2019 KIA NIRO PHEV brake

Maintenance
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APPEARANCE CARE
Exterior care
Exterior general caution
It is very important to follow the label
directions when using any chemical
cleaner or polish. Read all warning
and caution statements that appear
on the label.
Finish maintenance
Washing
To help protect your vehicle’s finish
from rust and deterioration, wash it
thoroughly and frequently at least
once a month with lukewarm or cold
water.
If you use your vehicle for off-road
driving, you should wash it after each
off-road trip. Pay special attention to
the removal of any accumulation of
salt, dirt, mud, and other foreign mate-
rials. Make sure the drain holes in the
lower edges of the doors and rocker
panels are kept clear and clean.
Insects, tar, tree sap, bird droppings,
industrial pollution and similar
deposits can damage your vehicle’s
finish if not removed immediately.
Even prompt washing with plain water
may not completely remove all these
deposits. A mild soap, safe for use on
painted surfaces, may be used.
After washing, rinse the vehicle thor-
oughly with lukewarm or cold water.
Do not allow soap to dry on the finish. After washing the vehicle, test the
brakes while driving slowly to see if
they have been affected by water. If
braking performance is impaired, dry
the brakes by applying them lightly
while maintaining a slow forward
speed.

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Finish damage repair
Deep scratches or stone chips in the
painted surface must be repaired
promptly. Exposed metal will quickly
rust and may develop into a major
repair expense.
If your vehicle is damaged and
requires any metal repair or replace-
ment, be sure the body shop applies
anti-corrosion materials to the parts
repaired or replaced.
Bright-metal maintenance
To remove road tar and insects,
use a tar remover, not a scraper or
other sharp object.
To protect the surfaces of bright- metal parts from corrosion, apply a
coating of wax or chrome preser-
vative and rub to a high luster.
During winter weather or in coastal areas, cover the bright metal parts
with a heavier coating of wax or
preservative. If necessary, coat the
parts with non-corrosive petroleum
jelly or other protective compound.
Underbody maintenance
Road salt and other corrosive chemi-
cals are used in cold weather states to
melt snow and prevent ice accumula-
tion. If these chemicals are not regu-
larly removed, they will corrode the
vehicle underbody and over time dam-
age fuel lines, the fuel tank retention
system, the vehicle suspension, the
exhaust system, and even the body
frame. The National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration has warned all
vehicle owners of all brands of the
need to take the following steps: Wash the undercarriage of your
vehicle regularly during the winter
and whenever your vehicle has
been exposed to such salts or
chemicals.
Do a thorough washing of the undercarriage at the end of the
winter.
Use professional service techni- cians or governmental inspection
stations to annually inspect for cor-
rosion.
Immediately seek an inspection of your vehicle if you become visually
aware of corrosion flaking or scal-
ing or if you become aware of a
change in vehicle performance,
such as soft or spongey brakes,
fluids leaking, impairment of direc-
tional control, suspension noises
or rattling metal straps.
CAUTION - Drying vehicle
Wiping dust or dirt off the body with a dry cloth willscratch the finish.
Do not use steel wool, abra- sive cleaners, acid detergentsor strong detergents contain-ing high alkaline or causticagents on chrome-plated oranodized aluminum parts.This may result in damage tothe protective coating andcause discoloration or paintdeterioration.

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Maintenance
Aluminum wheel maintenance
The aluminum wheels are coated with
a clear protective finish.
Do not use any abrasive cleaner,polishing compound, solvent, or wire
brushes on aluminum wheels. They
may scratch the finish.
Clean the wheel when it has cooled.
Use only a mild soap or neutral detergent, and rinse thoroughly with
water. Also, be sure to clean the
wheels after driving on salted roads.
This helps prevent corrosion.
Avoid washing the wheels with high- speed vehicle wash brushes.
Do not use any alkaline or acid detergents It may damage and cor-
rode the aluminum wheels coated
with a clear protective finish.
Corrosion protection
Protecting your vehicle from corrosion
By using the most advanced design
and construction practices to combat
corrosion, we produce vehicles of
the highest quality. However, this is
only part of the job. To achieve the
long-term corrosion resistance your
vehicle can deliver, the owner's
cooperation and assistance is also
required.
Common causes of corrosion
The most common causes of corro-
sion on your vehicle are:
Road salt, dirt and moisture that isallowed to accumulate underneath
the vehicle.
Removal of paint or protective coatings by stones, gravel, abra-
sion or minor scrapes and dents
which leave unprotected metal
exposed to corrosion. High-corrosion areas
If you live in an area where your vehi-
cle is regularly exposed to corrosive
materials, corrosion protection is
particularly important. Some of the
common causes of accelerated cor-
rosion are road salts, dust control
chemicals, ocean air and industrial
pollution.
Moisture breeds corrosion
Moisture creates the conditions in
which corrosion is most likely to
occur. For example, corrosion is
accelerated by high humidity, partic-
ularly when temperatures are just
above freezing. In such conditions,
the corrosive material is kept in con-
tact with the vehicle’s surface by
moisture that evaporates slowly.
Mud is particularly corrosive
because it dries slowly and holds
moisture in contact with the vehicle.
Although the mud appears to be dry,
it can still retain the moisture and
promote corrosion.
WARNING
After washing the vehicle, test
the brakes while driving slowly
to see if they have been affected
by water. If braking performance
is impaired, dry the brakes by
applying them lightly while main-
taining a slow forward speed.

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Specifications, Consumer information, Reporting safety defects
RECOMMENDED LUBRICANTS AND CAPACITIES
To help achieve proper engine and powertrain performance and durability, use only lubricants of the proper quality.
The correct lubricants also help promote engine efficiency that results in improved fuel economy.
These lubricants and fluids are recommended for use in your vehicle.
*1: Refer to the recommended SAE viscosity numbers on the next page.
*2: Engine oils labeled Energy Conserving Oil are now available. Along with other additional benefits, they contribute to fuel economy by reducing the amount of fuel necessary to overcome engine friction. Often, these improvements are difficult to measure in everyday driving, but in a year’s
time, they can offer significant cost and energy savings.
*
3: If the ACEA A5 engine oil is not available in your country, you are able to use API service SM or above, ILSAC GF-4 or above, ACEA A3
Lubricant VolumeClassification
Engine oil *1*2
(drain and refill)
Recommends
4.01 US qt. (3.8 liter)ACEA A5 *3or above API SM or above, ILSAC GF-4 or above
Dual Clutch Transmission Fluid1.69 ~ 1.79 US qt. (1.6 ~ 1.7 liter)SAE 70W, API GL-4 (Recommended HK SYN DCTF 70W (SK), SPIRAX S6 GHME 70W DCTF (H.K.SHELL), GS DCTF HD 70W (GS CALTEX))
Coolant6.31 US qt. (5.98 liter)Mixture of antifreeze and water
(Ethylene glycol base coolant for aluminum radiator)
Inverter coolant2.56 US qt. (2.43 liter)Mixture of antifreeze and water
(Ethylene glycol base coolant for aluminum radiator)
Brake fluid0.425 ± 0.025 US qt. (402.6 ± 24.4 cc)DOT 3 or DOT 4
Engine clutch actuator fluid0.105 ± 0.021 US qt. (100 ± 20 cc)DOT 3 or DOT 4
FuelHEV47.5 US qt. (45 liter)Refer to Fuel requirements in chapter 1.PHEV45.4 US qt. (43 liter)

Index
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Air bag - advanced supplemental restraint system . . . . 3-43Adding equipment to or modifying your airbag-equipped vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-68
Air bag warning label. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-68
Air bag warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-46
Curtain air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-63
Driver's and passenger's front air bag . . . . . . . . . . . 3-58
How does the air bag system operate? . . . . . . . . . . 3-44
Occupant Detection System (ODS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-50
Side air bag. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-61
SRS Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-67
SRS components and functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-47
Air cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-31\
Filter replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-31
Air conditioner compressor label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Appearance care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-98 Exterior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-98
Interior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-103
Audio (With Touch Screen) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5 Feature of Your Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
5-11
Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
5-24
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
5-10
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 5-32 Audio System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-\
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AUX, USB port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-130 Air Conditioning refrigerant label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-144
Automatic heating and air conditioning. . . . . . . . . 4-131
Automatic ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-139
Checking the amount of air conditioner refrigerantand compressor lubricant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-143
Climate control air filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-142
Manual heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . 4-133
Sunroof inside air recirculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-140
System operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-140
Autonomous 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 vehiclein front (front radar) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-41
System malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-42
System setting and activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-36
Battery (Plug-in Hybrid). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-38 For best battery service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-38
Recharging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-39
Reset items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-40
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Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4Before entering vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Before starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Necessary inspections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Blind Spot Detection system (BSD). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-68 BSD (Blind Spot Detection) /LCA (Lane Change Assist) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-69
Limitations condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-74
RCTA (Rear Cross Traffic Alert) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-72
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-26\
Checking the brake fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-26
Brake system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-23 Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-27
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-29
Good braking practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-34
Hill-start Assist Control (HAC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-34
Parking brake – Foot type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-25
Power brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-23
Vehicle Stability Management (VSM) . . . . . . . . . . . 6-32
Bulb wattage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
California perchlorate notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-109
Checking fluid levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-18
Child Restraint System (CRS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32 Children always in the rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32 Installing a Child Restraint System (CRS) . . . . . . . 3-36
Selecting a Child Restraint System (CRS) . . . . . . . 3-33
Climate control air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-33 Filter inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-33
Consumer Assistance (U.S. only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-12 Emergency roadside assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-12
Registering your vehicle in a foreign country . . . . . 9-14
Toll free consumer assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-12
Trip interruption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-13
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 8-21 Changing the coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-25
Checking the coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-21
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-22
Inverter coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-22
Recommended coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-23
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-48 To cancel cruise control, do one of the following . . 6-50
To decrease the cruising speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-50
To increase cruise control set speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-49
To resume cruising speed at more thanapproximately 20 mph (30 km/h) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-51
To set cruise control speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-49
To temporarily accelerate with the cruise control on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-50
To turn cruise control off, do one of the following . 6-51
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Parking assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-110Non-operational conditions of parkingassist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-112
Operation of the parking assist system . . . . . . . . . 4-110
Self-diagnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-114
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-30 Checking the parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-30
Rear parking assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-107 Non-operational conditions of rear parkingassist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-108
Operation of the rear parking assist system . . . . . . 4-107
Rear parking assist system precautions . . . . . . . . . 4-109
Self-diagnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-109
Rearview camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-115
Recommended lubricants and capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7 Recommended SAE viscosity number. . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8
Refrigerant label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11
Reporting Safety Defects (U.S. only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-16
Road warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2 Hazard warning flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2 Scheduled maintenance service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 3-4
Driver position memory system (For power seat) . . . 3-9
Front seat adjustment - manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Front seat adjustment - power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Headrest (For front seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Rear seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
Seatback pocket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
3-20 Care of seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31
Pre-tensioner seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27
Seat belt precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29
Seat belt restraint system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
Smart Cruise Control system (SCC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-52 Limitations of the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-62
Speed setting (SCC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-53
To adjust the sensitivity of Smart Cruise Control . . 6-61
To convert to cruise control mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-61
Vehicle to vehicle distance setting (SCC) . . . . . . . . 6-58
Smart key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
11 Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Loss of the smart key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
Record your key number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Smart key function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
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Don’t let your parking brake freeze . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-99
Don't let ice and snow accumulate underneath . . . . 6-99
Snowy or icy conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-96
To keep locks from freezing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-99
Use approved window washer anti-freeze in system 6-99
Use high quality ethylene glycol coolant. . . . . . . . . 6-98
Wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-35 Blade inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-35
Blade replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-35
Wipers and washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-121 Front windshield washers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-122
Rear window wiper and washer switch . . . . . . . . . 4-123
Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-121