2021 KIA STINGER air filter

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Maintenance
Air cleaner filter
A Genuine Kia air cleaner filter is rec-
ommended when the filter is replaced.
Spark plugs
Make sure to install new spark plugs
of the correct heat range.
Valve clearance (if equipped)
Inspect excessive valve noise and/or
engine vibration and adjust if neces-
sary. An authorized Kia dealer
should perform the operation.
Cooling system
Check the cooling system compo-
nents, such as the radiator, coolant
reservoir, hoses and connections for
leakage and damage. Replace any
damaged parts.
Coolant
The coolant should be changed at
the intervals specified in the mainte-
nance schedule.
Automatic transmission fluid
Automatic transmission fluid should
not be checked under normal usage
conditions.
But in severe conditions, the fluid
should be changed at an authorized
Kia dealer in accordance to the
scheduled maintenance at the begin-
ning of this chapter.
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NOTICE
Automatic transmission fluid color
is basically red.
As the vehicle is driven, the auto-
matic transmission fluid will begin
to look darker.
It is normal condition and you should
not judge the need to replace the fluid
based upon the changed color.
Brake hoses and lines
Visually check for proper installation,
chafing, cracks, deterioration and
any leakage. Replace any deteriorat-
ed or damaged parts immediately.
CAUTION
Use only specified automatic
transmission fluid. The use of a
non-specified fluid could result
in a transmission malfunction
and failure. (Refer to
"Recommended lubricants and
capacities" in chapter 8.)

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AIR CLEANER
Filter replacement
The air filter must be replaced when
necessary, and should not be
washed.
Have the air cleaner filter inspected or
replaced by an authorized Kia dealer.Replace the filter according to the
Maintenance Schedule.
If the vehicle is operated in extreme-
ly dusty or sandy areas, replace the
element more often than the usual
recommended intervals. (Refer to
“Maintenance under severe usage
conditions” in this chapter.)
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■THETA II 2.0L T-GDI (Gasoline engine)
■Lambda II PE 3.3L T-GDI (Gasoline engine)
(Passenger side)
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■Lambda II PE 3.3L T-GDI (Gasoline engine)
(Driver side)
CAUTION - Air filter
maintenance
Do not drive with the air clean-
er removed; this will result in
excessive engine wear.
When removing the air cleaner
filter, be careful that dust or
dirt does not enter the air
intake, or damage may result.
Use a Kia genuine part. Use of
a non-genuine part could
damage the air flow sensor.

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CLIMATE CONTROL AIR FILTER
Filter inspection
The climate control air filter should
be replaced according to the
Maintenance Schedule. If the vehicle
is operated in severely air-polluted
cities or on dusty rough roads for a
long period, it should be inspected
more frequently and replaced earlier.
When you replace the climate control
air filter, replace it performing the fol-
lowing procedure, and be careful to
avoid damaging other components.
1. Open the glove box and remove
the stoppers on both sides.2. With the glove box open, pull the
support strap (1).
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3. Remove the climate control air fil-
ter cover while pressing the lock
on the left side of the cover.4. Replace the climate control air fil-
ter.
5. Reassemble in the reverse order
of disassembly.
When replacing the climate control
air filter install it properly. Otherwise,
the system may produce noise and
the effectiveness of the filter may be
reduced.
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Maintenance
EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM
The emission control system of your
vehicle is covered by a written limited
warranty. Please see the warranty
information contained in the
Warranty & Consumer Information
manual in your vehicle.
Your vehicle is equipped with an
emission control system to meet all
applicable emission regulations.
There are three emission control
systems, as follows.
(1) Crankcase emission control sys-
tem
(2) Evaporative emission control sys-
tem
(3) Exhaust emission control system
In order to assure the proper function
of the emission control systems, it is
recommended that you have your
vehicle inspected and maintained by
an authorized Kia dealer in accor-
dance with the maintenance sched-
ule in this manual.Caution for the Inspection and
Maintenance Test (With Electronic
Stability Control (ESC) system)
To prevent the vehicle from mis-
firing during dynamometer test-
ing, turn the Electronic Stability
Control (ESC) system off by
pressing the ESC switch.
After dynamometer testing is
completed, turn the ESC system
back on by pressing the ESC
switch again.1. Crankcase emission control
system
The positive crankcase ventilation
system is employed to prevent air
pollution caused by blow-by gases
being emitted from the crankcase.
This system supplies fresh filtered air
to the crankcase through the air
intake hose. Inside the crankcase,
the fresh air mixes with blow-by
gases, which then pass through the
PCV valve into the induction system.
2. Evaporative emission con-
trol (including ORVR:
Onboard Refueling Vapor
Recovery)
system
The Evaporative Emission Control
System is designed to prevent fuel
vapors from escaping into the atmos-
phere.
(The ORVR system is designed to
allow the vapors from the fuel tank to
be loaded into a canister while refu-
eling at the gas station, preventing
the escape of fuel vapors into the
atmosphere.)

Index
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Air bag - advanced supplemental restraint system . . . . 3-45Adding equipment to or modifying your air bag-equipped vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-71
Air bag warning label. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-71
Air bag warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-48
Curtain air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-64
Driver's and passenger's front air bag . . . . . . . . . . . 3-60
How does the air bag system operate? . . . . . . . . . . . 3-46
Occupant Detection System (ODS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-52
Side air bag. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-62
SRS Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-70
SRS components and functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-49
Air cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-29\
Filter replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-29
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
All wheel drive (AWD). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-38 Emergency precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-40
Using All Wheel Drive (AWD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-38
Appearance care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-93 Exterior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-93
Interior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-98
Audio system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-169 Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-169
AUX, USB port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-169 Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-135
Air Conditioning refrigerant label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-149
Automatic heating and air conditioning. . . . . . . . . 4-136
Checking the amount of air conditioner refrigerant and compressor lubricant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-148
Climate control air filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-147
Manual heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . 4-138
System operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-145
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11 Automatic transmission operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Good driving practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Launch control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
Automatic transmission (shift-by-wire) . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21 Automatic transmission operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
Good driving practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31
Launch control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33
LCD display messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-28
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-\
28
Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 7-35 Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-35
For best battery service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-35
Recharging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-37
Reset items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-38
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Index
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Before entering vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Before starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Necessary inspections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Blind-spot Collision Warning (BCW)/Rear Cross-Traffic
Collision Warning (RCCW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-123
BCW (Blind-Spot Collision Warning) . . . . . . . . . . 5-124
Driver's attention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-130
RCCW (Rear Cross-Traffic Collision Warning) . . 5-127
System description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-123
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-26
Checking the brake fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-26
Brake system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-43
Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-57
Auto hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-53
Electronic parking brake (EPB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-47
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-59
Good braking practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-65
Hill-start Assist Control (HAC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-64
Parking brake – Foot type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-45
Power brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-43
Vehicle Stability Management (VSM) . . . . . . . . . . . 5-63
Warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-56
Bulb wattage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3Checking fluid levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-19
Child Restraint System (CRS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-34
Children always in the rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-34
Installing a Child Restraint System (CRS) . . . . . . . 3-38
Selecting a Child Restraint System (CRS) . . . . . . . 3-35
Climate control air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-30
Filter inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-30
Consumer assistance (U.S. only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12
Emergency roadside assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12
Registering your vehicle in a foreign country . . . . . 8-14
Toll free consumer assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12
Trip interruption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-13
Cruise Control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-81
To cancel cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-83
To decrease the cruising speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-83
To increase cruise control set speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-82
To resume cruising speed at more than approximately
20 mph (30 km/h) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-84
To set cruise control speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-82
To temporarily accelerate with the cruise control on. 5-83
To turn cruise control off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-84C