
Maintenance
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Production options weight: The
combined weight of installed regular
production options weighing over 2.3
kg (5 lb.) 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 68kg (150 lbs.) 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
All season tires
Kia specifies all season tires on
some models to provide good per-
formance for use all year round,
including snowy and icy road condi-
tions. All season tires are identified
by ALL SEASON and/or M+S (Mud
and Snow) on the tire sidewall. Snow
tires have better snow traction than
all season tires and may be more
appropriate in some areas.
Summer tires
Kia specifies summer tires on some
models to provide superior perform-
ance on dry roads. Summer tire per-
formance is substantially reduced in
snow and ice. Summer tires do not
have the tire traction rating M+S
(Mud and Snow) on the tire side wall.
If you plan to operate your vehicle in
snowy or icy conditions, Kia recom-
mends the use of snow tires or all
season tires on all four wheels.
Snow tires
If you equip your car with snow tires,
they should be the same size and
have the same load capacity as the
original tires. Snow tires should be
installed on all four wheels; other-
wise, poor handling may result.
Snow tires should carry 28 kPa (4
psi) more air pressure than the pres-
sure recommended for the standard
tires on the tire label on the driver's
side of the center pillar, or up to the
maximum pressure shown on the tire
sidewall, whichever is less.
Do not drive faster than 120 km/h (75
mph) when your vehicle is equipped
with snow tires.
Radial-ply tires
Radial-ply tires provide improved
tread life, road hazard resistance and
smoother high speed ride. The radi-
al-ply tires used on this vehicle are
of belted construction and are select-
ed to complement the ride and han-
dling characteristics of your vehicle.
Radial-ply tires have the same load
carrying capacity as bias-ply or bias
belted tires of the same size and use
the same recommended inflation
pressure. Mixing of radial-ply tires
with bias-ply or bias belted tires is
not recommended. Any combina-
tions of radial-ply and bias-ply or bias
belted tires when used on the same
vehicle will seriously deteriorate
vehicle handling. The best rule to fol-
low is: identical radial-ply tires should
always be used as a set of four.

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Specifications & Consumer information
TIRES AND WHEELS
*1: Load Index
*2: Speed Symbol
*3: Normal load : Up to 3 persons
*4: It is applied to Lambda 3.3 T-GDI AWD vehicle.
CAUTION
When replacing tires, use the same size originally supplied with the vehicle. Using tires of a different size can damage the related parts or make them work irregularly.
ItemTire sizeWheel size
Load
CapacitySpeed
capacityInflation pressure [bar (psi, kPa)]Wheel lug
nut torque kgf·m
(lbf·ft, N·m)
Normal load *3Maximum load or Over
160 km/h (100 MPH)
LI *1KgSS *2MPHFrontRearFrontRear
Full size tire
225/45R188.0J x 1895690V1492.5
(36, 250)2.7
(39, 270)2.6
(38, 260)2.7
(39, 270)
11~13
(79 ~ 94,
107 ~ 127225/40R198.0J x 1993650Y186
2.5
(36, 250)-2.6
(38, 260)-
2.6 *4
(38, 260)-2.6
(38, 260)-
255/35R198.5J x 1996710Y186-2.5
(36, 250)-2.7
(39, 270)
Compact
spare tire
(if equipped)T135/80R184.0T x 18104900M804.2
(60, 420)4.2
(60, 420)4.2
(60, 420)4.2
(60, 420)

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Index
Highway driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-139
Rocking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-136
Smooth cornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-137
Steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-51 Electric Power Steering (EPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-51
Heated steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-53
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-54
Tilt and telescopic steering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-52
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-150 Center console storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-150
Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-150
Sunglass holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-151
Theft-alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14 Armed stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
Disarmed stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Theft-alarm stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8 Changing a tire with TPMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12
Check tire pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Low tire pressure telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
Tire specification and pressure label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-39 All season tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-51
Checking tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-40 Low aspect ratio tire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-52
Radial-ply tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-51
Recommended cold tire inflation pressures . . . . . . . 7-39
Snow tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-51
Summer tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-51
Tire care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-39\
Tire maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-44
Tire pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-40
Tire replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-43
Tire rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-41
Tire sidewall labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-44
Tire traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-44
Wheel alignment and tire balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-42
Wheel replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-44
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 6-23 Emergency towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-25
Removable towing hook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-25
Towing service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-23
Vehicle break-in process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Vehicle certification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10
Vehicle data collection and event data recorders . . . . . . 1-7
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10
Vehicle load limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-143 Certification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-146
Tire and loading information label. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-143
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