
Maintenance
6
7
At least monthly:
Check the coolant level in the engine
coolant reservoir.
Check the operation of all exterior lights, including the stoplights, turn sig-
nals and hazard warning flashers.
Check the inflation pressures of all tyres including the spare.
At least twice a year
(i.e., every Spring and Fall):
Check the radiator, heater and air con- ditioning hoses for leaks or damage.
Check the windscreen washer spray and wiper operation. Clean wiper
blades with clean cloth dampened with
washer fluid.
Check the headlight alignment.
Check the muffler, exhaust pipes, shields and clamps.
Check the lap/shoulder belts for wear and function.
Check for worn tyres and loose wheel lug nuts.
At least once a year:
Clean the body and door drain holes.
Lubricate the door hinges and checks,and bonnet hinges.
Lubricate the door and bonnet locks and latches.
Lubricate the door rubber weather- strips.
Check the air conditioning system.
Inspect and lubricate automatic transaxle linkage and controls.
Clean the battery and terminals.
Check the brake/clutch fluid level.
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For mixture percentage, refer to the fol-
lowing table.Changing the coolant
We recommend that the coolant be
replaced by an authorised Kia dealer.
WARNING
Radiator cap
Do not remove the radiator cap when the engine and radiator are
hot. Scalding hot coolant and
steam may blow out under pres-
sure causing serious injury.
CAUTION
Put a thick cloth or fabric around the radiator cap before refilling thecoolant in order to prevent the coolant from overflowing into
engine parts such as the alternator.
WARNING - Coolant
Do not use radiator coolant or antifreeze in the washer fluid
reservoir.
Radiator coolant can severely obscure visibility when sprayed
on the windscreen and may
cause loss of vehicle control or
damage to paint and body trim.
-15°C (5°F) 35 65
-25°C (-13°F) 40 60
-35°C (-31°F) 50 50
-45°C (-49°F) 60 40
Ambient
Temperature Mixture Percentage (volume)
Antifreeze Water
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WASHER FLUID
Checking the washer fluid level
Check the fluid level in the washer fluid
reservoir and add fluid if necessary. Plain
water may be used if washer fluid is not
available. However, use washer solvent
with antifreeze characteristics in cold cli-
mates to prevent freezing. Checking the parking brake
Check the stroke of the parking brake by
counting the number of “clicks’’ heardwhilst fully applying it from the released
position. Also, the parking brake alone
should securely hold the vehicle on a fair-
ly steep grade. If the stroke is more or
less than specified, we recommend that
the system be serviced by an authorised
Kia dealer.
Stroke :
5~7 “clicks’’ at a force of
20 kg (44 lbs, 196 N).
PARKING BRAKE
WARNING -
Coolant
Do not use radiator coolant or antifreeze in the washer fluid
reservoir.
Radiator coolant can severely obscure visibility when sprayed
on the windscreen and may
cause loss of vehicle control or
damage to the paint and bodytrim.
Windscreen Washer fluid agents contain some amounts of alcohol
and can be flammable under cer-
tain circumstances. Do not allowsparks or flame come in contactwith the washer fluid or the wash-
er fluid reservoir. Damage to the
vehicle or occupants could
occur.
Windscreen washer fluid is poi- sonous to humans and animals.
Do not drink and avoid coming incontact with the windscreen
washer fluid. Serious injury or
death could occur.
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Drinks holders, see cup holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-94
Driver's and passenger's front air bag. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-44
Driving at night. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-45
Driving in flooded areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-46
Driving in the rain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-46
Economical operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-41
Electric power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-33
Electronic stability program (ESP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
Emergency starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Push starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Emergency while driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-78 Crankcase emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-78
Evaporative emission control System . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-78
Exhaust emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-79
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-25
Engine number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-24
Engine overheats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Engine start/stop button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Engine will not start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Evaporative emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-78 Exhaust emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-79
Explanation of scheduled maintenance items . . . . . . . 7-20
Exterior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-72
Flat tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Changing tires. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Compact spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-13
Components of the tire mobility kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-16
Jack and tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Removing and storing the spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Tiremobilitykit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
Floor mat anchor(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-97Fluid Automatic transaxle fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-29
Brakes fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-28
Washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-31
Fog light (front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-66
Fog light (rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-69Fog light bulbs replacement Fog light (front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-66
Fog light (rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-69
Folding the rear seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Front seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Fuel filler lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
Fuel filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-32
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Checking tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-43
Compact spare tire replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-47
Recommended cold tire inflation pressures . . . . . . . . 7-42
Tire care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-42
Tire maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-47
Tire replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-46
Tire rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-44
Tire sidewall labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-48
Tire traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-47
Wheel alignment and tire balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-45
Wheel replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-47
TMK, see tiremobilitykit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-25
TPMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-20
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-52
Transaxle Automatic transaxle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
Manual transaxle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
Trip computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-44
Using the tiremobilitykit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15 Vehicle break-in process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Vehicle certification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
Vehicle identification number (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
Vehicle stability management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33
Vehicle weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-60
Warning and indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-47
Washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-31
Wheel alignment and tire balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-45
Wheel replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-47
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19
Auto up/down window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21
Manual window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23
Power window lock button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22
Winter driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-48
Snow tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-48
Tire chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-49
Wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-36
Wipers and washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-67
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