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: Starting the hybrid system
WARNING
Always wear appropriate shoes when operating your vehicle. Unsuitable
shoes, such as high heels, ski boots, sandals, flip-flops, etc., may interfere
with your ability to use the brake and accelerator pedals.
Do not start the vehicle with the accelerator pedal depressed. The vehic ...
Kia Niro 2017 (DE HEV) Service Manual: Concentric Slave Cylinder Assembly Components and components location
Components
1. Clutch disc
2. Clutch cover
3. Concentric slave cylinder
4. Hybrid motor assembly
5. Engine clutch actuator
6. Reservoir
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