2010 KIA SORENTO air condition

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Maintenance
5. Maximum permissible inflationpressure
This number is the greatest amount of air pressure that should be put in
the tire. Do not exceed the maximum
permissible inflation pressure. Refer
to the Tire and Loading Information
label for recommended inflation
pressure.
6. Maximum load rating
This number indicates the maximum
load in kilograms and pounds that
can be carried by the tire. When
replacing the tires on the vehicle,
always use a tire that has the same
load rating as the factory installed
tire.
7. Uniform tire quality grading
Quality grades can be found where
applicable on the tire sidewall
between tread shoulder and maxi-
mum section width.
For example:
TREADWEAR 200
TRACTION AA
TEMPERATURE A
Tread wear
The tread wear grade is a compara-
tive rating based on the wear rate ofthe tire when tested under controlled
conditions on a specified govern-
ment test course. For example, a tire
graded 150 would wear one-and-a-
half times (1½) as well on the gov-
ernment course as a tire graded 100.
The relative performance of tires depends upon the actual conditions
of their use, however, and may
depart significantly from the norm
due to variations in driving habits,
service practices and differences in
road characteristics and climate. These grades are molded on the
side-walls of passenger vehicle tires.
The tires available as standard or
optional equipment on your vehicle
may vary with respect to grade.
Traction - AA, A, B & C
The traction grades, from highest to
lowest, are AA, A, B and C. Those
grades represent the tire’s ability to
stop on wet pavement as measuredunder controlled conditions on spec-
ified government test surfaces of
asphalt and concrete. A tire marked
C may have poor traction perform-
ance.
WARNING
The traction grade assigned to this tire is based on straight-ahead braking traction tests,
and does not include accelera-
tion, cornering, hydroplaning,
or peak traction characteristics.

Maintenance
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Inner fuse panel (Instrument panel)
1 15A REAR SEAT WARMER LH, RH
2 20A DOOR LOCK, TAILGATE
3 10A THEFT ALARM HORN
4 7.5A RHEOSTAT, IMS
5 10A CLUSTER, SMART KEY, RSE MONITOR, TPMS, AUDIO, REAR PARKING ASSIST SYSTEM
BUZZER, ESP SWITCH, DBC SWITCH, DBC RELAY 'S1', AUTO HLLD SENSOR(4),
HLLD ACTUATOR
6 10A SPORT MODE SWITCH, 4WD ECU
7 20A HEAD LAMP WASHER
8 20A REAR AIR CONDITIONING MOTOR
9 7.5A AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM, CLUSTER IONIZER, HEAD LAMP WASHER RELAY,
PDM UNIT, FUSIBLE LINK BOX(PTC-3 RELAY'S1'), RAIN SENSOR(1),
SUNROOF MOTOR UNIT(3), ECM(10)
10 15A REAR WIPER, WASHER
11 10A OIL LEVEL SENSOR UNIT(4), PDM UNIT(B9), SMART KEY ECU (A14), 4WD ECU(4), TCU(K3),
GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR, POWER WINDOW
No. Symbol Fuse rating Protected component
RR
3
2
RR
1

Maintenance
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24 15A AUDIO SYSTEM
25 7.5A ECU (BLOWER ON SIGNAL)
26 15A CENTER POWER OUTLET
27 10A AIR BAG INDICATOR, SEAT BELT REMINDER, DIGITAL CLOCK
28 10A OUTSIDE MIRROR MOTOR, AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM
29 20A FRONT SEAT WARMER
30 10A ECM MIRROR, CARGO LAMP, ROOM LAMP, OVER HEAD CONSOLE, CLUSTER, OBD II,
DOOR WARNING SWITCH, AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM, SET TOP BOX, DIGITAL CLOCK
31 15A AIR BAG
32 30A POWER SEAT
33 10A DOOR LAMP, POWER WINDOW SWITCH
34 7.5A AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FATC (BLOWER ON)
35 25A CIGAR LIGHTER, FRONT POWER OUTLET
36 7.5A START SOLENOID RELAY ’S’
No. Symbol Fuse rating Protected component
MANU
IND
FR
AUTO

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Maintenance
Corrosion protection
Protecting your vehicle from corrosion
By using the most advanced design and
construction practices to combat corro-
sion, we produce vehicles of the highest
quality. However, this is only part of the
job. To achieve the long-term corrosion
resistance your vehicle can deliver, the
owner's cooperation and assistance isalso required.
Common causes of corrosion The most common causes of corrosion
on your vehicle are:
allowed to accumulate underneath the
vehicle.
Removal of paint or protective coatings by stones, gravel, abrasion or minor
scrapes and dents which leave unpro-
tected metal exposed to corrosion. High-corrosion areas
If you live in an area where your vehicle
is regularly exposed to corrosive materi-
als, corrosion protection is particularly
important. Some of the common causes
of accelerated corrosion are road salts,
dust control chemicals, ocean air and
industrial pollution.
Moisture breeds corrosion Moisture creates the conditions in which
corrosion is most likely to occur. For
example, corrosion is accelerated by
high humidity, particularly when tempera-
tures are just above freezing. In such
conditions, the corrosive material is kept
in contact with the vehicle’s surface by
moisture that evaporate slowly.
Mud is particularly corrosive because it
dries slowly and holds moisture in con-
tact with the vehicle. Although the mud
appears to be dry, it can still retain mois-ture and promote corrosion.
High temperatures can also accelerate
corrosion of parts that are not properly
ventilated so the moisture can be dis-
persed. For all these reasons, it is par-
ticularly important to keep your vehicle
clean and free of mud or accumulations
of other materials. This applies not only
to the visible surfaces but particularly to
the underside of the vehicle.

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Maintenance
Diesel Particulate Filter (if equipped)
The Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) sys-
tem removes the soot emitted from the
vehicle.
Unlike a disposable air filter, the DPF
system automatically burns (oxidizes)
and removes the accumulated soot
according to the driving condition. In
other words, the active burning by engine
control system and high exhaust gas
temperature caused by normal/high driv-
ing condition burns and removes the
accumulated soot.
However, if the vehicle continues to be
driven at low speed for long time, the
accumulated soot may not be automati-
cally removed because of low exhaust
gas temperature. In this particular case,the amount of soot is out of detection
limit, the soot oxidation process by
engine control system may not happen
and the malfunction indicator light may
blink. When the malfunction indicator light
blinks, it may stop blinking by driving the
vehicle at more than 60 km/h (37 mph) orat more than second gear with 1500 ~
2000 engine rpm for a certain time (for
about 25 minutes).If the malfunction indicator light contin-
ues to be blinked in spite of the proce-
dure, please visit an authorized KIA deal-
er and then check the DPF system.
If you continue to drive with the malfunc-
tion indicator light blinking for a long time,the DPF system can be damaged and
fuel consumption can be worsen.