check oil KIA AMANTI 2006 User Guide

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POWER STEERING Checking the power steering
fluid level With the vehicle on level ground,
check the fluid level in the power
steering reservoir periodically. The
fluid should be between MAX and
MIN marks on the level gauge
attached to the cap.
Before adding power steering fluid,
thoroughly clean the area around the
reservoir cap to prevent power steer-
ing fluid contamination.
If the level is low, add fluid to the
MAX level. In the event the power steering sys-
tem requires frequent addition of
fluid, the vehicle should be inspected
by an Authorized Kia Dealer.
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NOTICE• To avoid damage to the power
steering pump, do not operate the
vehicle for prolonged periods with
a low power steering fluid level.
• Never start the engine when the reservoir tank is empty.
• When adding fluid, be careful that dirt does not get into the tank.
• Too little fluid can make the steer- ing wheel heavier or strange noise
can be generated.
• The use of the non-specified fluid could reduce the effectiveness of
the power steering wheel and
cause damage to it.Use only the specified power steer-
ing fluid. (Refer to "RecommendedLubricants" later in this section.)
Power steering hoseCheck the connections for oil leaks,
severe damage and the twists in the
power steering hose before driving.
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Changing the automatic
transaxle fluid 1. Raise and suitably support thevehicle. 2. Remove the drain plug located at
the bottom of the transaxle pan.
3. After the oil has drained complete- ly, install a new washer on the
plug, reinstall the drain plug, and
tighten to 21~24 lbin (290~340
kgcm, 29~33 Nm).
4. Lower the vehicle.
5. Remove the automatic transaxle dipstick located near the center of
the engine compartment bulkhead
and, using a funnel, add approxi-
mately 2 US quarts (2 liters) of
automatic transaxle fluid.
Use only the specified automatictransaxle fluid. (Refer to"Recommended Lubricants" later inthis section.)
✽ ✽ NOTICEDo NOT overfill the automatic
transaxle reservoir. Doing so can
cause a seal “blow out”, loss of fluid,
and damage to the transaxle. If you
overfill the reservoir, you must drain
the excess prior to driving the vehi-
cle. The transaxle will hold 2.5 US
qt. (2.5 liters) when completely
empty. However, it is likely that
there will be fluid left in the
transaxle after draining, especially if
the front of the vehicle was raised to
remove the drain plug. 6. Check the fluid level. If necessary,
add a small amount of fluid and
check the level again. Continue
this process until the level reads
within “HOT” range.
7. Replace the dipstick and properly dispose of the used transaxle fluid.
WARNING
- Lifting your
vehicle
If you raise your vehicle, always
ensure that it is supported at all
four jacking or lift points for the
vehicle. Only if this level of sup-
port is provided can you ensure
that the vehicle will remain sta-
ble and not fall off the jack
stands or other supports. If you
do not provide such support,
the vehicle may fall off the jack
stands, or other supports, caus-
ing serious injury or death.

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LUBRICANTS AND FLUIDS Checking the washer fluid
level The reservoir is translucent so that
you can check the level with a quick
visual inspection.
Check the fluid level in the washer
fluid reservoir and add fluid if neces-
sary. Plain water may be used if
washer fluid is not available.
However, use washer solvent with
antifreeze characteristics in cold cli-
mates to prevent freezing.
Body lubrication All moving points of the body, such
as door hinges, hood hinges, and
locks, should be lubricated each time
the engine oil is changed. Use a non-
freezing lubricant on locks during
cold weather.
Make sure the engine hood second-
ary latch keeps the hood from open-
ing when the primary latch is
released.
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WARNING
 Do not use radiator coolant or
antifreeze in the washer fluid
reservoir.
 Radiator coolant can severely obscure visibility when
sprayed on the windshield
and may cause loss of vehicle
control or damage to paint
and body trim.
 Windshield Washer fluid agents contain some amounts
of alcohol and can be flamma-
ble under certain circum-
stances. Do not allow sparks
or flame to contact the washer
fluid or the washer fluid reser-
voir. Damage to the vehicle or
it's occupants could occur.
 Windshield washer fluid is poisonous to humans and ani-
mals. Do not drink and avoid
contacting windshield washer
fluid. Serious injury or death
could occur.

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Items to be reset after the battery
has been discharged or the bat-tery has been disconnected. Driver seat position memory sys-
tem (See page 3-34)
 Power window (See page 3-15)
 Clock (See page 3-106)
 Climate control system (See pages
4-59)
 Audio (See the audio manual)
 Sunroof (See page 3-110)
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NOTICE• Before performing maintenance
or recharging the battery, turn off
all accessories and stop the engine.
• The negative battery cable must be removed first and installed last
when the battery is disconnected.
WARNING
- Recharging
battery
When recharging the battery,
observe the following precau-
tions:
 The battery must be removed
from the vehicle and placed in
an area with good ventilation.
 Do not allow cigarettes,
sparks, or flame near the bat-
tery.
 Watch the battery during
charging, and stop or reduce
the charging rate if the battery
cells begin gassing (boiling)
violently or if the temperature
of the electrolyte of any cell
exceeds 120°F (49°C).
 Wear eye protection when
checking the battery during
charging.
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Disconnect the battery charg-
er in the following order.
1. Turn off the battery charger main switch.
2. Unhook the negative clamp from the negative battery ter-
minal.
3. Unhook the positive clamp from the positive battery ter-
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Recommended SAE viscosity
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NOTICEAlways be sure to clean the area
around any filler plug, drain plug,
or dipstick before checking or drain-
ing any lubricant. This is especially
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. Engine oil viscosity (thickness) has
an effect on fuel economy and cold
weather operating (starting and oil
flow). Lower viscosity engine oils can
provide better fuel economy and cold
weather performance, however,
higher viscosity engine oils are
required for satisfactory lubrication in
hot weather. Using oils of any viscos-
ity other than those recommended
could result in engine damage.
When choosing an oil, consider the range of temperature your vehicle will be
operated in before the next oil change. Proceed to select the recommended
oil viscosity from the chart.
Temperature Range for SAE Viscosity Numbers
Temperature
Gasoline
Engine Oil *
1° C
( ° F)
-30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50
-10 0 20 40 60 80 100 120
1. For better fuel economy, it is recommended to use the engine oil of a viscosity grade SAE 5W-
20,5W-30 (API SL / ILSAC GF-3). However, the engine oil is not available in your country,
select the proper engine oil using the engine oil viscosity chart.
10W-30
5W-20, 5W-30

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10Air Bag - Advanced Supplemental Restraint System . 3-60
Air Bag Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-81
Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-29
Air Conditioner (Specifications) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-66
Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-30
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-63 Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-62
System Operation Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-64
Air Intake Control Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-58
Alignment, Tire Balance and Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-39
Aluminum Wheel Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-56
Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-111
Anti-Lock Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15 Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36
Anti-Theft Steering Column Lock, Ignition Switch and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-102
Automatic Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-54
Headlight Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-47
Power Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
Transaxle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5, 7-25
Transaxle (Specifications) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
Transaxle Fluid Level, Checking the . . . . . . . . . . . 7-25
Window Reversal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
Balance, Wheel Alignment and Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-39 Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-34
Recharging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-35
Service, for Best . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-35
Before Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Belts, Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-36
Pre-tensioner, seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-36
Blade Replacement, Windshield Wiper . . . . . . . . . . . 7-32
Blades, Wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-32
Body Lubrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-28
Brake Fluid Level, Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-21
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13, 7-22
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
System, Anti-Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Wear Indicators, Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
7-21 Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Break-In Process, Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-44
Bulbs, Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
Capacities (Specifications) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
Capacity, Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-17
Care of the Safety Belt System, Proper Use and . . . . . . . 3-47
Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-53
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
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10Economical Operation, Suggestions for . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Electrical
Circuit Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Power socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-105
System (Specifications) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Electronic stability program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-29
Emergency In Case of an . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Roadside Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Emission Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Engine Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-18
Exhaust Gas Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Oil and Filter, Changing the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-15
Oil and Oil Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-15
Oil Level, Checking the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-15
Oil Pressure Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Starting the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Exhaust Gas Precautions, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
7-53
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 Fan Speed Control Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-58
Filler Lid, Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-89
Filter
Changing the Engine Oil and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-15
Engine Oil and Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-15
Finish Damage Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-54
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-53
Flasher, Hazard Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-53, 6-2
Flat Tire, If You Have a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-20
Flooded Areas, Driving in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Fluids, Lubricants and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-28
Fuel Filler Lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-89
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35
Level Warning, Low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-39
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Fuse/Relay Panel Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 6-7 Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Gasoline Engine (unleaded) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Containing Acohol and Methanol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Gauges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-100
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Oil And Filter, Changing the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-15
Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-17
Engine and Oil Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-15
Filter, Engine Oil and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-15
Level, Checking the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-15
Pressure Warning, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37
One-Touch Wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-50
Outside Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-92
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Overloading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
Owner Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-13
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13, 7-22
Brake and Brake Fluid Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38
Power Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-105
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18, 7-24
Steering Fluid Level, Checking the . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-24
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
Pregnant Women, Restraint of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-47
Proper Use and Care of the Safety Belt System . . . . . 3-47
Push-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6 Rain, Driving in the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Rear
Climate Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-67
Door Child Safety Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Lap/Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-45
Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
3-30
Window Defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-52
Rearview Mirrors Day/Night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-94
Outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-92
Recharging, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-35
Recliner, Adjusting the Driver’s seatback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
Adjusting seatback (Front Passenger Seat) . . . . . . . 3-26
Recommended Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-51
SAE Viscosity Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-52
Registering Your Vehicle in a Foreign Country . . . . . . 9-3
Relay panel description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
Reminder Warning Chime, Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-43
Remote Keyless entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Restraint Of Infants and Small Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-48
Of Large Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-49
Of Pregnant Women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-47
System, Child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-50
System, Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-39
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