2018 KIA NIRO PLUG-IN HYBRID cruise control

Driving your vehicle
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6
To resume cruise control set
speed:
If any method other than the CRUISE
button was used to cancel cruising
speed and the system is still activat-
ed, the cruising speed will automati-
cally resume when you move the
lever up/down (to RES+ or SET-).
If you move the lever up (to RES+),
the speed will resume to the recently
set speed. When the speed of the
vehicle is greater than or equal to 6.2
mph (10 km/h) but less than 20 mph
(30 km/h), the smart cruise control
system will be reset only when there
is a vehicle in front.
To turn cruise control off:
Press the CRUISE button. (the
CRUISE indicator in the instrument
cluster will go off).
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WARNING - Following Distance
To avoid collisions, always be aware of the selected speed
and vehicle to vehicle dis-
tance settings when activat-
ing your smart cruise control
system.
Always maintain sufficient braking distance and deceler-
ate your vehicle by applying
the brakes if necessary.
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Vehicle to vehicle distance
setting (SCC)
To set vehicle to vehicle distance:
This function allows you to program
the vehicle to maintain relative dis-
tance to the vehicle ahead without
depressing the accelerator pedal or
brake pedal.The vehicle to vehicle distance will
automatically activate when the SCC
is on.
Select the appropriate distance
according to road conditions and
vehicle speed.
Each time the button is pressed, the
vehicle to vehicle distance changes
as follows:
For example, if you drive at 56 mph
(90 km/h), the distance is maintained
as follows;
Distance 4 - approximately 172 feet
(52.5 m)
Distance 3 - approximately 130 feet (40 m)
Distance 2 - approximately 106 feet (32.5 m)
Distance 1 - approximately 82 feet
(25 m)
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NOTICE
The smart cruise control system
remember the last vehicle to vehicle
distance which the driver used in the
vehicle with AEB.
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Distance 4 Distance 3 Distance 2
Distance 1

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Driving your vehicle
If the vehicle ahead (vehicle speed:
less than 20 mph (30 km/h)) moves to
the next lane, the warning chime will
sound and a message will appear.
If a vehicle enters into your lane mov-
ing less than the designated speed,
you can adjust your vehicle speed by
depressing the brake pedal.
Radar to detect distance to thevehicle ahead
The sensor detects distance to the
vehicle ahead.
If the sensor is covered with dirt or
other foreign matter, the vehicle to
vehicle distance control may not
operate correctly.
Always keep the sensor clean. Radar check message
If the radar or cover is dirty or
obscured with foreign matter such as
snow, this message (“Smart Cruise
Control disabled temporarily”) will
appear and it will disappear after for
a while. In this case, the system may
not function temporarily, but it does
not indicate a malfunction of the
Advanced Smart Cruise Control
System. Clean the radar or cover by
using a soft cloth and it will operate
normally.
SCC (Smart Cruise Control)
malfunction message
The message (“Check Smart Cruise
Control System”) will appear when
the vehicle to vehicle distance control
system is not functioning normally.
Take your vehicle to an authorized
Kia dealer and have the system
checked.
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Always keep the sensor and
bumper clean.
Use only a genuine Kia sensor cover for your vehicle.
Do not install accessories around the sensor and do not replace the
bumper by yourself. It may interfere
with the sensor performance.
Impact damage to the sensor or sensor area may cause the sensor
to move slightly off position and
result in the SCC not operating
correctly without any warning or
indicator from the cluster. If this
occurs, have your vehicle checked
by an authorized Kia dealer as
soon as possible.To adjust the sensitivity of
Smart Cruise Control
The sensitivity of vehicle speed when
following the front vehicle to maintain
the set distance can be adjusted. Go
to the User Settings Mode (Driving
Assist) and select SCC (Smart
Cruise Control). You may select one
of the three stages you prefer.
Slow:
Vehicle speed following the front
vehicle to maintain the set distance
is slower than normal speed.
Normal: Vehicle speed following the front
vehicle to maintain the set distance
is normal
Fast: Vehicle speed following the front
vehicle to maintain the set distance
is faster than normal speed.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
The system remembers the last
selected mode.
To convert to cruise control
mode:
The driver may choose to only use
the cruise control mode (speed con-
trol function) by doing as follows:
1.Turn the SCC on (the cruise indica-
tor light will be on but the system
will not be activated).
2.Push the distance to distance switch for more than 2 seconds.
3.Choose between “Smart cruise control (SCC) mode” and “Cruise
control (CC) mode”.
When using the cruise control mode,
you must manually assess the dis-
tance to other vehicles as the system
will not automatically brake to slow
down for other vehicles.
CAUTION - Sensor Damage
To prevent sensor cover dam-age from occurring, wash thecar with a soft cloth.

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✽
✽
NOTICE
The Driver Attention Alert system
may not properly operate with limit-
ed alerting in the following situa-
tions:
• Not properly recognize lane (For
more information, refer to “Lane
Keeping Assist System (LKAS)” in
this chapter.)
• Rough or intentionally evasive driving
• Large tire pressure deviation, uneven wear, poor wheel align-
ment, etc.
• Severe winding road
• Uneven road surface condition
• Windy road
• The vehicle drives through a windy area.
• The vehicle is controlled by the following driving assist systems:
- Lane Keeping Assist System(LKAS)
- Blind Spot Detection System
- Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) System
- Smart Cruise Control (SCC) System

Index
4I
Clean air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
148
Climate control air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-40Filter inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-40
Filter replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-40
Clothes hanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-161
Combined instrument, see instrument cluster . . . . . . . 4-53
Consumer assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-12
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 8-28 Checking the coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-28
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-29
Inverter coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-29
Recommended coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-30
Changing the coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-32
Cooling fluid, see engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-28
Crankcase emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-113
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-47 To set cruise control speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-48
To increase cruise control set speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-48
To decrease the cruising speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-49
To temporarily accelerate with the cruise control on6-49
To cancel cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-49
To resume cruising speed at more than approximately 20mph (30 km/h) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-50
To turn cruise control off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-50
Cup holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-152
Curtain air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-62 Dashboard illumination, see instrument panel
illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-56
Dashboard, see instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-53
Day/night rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-48
Daytime running light. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-116
Defogging (Windshield) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-145
Defroster (Rear window) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-129
Defrosting (Windshield) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-145
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-\
2
Disarmed stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
Display illumination, see instrument panel illumination . 4-56
Displays, see instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-53
Distance to empty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-60
Door locks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
20 from outside the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
from inside the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21
Central door lock switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22
Child-protector rear door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23
Drinks holders, see cup holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-152
Driver Attention Alert (DAA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-82 System setting and activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-82
Resetting the system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-84
System disabled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-84
System malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-84
Driver position memory system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9D

Index
12I
Side repeater lamp (LED type) bulb replacement . . . 8-101
Sliding the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-40
Smart cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-51Speed setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-52
Vehicle to vehicle distance setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-57
To adjust the sensitivity of smart cruise control . . . 6-60
To convert to cruise control mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-60
Limitations of the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-61
Smart key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
11 Smart key function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Smart key precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Immobilizer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Smart key function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Smart key precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
Smooth cornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-91
Snow tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-\
94
Special driving conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-89 Hazardous driving conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-89
Reducing the risk of a rollover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-89
Rocking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-91
Smooth cornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-91
Driving at night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-92
Driving in the rain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-92
Driving in flooded areas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-93
Driving off-road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-93
Highway driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-93
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-57 SRS Care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
3-66
SRS components and functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-46
Starting difficulties, see engine will not start . . . . . . . . . 7-4
Starting the engine - With a smart key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Starting the hybrid system - With an ignition key . . . . . 6-7
Steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-44
Electric power steering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-44
Tilt and telescopic steering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-45
Heated steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-46
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-47
Stop and tail lamp (LED type) bulb replacement. . . . 8-100
Stop and tail lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-97
Storage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-149 Center console storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-149
Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-149
Sunglass holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-150
Sunglass holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-150
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-39 Sunroof open warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-40
Sliding the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-40
Tilting the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-41
Sunshade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-42\
Resetting the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-42
Sunroof open warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-40
Sunshade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
4-42
Sunvisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
155