealant gets on your skin,
wash it with a large amount of
water. If skin irritation continues,
visit a doctor for examination.
• If the sealant gets into your eyes, raise your eyelid and wash for at
least 15 minutes. If eye irritation
continues, visit a doctor for exam-
ination.
• If you have drank the sealant, wash the mouth and drink a large
amount of water. However, do not
give anything to an unconscious
person and see the doctor immedi-
ately.
Exposure to the sealant for a long
time may cause damage to the
bodily tissues.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
The sealant container and insert
hose (3) cannot be reused. Purchase
an extra after use.
WARNING
Do not use the Tire sealant after
the sealant has expired (i.e.
past the expiration date on the
sealant container). This can
increase the risk of tire failure.
CAUTION
When repairing a flat tire with
the Tire Mobility Kit (TMK),quickly remove the sealant onthe tire pressure sensor andwheel. When installing therepaired tire and wheel, tightenthe wheel nut to a torque valueof 11 ~ 13 kgf·m.
WARNING - Sealant
Keep out of reach of children.
Avoid contact with eyes.
Do not swallow.

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Index
"Driver's 3-point systemwith emergency locking retractor" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22\
Driver's and passenger's front air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-57
Driving at night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-92
Driving in flooded areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-93
Driving in the rain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-92
Driving off-road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-93
Dual clutch transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14 Manual mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-19
Shift-lock override . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-20
Dual clutch transmission shift indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-63
Economical operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-87
"Electric chromatic mirror (ECM) with UVO service" . 4-50
Electric power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-44
Electrical equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-15
Electrochromic mirror (ECM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-49
Electronic stability control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-29
Emergency starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5 Before Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
"Method to disconnect the (-) cable for regular maintenance" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
Emergency while driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3 Emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-113
Crankcase emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-113
Evaporative emission control (including ORVR:Onboard Refueling Vapor Recovery) system. . . . 8-113
Exhaust emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-114
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 9-2
Engine clutch actuator fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-34 Checking the Engine clutch actuator fluid level . . . 8-34
Engine compartment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6,8-3
Engine number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-\
26 Checking the engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-26
Changing the engine oil and filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-27
Engine overheats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
Engine start/stop button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9 Starting the hybrid system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11
Illuminated engine start/stop button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Engine start/stop button position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-113
Exhaust emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-114
Explanation of scheduled maintenance items . . . . . . . 8-22 Engine oil and filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-22
HSG (Hybrid starter & Generator) belt . . . . . . . . . . 8-22
Fuel filter (for Gasoline) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-22
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Index
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Owner maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
Scheduled maintenance service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
Maintenance schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9 Normal maintenance schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10
Maintenance under severe usage conditions . . . . . . 8-21
Maintenance services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5 Owner’s responsibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
Owner maintenance precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Manual mode - Dual clutch transmission . . . . . . . . . . . 6-19
Map lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12\
6
Map lamp (Bulb type) bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . 8-102
Map lamp (LED type) bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . 8-102
"Method to disconnect the (-) cable for regular maintenance" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-48 Inside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-48
Day/night rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-48
Electrochromic mirror (ECM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-49
"Electric chromatic mirror(ECM) with UVO service" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-50\
Outside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-50
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-51
Folding the outside rearview mirror. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-52
Occupant detection system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-49
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
62 Oil (Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-26
Online factory authorized manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-16
Outside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-50
Outside temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-62
Overheats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-\
10
Owner maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
Owner maintenance schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
Parking assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-110 Operation of the parking assist system . . . . . . . . . 4-110
Non-operational conditions of parking assist system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11\
2
Self-diagnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-114
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-25,8-37 Checking the parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-37
Parking light position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-117
Power brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-23
Power outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-155
Power window lock button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-30
Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28\
Pre-tensioner seat belt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26
Rear parking assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-107 Operation of the rear parking assist system . . . . . . 4-107
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