Kia Niro: Winter driving / Check battery and cables
Winter puts additional burdens on the battery system. Visually inspect the battery and cables as described in section 8.We recommend that the level of charge in your battery be checked by an authorized Kia dealer.
Use high quality ethylene glycol coolant
Your vehicle is delivered with high quality ethylene glycol coolant in the cooling
system. It is the only type of coolant that should be used because it helps prevent
corrosion in the cooling syst ...
Change to "winter weight" oil if necessary
In some climates it is recommended that a lower viscosity "winter weight" oil
be used during cold weather. See section 9 for recommendations. If you aren't sure
what weight oil you s ...
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Kia Niro (DE HEV) Owners Manual: Removing and storing the spare tire
Turn the tire hold-down wing bolt counterclockwise.
Store the tire in the reverse order of removal.
To prevent the spare tire and tools from “rattling” while the vehicle is in motion,
store them properly.
If it is hard to loosen the tire holddown wing bolt by hand, you can loosen it
e ...
Kia Niro 2017 (DE HEV) Service Manual: Special service tools
Special Service Tools
Tool Name / Number
Illustration
Description
Pressure cap pressure checker
0K253-G5100
Used for checking for pressure cap pressure and a coolant leak
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