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•	 Air	Conditioner	Refrigerant	Charge	
 Air conditioner refrigerant charge is covered for the 
first 12 months of the warranty period regardless of 
mileage. Over the balance of the warranty period, 
refrigerant charge is covered only when replenished 
as part of a warranty repair.
•	 Audio	/	Entertainment	System
 An original equipment radio, compact disk player, 
OE DVD / RSE (Rear Seat Entertainment System)  
or navigation system is covered for the first 
36months/36,000 miles.
•	 Battery
 The original equipment battery is covered by a 
limited warranty for a period of 36 months/36,000 
miles. During 36 months/36,000 miles of the 
warranty period, a defective battery will be replaced 
at no cost to you. Kia will cover diagnostic, 
installation and replacement battery costs. 
 Kia will not reimburse you for any portion of the 
cost of a non-Kia replacement battery.
 
•	Brake and Clutch Linings 
 Brake linings, including pads and shoes, and clutch 
linings are warranted for 12 months/12,000 miles, 
whichever comes first, if they fail to function 
properly during normal use. Brake linings are 
designed to wear out as part of the process of 
stopping your vehicle safely and consistently while 
providing reasonable levels of noise and vibration 
during normal use. Brake or clutch linings function 
properly during normal use even if they need 
replacement in less than the full warranty period. 
Rather, most replacements at lower mileage are 
required by driver usage habits which can cause high 
rates of wear. In addition, brake lining wear is 
substantially increased by environmental conditions 
such as exposure to road salt or due to regular 
driving in stop and go rush hour traffic. The more 
wear factors which are present, the more rapid the 
wear. Resulting repairs and replacements of linings 
are not covered by your warranty.
New Vehicle  Limited Warranty
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New Vehicle  Limited Warranty
The following items are not covered:
Damage due to Factors Beyond the Manufacturer’s 
Control.
Examples of these factors include, but are not limited to:
•	Misuse of your Kia Vehicle such as driving over 
curbs, or other hazardous objects or road structures 
or into roadway maintenance or construction areas, 
overloading the vehicle, racing or engaging in 
activities or uses not described in your owner’s 
manual or in Kia’s product literature.
•	Accidents and incidents that damage your Kia 
vehicle including but not limited to collision, fire, 
theft, riot.
•	Alteration, modification, tampering, rewiring.
•	Damage or corrosion from the environment such as 
acid rain, airborne fallout (chemicals, tree sap, etc.), 
road salt, hail, wind storm, lightning, floods and acts 
of God. This limitation also includes damage to 
vehicle assemblies such as brakes and suspension.
•	Changes to vehicle appearance caused by normal 
use and exposure, corrosion to underlying metal 
when paint integrity is not consistently maintained.
•	Consumer induced damage caused by fluid spills, 
burns in carpet, seats, trim or other damage that is 
not considered a defect in material or workmanship.
•	Window glass that is broken, chipped, scratched or 
damage from outside influence is not considered a 
defect in material or workmanship
•	Paint or vehicle finish damage caused by applying 
chemicals to the paint surface
•	Damage caused by installing incorrect tires(size etc)
•	Damage caused by the installation of any part that is 
not equal to the OE part in quality of material or 
workmanship
Damage due to Lack of Maintenance or the Use of 
Wrong	Fuel,	Oil	or	Lubricants.
•	Improper maintenance or the use of other than the 
specified fuel, oil or lubricants recommended in 
your Owner’s Manual. It is your obligation to ensure 
that you obtain all fuels, oils and lubricants from 
reliable vendors using quality products which meet 
the Kia specifications identified in your Owner’s 
Manual. In the event that problems result to your 
vehicle due to service from vendors who use 
reduced quality products, your vehicle warranties 
will not provide coverage.   
What is Not Covered
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•	Damaged brake rotors and drums resulting from 
failing to replace brake pads and/or shoes before 
they have worn sufficiently to damage such rotors 
and drums. It is your obligation to ensure adequate 
inspections to prevent rotor and drum damage due to 
pad/shoe wear.  
Manufacturer Design Choices 
•	The choices made in designing your vehicle, 
including the materials chosen for parts and   
components. 
•	Note: A material is not defective or underperforming 
under your warranty because a better, stronger, more 
durable or more suitable material could have been used.
•	Note: All vehicle dimensions and measurements are 
made solely at the discretion of the manufacturer 
and are not warranted to be suitable for you or 
anyone else who uses your vehicle.   
Normal Deterioration
•	Replacement or repair of parts intended to wear 
including the friction wear parts of the brakes, 
including brake pads and shoes, spark plugs, belts, 
clutch linings, filters, wiper blades, bulbs except 
HID bulbs, fuses, and other wear and consumable 
items.
•	Surface corrosion on any part other than the body 
sheet metal panels forming the exterior appearance 
of a Kia Vehicle.
Normal Maintenance
•	Normal maintenance services such as: cleaning and 
polishing, minor adjustments, lubrication, oil/fluid 
changes, filters, anti- freeze coolant replenishment, 
wheel alignment and tire rotation unless such services 
are performed as part of a covered warrantable repair.
•	Normal maintenance items including but not limited 
to spark plugs, engine belts, filters, wiper blades, and 
bulbs except HID bulbs are not warranted. However, 
as a matter of policy, Kia will repair or replace such 
maintenance items of a new vehicle during the 
vehicle’s initial ownership period, but only up to the 
first service interval or 12 months/12,000 miles, 
whichever comes first.
•	Maintenance services described as “Scheduled 
Maintenance Services”, “Owner Maintenance Services” 
or “Appearance Care” in your Owner’s Manual. 
Altered Mileage
•	Any repair of a Kia Vehicle on which the odometer 
has been altered or on which the actual mileage 
cannot be reasonably determined.
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