Kia Niro: Features of your vehicle / Tailgate
WARNING - Exhaust fumes
If you drive with the tailgate opened, you will draw dangerous exhaust fumes into your vehicle which can cause serious injury or death to vehicle occupants.
If you must drive with the tailgate opened, keep the air vents and all windows open so that additional outside air comes into the vehicle.
WARNING - Rear cargo area
Occupants should never ride in the rear cargo area where no restraints are available.To avoid injury in the event of an accident or sudden stops, occupants should always be properly restrained.
Child-protector rear door locks
The child safety lock is provided to help prevent children from accidentally
opening the rear doors from inside the vehicle. The rear door safety locks should
be used whenever children are in th ...
Opening the tailgate
The tailgate is locked or unlocked when all doors are locked or unlocked
with the key, transmitter, smart key or central door lock/unlock switch.
Only the tailgate is unlocked if the tailgat ...
Other information:
Kia Niro (DE HEV) Owners Manual: Regenerative Brake Warning Light
This warning light illuminates :
When the regenerative brake does not operate and the brake does not perform well.
This causes the Brake Warning light (red) and Regenerative Brake Warning Light (yellow)
to illuminate simultaneously.
In this case, drive safely and we recommend that you have y ...
Kia Niro (DE HEV) Owners Manual: Releasing the parking brake
To release the parking brake, depress the parking brake pedal a second time while
applying the foot brake. The pedal will automatically extend to the fully released
position.
WARNING
Whenever leaving the vehicle or parking, always come to a complete stop
and continue to depress the bra ...
