2021 KIA NIRO light

Maintenance
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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 is
allowed 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.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
maintaining a slow forward
speed.

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Maintenance
Window tinting precaution
Window tint(especially metallic film)
might cause communication disorder
or poor radio reception, and malfunc-
tion of the automatic lighting system
due to excessive change of illumina-
tion inside the vehicle. The solution
used might also flow into electric,
electronic devices causing disorder
and failure.

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Specifications, Consumer information, Reporting safety defects
BULB WATTAGE
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Light Bulb Wattage (W) Bulb type
FrontHeadlamps (Low/High)Bulb type 60 HB3
LED type LED LED
Headlamps (Low) LED LED
Turn signal lampsBulb type 28 PY28/8W
LED type LED LEDFront side markerBulb type5W5W
LED typeLEDLED
Position lampsLEDLED
Daytime running lamps LED LED
Fog lampsBulb type 51 HB4
LED type LED LED
Side repeater lamps LED LED
RearStop/Tail lampsBulb type 28/8 P28/8W
LED type LED LED
Stop lamps LED LED
Tail lampsBulb type 5 W5W
LED type LED LED
Turn signal lamps 27 PY27W
Rear side markerBulb type 5 W5W
LED type LED LED
Back-up lamp 16 W16W
License plate lamp 5 W5W
High mounted stop lamp LED LED

Specifications, Consumer information, Reporting safety defects
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Light Bulb Wattage (W) Bulb type
InteriorMap lampBulb type 10 WEDGE
LED type LED LED
Vanity mirror lamps5FESTOON
Room lampBulb type10FESTOON
LED typeLEDLED
Tailgate lampBulb type10FESTOON
LED typeLEDLED
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Index
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Air bag - advanced supplemental restraint system . . . . 3-47
Adding 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-141
Air Conditioning refrigerant label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-154
Automatic heating and air conditioning. . . . . . . . . 4-142
Automatic ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-152
Checking the amount of air conditioner refrigerant
and compressor lubricant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-155
Climate control air filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-154Manual heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . 4-144
Recirculated air at washer fluid spray . . . . . . . . . . 4-153
Sunroof inside air recirculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-153
System operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-150
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
Function description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-96
Function setting and activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-97
Warning message and function control . . . . . . . . . . 5-99
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-26
Checking the brake fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-26
Brake system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-45
AUTO HOLD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-41
Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-47
Good braking practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-53
Hill-start Assist Control (HAC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-52
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Index
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Components of the Tire Mobility Kit . . . . . . . . . . . 6-32
Distributing the sealant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-35
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-29
Notes on the safe use of the Tire Mobility Kit . . . . 6-30
Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-38
Using the Tire Mobility Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-33
Important safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Air bag hazards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Always wear your seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Control your speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Driver distraction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Keep your vehicle in safe condition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Restrain all children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
In case of an emergency while driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
If the engine stalls at a crossroad or crossing . . . . . . 6-3
If the engine stalls while driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
If you have a flat tire while driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Infotainment system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-178
Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-178
How vehicle radio works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-179
USB port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-178
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-67
Dual clutch transmission shift indicator . . . . . . . . . 4-75
Gauges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-69
Instrument Cluster Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-69
Instrument panel overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Interior features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-164
Air ventilation seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-166Cargo security screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-174
Clothes hanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-172
Cup holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-164
Floor mat anchor(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-173
Luggage net holder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-174
Power outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-167
Seat warmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-164
Sun visor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-167
USB charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-168
Wireless smart phone charging system . . . . . . . . . 4-169
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-136
Automatic turn off function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-136
Liftgate room lamp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-138
Map lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-136
Room lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-137
Vanity mirror lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-138
Interior overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Key positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Ignition switch position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Illuminated ignition switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Starting the hybrid system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
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Index
Lane Following Assist (LFA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-149
LFA malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-153
LFA operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-150
Limitation of the function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-154
Lane Keeping Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-87
Function setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-89
Lane Keeping Assist malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-92
LKA activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-90
LKA operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-88
LCD Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-77
LCD Display Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-77
LCD Display Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-78
Trip modes (Trip computer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-90
Warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-95
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28
Closing the liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28
Emergency liftgate safety release. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-29
Opening the liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28
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) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-92Front 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
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Tail lamp (inside) (Bulb type) bulb replacement . . . 7-95
Vanity mirror lamp (Bulb type) bulb replacement . 7-101
Lighting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-125
Battery saver function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-125
Check headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-131
Daytime running light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-125
Front fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-131
Headlight escort function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-125
High Beam Assist (HBA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-128
High beam operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-127
Lighting control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-126
Turn signals and lane change signals . . . . . . . . . . . 4-130
Luggage volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
Maintenance services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
Owner maintenance precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
Owner’s responsibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-53
Inside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-53
Outside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-63
Navigation-based Smart Cruise Control (NSCC). . . . 5-141
Function operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-143
Function settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-142Highway Auto Curve Slowdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-142
Online factory authorized manuals (U.S. only) . . . . . . 8-17
Electrical troubleshooting manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-17
Owner's manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-17
Service manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-17
Owner maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
Owner maintenance schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-31
Checking the parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-31
Rear Cross-Traffic Collision Warning (RCCW). . . . . 5-164
Function description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-164
Function setting and activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-164
Warning message and function control . . . . . . . . . 5-166
Rear View Monitor (RVM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-121
Recommended lubricants and capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
Recommended SAE viscosity number. . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
Refrigerant label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12
Regenerative braking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-28
Regenerative Braking (Paddle Shifter) . . . . . . . . . . 5-28
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