2021 KIA NIRO steering wheel adjustment

Safety features of your vehicle
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Reclining seatback
Sitting in a reclined position when
the vehicle is in motion can be dan-
gerous. Even when buckled up, the
protections of your restraint system
(seat belts and/or air bags) is greatly
reduced by reclining your seatback.
Seat belts must be snug against your
hips and chest to work properly.
When the seatback is reclined, the
shoulder belt cannot do its job
because it will not be snug against
your chest. Instead, it will be in front
of you. During an accident, you could
be thrown into the seat belt, causing
neck or other injuries.
The more the seatback is reclined,
the greater chance the passenger’s
hips will slide under the lap belt or
the passenger’s neck will strike the
shoulder belt.Seat height
To change the height of the seat, push
the lever upwards or downwards.
To lower the seat cushion, push the
lever down several times.
To raise the seat cushion, pull the
lever up several times.
Front seat adjustment - power
(if equipped)
The front seat can be adjusted by
using the control switches located on
the outside of the seat cushion.
Before driving, adjust the seat to the
proper position so you can easily
control the steering wheel, pedals
and switches on the instrument
panel.
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Features of your vehicle
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• When abnormality is detected in
the electric power steering system,
to prevent a deadly accident, the
steering assist function will stop.
At this time, the warning light
turns on or blinks on the cluster.
The steering wheel may become
difficult to control or operate.
Have your vehicle checked imme-
diately, after moving the vehicle to
a safe zone.
• When the charging system warning
light comes on due to low voltage
(when the alternator or battery
does not operate normally or mal-
function), the steering wheel may
require increased steering effort.Tilt and telescopic steering
Tilt and telescopic steering allows
you to adjust the steering wheel
before you drive. You can also raise it
to give your legs more space when
you get on or off the vehicle.
The steering wheel should be posi-
tioned so that it is comfortable for
you to drive, while permitting you to
see the instrument panel warning
lights and gauges.
To change the steering wheel angle,
pull down the lock-release lever (1),
adjust the steering wheel to the
desired angle (2) and height (3) then
pull up the lock-release lever to lock
(4) the steering wheel in place. Be
sure to adjust the steering wheel to
the desired position before driving.
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NOTICE
After adjustment, sometimes the
lock release lever may not lock the
steering wheel. It is not a malfunc-
tion. This occurs when two gears are
not engaged correctly. In this case,
adjust the steering wheel again and
then lock the steering wheel.
WARNING- Steering
wheel adjustment
Never adjust the angle and
height of the steering wheel
while driving. You may lose
steering control.
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Index
Reporting Safety Defects (U.S. only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-17
Reverse Parking Distance Warning (PDW) . . . . . . . . 4-122
Non-operational conditions of Reverse Parking
Distance Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-123
Operation of Reverse Parking Distance Warning . 4-122
Reverse Parking Distance Warning precautions . . 4-124
Self-diagnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-124
Road warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Hazard warning flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Scheduled maintenance service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Driver 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). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-119
Detecting Sensor (front view camera/front radar) . 5-132
Driving Assist button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-119Limitations of the function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-135
Set SCC Reaction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-127
To convert to cruise control mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-134
Vehicle distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-127
When the lane ahead is clear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-128
When there is a vehicle ahead of you in your lane. . 5-129
Smart key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
Immobilizer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
Mechanical key operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
Record your key number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Smart key function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Smart key precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Special driving conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-184
Driving at night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-187
Driving in flooded areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-188
Driving in the rain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-187
Driving off-road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-188
Hazardous driving conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-184
Highway driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-188
Reducing the risk of a rollover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-184
Rocking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-186
Smooth cornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-186
Steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-49
Electric Power Steering(EPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-49
Heated steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-51
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-52
Tilt and telescopic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-50
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