Kia Niro: Engine Coolant / Recommended coolant
- When adding coolant, use only deionized water or soft water for your vehicle and never mix hard water in the coolant filled at the factory. An improper coolant mixture can result in serious malfunction or engine damage.
- The engine in your vehicle has aluminum engine parts and must be protected by an ethylene-glycol with phosphate based coolant to prevent corrosion and freezing.
- DO NOT USE alcohol or methanol coolant or mix them with the specified coolant.
- Do not use a solution that contains more than 60% antifreeze or less than 35% antifreeze, which would reduce the effectiveness of the solution.
For mixture percentage, refer to the following table.
WARNING Radiator cap
Do not remove the radiator cap when the engine and radiator are hot. Scalding hot coolant and steam may blow out under pressure causing serious injury.
Inverter coolant
Check the condition and connections of all cooling system hoses and heater hoses.
Replace any swollen or deteriorated hoses.
The coolant level should be filled between MAX and MIN marks on the si ...
Changing the coolant
We recommend that the coolant be replaced by an authorized Kia dealer.
CAUTION
Put a thick cloth around the radiator cap before refilling the coolant in
order to prevent the coolant from overflowi ...
Other information:
Kia Niro (DE HEV) Owners Manual: If the engine overheats
If your temperature gauge indicates overheating, you will experience a loss of
power, or hear loud pinging or knocking, the engine is probably too hot. If this
happens, you should:
1.Pull off the road and stop as soon as it is safe to do so.
2.Place the shift lever in P (dual clutch transmissi ...
Kia Niro (DE HEV) Owners Manual: Weight of the trailer
What is the maximum safe weight of a trailer? It should never weigh more than
the maximum trailer weight with trailer brakes. But even that can be too heavy.
It depends on how you plan to use your trailer. For example, speed, altitude,
road grades, outside temperature and how often your vehic ...
