Kia Niro: Tailgate / Emergency tailgate safety release
Your vehicle is equipped with the emergency tailgate safety release lever located on the bottom of the tailgate. When someone is inadvertently locked in the luggage compartment. The tailgate can be opened by doing as follows:
1. Input the mechanical key into the hole.
2. Push the mechanical key to the right.
3. Push up the tailgate.
WARNING
- For emergencies, be fully aware of the location of the emergency tailgate safety release lever in the vehicle and how to open the tailgate if you are accidentally locked in the luggage compartment.
- No one should be allowed to occupy the luggage compartment of the vehicle at any time. The luggage compartment is a very dangerous location in the event of a crash.
- Use the release lever for emergencies only. Use with extreme caution, especially while the vehicle is in motion.
Closing the tailgate
Lower and push down the tailgate firmly. Make sure that the tailgate is securely
latched.
WARNING
Make sure your hands, feet and other parts of your body are safely out of
the way before closi ...
Windows
(1) Driver’s door power window switch
(2) Front passenger’s door power window switch
(3) Rear door (left) power window switch
(4) Rear door (right) power window switch
(5) Window opening and ...
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Kia Niro (DE HEV) Owners Manual: Engine clutch actuator fluid
Checking the engine clutch actuator fluid level
In normal driving conditions, the actuator fluid level does not go down rapidly.
However, oil consumption rate may rise as vehicle mileage increases, and leakage
in actuator related parts may result in increased consumption of the engine clutch ...
Kia Niro 2017 (DE HEV) Service Manual: SRS Control Module (SRSCM) Description and operation
Description
The primary purpose of the SRSCM (Supplemental Restraints System Control Module)
is to determine between an event that warrants restraint system deployment and an
event that does not. The SRSCM must decide whether to deploy the restraint system
or not. After determinin ...
