2019 KIA NIRO warning lights

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Warning and indicator lights
Ready Indicator
This indicator illuminates :
When the vehicle is ready to be driven.
- ON : Normal driving is possible.
- OFF : Normal driving is not possible,
or a problem has occurred.
- Blinking : Emergency driving.
When the ready indicator goes OFF
or blinks, there is a problem with the
system. In this case, have your vehi-
cle inspected by an authorized Kia
dealer.
Hybrid system warning light
This warning light illuminates:
When there is a malfunction with the
hybrid system.
In this case, have your vehicle
inspected by an authorized Kia deal-
er.
When the warning light illuminates
while driving, or does not go OFF
after starting the vehicle, have the
system inspected by an authorized
Kia dealer.
EV Mode Indicator
This indicator illuminates when the
vehicle is driven by the electric motor.
Charging CableConnection Indicator(Plug-in hybrid vehicle)
This indicator illuminates in red when
the charging cable is connected.
EV
DRIVING THE HYBRID/PLUG-IN HYBRID VEHICLE (CONT.)

Safety features of your vehicle
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Front seat belt warning
Driving
conditionsConditionsWarning pattern
Seat beltVehicle speedLightSound
While
parked
(Ignition
switch ON)Buckled
0 mph (0 km/h)Illuminates
(for 6 seconds)
No sound
Unbuckled
- Sounds (for 6 seconds, driver`s seat)
- No sound (for passenger’s seat)
While
drivenUnbuckled6 mph (9 km/h) or more butless than 12mph (20 km/h)Continuously IlluminatesNo sound
When the seatbelt is unbuckled after useLess than 12 mph (20km/h)Continuously IlluminatesNo sound
12 mph (20 km/hr) or moreBlinks continuouslyAlarm sounds for 100 seconds
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Condition and operation in the front passenger occupant detection
system
*1The system judges a person of adult size as an adult. When a smaller adult sits in
the front passenger seat, the system may recognize him/her as a child depending
on his/her physique and posture.
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2Do not allow children to ride in the front passenger seat. When a larger child who has
outgrown a child restraint system sits in the front passenger seat, the system may rec-
ognize him/her as an adult depending upon his/her physique or sitting position.
*
3 Never install a child restraint system on the front passenger seat.
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4The PASSENGER AIR BAG “OFF” indicator may turn on or off when a child above 12 months to 12 years old (with or without child restraint system) sits in the front
passenger seat. This is a normal condition.
Condition detected by the
occupant classification system
Indicator/Warning lightDevices
“PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF” indicator lightSRS warning lightFront passenger air bag
1. Adult*1OffOffActivated
2. Child restraint system with
child under 12 months old
*
2*3*4OnOffDeactivated
3. Unoccupied OnOffDeactivated
4. Malfunction in the systemOffOnActivated
CAUTION
Do not install a child restraint seat in the passenger seatwhen the seat is heavilysoaked with any type of liquid.
Do not alter or remodel the ODS (Occupant DetectionSystem). This may damage thesystem and prevent its properfunction in a collision.

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Safety features of your vehicle
✽ ✽NOTICE
• Do not use car seat cushions that
cover up the surface of the seat
and aftermarket manufactured
passenger seat heaters.
• After conducting car interior cleaning using steam or detergent,
the seat should be dried properly.
Afterward, check for normal
operation of the PASS AIR BAG
“OFF” and air bag warning lights.
• Any service related to the passen- ger seat and the ODS must be
done at Kia service center.
• After the passenger seat has been removed or installed for repair
purposes, check for normal opera-
tion of the PASS AIR BAG “OFF”
and air bag warning lights with a
person seated or not seated in the
passenger seat.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
When the PASS AIR BAG “OFF”
symbol is illuminated, the passenger
air bag system will not operate. The
passenger air bag system will oper-
ate when necessary if the symbol is
not illuminated.
✽ ✽NOTICE
Do not modify or replace the front
passenger seat. Don't place anything
on or attach anything such as a blan-
ket, front seat cover or after market
seat heater to the front passenger
seat. This can adversely affect the
occupant detection system.
WARNING - ODS system
Riding in an improper position or
placing items on or under the
passenger seat may interfere
with the normal operation of the
ODS (Occupant Detection
System). It is important for the
driver to instruct the passenger
as to the proper seating instruc-
tions as contained in this manual.

Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-53
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. 4-57
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LCD windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-64
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for Hybrid) . . . . . 4-64
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for Plug-in Hybrid) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-71
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Warning and indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-94
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Rear parking assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-107

system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
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Parking assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-110
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system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
4-112
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Rearview camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-115
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-116

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Wipers and washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-121
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Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-125
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Features of your vehicle
Door Lock (1)
1. Close all doors, engine hood andliftgate.
2. Press the lock button(1).
3. All doors and liftgate will lock. The hazard warning lights will blink
once.
4. If the lock button is pressed once more within 4 seconds, the hazard
warning lights will blink and the
horn will sound once.
5. Make sure that doors are locked by checking the door lock button inside
or pulling the outside door handle.
Door Unlock (2)
1. Press the unlock button(2).
2. The driver's door will unlock. Thehazard warning lights will blink two
times.
3. Press the unlock button(2) twice within 4 seconds and all doors and
liftgate will unlock. The hazard
warning lights will blink two times.
✽ ✽NOTICE
You can activate or deactivate the
Two Turn Unlock function. Refer to
“User settings” in this chapter.
WARNING- Ignition key
(smart key)
Never leave the keys in your
vehicle with unsupervised chil-
dren. Leaving children unat-
tended in a vehicle with a man-
ual ignition key or a smart key
is dangerous. Children copy
adults and they could place the
key in the ignition switch or
press the start button. The key
would enable children to oper-
ate power windows or other
controls, or even make the vehi-
cle move, which could result in
serious bodily injury or death.
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Locking
Pressing the button of the front out-
side door handles with all doors (and
liftgate) closed and any door
unlocked, locks all the doors (and lift-
gate). The hazard warning lights will blink
once to indicate that all doors (and
liftgate) are
locked. The button will
only operate when the smart key is
within 28 ~ 40 in (0.7 ~ 1 m) from the
outside door handle. If you want to
make sure that a door has locked or
not, you should check the door lock
button inside the vehicle or pull the
outside door handle.
Even though you press the button,
the doors will not lock and an audible
chime will sound if any of the follow-
ing occurs:
The smart key is in the vehicle.
The ENGINE START/STOP button is in the ACC or ON position.
Any door except the liftgate is opened.
Unlocking
Pressing the button of the front out-
side door handles with all doors (and
liftgate) closed and locked, unlocks
all the doors (and liftgate). The haz-
ard warning lights will blink twice to
indicate that all doors (and liftgate)
are unlocked. The button will only
operate when the smart key is within
28 ~ 40 in (0.7 ~ 1 m) from the out-
side door handle.
When Two press unlock function is
activated,
- If you press the Door Unlock but-ton(2) on the smart key, driver`s
door will unlock.
- If you press Door Unlock button(2) on the smart key within four sec-
onds again, then all the doors will
unlock.
- If you press the driver's outside door handle button, driver`s door
will unlock.
- If you press the driver's outside door handle button within four sec-
onds again, then all the doors will
unlock.
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Features of your vehicle
✽ ✽NOTICE
You can activate or deactivate the
Two Press Unlock function. Refer to
“User settings” in this chapter.
Liftgate unlocking
If you are within 28 ~ 40 in (0.7 ~ 1 m)
from the outside liftgatehandle, with
your smart key in possession, the lift-
gate will unlock and open when you
press the liftgate handle switch.
The hazard warning lights will blink
twice to indicate that the liftgate is
unlocked.
Also, once the liftgate is opened and
then closed, the liftgate will lock
automatically.
Panic
1. Press the panic button (4) for more than 1 second.
2. The horn sounds and hazard warning light flash for about 27
seconds.
✽ ✽NOTICE
To stop the horn and lights, press
any button on the smart key.
Engine start
You can start the engine without
inserting the key. For detailed infor-
mation refer to the “Engine start/stop
button” in chapter 6.