2018 KIA NIRO PLUG-IN HYBRID oil reset

Blind Spot Detection system (BSD) . . . . . . . . . . . 6-66
BSD (Blind Spot Detection)/LCA (Lane Change Assist) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-67
RCTA (Rear Cross Traffic Alert). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-70
Limitations condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-72
Lane Keeping Assist System (LKAS) . . . . . . . . . . 6-74
LKAS operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-75
Warning light and message. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-78
Driver's attention. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-80
LKAS function change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-81
Driver Attention Alert system (DAA) . . . . . . . . . . 6-82
System setting and activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-82
Resetting the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-84
System disabled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-84
System malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-84
Economical operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-87
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
Winter driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-94
Snowy or icy conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-94
Use high quality ethylene glycol coolant . . . . . . . . . . 6-96
Check battery and cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-96
Change to "winter weight" oil if necessary . . . . . . . 6-96
Check spark plugs and ignition system. . . . . . . . . . . 6-96
To keep locks from freezing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-97
Use approved window washer anti-freeze in system. 6-97 Don’t let your parking brake freeze . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-97
Don't let ice and snow accumulate underneath . . . . 6-97
Carry emergency equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-97
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-97
Vehicle load limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-98
Tire and loading information label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-98
Certification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-101
Vehicle weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-102
Base curb weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-102
Vehicle curb weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-102
Cargo weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-102
GAW (Gross Axle Weight) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-102
GAWR (Gross Axle Weight Rating) . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-102
GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-102
GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating) . . . . . . . . . . 6-102
6

Maintenance
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Maintenance services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
• Owner’s responsibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
• Owner maintenance precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Owner maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
• Owner maintenance schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
Scheduled maintenance service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
Explanation of scheduled maintenance items . . . 8-22
Checking fluid levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-25
Engine oil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-26
• Checking the engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-26
• Changing the engine oil and filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-27
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
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-33
• Checking the brake fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-33
Engine clutch actuator fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-34
• Checking the engine clutch actuator fluid level . . . . 8-34
Washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-36
• Checking the washer fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-36
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-37
• Checking the parking brake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-37
Air cleaner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-38
• Filter replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-38
Climate control air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-40
• Filter inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-40
Wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-42
• Blade inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-42
• Blade replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-42
Battery (Plug-in Hybrid) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-45
• For best battery service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-45
• Recharging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-46
• Reset items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-47\
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-48
• Tire care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
8-48
• Recommended cold tire inflation pressures . . . . . . . 8-48
• Tire pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-49
• Checking tire inflation pressure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-49
• Tire rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-50
• Wheel alignment and tire balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-51
• Tire replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-52
• Wheel replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-52
• Tire traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-53
• Tire maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-53
• Tire sidewall labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-53
8

847
Maintenance
When recharging the battery,
observe the following precautions:
The battery must be removed fromthe vehicle and placed in an area
with good ventilation.
Do not allow cigarettes, sparks, or flame near the battery.
Watch the battery during charging, and stop or reduce the charging
rate if the battery cells begin
gassing (boiling) violently or if the
temperature of the electrolyte of
any cell exceeds 120°F (49°C).
Wear eye protection when check- ing the battery during charging.
Disconnect the battery charger in the following order.
1. Turn off the battery charger main switch.
2. Unhook the negative clamp from the negative battery terminal.
3. Unhook the positive clamp from the positive battery terminal. Before performing maintenance or
recharging the battery, turn off all
accessories and stop the engine.
The negative battery cable must be removed first and installed last
when the battery is disconnected.Reset items
Items should be reset after the bat-
tery has been discharged or the bat-
tery has been disconnected.
Auto up/down window (See chapter 4)
Sunroof (See chapter 4)
Trip computer (See chapter 4)
Climate control system (See chapter 4)
Driver position memory system (See chapter 3)
Audio (See chapter 5)