Kia Niro: Wiper blades / Blade inspection
✽ NOTICE
Commercial hot waxes applied by automatic car washes have been known to make the windshield difficult to clean.
Contamination of either the windshield or the wiper blades with foreign matter can reduce the effectiveness of the windshield wipers. Common sources of contamination are insects, tree sap, and hot wax treatments used by some commercial car washes. If the blades are not wiping properly, clean both the window and the blades with a good cleaner or mild detergent, and rinse thoroughly with clean water.
CAUTION
To prevent damage to the wiper blades, do not use gasoline, kerosene, paint thinner, or other solvents on or near them.
Wiper blades
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Blade replacement
When the wipers no longer clean adequately, the blades may be worn or cracked,
and require replacement.
CAUTION
To prevent damage to the wiper arms or other components, do not attempt to
move th ...
Other information:
Kia Niro 2017 (DE HEV) Service Manual: Passenger Airbag (PAB) Module Repair procedures
Removal
1.
Disconnect the battery negative terminal, and wait for at least three
minutes before beginning to work.
2.
Remove the glove box assembly.
(Refer to Body (Interior and Exterior) - "Glove box housing")
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Kia Niro 2017 (DE HEV) Service Manual: Purge Control Solenoid Valve (PCSV) Description and operation
Description
Installed on the intake manifold, the Purge Control Solenoid Valve (PCSV) controls
the evaporative purge between the canister and the intake manifold. It is a solenoid
valve and is open when the ECM grounds the valve control line. When the passage
is open (PCSV ON), fu ...
