2022 KIA NIRO EV windshield wipers

As you get to know your new Kia, you can explore this booklet to better understand
how to operate its many features and systems. You can find the complete Table of
Contents on the next two pages, but first, be sure to review the following to better
understand some of your Kia’s most used features:
1 Smart Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
2 Power Adjustable Driver’s Seat / Front Seat Headrest Adjustment . . . . . . . 50
3 Seat Warmers* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
4 Folding Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
5 Windshield Wipers & Washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
6 Smart Cruise Control (SCC)* with Stop & Go . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
7 Normal Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back Cover
8 User Settings – Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
9 Vehicle Settings* - Audio Head Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
10 Bluetooth® Wireless Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-39
11 UVO link Activation* / UVO Assistance* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
12 Kia Access with UVO link App Download . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
13 Kia Access with UVO link App Features Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
14 UVO link with Navigation* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
15 Android Auto™ / Apple CarPlay® Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
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 responsibility is in the safe and legal operation of a vehicle, and handheld devices, other equipment or vehicle systems which take the driver’s eyes, at-tention and focus away from the safe operation of a vehicle or that are not permissible by law should never be used during operation of the vehicle.
www .kia .com Consumer Affairs – Roadside Assistance†11: 1-800-333-4KIA (800-333-4542)
Always check the Owner’s Manual for complete operating information and safety warnings .
ALWAYS CHECK THE OWNER ’S MANUAL FOR COMPLETE OPER ATING INFORMATION AND SAFET Y WARNINGS . *IF EQUIPPED
GETTING STARTED
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2†LEGAL DISCL AIMERS ON BACK INSIDE COVER | *IF EQUIPPEDNIRO EV FEATURES & FUNCTIONS GUIDE
VIDEOS & QR CODES . . Inside Front Cover
INSTRUMENT CLUSTERInstrument Cluster Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 03Indicators & Warning Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 04Electric Vehicle (EV) Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05Energy Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05Charge Warning Messages on LCD Display . . . . . . . 06Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) . . . . . . . . . 08Drive Mode Integrated Control System . . . . . . . . . . . 12
VEHICLE SETTINGSLCD Instrument Cluster Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 09Trip Modes / Trip Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 09User Set tings – Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Vehicle Set tings* – Audio Head Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Service Interval Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) FEATURESCharging Connector Auto/Lock Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Scheduled Charging* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Charging Your Electric Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14EV Mode - UVO link with Navigation* . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Regenerative Braking with Paddle Shifters . . . . . . . 18
ADVANCED DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS (ADAS)Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Warning (BCW) . . . 19Rear Cross-Traffic Collision Warning (RCCW) . . . . . 19Lane Keeping Assist (LK A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Lane Following Assist (LFA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA) . . . . . . . . 23Highway Driving Assist (HDA)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Leading Vehicle Depar ture Aler t (LVDA) . . . . . . . . . . 25Smar t Cruise Control (SCC) with Stop & Go* . . . . . . 26Navigation-based Smar t Cruise Control - (NSCC)* 27Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Driver At tention Warning (DAW)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Rear Occupant Aler t (ROA) with Door Monitoring . 29Reverse Parking Distance Warning (PDW)* . . . . . . .30 Rear View Monitor (RVM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
DRIVER’S PANELInstrument Cluster Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Electronic Stability Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Hill-Star t Assist Control (HAC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Power But ton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Power Windows, Window Lock & Central Door Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Automatic Door Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Power/Heated Outside Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Power Folding Outside Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
STEERING WHEEL CONTROLSHeadlights & High Beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Turn Signals & Fog Lights* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Tilt/Telescoping Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Windshield/Rear Wipers & Washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
AUDIO SYSTEMSAudio Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37Bluetooth® Wireless Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38Android Auto™ / Apple CarPlay® Setup . . . . . . . . . . .40UVO link Activation* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41UVO Assistance* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Kia Access with UVO link App Download . . . . . . . . . 42Kia Access with UVO link App Features Guide . . . . 42UVO link with Navigation* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
CENTER PANELDigital Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44USB Charger Por ts* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Multimedia USB Por ts & Power Outlets* . . . . . . . . . . 44Wireless Smar tphone Charging System* . . . . . . . . . . 45Automatic Climate Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Rotary Dial Shifter Knob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Heated Steering Wheel But ton* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48Auto Hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Seat Warmers / Ventilated Seats* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
SEATINGFront Seat Headrest Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Power Adjustable Driver ’s Seat* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Folding Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
OTHER KEY FEATURESHood Release Lever and Latch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Sunvisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Smar t Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Double-Turn Lock/Unlock All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Map/Room Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54Sunroof Operation* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54Liftgate Release But ton* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55Child-Protector Rear Door Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55Tire Mobility Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
SAFETY FEATURESOccupant Detection System (ODS) / Passenger Airbag Off Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
MAINTENANCE CHART . . . . . . . . . Back Cover
LEGAL DISCLAIMERS . . Inside Back Cover
TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Refer to the inside front cover for more information on QR codes .www .youtube .com/KiaFeatureVideos
Wipers and Wiper Stalk Video
QR CODE
•Pressing switch A up increases Intermit tent wipe frequency and wipe speed . Pressing switch A down decreases frequency of wipes
•Set the wiper to OFF position when the wiper is not in use
•LO and HI sets rear wiper speed . Low intermit tent wipe function on rear wipers
•On Rear Wipers, the intermit tent wipe function only has one speed and is not adjustable
QUICK TIPS
OFF
LO
HIPUSH
Windshield/Rear Wipers & Washers
To operate Windshield Wipers and Washers:
•Move lever Up/Down to change front Wiper modes
•Press switch A Up (fast) / Down (slow) to adjust Intermittent Wipe Speed
•Pull lever to spray and wipe front windshield
•Push lever to spray and wipe rear glass
To operate Rear Wiper & Washer:
•Rotate Rear Wiper switch B LO - Intermittent / HI - Continuous to change Wiper modes
•Push lever to spray and wipe
WINDSHIELD MIST: Single wipeOFF: Wiper offI N T:

Intermittent wipeLO: Slow wipeHI: Fast wipe
REAR HI: Continuous wipeLO: Intermittent wipeOFF: Wiper off
Refer to section 4 in the Owner ’s Manual for more information .
STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS
STEERING

WHEEL CONTROLS
A

OFF
LO
HI
Climate Control System* – page 46

Demo Defrost and Defog Windshield

EV Mode Displays* on the audio head unit – page 16
Instrument Cluster / EV Displays – pages 03-05
Windshield/Rear Wipers & Washers – page 36 Windshield: Move lever Up/Down to change Wiper modes. Rotate lever to adjust Intermit tent Wipe Speed.
WindshieldMIST: Single wipeOFF: Wipe offINT: Intermit tent wipeLO: Slow wipeHI: Fast wipe
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Energy information
Charging limit
DC charger 100% AC charger 100%
Charge management ECO drivingEV settings
Next departure : On : On
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Pull to spray and wipe.
Type B shown
Owner ’s Name:
VIN:
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Dealership Name:
Sales Consultant:
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BEFORE DELIVERY Test and confirm “Good Battery” using a Kia battery tester and affix Results Label Verify all tire pressures are to spec (see driver ’s door label) LF

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Verify proper operation of Remote Keyless Entry and Smart Key lock/unlock Ensure floor mats are snapped into place (if applicable) Verify vehicle is clean (interior and exterior), in good condition and free of chips and scratches Ensure all key documents are in the vehicle (Owner ’s Manual, Warranty and Consumer Information booklet, Tire Warranty booklet and Features & Functions Guide and any Audio System User ’s Manual)KEY FEATURE WALKTHROUGH
NIRO EV
DELIVERY CHECKLIST
*IF EQUIPPED