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Maintenance
Turn the engine off and wait until it
cools down. Use care when remov-
ing the radiator cap. Wrap a thick
towel around it, and turn it counter-
clockwise slowly to the first stop.
Step back while the pressure is
released from the cooling system.
When you are sure all the pressure
has been released, press down on
the cap, using a thick towel, and con-
tinue turning counterclockwise to
remove it.
Changing the coolant
Have the coolant changed by an
authorized Kia dealer according to
the Maintenance Schedule at the
beginning of this section.
Put a thick cloth or fabric around the
radiator cap before refilling the
coolant in order to prevent the
coolant from overflowing into engine
parts such as the alternator.CAUTION- Removingradiator cap
Never attempt toremove the radiator cap while the engineis operating or hot.Doing so might lead to cooling system andengine damage.
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Index
Spare tireChanging tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
Compact spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-20
Compact spare tire replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-51
Removing and storing the spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
Special driving conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-66 Driving at night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-67
Driving in flooded areas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-68
Driving in the rain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-68
Hazardous driving conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-66
Highway driving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-69
Rocking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-66
Smooth cornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-67
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-54
Sports mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
SRS care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
3-53
SRS components and functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-35
Starting difficulties, see engine will not start . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37 Electric power steering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37
Heated steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-39
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-39
Tilt and telescopic steering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38
Steering wheel remote controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-141
Storage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-130 Center console storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-130
Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-130
Sunglass holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-131 Sunglass holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-131
Sunvisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
132
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-54\
Tether anchor system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28
Theft-alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
Tilt and telescopic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38
Tire and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
Tire pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Tire rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-48
Tire specification and pressure label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
Checking tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-47
Compact spare tire replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-51
Recommended cold tire inflation pressures . . . . . . . 7-46
Tire care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-46\
Tire maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-51
Tire replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-50
Tire rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-48
Tire sidewall labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-52
Tire traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-51
Wheel alignment and tire balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-49
Wheel replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-51
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 6-22
Transaxle Automatic transaxle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
Transaxle Shift Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-58
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