KIA Niro Plug-in Hybrid (2018 year). Instruction — part 12

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Features of your vehicle

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER

ODE048168N

1. Hybrid system gauge

2. Fuel gauge

3. Speedometer

4. Warning and indicator lights

5. LCD display (including Trip computer)

6. Battery SOC (State of Charge) gauge

7. Distance to empty

❈ The actual cluster in the vehicle may differ

from the illustration.
For more details, refer to the “Gauges” in
this chapter.

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■

For Hybrid

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1. Hybrid system gauge

2. Fuel gauge

3. Speedometer

4. Warning and indicator lights

5. LCD window

6. Battery SOC (State of Charge) gauge

7. Distance To Empty

ODEP047168N/ODEP047183N

■

■

Type A for Plug-in Hybrid

❈ For more details, refer to the “Gauges” in

this chapter.

■

■

Type B for Plug-in Hybrid

❈ The actual cluster and contents of the LCD display in the vehicle may differ from the illustration.

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ODEP047184N

■

■

Type B Sport mode for Plug-in Hybrid

1. Hybrid system gauge

2. Fuel gauge

3. Speedometer

4. Warning and indicator lights

5. LCD window

6. Battery SOC (State of Charge) gauge

❈ For more details, refer to the “Gauges” in

this chapter.

❈ The actual cluster and contents of the LCD display in the vehicle may differ from the illustration.

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Instrument Cluster Control

Adjusting Instrument Cluster
Illumination

The brightness of the instrument
panel illumination is changed by
pressing the illumination control but-
ton (“+”

or “-”) when Engine

Start/Stop button is ON, or the tail-
lights are turned on.

• If you hold the illumination control

button (“+” or “-”), the brightness
will be changed continuously.

• If the brightness reaches to the

maximum or minimum level, an
alarm will sound.

LCD window control

The LCD window modes can be
changed by using the control buttons
on the steering wheel.

ODE047102N

OQLE045233

ODE046103

ODE046104

■

Type A

■

Type B

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(1)

: MODE button for change the

LCD MODES

(2) /

: MOVE scroll switch for

select the items

(3) OK : SET/RESET button for set

the items or reset the items

❈ For the LCD modes, refer to “LCD

Display” in this chapter.

Gauges

Speedometer

The speedometer indicates the
speed of the vehicle and is calibrated
in miles per hour (mph) and/or kilo-
meters per hour (km/h).

Tachometer (if equipped)

The tachometer indicates the
approximate number of engine revo-
lutions per minute (rpm).
When moving the shift lever to the
“S” (SPORT) mode, the engine
tachometer is displayed while switch-
ing to SPORT mode.
Use the tachometer to select the cor-
rect shift points and to prevent lug-
ging and/or over-revving the engine.

ODEP047105N

ODEP047215N

■ Type B Sport mode for Plug-in Hybrid

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Hybrid System Gauge

The hybrid system gauge indicates
whether the current driving condition
is fuel efficient or not.

• CHARGE : Shows that the energy

made by the vehicle is
being converted to
electrical energy.
(Regenerated energy)

• ECO : Shows that the vehicle is

being driven in an Eco-
friendly manner.

• POWER : Shows that the vehicle is

exceeding the Eco-
friendly range.

✽

✽

NOTICE

Accordance to the hybrid system
gauge area the “EV” indicator
comes on or off.
- “EV” indicator ON : Vehicle is

driven using the electric motor or
the gasoline engine is stopped
except for an engine can remain
idle for automatic heating and air
conditioning operation in winter.

- “EV” indicator OFF : Vehicle is

driven using the gasoline engine.

CAUTION

Do not operate the engine with-
in the tachometer's RED ZONE.
This may cause severe engine
damage.

ODE046106N

ODEP047186

■ Type A

■ Type B

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Hybrid Battery SOC
(State of Charge) Gauge

This gauge indicates the remaining
hybrid battery power. If the SOC is
near the “L (Low)” level, the vehicle
automatically operates the engine to
charge the battery.

However, if the Service Indicator (

)

and Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL)
(

) turn on when the SOC gauge is

near the “L (Low)” level, have your
vehicle inspected by an authorized
Kia dealer.

✽

✽

NOTICE

Never try to start the vehicle if the
fuel tank is empty. In this condition,
the engine cannot charge the high
voltage battery of the hybrid system.
If you try to start the vehicle when
the fuel is empty, the high voltage
battery will become discharged and
be damaged.

Fuel Gauge

This gauge indicates the approxi-
mate amount of fuel remaining in the
fuel tank.

ODE046107

ODEPQ017037N

■ Type B for Plug-in Hybrid

■

Type A

ODE046108

ODEPQ047188N

■ Type B for Plug-in Hybrid

■

Type A

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✽

✽

NOTICE

• The fuel tank capacity is given in

chapter 9.

• The fuel gauge is supplemented by

a low fuel warning light which will
illuminate when the fuel tank is
nearly empty.

• On inclines or curves, the fuel

gauge pointer may fluctuate or the
low fuel warning light may come
on earlier than usual due to the
movement of fuel in the tank.

✽

✽

NOTICE -

Fuel gauge

Running out of fuel can expose vehi-
cle occupants to danger. You must
top and obtain additional fuel as
soon as possible after the warning
light comes on or when the gauge
indicator comes close to the “E
(Empty)” level.

✽

✽

NOTICE

Fuel display may not be accurate if
you are filling in sloping places.

Distance to empty

CAUTION

- Low fuel

Avoid driving with an extremely
low fuel level. Running out of
fuel could cause the engine to
misfire damaging the catalytic
converter.

ODE046142N

ODEP047192N

ODEP047193N

■ Hybrid

■ Type A for Plug-in Hybrid

■ Type B for Plug-in Hybrid

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Distance To Empty (1)
• The distance to empty is the esti-

mated distance the vehicle can be
driven with the remaining fuel.
- Distance range : 1 ~ 9,999 mi. or

1 ~ 9,999 km

• If the estimated distance is below 1

mi.(1 km), the trip computer will
display “----” as distance to empty.

• If the level of the remaining fuel is

more than three-quarters, more
than 3 liters of fuel must be refilled
for the fuel gauge to change. In
other cases, more than 6 liters of
fuel must be refilled for the vehicle
to change the fuel gauge.

- For plug-in hybrid
• Electric range (1)
The distance to empty is the estimat-
ed distance the vehicle can be driven
with the remaining high voltage bat-
tery.
• Gasoline range (2)
The distance to empty is the esti-
mated distance the vehicle can be
driven with the remaining fuel.

• Total range (3)
Electric distance to empty(1) +
Gasoline distance to empty(2)

✽

✽

NOTICE

• If the vehicle is not on level ground

or the battery power has been
interrupted, the distance to empty
function may not operate correct-
ly.

• The distance to empty may differ

from the actual driving distance as
it is an estimate of the available
driving distance.

• The fuel economy and distance to

empty may vary significantly
based on driving conditions, driv-
ing habits, and condition of the
vehicle.

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Odometer

The odometer Indicates the total dis-
tance that the vehicle has been driv-
en and should be used to determine
when periodic maintenance should
be performed.

- Odometer range : 0 ~ 999,999

miles or 1,599,999 kilometers.

Outside Temperature Gauge

This gauge indicates the current out-
side air temperatures by 1°F (1°C).
- Temperature range : -40 ~ 140°F (-40

~ 60°C)

OJFA045135

ODEP047194N

■

Type A

■

Type B

ODEP047214N

ODEP047211N

■

Type A

■

Type B

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The outside temperature on the dis-
play may not change immediately
like a general thermometer to pre-
vent the driver from being distracted.

To change the temperature unit (from
°C to °F or from °F to °C)
The temperature unit can be
changed by using the “User Settings”
mode of the LCD window.

❈ For more details, refer to “LCD

window” in this chapter.

■ Type A-Drive mode

■ Type B-Drive mode

■ Type A-Sport mode

■ Type B-Sport mode

ODE046141L/ODEP047191/ODE046140L/ODEP047215N

This indicator displays which shift lever is selected.

Dual clutch transmission shift indicator

• Park : P
• Reverse : R
• Neutral : N

• Drive : D
• Sports mode (if equipped) : S

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Over view

LCD windows show the following var-
ious information to drivers.
- Trip information
- LCD modes
- Warning messages

Trip information (Trip computer,
for Hybrid)

The trip computer is a microcomput-
er-controlled driver information sys-
tem that displays information related
to driving.

✽

✽

NOTICE

Some driving information stored in
the trip computer (for example
Average Vehicle Speed) resets if the
battery is disconnected.

Trip Modes

LCD WINDOWS (IF EQUIPPED)

ODE046099N

ODEP047220N

■

Type A

■

Type B

To change the trip mode, scroll the
MOVE scroll switch (

/

) in the

trip computer mode.

• Tripmeter [A/B]
• Average Vehicle Speed [A/B]
• Elapsed Time [A/B]

TRIP A/B

• Average Fuel Economy
• Instant Fuel Economy

Digital Speedometer

Driving style

Energy flow

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Fuel Economy

Average Fuel Economy (1)
• The average fuel economy is calcu-

lated by the total driving distance
and fuel consumption since the last
average fuel economy reset.
- Fuel economy range : 0.0 ~ 99.9

km/L, L/100Km or MPG (for
Hybrid) or 0.0 ~ 99.9, 100 ~ 999
km/L, L/100 Km or MPG (for
Plug-in Hybrid)

• The average fuel economy can be

reset both manually and automati-
cally.

Manual reset

To clear the average fuel economy
manually, press the OK button
(reset) on the steering wheel for
more than 1 second when the aver-
age fuel economy is displayed.

Automatic reset

To make the average fuel economy
be reset automatically whenever
refueling, select the “Fuel economy
auto reset” mode in User Setting
menu of the LCD display (User
Settings Mode).
• OFF - You may set to default man-

ually by using the trip switch reset
button.

• After ignition - The vehicle will

automatically set to default once 4
hours pass after the Engine
start/stop button is turned to the
OFF position.

• After refueling - After refueling

more than 6 liters and driving over
1mph (1km/h), the vehicle will
reset to default automatically.

✽

✽

NOTICE

The average vehicle speed is not dis-
played, when the vehicle drives
shorter than 0.2 miles(300 meters)
or less than 10 seconds after turning
ON the Engine Start/Stop button.

ODE046172N

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Instant Fuel Economy (2)
• This mode displays the instant fuel

economy during the last few sec-
onds when the vehicle speed is
more than 6 mph (10 km/h).
- Fuel economy range : 0.0 ~ 50.0

MPG or 0.0 ~ 30 L/100km

Trip A/B

Tripmeter (1)
• The tripmeter is the total driving

distance since the last tripmeter
reset.
- Distance range: 0.0 ~ 9999.9 mi

or km.

• To reset the tripmeter, press the

OK button (reset) on the steering
wheel for more than 1 second
when the tripmeter is displayed.

Average Vehicle Speed (2)
• The average vehicle speed is cal-

culated by the total driving dis-
tance and driving time since the
last average vehicle speed reset.
- Speed range: 0 ~ 999 mph or

km/h.

• To reset the average vehicle

speed, press the OK button (reset)
on the steering wheel for more
than 1 second when the average
vehicle speed is displayed.

OJFH046368N

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✽

✽

NOTICE

• The average vehicle speed is not

displayed if the driving distance
has been less than 0.03 miles(500
meters) or the driving time has
been less than 10 seconds since the
ignition switch or

Engine

Start/Stop button was turned to
ON.

• Even if the vehicle is not in

motion, the average vehicle speed
keeps going while the engine is
running.

Elapsed Time (3)
• The elapsed time is the total driv-

ing time since the last elapsed time
reset.
- Time range (hh:mm): 00:00 ~

99:59

• To reset the elapsed time, press

the OK button (reset) on the steer-
ing wheel for more than 1 second
when the elapsed time is dis-
played.

✽

✽

NOTICE

Even if the vehicle is not in motion,
the elapsed time keeps going while
the engine is running.

Digital speedometer

This mode displays the current
speed of the vehicle.

ODE047229N

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Driving style

The driving style is displayed when
you are driving in ECO mode.
When you drive in SPORT mode,
each driving category will be dis-
played with “---”

One time driving information
mode

This display shows trip distance (1),
average fuel economy (2) and the
vehicle can be driven with the
remaining fuel (3).
This information is displayed for a
few seconds when you turn off the
engine and then goes off automati-
cally. The information provided is cal-
culated according to each trip.
If the estimated distance is below
1mi. (1km), the range (3) will display
as “----”.
When low fuel warning light (

) illu-

minates in the cluster, the refuel
message will appear(4).

OJFA045285

ODEP047199L