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 ...
Other information:
Kia Niro 2017 (DE HEV) Service Manual: Components and components location
Components
1. Front oil seal
2. Timing chain cover
3. Variable force solenoid (VFS) valve
4. O-ring
5. Timing chain tensioner
6. Timing chain tensioner arm
7. Timing chain guide
8. Timing chain
9. Timing chain cam guide
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Kia Niro 2017 (DE HEV) Service Manual: Description and operation
Warning Lamp Activation
Warning Lamp Behavior after Ignition
On
As soon as the operating voltage is applied to the SRSCM ignition input, the
SRSCM activates the warning lamp for a LED lamp check.
The lamp shall turn on for 6 seconds during the initialization phase ...
