2011 KIA Cerato services

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Engine compartment / 7-2
Maintenance services / 7-3
Owner maintenance / 7-4
Maintenance schedule / 7-6
Explanation of scheduled maintenance items / 7-10
Engine oil / 7-13
Engine coolant / 7-14
Brake/clutch fluid / 7-17
Power steering fluid / 7-18
Automatic transaxle fluid / 7-19
Washer fluid / 7-19
Parking brake / 7-20
Air cleaner / 7-20
Climate control air filter / 7-21
Wiper blades / 7-21
Battery / 7-23
Tires and wheels / 7-26
Fuses / 7-39
Appearance care / 7-48
Emission control system / 7-54
Maintenance

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Maintenance
MAINTENANCE SERVICES
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You should exercise the utmost care to
prevent damage to your vehicle and
injury to yourself whenever performing
any maintenance or inspection proce-
dures.
Should you have any doubts concerning
the inspection or servicing of your vehi-
cle, we strongly recommend that you
have an authorized KIA dealer perform
this work.
An authorized KIA dealer has factory-
trained technicians and genuine KIA
parts to service your vehicle properly. For
expert advice and quality service, see an
authorized KIA dealer.
Inadequate, incomplete or insufficient
servicing may result in operational prob-
lems with your vehicle that could lead to
vehicle damage, an accident, or person-
al injury.
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Owner’s responsibility
✽ ✽NOTICE
Maintenance Service and Record
Retention are the owner's responsibility.
You should retain documents that show
proper maintenance has been performed
on your vehicle in accordance with the
scheduled maintenance service charts
shown on the following pages. You need
this information to establish your compli-
ance with the servicing and maintenance
requirements of your vehicle warranties.
Detailed warranty information is provided
in your Warranty & Consumer Information
manual.
Repairs and adjustments required as a
result of improper maintenance or a lack
of required maintenance are not covered.
We recommend you have your vehicle
maintained and repaired by an author-
ized KIA dealer. An authorized KIA deal-
er meets KIA’s high service quality stan-
dards and receives technical support
from KIA in order to provide you with a
high level of service satisfaction.
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Owner maintenance precautions
Improper or incomplete service may
result in problems. This section gives
instructions only for the maintenance
items that are easy to perform.
As explained earlier in this section, sev-
eral procedures can be done only by an
authorized KIA dealer with special tools.
✽ ✽NOTICE
Improper owner maintenance during
the warranty period may affect warran-
ty coverage. For details, read the sepa-
rate Warranty & Consumer Information
manual provided with the vehicle. If
you're unsure about any servicing or
maintenance procedure, have it done by
an authorized KIA dealer.

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Index
In case of an emergency while driving ··················\
··········6-2
Indicator symbols on the instrument cluster ··················\
·1-5
Instrument cluster ··················\
··················\
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····4-39
Instrument panel overview··················\
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···········2-3
Interior features··················\
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········4-96
Interior light ··················\
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·············4-66
Interior overview··················\
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········2-2
Key positions ··················\
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·············5-4
Keys ··················\
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·········4-2
Lighting··················\
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··4-59
Maintenance schedule··················\
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7-6
Maintenance services ··················\
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·7-3
Manual climate control system··················\
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··4-69
Manual transaxle··················\
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······5-12
Mirrors ··················\
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···4-35
Owner maintenance ··················\
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···7-4Parking brake ··················\
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···········7-20
Power steering fluid ··················\
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·7-18
Rearview camera··················\
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······4-58
Recommended lubricants and capacities ··················\
·······8-4
Remote keyless entry ··················\
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·4-8
Road warning ··················\
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·············6-2
Seat··················\
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···········3-2
Seat belts ··················\
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3-15
Smart key ··················\
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·4-6
Special driving conditions ··················\
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·········5-39
Starting the engine ··················\
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·····5-9
Steering wheel ··················\
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·········4-32
Storage compartment ··················\
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·················4-88\
Sunroof··················\
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···4-28
Tire specification and pressure label ··················\
·············8-7
Tires and wheels ··················\
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Towing ··················\
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···6-15
Trailer towing··················\
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