2021 KIA NIRO HYBRID EV Owners Manual

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Features of your vehicle
The following specification is the
maximum weight that can be loaded
onto the roof rack. Distribute the
load as evenly as possible across
the crossbars (if equipped) and roof
rack and secure the load firmly.
Loading cargo or luggage in excess
of the specified weight limit on the
roof rack may damage your vehicle.
The vehicle center of gravity will be
higher when items are loaded onto
the roof rack. Avoid sudden starts,
braking, sharp turns, abrupt maneu-
vers or high speeds that may result
in loss of vehicle control or rollover
resulting in an accident. Always drive slowly and turn corners
carefully when carrying items on the
roof rack. Severe wind updrafts,
caused by passing vehicles or natu-
ral causes, can cause sudden
upward pressure on items loaded on
the roof rack. This is especially true
when carrying large, flat items such
as wood panels or mattresses. This
could cause the items to fall off the
roof rack and cause damage to your
vehicle or others around you.
To prevent damage or loss of cargo
while driving, check frequently
before or while driving to make sure
the items on the roof rack are
securely fastened.
ROOF 100 kg (220 lbs.)
RACK EVENLY DISTRIBUTED
WARNING -Driving with
roof load
Always drive slowly and turn
corners carefully when carrying
items on the roof rack. The vehi-
cle's center of gravity will be
higher when items are loaded
onto the roof rack.

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✽
NOTICE
If you install an after market HID
head lamp, your vehicle’s audio and
electronic device may malfunction.
❈ If your vehicle is equipped with
Infotainment system, refer to a
separately supplied manual for
detailed information.
Antenna
Shark fin antenna
The shark fin antenna will receive the
transmit data.
USB port
You can use an USB port to plug in
an USB.
INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM
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Features of your vehicle
How vehicle radio works
FM reception
AM and FM radio signals are broad-
cast from transmitter towers located
around your city. They are intercept-
ed by the radio antenna on your vehi-
cle. This signal is then processed by
the radio and sent to your vehicle
speakers.
However, in some cases the signal
coming to your vehicle may not be
strong and clear.This can be due to factors such as
the distance from the radio station,
closeness of other strong radio sta-
tions or the presence of buildings,
bridges or other large obstructions in
the area.
AM reception
AM broadcasts can be received at
greater distances than FM broad-
casts. This is because AM radio
waves are transmitted at low fre-
quencies. These long distance,low
frequency radio waves can follow the
curvature of the earth rather than
travelling straight. In addition, they
curve around obstructions resulting
in better signal coverage.OJF045308L
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FM radio station
FM broadcasts are transmitted at
high frequencies and do not bend to
follow the earth's surface. Because
of this, FM broadcasts generally
begin to fade within short distances
from the station. Also, FM signals are
easily affected by buildings, moun-
tains, and obstructions. This can lead
to undesirable or unpleasant listen-
ing conditions which might lead you
to believe a problem exists with your
radio. The following conditions are
normal and do not indicate radio
trouble: Fading - As your vehicle moves
away from the radio station, the
signal will weaken and sound will
begin to fade. When this occurs,
we suggest that you select another
station with a stronger signal.
Flutter/Static - Weak FM signals or
large obstructions between the
transmitter and your radio can dis-
turb the signal causing static or
fluttering noises to occur. Reducing
the treble level may lessen this
effect until the disturbance clears. Station Swapping - As an FM sig-
nal weakens, another more power-
ful signal near the same frequency
may begin to play. This is because
your radio is designed to lock onto
the clearest signal. If this occurs,
select another station with a
stronger signal.
Multi-Path Cancellation - Radio sig-
nals being received from several
directions can cause distortion or
fluttering. This can be caused by a
direct and reflected signal from the
same station, or by signals from
two stations with close frequencies.
If this occurs, select another station
until the condition has passed.
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Features of your vehicle
Using a cellular phone or a two-
way radio
When a cellular phone is used inside
the vehicle, noise may be produced
from the audio system. This does not
mean that something is wrong with
the audio equipment. In such a case,
try to operate mobile devices as far
from the audio equipment as possible.
When using a communication sys-
tem such as a cellular phone or a
radio set inside the vehicle, a sepa-
rate external antenna must be fitted.
When a cellular phone or a radio set
is used with an internal antenna
alone, it may interfere with the vehi-
cle's electrical system and adversely
affect safe operation of the vehicle.
WARNING- Cell phone use
Do not use a cellular phone
while driving. Stop at a safe
location to use a cellular phone.
WARNING- Distracted
driving
Driving while distracted can
result in a loss of vehicle control
that may lead to an accident,
severe personal injury, and death.
The driver's primary responsibili-
ty is in the safe and legal opera-
tion of a vehicle, and use of any
handheld devices, other equip-
ment, or vehicle systems which
take the driver's eyes, attention
and focus away from the safe
operation of a vehicle or which
are not permissible by law should
never be used during operation
of the vehicle.

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Declaration of Conformity
IC
This device complies with Industry Canada’s licence-exempt RSSs.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause interference; and
(2) This device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.
Le présent appareil est conforme aux CNR d'Industrie Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence.
L'exploitation est autorisée aux deux conditions suivantes: (1) l'appareil ne doit pas produire de brouillage, et
(2) l'utilisateur de l'appareil doit accepter tout brouillage radioélectrique subi, même si le brouillage est susceptible
d'en compromettre le fonctionnement.

Driving your vehicle
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
• Before entering vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Key positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
ENGINE START/STOP button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
. . . . . . 5-11
. . . . . . . . . . 5-11
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25
Regenerative braking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
. . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-30
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-30
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-32
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-34
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-40
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-44
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-46
. . . . . . . . . . . . 5-50
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-51

Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA)
(sensor fusion). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-53
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-53
. . . . . . . . 5-56
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-58
. 5-58
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-60
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-62
Lane Keeping Assist (LKA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-70
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-72
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-72
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-73
. . . . . . . . . 5-76
Blind-Spot Collision Warning (BCW) . . . . . . . . . 5-79

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-80
. . . . . . . . . . . . 5-82
Driver Attention Warning (DAW). . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-90
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-90
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-95
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Cruise Control (CC). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-98
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-99
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-99
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-100
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-100

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-101

approximately 30 km/h (20 mph) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-102
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-102
Smart Cruise Control (SCC). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-103
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-103
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-111
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-111
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-112


. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-118
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-119
Lane Following Assist (LFA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-125
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-126
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-129
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-130
Rear Cross-Traffic Collision Warning (RCCW) . 5-132

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-132
. . . . . . . . . . . 5-134
Economical operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-142
Special driving conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-144
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-144
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-144
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-146
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-146
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-147
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-147
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-148
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-148
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-148
Winter driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-149
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-149
. . . . . . . . . 5-150
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-150
. . . . . . 5-150

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-150

system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-150
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