2021 KIA NIRO PHEV trailer

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Driving your vehicle
VEHICLE WEIGHT
This chapter will guide you in the
proper loading of your vehicle and/or
trailer, to keep your loaded vehicle
weight within its design rating capa-
bility, with or without a trailer. Properly
loading your vehicle will provide max-
imum return of the vehicle design
performance. Before loading your
vehicle, familiarize yourself with the
following terms for determining your
vehicle's weight ratings, with or with-
out a trailer, from the vehicle's speci-
fications and the compliance label:Base curb weight
This is the weight of the vehicle
including a full tank of fuel and all
standard equipment. It does not
include passengers, cargo, or option-
al equipment.
Vehicle curb weight
This is the weight of your new vehicle
when you picked it up from your deal-
er plus any aftermarket equipment.
Cargo weight
This figure includes all weight added
to the Base Curb Weight, including
cargo and optional equipment.
GAW (Gross axle weight)
This is the total weight placed on
each axle (front and rear) - including
vehicle curb weight and all payload.
GAWR
(Gross axle weight rating)
This is the maximum allowable
weight that can be carried by a single
axle (front or rear). These numbers
are shown on the compliance label.
The total load on each axle must
never exceed its GAWR.
GVW (Gross vehicle weight)
This is the Base Curb Weight plus
actual Cargo Weight plus passen-
gers.
GVWR
(Gross vehicle weight rating)
This is the maximum allowable
weight of the fully loaded vehicle
(including all options, equipment,
passengers and cargo). The GVWR
is shown on the certification label
located on the driver’s door sill.

What to do in an emergency
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Avoid driving over obstacles. The
compact spare tire diameter is
smaller than the diameter of a con-
ventional tire and reduces the
ground clearance approximately 1
inch (25 mm), which could result in
damage to the vehicle.
Do not take this vehicle through an
automatic vehicle wash while the
compact spare tire is installed.
Do not use tire chains on the com-
pact spare tire. Because of the
smaller size, a tire chain will not fit
properly. This could damage the
vehicle and result in loss of the
chain.
Do not use the compact spare tire
on any other vehicle because this
tire has been designed especially
for your vehicle.
The compact spare tire’s tread life
is shorter than a regular tire.
Inspect your compact spare tire
regularly and replace worn com-
pact spare tires with the same size
and design, mounted on the same
wheel. The compact spare tire should not
be used on any other wheels, nor
should standard tires, snow tires,
wheel covers or trim rings be used
with the compact spare wheel. If
such use is attempted, damage to
these items or other vehicle com-
ponents may occur.
Do not use more than one compact
spare tire at a time.
Do not tow a trailer while the com-
pact spare tire is installed.

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What to do in an emergency
IntroductionWith the Tire Mobility Kit you stay
mobile even after experiencing a tire
puncture.
The system of compressor and seal-
ing compound effectively and com-
fortably seals most punctures in a
passenger car tire caused by nails or
similar objects and reinflates the tire.
After you ensured that the tire is prop-
erly sealed you can drive cautiously
on the tire (up to 120 miles (200 km))
at a max. speed of 50 mph (80 km/h)
in order to reach a service station or
tire dealer to have the tire replace-
ment.
It is possible that some tires, espe-
cially with larger punctures or damage
to the sidewall, cannot be sealed
completely.
Air pressure loss in the tire may
adversely affect tire performance.
For this reason, you should avoid
abrupt steering or other driving
maneuvers, especially if the vehicle is
heavily loaded or if a trailer is in use.The Tire Mobility Kit is not designed
or intended as a permanent tire
repair method and is to be used for
one tire only.
This instruction shows you step by
step procedure to temporarily seal
the puncture.
Read the section “Notes on the safe
use of the Tire Mobility Kit”.
ODEP069005
ODEP069021
■for 18 inch tire
■for 16 inch tire

Index
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Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-161
Center console storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-161
Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-161
Luggage box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-163
Sunglass holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-162
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-44
Resetting the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-47
Sliding the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-45
Sunroof open warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-48
Sunshade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-47
Tilting the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-46
Theft-alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19
Armed stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19
Disarmed stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21
Theft-alarm stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) . . . . . . . . . . 6-13
Changing a tire with TPMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-17
Check tire pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-13
Low tire pressure position telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
Low tire pressure telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
Tire specification and pressure label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-42, 8-5
All season tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-54
Checking tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-43
Low aspect ratio tire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-56Radial-ply tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-55
Recommended cold tire inflation pressures . . . . . . . 7-42
Snow tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-55
Summer tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-54
Tire care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-42
Tire chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-55
Tire maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-47
Tire pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-43
Tire replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-46
Tire rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-44
Tire sidewall labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-47
Tire terminology and definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-51
Tire traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-47
Wheel alignment and tire balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-45
Wheel replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-46
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-39
Emergency towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-41
Removable towing hook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-40
Towing service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-39
Trailer Towing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-192
Vehicle break-in process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Vehicle certification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11
Vehicle data collection and event data recorders . . . . . . 1-6
Vehicle identification number (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10
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