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This overview chart illustrates warranty coverage and term by months and miles. Please refer to the appropriate
sections in this book for detailed information regarding each of these warranties.
Warranty Program Coverage at a Glance
Warranty Coverage Replacement Parts & Accessories
Basic
Power Train*1
Service Adjustment
Original Equipment Battery
Paint
Audio / Entertainment
Electric Vehicle (EV) System
Anti-Perforation
60,000
100,000

36,000
36,000
36,000
100,000
100,000
12
60
120
12
36
36
36
120
60
Months in MILES IN SERVICE Service 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 70,000 80,000 90,000 100,000 150,000
WARRANTY TERM(whichever comes first)
12,000
12,000
NOTE: Tires are warranted by the tire manufacturers.
*1 Original owner 120 Months/100,000 Miles Second and Subsequent Owner(s) 60 Months\
/60,000 Miles.
LIMITED WARRANTY
Original Owner Only
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Owner) warranty, is fully transferable to subsequent owners.
2. Warranty Coverage
• Basic Warranty Coverage
Except as limited or excluded below, all components of your new Kia Vehicle are covered for 60 months/60,000 miles from the Date of First Service,
whichever comes first (Basic Limited Warranty Coverage). This Warranty does not cover wear and maintenance items, or those items excluded elsewhere in the Manual. See “Exceptions” and “What is Not Covered.”
• Power Train Coverage

For Original Owners (defined below), the Power Train Limited Warranty begins upon expiration of the 60 months/60,000 miles Basic Limited Warranty Coverage, and will continue to cover the following components up to 120 months or 100,000 miles from the Date of First Service, whichever comes first. It does not cover normal wear and tear, maintenance, or those items excluded elsewhere in this manual. See “Exceptions” and “What is Not Covered.”

The items covered by the Power Train Limited
Warranty include:
- In the Drivetrain section: Drive shaft (excluding
rubber boot), final drive housing, internal parts,
universal joints, bearings, seals, gaskets, Gear Drive
Unit.
• Electric Vehicle (EV) System Warranty
The EV System Warranty coverage period is 120 months or 100,000 miles from the Date of First Service, whichever comes first, and applies to the following EV System components: Electric Motor, High voltage Battery, Electric Power Control Unit (EPCU), On Board Charger (OBC). The EV System Warranty does not cover any other electrical components in the vehicle, such as (but not limited to) the traditional 12 volt car battery, alternator, or other starter components. See "Exceptions" and "What is Not Covered."
• Original Owner
An Original Owner is defined as the first retail purchaser or lessee of the Kia Vehicle who takes
delivery of the Kia Vehicle on its Date of First Service. If the Kia Vehicle was first placed in service as a lease vehicle, and the lessee purchases the vehicle at the end of the lease, the 120 months/100,000 miles Power Train Limited Warranty remains in effect. The Power Train Limited Warranty is not transferable to subsequent owners.
New Vehicle Limited Warranty
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• Vehicles Placed in Commercial Service
The 120 months/100,000 miles Power Train Limited Warranty also excludes all coverage for any Kia Vehicle that has been placed into any form of commercial service, including but not limited to taxi, route delivery, livery service, or rental.
• Adjustment Coverage
Service Adjustments are covered for the first 12
months/12,000 miles. Service adjustments means
minor repairs not usually associated with the
replacement of parts, such as wheel balance and
alignment, freeplay or tension adjustments of cables,
belts, levers and pedals, body parts and fittings.
3. Exceptions
The items specified below are covered for periods
different from the basic coverage.
• 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 or navigation system is
covered for the first 36 months/36,000 miles.
• Traditional 12 Volt Battery (Non EV)
The original equipment Traditional 12 Volt 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.
• Lithium-Ion Polymer Battery Capacity Coverage
The Lithium-Ion Polymer Battery (“EV Battery”)
Capacity warranty coverage period is 10 years or
100,000 miles from the Date of First Service,
whichever comes first, for capacity loss below 70%
of the original battery capacity. This warranty
covers repairs needed to return battery capacity to
70% of original battery capacity. If possible, the
EV battery components will be repaired or replaced,
and the original EV Battery will be returned to the
vehicle. If necessary, the EV Battery will be
replaced with either a new or remanufactured
Lithium-Ion Polymer Battery. Any repair or
replacement made under this Lithium-Ion Polymer New Vehicle Limited Warranty
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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.
• "EV System and Lithium-Ion Polymer Battery"
damage or failures resulting from or caused by :
- Exposing a vehicle to ambient temperatures above
122F (50C) for over 24 hours.
- Storing a vehicle in temperatures below -22F
(-30C) for over seven days.
- Leaving your vehicle for over 14 days where the
Lithium-Ion Polymer Battery reaches a zero or
near zero state of charge.
- Physically damaging or intentionally attempting to
reduce the life of the Lithium-Ion Polymer Battery.
- Exposing the Lithium-Ion Polymer Battery to
contact with a direct flame.
- Immersing any portion of the Lithium-Ion
Polymer Battery in water or fluids.
- Opening the Lithium-Ion Polymer Battery
enclosure or having the Lithium-Ion Polymer
Battery serviced by someone other than a Kia
certified EV technician.
- Neglecting to follow correct charging procedures.
- Use of incompatible charging devices.
What is Not Covered
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New Vehicle Limited Warranty
UVO
• The New Vehicle Limited Warranty does not cover
some repairs for certain conditions or issues related
to the UVO system, if equipped, including, but not
limited to :
• Improper installation of paired devices such as
phones or digital media players
• Malfunctioning paired devices
• Inadequate signals
• Misuse such as insertion of foreign obejects
• Damage caused by unauthorized modification to
functionality or capability
• Installation of unauthorized or unapproved
software, upgrades, or other system modifications
• Computer or internet viruses, bugs, worms, or
other similer issues.
Tires
• Tires are warranted by the tire manufacturers and not
by Kia. In the event that you need assistance, please
contact your Authorized EV Kia Dealer or refer to
the tire warranty pamphlets provided with your Kia
Vehicle for details.
Salvage or Total-Loss Vehicles
• Any Kia Vehicle that has ever been or should have
been issued a “salvage” title or similar
“branded”title under any state’s law; or has been
declared a “total loss” or equivalent by a financial
institution or insurance company. Replacement Parts
Limited Warranty or any recalls or campaigns.
Production Changes
• Kia and its Authorized EV Kia Dealer reserve the
right to make changes in vehicles built and/or sold
by Kia and its Authorized EV Kia Dealers at any
time without incurring any obligation to make the
same or similar changes on vehicles previously built
and/or sold.
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Subject to the other terms and conditions of this limited
warranty manual, Kia America, Inc. (“Kia”) warrants that it
will arrange for an Authorized EV Kia Dealer at locations
of its choice to provide for the repair of your vehicle if it
fails to function properly during normal use. Such service
facilities will remedy such failures to function properly at
Kia America, Inc.’s expense, if you present your vehicle to
such a service facility during its normal operating hours,
provide sufficient information to permit a proper
identification and diagnosis of the failure to function, and
permit the facility adequate time to perform the necessary
repair. As this obligation is subject to the terms, conditions
and limitations of this Manual, you should refer to the
manual to understand which repairs and replacements are
covered by this warranty. If an Authorized EV Kia Dealer
declines or fails to carry out a proper repair or replacement
of a factory installed part covered by this limited warranty
without charge to you, Kia will (a) determine if the repair or
replacement requested by you is covered by this Anti-
Perforation Limited Warranty and, if so, (b) obtain
cooperation from an Authorized EV Kia Dealer to conduct
such repair or replacement without charge to you. However,
Kia’s obligation to do (a) and (b) requires you to contact the
Kia Consumer Assistance Center and provide all materials
needed by them to carry out those obligations to you. The
Center can be contacted at the address or phone number
provided in the Kia Owner Satisfaction and Assistance
Section of this manual, or can also be found at the Kia
website at http://www.kia.com.
1. Warranty Period
The warranty period is for the first 60 months/100,000
miles from the date of first retail delivery or when it is
first put into service, whichever comes first.
2. What is Not Covered
• Any perforation due to corrosion of the Kia Vehicle
which is caused by industrial fallout, accident,
damage, abuse, vehicle modifications or damaging
or corrosive cargo in the Kia Vehicle.
• Any surface corrosion of the Kia Vehicle which does
not result in perforation, such as that caused
typically by sand, salt, hail or stones.
• Any perforation due to corrosion of a part of the Kia
Vehicle which is not a body sheet metal panel. As
used herein, “body sheet metal panel” specifically
excludes all parts which are components of the
exhaust system of the Kia Vehicle.
• Defects or damage resulting from the use of parts
not sold or approved by Kia including the resultant
damage to associated parts or systems.
• Any perforation due to corrosion of the Kia Vehicle
caused in whole or in part by a failure to maintain
Anti-Perforation Limited Warranty
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18Replacement Parts and Accessories Limited Warranty
• Accessories
A Kia Accessory installed by Kia or an
Authorized EV Kia Dealer on a new vehicle at
the time of, or prior to the vehicle’s date of
delivery to the original retail purchaser, or the
date the vehicle is first put into service, is
covered under the New Vehicle Limited
Warranty and is limited to 60 months from the
date of original retail delivery date of first use, or
60,000 miles, whichever comes first.
A Kia Accessory installed by an Authorized EV
Kia Dealer after the vehicle was delivered to the
original retail purchaser or first put into service
shall be warranted for the greater of (1) the
duration of the New Vehicle Limited Warranty or
(2) 12 months or 12,000 miles from the date of
purchase or installation.
Kia Genuine AM/FM Radios, satellite radios,
CD players or other audio equipment purchased
after the vehicle is first put into service are
covered for 12 months/unlimited miles.
A Kia Genuine Air Conditioning System
installed by an Authorized EV Kia Dealer after
the vehicle is first put into service is covered for
12 months/12,000 miles, whichever comes first,
or the remainder of the New Vehicle Limited
Warranty, whichever is greater, from the date of
installation. A Kia Genuine Air Conditioning
System purchased over the counter is warranted
for 12 months/unlimited miles.
What Is Not Covered
• Damage or corrosion due to such factors as
accidents, negligence, improper repairs or
adjustments, misuse, alterations or collision.
• Damage or surface corrosion from environment
such as acid rain, airborne fallout (chemicals, tree
sap), stones, salt, road hazards, hail, wind storm,
lightning, floods and other acts of God.
• Normal wear, tear or deterioration such as
discoloration, fading, deformation, etc.
• Air conditioner refrigerant charge after the first
12 months, unless replenished as part of a
warranty repair.
• Replacement parts or accessories installed on a
Kia Vehicle in which the odometer has been
altered, or on which the actual mileage cannot be
readily determined.
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54Maine Consumer Notice
LEMON LAW INFORMATION: IF YOU HAVE SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. The Maine “Lemon
Law” (10 M.R.S.A. Sec’s. 1161-1169) provides free Attorney General arbitration for consumer buyers or lessees whose motor
vehicle (including motorcycles and motorized RVs) is seriously defective.
UNDER THE MAINE LEMON LAW, YOU MAY HAVE A RIGHT TO A REFUND OR REPLACEMENT OF THE
VEHICLE IF THE FOLLOWING APPLIES:
1) There is an unrepaired defect or combination of defects which substantially impairs the use, safety, or value of the vehicle,
AND
2) This unrepaired defect was reported to the dealer or manufacturer:
A. during the manufacturer’s express warranty; and
B. within the 3 year period following the delivery date of the vehicle to the original purchaser or lessee; and
C. during the first 18,000 miles of operation; and
3) This defect still exists or has recurred after:
A. 3 or more repair attempts for the same defect; or
B. 1 or more repair attempt for the serious failure of either the braking or steering system; or
C. Being out of service for a cumulative total of 15 or more business days (for one or more defects); and
D. The manufacturer had been given in writing a 7 day Final Opportunity To Repair.
FOR THIS VEHICLE YOU SHOULD NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER OR ITS AUTHORIZED DEALER
OF THE DEFECTS AND THE RIGHT TO MAKE A FINAL REPAIR. Mail to:
Consumer Assistance Center
Kia America, Inc.
P. O. Box 52410
Irvine CA 92619-2410
1-800-33-4KIA(4542)
NOTICE TO CONSUMERS STATE OF MAINE
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