2020 KIA NIRO PHEV battery

Maintenance
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7
LIGHT BULBS
Bulb replacement precaution
Please keep extra bulbs on hand
with appropriate wattage ratings in
case of emergencies.
Refer to “Bulb Wattage” in chapter 8.
When changing lamps, first turn off
the engine at a safe place, firmly
apply the parking brake and detach
the battery’s negative (-) terminal.
Use only bulbs of the specified
wattage.✽ ✽ NOTICE
• If the light bulb or lamp connector
is removed while the lamp is still
on, the fuse box's electronic sys-
tem may log it as a malfunction.
Therefore, a lamp malfunction
incident may be recorded as a
Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) in
the fuse box.
• It is normal for an operating lamp to flicker momentarily. This is due
to a stabilization function of the
vehicle’s electronic control device.
If the lamp lights up normally
after momentarily blinking, then
it is functioning as normal.
However, if the lamp continues to
flicker several times or turns off
completely, there may be an error
in the vehicle’s electronic control
device. Please have the vehicle
checked by an authorized Kia
dealer immediately.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
We recommend that the headlight
aiming be adjusted by an authorized
Kia dealer after an accident or after
the headlight assembly is reinstalled.
WARNING- Working on
the lights
Prior to working on the light,
firmly apply the parking brake,
ensure that the engine
start/stop button is in OFF posi-
tion and turn off the lights to
avoid sudden movement of the
vehicle and burning your fingers
or receiving an electric shock.
CAUTION -Light replace-
ment
Be sure to replace the burned- out bulb with one of the samewattage rating. Otherwise, itmay cause damage to the fuseor electric wiring system.
CAUTION -Headlamp
Lens
To prevent damage, do notclean the headlamp lens withchemical solvents or strongdetergents.

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Specifications, Consumer information, Reporting safety defects
Roadside Assistance is provided on all new current
model year Kia Vehicles from the date the vehicle is deliv-
ered to the first retail buyer or otherwise put into use (in-
service date), whichever is earlier, for a period of 60
months or 60,000 miles, whichever is earlier, subject to
the terms, conditions and exclusions set forth in the Kia
Warranty and Consumer Information Manual applicable
to your model year vehicle.
KMA reserves the right to limit or deny services or other
benefits to any owner or driver when, in KMA's judgment,
the claims and/or service requests are excessive in fre-
quency or type of occurrence.
Toll free consumer assistance
Kia's toll-free Consumer Assistance hot line is staffed
from 5:00 AM to 6:00 PM PST, Monday through Friday
and is accessible by dialing 1-800-333-4Kia (4542).
For more information regarding assistance available,
please refer to your Kia Warranty & Consumer
Information Manual.
Emergency roadside assistance
Kia's toll free Roadside Assistance hot line is staffed 24
hours a day, 365 days a year and is accessible by dialing
1-800-333-4Kia (4542).
Please note that you must provide your Vehicle
Identification Number (VIN) to verify coverage at the time
of your call. The VIN can be found on the dash of your
vehicle on the driver’s side, on the door jamb of the dri-
ver’s door, your vehicle’s registration or proof of insur-
ance card.
Kia utilizes a network of over 30,000 roadside assistance
providers. Should you accidentally run out of fuel, require
a battery jump, or need help changing a tire, a Kia
Roadside Assistance Representative will dispatch some-
one to deliver a small quantity of gas, change a flat tire
with your inflated spare, or arrange a battery jump to
allow you to proceed to your destination. We have access
to a network of over 10,000 locksmiths to help you should
you become locked out of your Kia.
In the event that mechanical difficulty renders your vehi-
cle undriveable due to a warranty-related concern, Kia’s
Roadside Assistance Representative will arrange to
transport your vehicle to the nearest Kia dealer or to an
authorized Kia alternative service location.
CONSUMER ASSISTANCE (U.S. ONLY)

Index
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Air bag - advanced supplemental restraint system . . . . 3-47Adding equipment to or modifying your air bag-equipped vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-73
Air bag warning label. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-73
Air bag warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-50
Curtain air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-67
Driver's and passenger's front air bag . . . . . . . . . . . 3-62
How does the air bag system operate? . . . . . . . . . . . 3-48
Occupant Detection System (ODS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-54
Side air bag. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-65
SRS Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-72
SRS components and functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-51
Air cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-32\
Filter replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-32
Air conditioner compressor label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
Appearance care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-104 Exterior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-104
Interior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-110
Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-131 Air Conditioning refrigerant label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-144
Automatic heating and air conditioning. . . . . . . . . 4-132
Automatic ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-142
Checking the amount of air conditioner refrigerant and compressor lubricant . . . . . . . . . . 4-145
Climate control air filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-144 Manual heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . 4-134
Recirculated air at washer fluid spray . . . . . . . . . . 4-143
Sunroof inside air recirculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-143
System operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-140
Battery (Plug-in Hybrid). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-39 For best battery service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-39
Recharging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-40
Reset items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-41
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5 Before entering vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Before starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Necessary inspections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Blind-Spot Collision Warning (BCW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-96 System description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-96
System setting and activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-97
Warning message and system control . . . . . . . . . . . 5-99
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-26\
Checking the brake fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-26
Brake system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-30 Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-44
Auto hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-40
Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-34
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-46
Good braking practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-52
Hill-start Assist Control (HAC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-51
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Index
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Economical operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-167
Electrical Equipment (U.S. only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-16Installation of a mobile two-way radio system . . . . 8-16
Emergency starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5 Before Jump Starting (For Hybrid) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Method to disconnect the (-) cable for regular maintenance (For Hybrid) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Push-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
Emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-114 Crankcase emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-114
Evaporative emission control (including ORVR:Onboard Refueling Vapor Recovery) system. . . . 7-114
Exhaust emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-115
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 8-2
Engine clutch actuator fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-28 Checking the engine clutch actuator fluid level. . . . 7-28
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6, 7-4
Engine number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-\
19 Changing the engine oil and filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-20
Checking the engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-19
ENGINE START/STOP button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11 ENGINE START/STOP button position . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Illuminated ENGINE START/STOP button . . . . . . 5-11
Starting the hybrid system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13 Explanation of scheduled maintenance items . . . . . . . 7-15
Exterior features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-166
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-166
Exterior overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Folding key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
4 Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Immobilizer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Key operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Record your key number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Transmitter precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA) (front view camera only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-53
Brake operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-57
Detecting sensor (front view camera) . . . . . . . . . . . 5-58
FCA warning message and system control . . . . . . . 5-56
Limitation of the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-62
System malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-60
System setting and activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-53
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA) (sensor fusion) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-69
Brake operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-74
Detecting sensors (front view camera/front radar) . 5-74
FCA warning message and system control . . . . . . . 5-72
Limitation of the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-78
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Index
LKA system operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-89
System setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-89
LCD display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-67 LCD display control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-67
LCD display modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-68
Trip modes (Trip computer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-80
Warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-85
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-26 Closing the liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
Emergency liftgate safety release. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27
Opening the liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
Light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-86\
Back-up lamp (Bulb type) bulb replacement . . . . . . 7-98
Bulb replacement precaution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-86
Daytime running lamp/Position lamp (LED type) bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-93
Front fog lamp (Bulb/LED type) bulb replacement . 7-94
Front side marker (Bulb type) bulb replacement
(Headlamp type A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-92
Front side marker (LED type) bulb replacement
(Headlamp type B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-93
Front turn signal (LED type) bulb replacement (Headlamp type B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-93
Front turn signal lamp (Bulb type) bulb replacement (Headlamp type A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-91
Headlamp (High/Low beam) (Bulb type) bulb replacement (Headlamp type A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-90 Headlamp (High/Low beam) (LED type) bulb
replacement (Headlamp type B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-92
High mounted stop lamp (LED type) bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-99
License plate lamp (Bulb type) bulb replacement . . 7-99
Liftgate room lamp (Bulb type) bulb replacement . 7-103
Liftgate room lamp (LED type) bulb replacement . 7-103
Light bulb position (Front). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-87
Light bulb position (Rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-88
Light bulb position (Side) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-89
Map lamp (Bulb type) bulb replacement . . . . . . . . 7-100
Map lamp (LED type) bulb replacement . . . . . . . . 7-101
Rear side marker (Bulb type) bulb replacement . . . 7-96
Rear side marker (LED type) bulb replacement . . . 7-98
Room lamp (Bulb type) bulb replacement. . . . . . . 7-102
Room lamp (LED type) bulb replacement . . . . . . . 7-102
Side repeater lamp (LED type) bulb replacement . 7-100
Stop and tail lamp (LED type) bulb replacement . . 7-98
Stop and tail lamp, Rear turn signal lamp (Bulb type) bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-94
Tail lamp (inside) (Bulb type) bulb replacement . . . 7-95
Vanity mirror lamp (Bulb type) bulb replacement . 7-101
Lighting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
4-115 Battery saver function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-115
Check headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-121
Daytime running light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-115
Front fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-121
Headlight escort function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-115

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Index
Scheduled maintenance service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 3-4Driver position memory system (for power seat) . . 3-10
Front seat adjustment - manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Front seat adjustment - power (for driver’s seat) . . . . 3-8
Headrest (for front seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Rear seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
Seatback pocket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
3-21 Care of seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-33
Pre-tensioner seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29
Seat belt precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31
Seat belt restraint system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21
Smart Cruise Control (SCC). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-120 Detecting Sensor (front view camera/front radar) . 5-133
Limitations of the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-136
Set SCC Reaction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-128
Smart cruise control switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-120
To convert to cruise control mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-135
Vehicle to vehicle distance setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-128
When the lane ahead is clear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-129
When there is a vehicle ahead of you in your lane . 5-130
Smart key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
11 Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Loss of the smart key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14 Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
Record your key number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Smart key function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Smart key immobilizer system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
Smart key precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
Special driving conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-169 Driving at night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-172
Driving in flooded areas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-173
Driving in the rain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-172
Driving off-road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-173
Hazardous driving conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-169
Highway driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-173
Reducing the risk of a rollover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-169
Rocking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-171
Smooth cornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-171
Steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-47 Electric Power Steering (EPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-47
Heated steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-49
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-50
Tilt and telescopic steering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-48
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-151 Center console storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-151
Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-151
Luggage box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-153
Sunglass holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-152
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-42 Resetting the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-45
Sliding the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-43
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Index
GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-182
GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating) . . . . . . . . . 5-182
Vehicle curb weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-182
Warning and indicator lights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-96 Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-105
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-96
Washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-30 Checking the washer fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-30
Welcome system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-129 Headlight (Headlamp) escort function . . . . . . . . . . 4-129
Interior light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-129
Pocket lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-129
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
4-29 Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-30
Windshield defrosting and defogging. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-147 Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-147
Defogging logic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-148
Winter driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-174 Carry emergency equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-177
Change to "winter weight" oil if necessary . . . . . . 5-176
Check battery and cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-176
Check spark plugs and ignition system . . . . . . . . . 5-176
Don't let ice and snow accumulate underneath . . . 5-177
Don't let your parking brake freeze . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-177
Snowy or icy conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-174 To keep locks from freezing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-177
Use approved window washer anti-freeze in
system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17\
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Use high quality ethylene glycol coolant. . . . . . . . 5-176
Wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-36 Blade inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-36
Blade replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-36
Wipers and washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-122 Front windshield washers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-123
Rear window wiper and washer switch . . . . . . . . . 4-124
Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-122
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