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What to do in an emergency
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Attach a towing strap to the tow
hook.
Use only a cable or chain specifical- ly intended for use in towing vehi-
cles. Securely fasten the cable or
chain to the towing hook provided.
Before emergency towing, check if the hook is not broken or damaged.
Fasten the towing cable or chain securely to the hook.
Do not jerk the hook. Apply it steadily and with even force.
To avoid damaging the hook, do not pull from the side or at a vertical
angle. Always pull straight ahead. Use a towing strap less than 5 m
(16 feet) long. Attach a white or red
cloth (about 30 cm (12 inches)
wide) in the middle of the strap for
easy visibility.
Drive carefully so that the towing strap is not loosened during towing.
CAUTION
Using a portion of the vehicleother than the tow hooks fortowing may damage the body ofyour vehicle.
WARNING- Emergency
Towing Precautions
Use extreme caution when tow-
ing the vehicle.
Avoid sudden starts or erratic driving maneuvers which
would place excessive stress
on the emergency towing hook
and towing cable or chain. The
hook and towing cable or
chain may break and cause
serious injury or damage.
If the disabled vehicle is unable to be moved, do not
forcibly continue the towing.
We recommend that you con-
tact an authorized Kia dealer
or a commercial tow truck
service for assistance.
Tow the vehicle as straight ahead as possible.
Keep away from the vehicle during towing.
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Maintenance
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
Maintenance services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
• Owner’s responsibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
• Owner maintenance precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
Owner maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8
• Owner maintenance schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8
Scheduled maintenance service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
Explanation of scheduled maintenance items . . . 7-16
• Engine oil and filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16
• Drive belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16\
• Fuel filter (for gasoline) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16
• Fuel lines, fuel hoses and connections . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16
• Vapor hose and fuel filler cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16
• Vacuum crankcase ventilation hoses . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-17
• Air cleaner filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-17
• Spark plugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-17
• Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-17
• Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 7-17
• Intelligent Variable Transmission (IVT) fluid . . . . . 7-17
• Manual transaxle fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-18
• Brake hoses and lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-18
• Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-19\
• Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-19
• Brake discs, pads, calipers and rotors. . . . . . . . . . . . 7-19
• Exhaust pipe and muffler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-19
• Suspension mounting bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-19• Steering gear box, linkage &
boots/lower arm ball joint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-20
• Drive shafts and boots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-20
• Air conditioning refrigerant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-20
Checking fluid levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-20
Engine oil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-21
• Checking the engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-21
• Changing the engine oil and filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-22
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-23
• Checking the coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-23
• Changing the coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-25
Brake/clutch fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-26
• Checking the brake/clutch fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-26
Washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-27
• Checking the washer fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-27
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-28
• Checking the parking brake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-28
Air cleaner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-29
• Filter replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-29
Climate control air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-31
• Filter inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-31
Wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-33
• Blade inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-33
• Blade replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-33
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Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-\
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• For best battery service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-37
• Recharging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-38
• Reset items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-39\
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-40
• Tire care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
7-40
• Recommended cold tire inflation pressures . . . . . . . 7-40
• Tire pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-41
• Checking tire inflation pressure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-41
• Tire rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-42
• Wheel alignment and tire balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-43
• Tire replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-44
• Wheel replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-45
• Tire traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-45
• Tire maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-45
• Tire sidewall labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-45
• All season tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-52
• Summer tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-52
• Snow tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-\
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• Radial-ply tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-53
• Low aspect ratio tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-54
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
7-55
• Inner panel fuse replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-57
• Engine compartment fuse replacement. . . . . . . . . . . 7-58
• Fuse/relay panel description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-61
Light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-71
• Bulb replacement precaution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-71
• Light bulb position (Front). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-73
• Light bulb position (Rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-74
• Light bulb position (Side) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-75
• Headlamp (Low beam) bulb replacement(Headlamp Type A,B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-75
• Headlamp (High beam) bulb replacement (Headlamp Type A,B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-77
• Side marker bulb replacement (Headlamp Type A,B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-78
• Position lamp / Day time running lamp (LED type) replacement (Headlamp Type B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-79
• Headlamp (LED type) replacement (Headlamp Type C) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-79
• Front turn signal lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . 7-79
• Front fog lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-80
• Side repeater lamp (LED type) bulb replacement . . 7-80
• Side repeater lamp (Bulb type) bulb replacement . . 7-80
• Stop and tail lamp/side marker (Bulb type) bulb replacement (Rear combination lamp Type A) . . . 7-81
• Tail lamp (inside) (Bulb type) bulb replacement (Rear combination lamp Type A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-82
• Stop and tail lamp (LED type) bulb replacement (Rear combination lamp Type B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-83
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Maintenance
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.
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WARNING- Maintenancework
Do not wear jewelry or loose
clothing while working under
the hood of your vehicle with
the engine running. These can
become entangled in moving
parts, if you must run the
engine while working under the
hood, make certain that you
remove all jewelry (especially
rings, bracelets, watches, and
necklaces) and all neckties,
scarves, and similar loose
clothing before getting near the
engine or cooling fans.Owner maintenance precau-
tions
Improper or incomplete service may
result in problems. This section gives
instructions only for the maintenance
items that are easy to perform.
As explained earlier in this section,
several procedures can be done only
by an authorized Kia dealer with spe-
cial tools.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
Improper owner maintenance dur-
ing the warranty period may affect
warranty coverage. For details, read
the separate Warranty & Consumer
Information manual provided with
the vehicle. If you're unsure about
any servicing or maintenance proce-
dure, have it done by an authorized
Kia dealer.
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Maintenance
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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 driving short distance of
less than 8 km (5 miles) in normal
temperature or less than 16 km (10
miles) in freezing temperature
Extensive engine idling or low speed driving for long distances
Driving on rough, dusty, muddy, unpaved, graveled or salt-spread
roads
Driving in areas using salt or other corrosive materials or in very cold
weather
Driving in heavy dust condition
Driving in heavy traffic area
Driving on uphill, downhill, or mountain road repeatedly Towing a trailer or using a camper,
or roof rack
Driving as a patrol car, taxi, other commercial use of vehicle towing
Driving over 170 km/h (106 mph)
Frequently driving in stop-and-go conditionIf your vehicle is operated in any ofthe prior listed conditions, you shouldinspect, replace or refill more fre-quently, using the severe usagemaintenance schedule instead of thenormal usage maintenance sched-ule.
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Maintenance
Normal Maintenance Schedule - Non Turbo Models
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.
Number of months or driving distance, whichever comes first
Months1224364860728496108120132144156168180
Miles×1,0007.51522.530 37.5 45 52.5 60 67.5 75 82.5 90 97.5 105 112.5
Km×1,00012 24 36 48 60 72 84 96 108 120 132 144 156 168 180
Drive belts *1At first, inspect at 96,000 km (60,000 miles) or 72 months,
after that, inspect every 24,000 km (15,000 miles) or 24 months
Engine oil and engine oil
filterNu 2.0L MPIRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Fuel additives *2Add every 12,000 km (7,500 miles) or 12 months
Air cleaner filterIIIRIIIRIIIRIII
Spark plugsNu 2.0L MPIReplace every 156,000 km (97,500 miles)
MAINTENANCE
INTERVALS
MAINTENANCE
ITEM
I : Inspect and if necessary, adjust, correct, clean or replace.
R : Replace or change.
*
1: The drive belt should be replaced when cracks occur or tension is reduced.
*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.
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Maintenance
Number of months or driving distance, whichever comes first
Months1224364860728496108120132144156168180
Miles×1,0007.51522.530 37.5 45 52.5 60 67.5 75 82.5 90 97.5 105 112.5
Km×1,00012 24 36 48 60 72 84 96 108 120 132 144 156 168 180
Cooling system---I-I-I-I-I-I-
Intelligent Variable Transmission(IVT)
fluidNo check, No service required
Manual transmission fluid *3---I---I---I---
Vapor hose and fuel filler cap-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-
Fuel tank air filter *4-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-
Fuel lines, hoses and
connections of each part---I---I---I---
Parking brake (Hand type)-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-
Brake fluid-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-
Cooling system hoses and connectionsInspect every 12,000 km (7,500 miles) or 6 months
Clutch (if equipped) and brake pedal
free playInspect every 12,000 km (7,500 miles) or 6 months
All latch, hinges and locksInspect every 24,000 km (15,000 miles) or 12 months
MAINTENANCEINTERVALS
MAINTENANCE
ITEM
Normal Maintenance Schedule - Non Turbo Models (CONT.)
I : Inspect and if necessary, adjust, correct, clean or replace.
R : Replace or change.
*
3: Manual transmission fluid should be changed anytime it has been submerged in water.
*4: Fuel tank air filter is considered to be maintenance free but periodic inspection is recommended as the level of maintenance will be dependent upon the quality fuel used in the vehicle.
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Maintenance
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Maintenance Under Severe Usage Conditions - Non Turbo Models
The following items must be serviced more frequently on cars normally used under severe driving conditions. Refer
to the chart below for the appropriate maintenance intervals.
R : Replace I : Inspect and, after inspection, clean, adjust, repair or replace if neces\
sary
MAINTENANCE ITEMMAINTENANCE
OPERATIONMAINTENANCE INTERVALSDRIVING
CONDITION
Engine oil and
engine oil filterNu 2.0L MPIREvery 6,000 km (3,750 miles) or 6 monthsA, B, C, D, E,
F, G, H, I, J, K
Air cleaner filterRMore frequentlyC, E
Spark plugs RMore frequentlyA, B, F, G, H, I, K
Intelligent Variable Transmission (IVT) fluidREvery 96,000 km (60,000 miles)A, C, D, E,
F, G, H, I, J
Manual transmission fluidREvery 120,000 km (75,000 miles)C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J
Brake discs and pads, calipers and rotorsIMore frequentlyC, D, E, G, H
Parking brake (Hand type)IMore frequentlyC, D, G, H
Steering gear rack, linkage and bootsIMore frequentlyC, D, E, F, G
Suspension ball joints and mounting boltsIMore frequentlyC, D, E, F, G
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Front windshield wiper blade
To inspect or replace the windshield
wiper blades and to prevent damag-
ing the hood, move the windshield
wiper blades to the service position
as follows;
After turning off the engine, move the
wiper switch to the single wiping
(MIST) position within 20 seconds
and hold the switch more than 2 sec-
onds until the wiper blade is in the
fully up position. Type A
1. Raise the wiper arm.
2. Lift up the wiper blade clip. Then
pull down the blade assembly and
remove it.
3. Install the new blade assembly.
OHM078060
OHM078061
CAUTION - Wiper arms
Do not allow the wiper arm to fall against the windshield,since it may chip or crack thewindshield.
Do not pull wiper arm forward, since arm could chip hoodpaint.
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