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Maintenance
Maintenance Under Severe Usage Conditions
Severe Driving Conditions
A - Repeatedly driving short distance of less than 5 miles (8 km) in normaltemperature or less than 10 miles (16 km) in freezing temperature
B - Extensive engine idling or low speed driving for long distances
C - Driving on rough, dusty, muddy, unpaved, graveled or salt- spread roads
D - Driving in areas using salt or other corrosive materials or in very cold weather
E - Driving in heavy dust condition F - Driving in heavy traffic area
G - Driving on uphill, downhill, or mountain road
H - Towing a Trailer, or using a camper, or roof rack
I - Driving as a patrol car, taxi, other commercial use or vehicle towing
J - Driving over 106 mph (170 km/h)
K - Frequently driving in stop-and-go conditions
The following items must be serviced more frequently on cars normally used under severe driving conditions.
Refer to the chart below for the appropriate maintenance intervals.
R : Replace I : Inspect and, after inspection, clean, adjust, repair or replace if neces\
sary
MAINTENANCE ITEMMAINTENANCE
OPERATIONMAINTENANCE INTERVALSDRIVING CONDITION
Engine oil and filterREvery 3,750 miles (6,000 km) or 6 monthsA, B, C, D, E, F, G,
H, I, J, K
Air cleaner filterRMore frequentlyC, E
Spark plugsRMore frequentlyB, H
Automatic transmission fluidREvery 60,000 miles (96,000 km)A, C, E, F, G, I
Front brake disc/pads, calipersIMore frequentlyC, D, G, H
Rear brake disc/padsIMore frequentlyC, D, G, F
Parking brakeIMore frequentlyC, D, G, H
Steering gear box, linkage & boots/lower arm ball joint,
upper arm ball jointIMore frequentlyC, D, E, F, G, H, I
Drive shafts and bootsIMore frequentlyC, D, E, F, G, H, I, J
Climate control air filter (for evaporator and blower unit)RMore frequentlyC, E

Maintenance
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When recharging the battery,
observe the following precautions:
The battery must be removed from
the vehicle and placed in an area
with good ventilation.
Do not allow cigarettes, sparks, or flame near the battery.
Watch the battery during charging, and stop or reduce the charging
rate if the battery cells begin
gassing (boiling) violently or if the
temperature of the electrolyte of
any cell exceeds 120°F (49°C).
Wear eye protection when check- ing the battery during charging.
Disconnect the battery charger in the following order.
1. Turn off the battery charger main switch.
2. Unhook the negative clamp from the negative battery terminal.
3. Unhook the positive clamp from the positive battery terminal. Before performing maintenance or
recharging the battery, turn off all
accessories and stop the engine.
The negative battery cable must be removed first and installed last
when the battery is disconnected.Reset items
Items should be reset after the bat-
tery has been discharged or the bat-
tery has been disconnected.
Auto up/down window (See chapter 4)
Sunroof (See chapter 4)
Trip computer (See chapter 4)
Climate control system (See chapter 4)
Driver position memory system (See chapter 3)

Maintenance
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7
Production options weight: The
combined weight of installed regular
production options weighing over 5
lb.(2.3 kg) in excess of the standard
items which they replace, not previ-
ously considered in curb weight or
accessory weight, including heavy
duty brakes, ride levelers, roof rack,
heavy duty battery, and special trim.
Recommended Inflation Pressure:
Vehicle manufacturer's recommend-
ed tire inflation pressure and shown
on the tire placard.
Radial Ply Tire: A pneumatic tire in
which the ply cords that extend to the
beads are laid at 90 degrees to the
centerline of the tread.
Rim: A metal support for a tire and
upon which the tire beads are seat-
ed.
Sidewall: The portion of a tire
between the tread and the bead. Speed Rating:
An alphanumeric
code assigned to a tire indicating the
maximum speed at which a tire can
operate.
Traction: The friction between the
tire and the road surface. The
amount of grip provided.
Tread: The portion of a tire that
comes into contact with the road.
Treadwear Indicators: Narrow
bands, sometimes called "wear
bars," that show across the tread of a
tire when only 1/16 inch of tread
remains.
UTQGS: Uniform Tire Quality
Grading Standards, a tire information
system that provides consumers with
ratings for a tire's traction, tempera-
ture and treadwear. Ratings are
determined by tire manufacturers
using government testing proce-
dures. The ratings are molded into
the sidewall of the tire.
Vehicle Capacity Weight: The num-
ber of designated seating positions
multiplied by 150 lbs. (68kg) plus the
rated cargo and luggage load. Vehicle Maximum Load on the
Tire:
Load on an individual tire due
to curb and accessory weight plus
maximum occupant and cargo
weight.
Vehicle Normal Load on the Tire:
Load on an individual tire that is
determined by distributing to each
axle its share of the curb weight,
accessory weight, and normal occu-
pant weight and driving by 2.
Vehicle Placard: A label permanent-
ly attached to a vehicle showing the
original equipment tire size and rec-
ommended inflation pressure.

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Maintenance
Fuse NameFuse ratingCircuit Protected
P/WINDOW (RH)25APassenger Safety Power Window Module, Rear Power Window Switch Right Handle side
SUNROOF 120ASunroof Control Unit (Glass)
TRUNK10ATrunk Relay, Fuel Filler & Trunk Open Switch, Engine Room Junction Block(Fuel Lid Relay)
MULTIMEDIA 210AFront Monitor
POWER TRUNK30APower Trunk Module
S/HEATER (RR)25ARear Seat Warmer Control Module
SPARE 110ASpare
P/WINDOW (LH)25ARear Power Window Switch Left Handle side, Driver Safety Power Window Module
P/SEAT (PASS)30APassenger Seat Manual Switch
SUNROOF 220ASunroof Control Unit (Roller)
POWER HANDLE15ASteering Tilt & Telescopic Module
B/ALARM HORN10ABurglar Alarm Horn Relay
SMART KEY 115ASmart Key Control Module
MODULE 17.5AData Link Connector, Hazard Switch, Console Switch

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Specifications, Consumer information, Reporting safety defects
BULB WATTAGE
Light BulbWattage Bulb type
Front Headlights (High)
60WHB3
Headlights (Low) 55 or LED H7 or LED
Front turn signal lights 28WP28/8W
Position lights LEDLED
Side repeater lights (Outside mirror) LEDLED
Front fog lights Halogen 55W
HB4
LED LED LED
Rear Stop and tail lights
LEDLED
Rear turn signal lights 28WP28/8W
Back-up lights 16W16W
High mounted stop light LEDLED
License plate lights 5WW5W
Interior Map lamps/Room lamps
10WW10W
Mood lamp LEDLED
Trunk lamp LEDLED
Glove box lamp 5FESTOON
Vanity mirror lamps 5FESTOON
Foot lamp 5FESTOON
Overhead Console lamp (LED Type, Sunroof only) LED LED

Specifications, Consumer information, Reporting safety defects
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8
Roadside Assistance is provided on all new current
model year Kia Vehicles from the date the vehicle is deliv-
ered to the first retail buyer or otherwise put into use (in-
service date), whichever is earlier, for a period of 60
months or 60,000 miles, whichever is earlier, subject to
the terms, conditions and exclusions set forth in the Kia
Warranty and Consumer Information Manual applicable
to your model year vehicle.
KMA reserves the right to limit or deny services or other
benefits to any owner or driver when, in KMA's judgment,
the claims and/or service requests are excessive in fre-
quency or type of occurrence.
Toll free consumer assistance
Kia's toll-free Consumer Assistance hot line is staffed
from 5:00 AM to 6:00 PM PST, Monday through Friday
and is accessible by dialing 1-800-333-4Kia (4542).
For more information regarding assistance available,
please refer to your Kia Warranty & Consumer
Information Manual.
Emergency roadside assistance
Kia's toll free Roadside Assistance hot line is staffed 24
hours a day, 365 days a year and is accessible by dialing
1-800-333-4Kia (4542).
Please note that you must provide your Vehicle
Identification Number (VIN) to verify coverage at the time
of your call. The VIN can be found on the dash of your
vehicle on the driver’s side, on the door jamb of the dri-
ver’s door, your vehicle’s registration or proof of insur-
ance card.
Kia utilizes a network of over 30,000 roadside assistance
providers. Should you accidentally run out of fuel, require
a battery jump, or need help changing a tire, a Kia
Roadside Assistance Representative will dispatch some-
one to deliver a small quantity of gas, change a flat tire
with your inflated spare, or arrange a battery jump to
allow you to proceed to your destination. We have access
to a network of over 10,000 locksmiths to help you should
you become locked out of your Kia.
In the event that mechanical difficulty renders your vehi-
cle undriveable due to a warranty-related concern, Kia’s
Roadside Assistance Representative will arrange to
transport your vehicle to the nearest Kia dealer or to an
authorized Kia alternative service location.
CONSUMER ASSISTANCE (U.S. ONLY)

Index
4I
Checking the amount of air conditioner refrigerantand compressor lubricant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-134
Checking tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-44
Child restraint system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28 Selecting a Child Restraint System (CRS) . . . . . . . 3-29
Securing a child restraint with the LATCHanchors system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-34
Securing a child restraint seat with "Tether Anchor" system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-\
35
Securing a child restraint with a lap belt or lap/shoulder belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-36
Child-protector rear door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19
Clean air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
139
Climate control air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-133,7-34 Filter inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-34
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 4-152
Closing the sunroof. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-45
Clothes hanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-149
Combined instrument, see instrument cluster . . . . . . . 4-64
Compact spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-21
Consumer assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 7-26
Cooling fluid, see engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-26
Crankcase emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-97
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-49 To set cruise control speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-50
To increase cruise control set speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-50
To decrease the cruising speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-51 To temporarily accelerate with the cruise control on. .
5-51
To cancel cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-51
To resume cruising speed at more than approximately 20mph (30 km/h) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-52
To turn cruise control off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-52
Cup holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-142
Curtain air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-58
Dashboard illumination, see instrument panel illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-65
Dashboard, see instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-64
Day/night rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-52
Defogging (Windshield) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-135
Defroster (Rear window) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-121
Defrosting (Windshield) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-135
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-\
2
Disarmed stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Door locks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
16 From outside the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
From inside the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
Central door lock switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
Child-protector rear door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19
Drinks holders, see cup holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-142
DRIVE mode (Drive mode integrated control system) . . 5-68
Drive mode integrated control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-68 DRIVE mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-68
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Index
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Occupant Detection System (ODS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-46
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
68
Oil (Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-24
Online factory authorized manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-14
Outside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-61
Outside Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-68
Overheats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
6-7
Owner maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6Owner maintenance schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
Panorama sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-41 Sunroof open warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-42
Sunshade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-43
Sliding the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-43
Tilting the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-45
Closing the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-45
Resetting the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-46
Parking & Tail light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-106
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19 Checking the parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-31
Personal lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-87
Position lamp + DRL (LED type) bulb replacement . 7-81
Power brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Power outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-145 Power window lock button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34
Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25\
Pre-tensioner seat belt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
Rear curtain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-151
Rear parking assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-100
Type of warning sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-101
Rear seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
Rear turn signal lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-82
Rear view camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-104
Recommended lubricants and capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6 Recommended SAE viscosity number. . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
Record your key number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Refrigerant label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
Remote control (outside rear view mirror) . . . . . . . . . . 4-62
Remote keyless entry system operations . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Reporting safety defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-14
Resetting the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-46
Restrictions in Handling Keys(Smart key) . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Road warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Rocking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-94
Room lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-117
Room lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-86
Rotation (Tire) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-45
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