2018 KIA SORENTO refrigerant

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Maintenance
Power steering pump, belt and
hoses (if equipped)
Check the power steering pump and
hoses for leakage and damage.
Replace any damaged or leaking
parts immediately. Inspect the power
steering belt (or drive belt) for evi-
dence of cuts, cracks, excessive
wear, oiliness and proper tension.
Replace or adjust it if necessary.
Drive shafts and boots
Check the drive shafts, boots and
clamps for cracks, deterioration, or
damage. Replace any damaged
parts and, if necessary, repack the
grease.
Air conditioning refrigerant
Check the air conditioning lines and
connections for leakage and dam-
age.When checking engine oil, engine
coolant, brake fluid, and washer fluid,
always be sure to clean the area
around any filler plug, drain plug, or
dipstick before checking or draining
any lubricant or fluid. This is espe-
cially important in dusty or sandy
areas and when the vehicle is used
on unpaved roads. Cleaning the plug
and dipstick areas will prevent dirt
and grit from entering the engine and
other mechanisms that could be
damaged.
CHECKING FLUID LEVELS

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Maintenance
Check the condition and connections
of all cooling system hoses and
heater hoses. Replace any swollen
or deteriorated hoses.
The coolant level should be filled
between F and L marks on the side
of the coolant reservoir when the
engine is cool.
If the coolant level is low, add enough
specified coolant to provide protec-
tion against freezing and corrosion.
Bring the level to F, but do not over-
fill. If frequent additions are required,
see an authorized Kia dealer for a
cooling system inspection.
Recommended engine coolant
When adding coolant, use onlydeionized water or soft water for
your vehicle and never mix hard
water in the coolant filled at the fac-
tory. An improper coolant mixture
can result in serious malfunction or
engine damage.
The engine in your vehicle has alu- minum engine parts and must be
protected by an ethylene-glycol-
based coolant to prevent corrosion
and freezing.
DO NOT USE alcohol or methanol coolant or mix them with the spec-
ified coolant.
Do not use a solution that contains more than 60 percent antifreeze or
less than 35 percent antifreeze.
This would reduce the effective-
ness of the solution.
OUMA074221
WARNING- Cooling fan
Use caution when
working near the
blade of the cooling
fan. The electric
motor (cooling fan) is
controlled by engine coolant
temperature, refrigerant pres-
sure and vehicle speed. it may
sometimes operate even when
the engine is not running.

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Specifications & Consumer information
GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT
AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM LUGGAGE VOLUME
ItemWeight of volume Classification
Refrigerant
FRONT A/CON650 ± 25g R-134a
FRONT + REAR A/CON850 ± 25g
Compressor lubricantFRONT A/CON120 ± 10gPAG(FD46XG)FRONT + REAR A/CON210 ± 10g
We recommend that you contact an authorized Kia dealer for more details.
ITEM5 Seats7 Seats
Theta II 2.0
[kg (lbs.)]AT2WD2,320 (5,115)-
4WD2,380 (5,247)-
Theta II 2.4[kg (lbs.)]AT2WD2,280 (5,026)2,420 (5,335)
4WD2,340 (5,159)2,490 (5,490)
Lambda II 3.3[kg (lbs.)]AT2WD-2,490 (5,489)
4WD-2,550 (5,622)
ITEM5 Seats7 Seats
SAEMIN.1,099L (38.8 cu ft)1,077L (38.0 cu ft)
MAX.2,082L (73.5 cu ft)2,066L (72.9 cu ft)
MIN : Behind rear seat (2nd row)
MAX : Behind front seat (1st row)

Index
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Advanced smart cruise control system (ASCC) . . . . . . 5-65Limitations of the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-75
Speed setting (ASCC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-66
To adjust the sensitivity of advanced smartcruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-74
To convert to cruise control mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-75
Vehicle to vehicle distance setting (ASCC) . . . . . . . 5-70
Air bag - advanced supplemental restraint system . . . 3-44 Air bag warning label. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-68
Air bag warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-47
Curtain air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-61
Do not install a child restraint on the frontpassenger’s seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-47
Driver's and passenger's front air bag . . . . . . . . . . . 3-57
How does the air bag system operate . . . . . . . . . . . 3-45
Inflation and non-inflation conditions of the air bag . . 3-62
Occupant Detection System (ODS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-51
Side air bag. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-59
SRS Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-67
SRS components and functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-48
Air cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-42\
Filter replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-42
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
All wheel drive (AWD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20 All wheel drive (AWD) transfer mode selection . . . 5-22
For safe all wheel drive operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
Tight corner brake effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21 Appearance care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-91
Exterior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-91
Interior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-98
Autonomous emergency braking (AEB)/ Forward collision warning (FCW). . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-50
AEB warning message and system control . . . . . . . 5-52
Brake operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-54
Limitation of the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-56
Recognizing pedestrians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-59
Sensor to detect the distance from the vehicle in front (front radar) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-54
System malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-55
System setting and activation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-50
Audio system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-174 Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-174
AUX, USB and iPod
®port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-176
How vehicle audio works. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-177
Steering wheel remote controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-175
Using iPod
®device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-182
Using the USB device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-181
Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-141 3rd row air conditioning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-150
Automatic heating and air conditioning. . . . . . . . . 4-143
Checking the amount of air conditionerrefrigerant and compressor lubricant . . . . . . . . . . 4-154
Climate control air filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-153
Manual heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . 4-144
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Index
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Glove box lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-127
Luggage lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-127
Map lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-126
Room lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-125
Vanity mirror lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-127
Interior overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Key positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6 Ignition switch position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Illuminated ignition switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Lane departure warning system (LDWS) . . . . . . . . . . . 5-92 Driver's attention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-95
LDWS operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-93
The LDWS does not operate when . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-95
Warning light and message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-95
LCD display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-79 LCD modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-79
Liftgate (for manual liftgate) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26 Closing the liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
Emergency liftgate safety release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27
Opening the liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26 Light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-82\
Front lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-83
High mounted stop lamp replacement . . . . . . . . . . . 7-90
Interior lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-92
License plate light bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-91
Rear combination lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . 7-88
Side repeater lamp replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-87
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
4-115 Battery saver function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-115
Check headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-119
Daytime running light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-115
Front fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-118
High beam operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-117
Lighting control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-115
Turn signals and lane change signals . . . . . . . . . . . 4-118
Luggage volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Maintenance services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6 Owner maintenance precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
Owner’s responsibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
Manual climate control system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-130 3rd row air conditioning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-136
Checking the amount of air conditioner refrigerantand compressor lubricant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-139
Climate control air filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-139
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