Kia Niro: Vehicle to vehicle distance setting / Radar check message
If the radar or cover is dirty or obscured with foreign matter such as snow, this message (“Smart Cruise Control disabled temporarily”) will appear and it will disappear after for a while. In this case, the system may not function temporarily, but it does not indicate a malfunction of the smart cruise control System. Clean the radar or cover by using a soft cloth and it will operate normally.
If the radar front is polluted after the engine has been turned on, or the radar cannot detect any external object (when the vehicle is located in open, empty surroundings), the smart cruise control system may not operate properly.
Radar to detect distance to the vehicle ahead
The sensor detects the distance to the vehicle ahead.
If the sensor is covered with dirt or other foreign matter, the vehicle to vehicle
distance control may not operate correctly.
Always keep t ...
SCC (smart cruise control) malfunction message
The message (“Check Smart Cruise Control System”) will appear when the vehicle
to vehicle distance control system is not functioning normally.
We recommend have the system checked by an authori ...
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Kia Niro 2017 (DE HEV) Service Manual: Description and operating principle
Description and Operation
Wireless Power Charger
System
During ACC or IG ON, battery voltage is supplied to the wireless power charger
system to transmit an output of 5 W to mobile phone.
Mobile phones certified with the wireless charging standard WPC (Qi 1.1.2) or
equipped wit ...
Kia Niro 2017 (DE HEV) Service Manual: General safety information and caution
Safety Precaution
Precautions to take before servicing
high voltage system
Hybrid vehicles have high voltage batteries. Incorrect handling
of high voltage sy ...