2020 KIA NIRO PHEV Owners Manual

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Safety features of your vehicle
Adding equipment to or modi-
fying your air bag-equipped
vehicle
If you modify your vehicle by chang-
ing your vehicle's frame, bumper sys-
tem, front end or side sheet metal or
ride height, this may affect the opera-
tion of your vehicle's air bag system.
Air bag warning label
Air bag warning labels, some
required by the U.S. National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA), are attached to the sunvi-
sor to alert the driver and passen-
gers of potential risks of the air bag
system.
ODE036090N

Features of your vehicle
Folding key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
• Record your key number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Smart key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
Theft-alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19

Door locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21
. . . . 4-21

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26\
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26


Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-29
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-30
Hood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-34
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35
Fuel filler door (Hybrid) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36
fuel filler door (Plug-in hybrid) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-42\
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-43
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-44
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45
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Steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-47
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-47
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-48
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. . . 4-50
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-51\
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-51
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-53
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-57
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-59
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-59
. . . . . . . . . . 4-65
LCD display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-67
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-67
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-68
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-80
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-85
Warning and indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-96
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-96

Rear View Monitor (RVM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-111
Reverse Parking Distance Warning (PDW) . . . . 4-112
Warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-112
Distance Warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-113
precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-114
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-114
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-115

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-115
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-115
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-116

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. . . . . . . . . . . 4-120
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-121
Wipers and washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-122
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-122
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-123
. . . . . . . . . 4-124
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-126
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-126
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-128
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Welcome system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-129
. . . . . . . . . . 4-129

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-129
Defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-130
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-130
Automatic climate control system. . . . . . . . . . . . 4-131
. . . . . . . . . 4-132
. . . . . . . . . . . 4-134
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-140
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-142
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-143
. . . . . . . . . . 4-143
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-144

refrigerant and compressor lubricant . . . . . . . . . . 4-145
Windshield defrosting and defogging . . . . . . . . . 4-147
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-147

Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-151
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-151
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-152
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-153
Interior features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-154
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-154
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157
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-158
. . . . . . . . . . 4-159
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-162

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-164
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-164
Exterior features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-166
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Infotainment system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-168
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
168
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168
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-169
Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-172
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. . . 4-172
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Features of your vehicle
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Record your key number
The key code num-
ber is stamped on
the key code tag
attached to the key
set. Should you
lose your keys, this number will
enable an authorized Kia dealer to
duplicate the keys easily. Remove
the key code tag and store it in a safe
place. Also, record the key code
number and keep it in a safe place,
but not in the vehicle.
Key operations
• Used to start the engine.
Used to lock and unlock the doors.
To unfold the key, press the release button then the key will unfold auto-
matically. To fold the key, fold the
key manually while pressing the
release button.
FOLDING KEY (IF EQUIPPED)
CAUTION
Do not fold the key withoutpressing the release button.This may damage the key.
WARNING - Aftermarket
key
Use only Kia original parts for
the ignition key in your vehicle.
If an aftermarket key is used,
the ignition switch may not
return to ON after START. If this
happens, the starter will contin-
ue to operate causing damage
to the starter motor and possi-
ble fire due to excessive current
in the wiring.
OBD048028

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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 active or deactivate the Two
Press Unlock function from the User
Settings mode in the LCD display.
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.
OBD048030

Features of your vehicle
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Liftgate unlock (3)
The liftgate is unlocked if the button
is pressed for more than 1 second.
Also, once the liftgate is opened and
then closed, the liftgate will be locked
automatically.
Panic (4)
The horn sounds and hazard warn-
ing lights flash for about 27 seconds
if this button is pressed for more than
0.5 seconds. To stop the horn and
lights, press any button on the trans-
mitter.
Transmitter precautions
The transmitter will not work if anyof following occur:
- The ignition key is in the ignitionswitch.
- You exceed the operating dis- tance limit (about 30 feet [10 m]).
- The battery in the transmitter is weak.
- Other vehicles or objects are blocking the signal.
- The weather is extremely cold.
- The transmitter is close to a radio transmitter such as a radio sub-
station or an airport which can
interfere with normal operation of
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Features of your vehicle
When the transmitter does not workcorrectly, open and close the door
with the ignition key. If you have a
problem with the transmitter, con-
tact an authorized Kia dealer.
If the transmitter is in close proxim- ity to your mobile phone, the signal
could be blocked by your mobile
phones normal operational signals.
This is especially important when
the phone is active such as making
and receiving calls, text messag-
ing, and/or sending/receiving
emails. Avoid placing the transmit-
ter and your mobile phone in the
same pants or jacket pocket and
always try to maintain an adequate
distance between the two devices.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
If the keyless entry system is inoper-
ative due to exposure to water or liq-
uids, it will not be covered by your
manufacturer’s vehicle warranty.
Battery replacement
The transmitter uses a 3 volt lithium
battery which will normally last for
several years. When replacement is
necessary, use the following proce-
dure.
1. Insert a slim tool into the slot and
gently pry open the transmitter
center cover.
2. Replace the battery with a new battery (CR2032). When replacing
the battery, make sure the battery
is positioned correctly.
3. Install the battery in the reverse order of removal.
CAUTION - Transmitter
Keep the transmitter away fromwater or any liquid as it canbecome damaged and not func-tion properly if wet.
OBD048032