Kia Niro Owner's Manual page 15

THE COMPONENTS OF HYBRID VEHICLE (CONT.)
If An Accident Occurs
• Avoid the engine compartment.
• Avoid any orange or high voltage
wires, cables, or components.
• Assume that a high voltage com-
ponent is exposed and move away
from the vehicle as promptly as
possible.
• Refer to Chapter 7 for towing infor-
mation.
H12
WARNING
• After parking the vehicle, shift
the transmission into "P"
position. Turn off the hybrid
system by pushing the Engine
Start/Stop button.
• For your safety, do not touch
high voltage cables, connec-
tors and package modules.
High Voltage components are
orange in color.
• Exposed cables or wires may
be visible inside or outside of
the vehicle. Never touch the
wires or cables, because an
electrical shock may occur
causing injury or death.
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• If a fire occurs,
to extinguish a small high-
voltage battery fire, the follow-
ing techniques can be used:
- Dry chemical
- CO2
- Large amounts of water
- Regular foam
For a large high-voltage bat-
tery fire, use these types of
extinguishing methods:
- Large amounts of water
- Fog
- Regular foam
• If you need towing, refer to
chapter 7.