Kia Niro: Scheduled maintenance service / Scheduled maintenance service precaution
Follow the Normal Maintenance Schedule if the vehicle is usually operated where none of the following conditions apply. If any of the following conditions apply, follow the Maintenance Under Severe Usage Conditions.
- Repeated driving short distance of less than 8 km (5 miles) in normal temperature or less than 16 km(10 miles) in freezing temperature
- Extensive engine idling or low speed driving for long distances
- Driving on rough, dusty, muddy, unpaved, graveled or salt-spread roads
- Driving in areas using salt or other corrosive materials or in very cold weather
- Driving in heavy dust condition
- Driving in heavy traffic area
- Driving on uphill, downhill, or mountain road repeatedly
- Towing a trailer or using a camper, or roof rack
- Driving as a patrol car, taxi, other commercial use of vehicle towing
- Driving over 170 km/h (106 mile/h)
- Frequently driving in stop-and-go condition
If your vehicle is operated under the above conditions, you should inspect, replace or refill more frequently than the following Normal Maintenance Schedule. After the periods or distance shown in the chart, continue to follow the prescribed maintenance intervals.
Normal Maintenance Schedule - For Gasoline Engine
The following maintenance services must be performed to ensure good emission
control and performance. Keep receipts for all vehicle emission services to protect
your warranty.Where both mileage an ...
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Kia Niro 2017 (DE HEV) Service Manual: General safety information and caution
Safety Precaution
Precautions to take before servicing
high voltage system
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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 ...
