service schedule KIA Forte 2016 2.G Owner's Manual

Features of your vehicle
62
4
Service Mode
Service Interval
Service in
It calculates and displays when you
need a scheduled maintenance
service (mileage or days).
If the remaining mileage or time
reaches 1,500 km (900 mi.) or 30
days, "Service in" message is dis-
played for several seconds each time
you set the ignition switch or Engine
Start/Stop Button to the ON position. Service required
If you do not have your vehicle serv-
iced according to the already inputted
service interval, "Service required"
message is displayed for several sec-
onds each time you set the ignition
switch or Engine Start/Stop Button to
the ON position (The mileage and
time changes to "---").
To reset the service interval to the
mileage and days you inputted before:
- Press the SELECT/RESET button
for more than 1 second. Service in OFF
If the service interval is not set,
"Service in OFF" message is dis-
played on the LCD display.
✽ ✽
NOTICE
If any of the following conditions
occurs, the mileage and days may be
incorrect.
- The battery cable is disconnected.
- The fuse switch is turned off.
- The battery is discharged.
OYDEDI2059/OYDEDI2035
■
Type B
■Type COYDEDI2060/OYDEDI2036
■
Type B
■Type COYDEDI2021/OYDEDI2037
■
Type B
■Type C

541
Driving your vehicle
Your vehicle's fuel economy depends
mainly on your style of driving, where
you drive and when you drive.
Each of these factors affects how
many miles (kilometers) you can get
from a gallon (liter) of fuel. To operate
your vehicle as economically as pos-
sible, use the following driving sug-
gestions to help save money in both
fuel and repairs:
Drive smoothly. Accelerate at amoderate rate. Don't make "jack-
rabbit" starts or full-throttle shifts
and maintain a steady cruising
speed. Don't race between stop-
lights. Try to adjust your speed to
the traffic so you don't have to
change speeds unnecessarily.
Avoid heavy traffic whenever pos-
sible. Always maintain a safe dis-
tance from other vehicles so you
can avoid unnecessary braking.
This also reduces brake wear.
Drive at a moderate speed. The faster you drive, the more fuel your
vehicle uses. Driving at a moderate
speed, especially on the highway,
is one of the most effective ways to
reduce fuel consumption. Don't "ride" the brake pedal. This
can increase fuel consumption and
also increase wear on these com-
ponents. In addition, driving with
your foot resting on the brake pedal
may cause the brakes to overheat,
which reduces their effectiveness
and may lead to more serious con-
sequences.
Take care of your tires. Keep them inflated to the recommended pres-
sure. Incorrect inflation, either too
much or too little, results in unnec-
essary tire wear. Check the tire
pressures at least once a month.
Be sure that the wheels are aligned correctly. Improper align-
ment can result from hitting curbs
or driving too fast over irregular
surfaces. Poor alignment causes
faster tire wear and may also result
in other problems as well as
greater fuel consumption. Keep your vehicle in good condi-
tion. For better fuel economy and
reduced maintenance costs, main-
tain your vehicle in accordance
with the maintenance schedule in
section 7. If you drive your vehicle
in severe conditions, more frequent
maintenance is required (see sec-
tion 7 for details).
Keep your vehicle clean. For maxi- mum service, your vehicle should
be kept clean and free of corrosive
materials. It is especially important
that mud, dirt, ice, etc. not be
allowed to accumulate on the
underside of the vehicle. This extra
weight can result in increased fuel
consumption and also contribute to
corrosion.
Travel lightly. Don't carry unneces- sary weight in your vehicle. Weight
reduces fuel economy.
Don't let the engine idle longer than necessary. If you are waiting
(and not in traffic), turn off your
engine and restart only when
you're ready to go.
ECONOMICAL OPERATION

Driving your vehicle
48
5
Use high quality ethylene gly-
col coolant
Your vehicle is delivered with high
quality ethylene glycol coolant in the
cooling system. It is the only type of
coolant that should be used because
it helps prevent corrosion in the cool-
ing system, lubricates the water
pump and prevents freezing. Be sure
to replace or replenish your coolant
in accordance with the maintenance
schedule in section 7. Before winter,
have your coolant tested to assure
that its freezing point is sufficient for
the temperatures anticipated during
the winter.
Check battery and cables
Winter puts additional burdens on
the battery system. Visually inspect
the battery and cables as described
in section 7. The level of charge in
your battery can be checked by an
authorized Kia dealer or a service
station.
Change to "winter weight" oil
if necessary
In some climates it is recommended
that a lower viscosity "winter weight"
oil be used during cold weather. See
section 8 for recommendations. If
you aren't sure what weight oil you
should use, consult an authorized
Kia dealer.
Check spark plugs and igni-
tion system
Inspect your spark plugs as
described in section 7 and replace
them if necessary. Also check all
ignition wiring and components to be
sure they are not cracked, worn or
damaged in any way.
To keep locks from freezing
To keep the locks from freezing,
squirt an approved de-icer fluid or
glycerine into the key opening. If a
lock is covered with ice, squirt it with
an approved de-icing fluid to remove
the ice. If the lock is frozen internally,
you may be able to thaw it out by
using a heated key. Handle the heat-
ed key with care to avoid injury.
Use approved window washer
anti-freeze in system
To keep the water in the window
washer system from freezing, add an
approved window washer anti-freeze
solution in accordance with instruc-
tions on the container. Window wash-
er anti-freeze is available from an
authorized Kia dealer and most auto
parts outlets. Do not use engine
coolant or other types of anti-freeze
as these may damage the paint fin-
ish.

Maintenance
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
Maintenance services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
• Owner’s responsibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
• Owner maintenance precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
Owner maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
• Owner maintenance schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
Scheduled maintenance service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8
• Normal maintenance schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
• Maintenance under severe usage conditions. . . . . . . 7-23
Explanation of scheduled maintenance items . . . 7-25
Engine oil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-29
• Checking the engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-29
• Changing the engine oil and filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-30
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-31
• Checking the coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-31
• Changing the coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-33
Brake/clutch fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-34
• Checking the brake/clutch fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-34
Washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-35
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-35
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-35
• Checking the parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-35
Air cleaner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-36
• Filter replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-36
Climate control air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-37
• Filter inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-37
Wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-38
• Blade inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-38
• Blade replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-38
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-\
41
• For best battery service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-41
• Battery recharging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-43
• Reset items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-43\
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-44
• Tire care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-\
44
• Recommended cold tire inflation pressures . . . . . . . 7-44
• Checking tire inflation pressure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-45
• Tire rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-46
• Wheel alignment and tire balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-47
• Tire replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-48
• Wheel replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-49
• Tire traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-49
• Tire maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-49
• Tire sidewall labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-49
• All season tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-55
• Summer tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-55
• Snow tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-\
56
• Radial-ply tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-56
• Low aspect raito tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-57
7

47
MAINTENANCE SERVICES
You should exercise the utmost care
to prevent damage to your vehicle
and injury to yourself whenever per-
forming any maintenance or inspec-
tion procedures.
Should you have any doubts con-
cerning the inspection or servicing of
your vehicle, we strongly recom-
mend that you have an authorized
Kia dealer perform this work.
An authorized Kia dealer has factory-
trained technicians and genuine Kia
parts to service your vehicle proper-
ly. For expert advice and quality serv-
ice, see an authorized Kia dealer.
Inadequate, incomplete or insuffi-
cient servicing may result in opera-
tional problems with your vehicle that
could lead to vehicle damage, an
accident, or personal injury.Owner’s responsibility
✽ ✽NOTICE
Maintenance Service and Record
Retention are the owner's responsi-
bility.
You should retain documents that
show proper maintenance has been
performed on your vehicle in accor-
dance with the scheduled mainte-
nance service charts shown on the
following pages. You need this infor-
mation to establish your compliance
with the servicing and maintenance
requirements of your vehicle war-
ranties.
Detailed warranty information is
provided in your Warranty &
Consumer Information manual.
Repairs and adjustments required as
a result of improper maintenance or
a lack of required maintenance are
not covered.
We recommend you have your vehi-
cle maintained and repaired by an
authorized Kia dealer. An authorized
Kia dealer meets Kia’s high service
quality standards and receives tech-
nical support from Kia in order to pro-
vide you with a high level of service
satisfaction.
Maintenance

Maintenance
87
SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE SERVICE
Follow the Normal Maintenance
Schedule if the vehicle is usually
operated where none of the following
conditions apply. If any of the following
conditions apply, follow the
Maintenance Under Severe Usage
Conditions.
Repeated short distance driving.
Driving in dusty conditions orsandy areas.
Extensive use of brakes.
Driving in areas where salt or other corrosive materials are being used.
Driving on rough or muddy roads.
Driving in mountainous areas.
Extended periods of idling or low speed operation.
Driving for a prolonged period in cold temperatures and/or extreme-
ly humid climates.
More than 50% driving in heavy city traffic during hot weather
above 32°C (90°F).If your vehicle is operated under theabove conditions, you shouldinspect, replace or refill more fre-quently than the following NormalMaintenance Schedule. After 120months or 240,000 km (150,000miles) continue to follow the pre-scribed maintenance intervals.

79
Maintenance
NORMAL MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE
The following maintenance services must be performed to ensure good emission control and performance.
Keep receipts for all vehicle emission services to protect your warranty. Where both mileage and time are shown, the
frequency of service is determined by whichever occurs first.
*1: Fuel filter & Fuel tank air filter are considered to be maintenance free\
but periodic inspection is recommended for this mainte-nance schedule depends on fuel quality. If there are some important safety matters like fuel flow restriction, surging, loss of
power, hard starting problem etc, replace the fuel filter immediately regardless of maintenance schedul\
e and consult an author -
ized Kia dealer for details.
*
2: If TOP TIER Detergent Gasoline is not available, one bottle of additive is recommended. Additives are available from your authorized Kia dealer along with information on how to use them. Do not mix other additives.
*
3: The drive belt should be replaced when cracks occur or tension is reduced excessively.

Maintenance
22
7
No check, No service required
❑ Automatic transaxle fluid (if equipped)
240,000 km (150,000 miles) or 120 months
❑Rotate tire
❑ Inspect battery condition
❑ Inspect air conditioning refrigerant
❑ Inspect brake hoses and lines
❑ Inspect drive belts *
3
(First, 96,000 km (60,000 miles) or 72 months
after every 24,000 km (15,000 miles) or 24 months)
❑ Inspect drive shafts and boots
❑ Inspect exhaust pipe and muffler
❑ Inspect front brake disc/pads, calipers and rotors
❑ Inspect steering gear box, linkage & boots/lower arm ball
joint, upper arm ball joint
❑ Inspect suspension mounting bolts
❑ Inspect brake/clutch (if equipped) fluid
❑ Inspect fuel filter *
1
❑Inspect fuel lines, fuel hoses and connections
❑ Inspect fuel tank air filter (if equipped) *1
❑Inspect rear brake disc/pads, parking brake
❑ Inspect vapor hose and fuel filler cap, fuel tank
❑ Inspect vacuum hose
❑ Inspect manual transaxle fluild (if equipped)
(Continued)
(Continued)
❑Replace climate control air filter
(for evaporator and blower unit)
❑ Replace air cleaner filter
❑ Replace engine oil and filter
(240,000 km (150,000 miles) or 240 months)
❑ Replace coolant
(First, 192,000 km (120,000 miles) or 120 months
after every 48,000 km (30,000 miles) or 24 months)
❑ Add fuel additive *
2
(12,000 km (7,500 miles) or 12 months)
❑ Inspect cooling system hoses and connections
❑ Inspect brake pedal free play
❑ Inspect all latch, hinges and locks
❈ Inspect : Inspect and if necessary, adjust, correct, clean or
replace.
NORMAL MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE

I5
Index
Room lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-105
Trunk room lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-106
Vanity mirror lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-107
Interior overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Key positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . 4-4 Key operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Record your key number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
LCD display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-61 A/V Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-66
LCD Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-61
Service Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-62
Turn By Turn Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-66
User Settings Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-63
Warning Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-67
Lighting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-96 Battery saver function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-96
Daytime running light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-97
Front fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-101
Headlamp escort function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-96
High - beam operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-99
Lighting control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-97
Turn signals and lane change signals . . . . . . . . . . . 4-100 Maintenance services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
Owner maintenance precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
Owner’s responsibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
Manual climate control system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-110 Climate control air filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-118
Heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-111
Refrigerant and compressor lubricant . . . . . . . . . . 4-119
System operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-116
Manual transaxle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13 Manual transaxle operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-46 Inside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-46
Outside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-51
Owner maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6 Owner maintenance schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
Parking assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-89 Non-operational conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-92
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-89
Self-diagnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-94
K
L
M
O
P

Index
6I
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-35Checking the parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-35
Rearview camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-95
Recommended lubricants and capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6 Recommended sae viscosity number . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
Remote keyless entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9 Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Immobilizer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Remote keyless entry system operations . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Transmitter precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Road warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2 Hazard warning flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Scheduled maintenance service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8 Maintenance under severe usage conditions . . . . . . 7-23
Normal maintenance schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 3-2 Driver position memory system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Folding the rear seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
Front seat adjustment - Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Front seat adjustment - Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Headrest (Front seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Headrest (Rear seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13 Rear seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Seatback pocket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
3-17 Care of seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26
Pre-tensioner seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
Seat belt (3-point system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18
Seat belt precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24
Seat belt warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18
Smart key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
4-6 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Smart key function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
Special driving conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-43 Driving at night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-44
Driving in flooded areas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-45
Driving in the rain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-45
Driving off-road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-46
Hazardous driving conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-43
Highway driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-46
Rocking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-43
Smooth cornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-44
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
Steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-41 Electronic power steering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-41
Flex steer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-44
Heated steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-43
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-42
Tilt & telescopic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-42
Storage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-135
R
S