maintenance KIA SORENTO HYBRID 2021 Warranty and Consumer Information Guide

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Welcome ........................................................ 2
Warranty Coverage ........................................ 3
New Vehicle Limited Warranty ..................... 4
Hybrid System Warranty ...............................14
Anti-Perforation Limited Warranty ............. 15
Federal Emission Control Warranty ............ 17
California Emission Control Warranty ....... 25
Replacement Parts and Accessories
Limited Warranty ........................................ 31
Scheduled Maintenance Record .................. 35
Dealer Certification ..................................... 39
When you need to talk to Kia and
Roadside Assistance .................................... 40
Table of Contents
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The latest engineering techniques have been
incorporated into the design and production of your Kia
Vehicle. From the moment you get behind the wheel of
your new Kia Vehicle, you’ll notice how satisfying it
feels; a feeling you’ll appreciate for as long as you own
your Kia Vehicle. You’ll also be pleased by how strongly
we stand behind every Kia Vehicle. The New vehicle 60
month/60,000 Miles Limited Warranty described in this
manual is one of the finest available.
This warranty and consumer manual details the warranties
provided by Kia. You should consult this manual and your
Owner’s Manual to ascertain the maintenance intervals
you need to follow to maintain your warranty coverage.
In addition, your Authorized Kia Dealer will take care of
your service needs using Kia Genuine Parts and Kia
Genuine Accessories. These parts are covered by a
“Replacement Parts and Accessories Limited Warranty”.
Please see the contents of this manual for coverage
terms.
At Kia, it’s not enough to sell vehicles that look pleasing
in the showroom. We’re committed to making sure you
enjoy your Kia for years to come.
Welcome from Kia
Welcome
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whenever this manual refers to a warranty period of
months/miles, it means whichever comes first. Any
remaining portion of any warranty, except the 120
month/100,000 mile Power Train (Original 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 month/60,000 mile 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 Engine: Cylinder block, cylinder head and
all internal parts, timing gear, seals and gaskets,
valve cover, flywheel, oil pump, water pump and
turbo charger.
- In the Transaxle: Transmission case and all
internal parts, torque converter, drive shafts,
universal joints, front hubs, bearings, seals and
gaskets.
- In the Axles: Axle shafts and C-V joints
(couplings), seals, hub and wheel bearings.
- In the Transmission: Transmission case, transfer
case, torque converter and all internal parts, seals,
and gaskets.
New Vehicle Limited Warranty
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New Vehicle Limited Warranty
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.
• Consumer induced damage caused by fluid spills,
burns in carpet, seats, trim or other damage that is
not considered a defect in material or workmanship.
• Window glass that is broken, chipped, scratched or
damage from outside influence is not considered a
defect in material or workmanship
• Paint or vehicle finish damage caused by applying
chemicals to the paint surface
• Damage caused by installing incorrect tires(size etc)
• Damage caused by the installation of any part that is
not equal to the OE part in quality of material or
workmanship
Damage due to Lack of Maintenance or the Use of
Wrong Fuel, Oil or Lubricants.
• Improper maintenance or the use of other than the
specified fuel, oil or lubricants recommended in
your Owner’s Manual. It is your obligation to ensure
that you obtain all fuels, oils and lubricants from
reliable vendors using quality products which meet
the Kia specifications identified in your Owner’s
What is Not Covered
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Manual. In the event that problems result to your
vehicle due to service from vendors who use
reduced quality products, your vehicle warranties
will not provide coverage.
• Damaged brake rotors and drums resulting from
failing to replace brake pads and/or shoes before
they have worn sufficiently to damage such rotors
and drums. It is your obligation to ensure adequate
inspections to prevent rotor and drum damage due to
pad/shoe wear.
Manufacturer Design Choices
• The choices made in designing your vehicle,
including the materials chosen for parts and
components.
• Note: A material is not defective or underperforming
under your warranty because a better, stronger, more
durable or more suitable material could have been
used.
• Note: All vehicle dimensions and measurements are
made solely at the discretion of the manufacturer
and are not warranted to be suitable for you or
anyone else who uses your vehicle.
Normal Deterioration
• Replacement or repair of parts intended to wear
including the friction wear parts of the brakes,
including brake pads and shoes, spark plugs, belts,
clutch linings, filters, wiper blades, bulbs except HID
bulbs, fuses, and other wear and consumable items.
• Surface corrosion on any part other than the body
sheet metal panels forming the exterior appearance
of a Kia Vehicle.
Normal Maintenance
• Normal maintenance services such as: cleaning and
polishing, minor adjustments, lubrication, oil/fluid
changes, filters, anti- freeze coolant replenishment,
wheel alignment and tire rotation unless such services
are performed as part of a covered warrantable repair.
• Normal maintenance items including but not limited
to spark plugs, engine belts, filters, wiper blades, and
bulbs except HID bulbs are not warranted. However,
as a matter of policy, Kia will repair or replace such
maintenance items of a new vehicle during the
vehicle’s initial ownership period, but only up to the
first service interval or 12 months/12,000 miles,
whichever comes first.
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New Vehicle Limited Warranty
• Maintenance services described as “Scheduled
Maintenance Services”, “Owner Maintenance
Services” or “Appearance Care” in your Owner’s
Manual.
Altered Mileage
• Any repair of a Kia Vehicle on which the odometer
has been altered or on which the actual mileage
cannot be reasonably determined.
(When replacing the speedometer, the “Speedo-
meter Replacement Record” on the inside front
cover of this manual must be filled in by an
Authorized Kia Dealer).
Extra Expenses and Damages
• Any economic loss or other incidental, special,
consequential, or exemplary damages. This includes,
without limitation, payment for loss of use of the
Kia Vehicle, lodging, car rentals, travel costs, loss of
pay and any other expenses or damages.
Tires
• Tires are warranted by the tire manufacturers and not
by Kia. In the event that you need assistance, please
contact your 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. This exclusion
does not apply to Emission Warranties, Replacement
Parts Limited Warranty or any recalls or campaigns.
Production Changes
• Kia and its Authorized Kia Dealers reserve the right
to make changes in vehicles built and/or sold by Kia
and its Authorized 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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Maintenance
You are responsible for properly operating and
maintaining your Kia Vehicle in accordance with the
instructions described in your Owner’s Manual. If your
vehicle is used under severe driving conditions, you
must follow the maintenance requirements described in
your Owner’s Manual for severe driving conditions in
order to maintain your warranties.
Maintenance Records
You should retain maintenance records since it may be
necessary in some instances for you to prove that the
required maintenance has been performed. The
“Scheduled Maintenance Record” beginning on page 35
should be filled in when regular maintenance is
performed. Keep all receipts and make them available in
case questions rise about the services requested and
provided.
To Get Warranty Service
You must take your Kia Vehicle, along with this manual,
to an Authorized Kia Dealer in the United States during
its normal service hours. While any Authorized Kia
Dealer will perform warranty service, Kia recommends
that when possible you return to the dealership where
you purchased your Kia Vehicle in order to ensure
continuity in service and maintenance. If you have any
questions or need assistance regarding this warranty,
refer to “When You Need to Talk to Kia” starting on
page 40.
Other Terms
This warranty is applicable to Kia Vehicles registered
and normally operated in the United States.
Service and Maintenance Outside the United
States
If you are going to be driving outside the United States,
it is important that you contact us at (800) 333-4542 in
order to determine what service and warranty coverage
is available in the area you will be travelling.
Your Responsibilities in Order to Maintain Your Warranties
New Vehicle Limited Warranty
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What is Covered
Repair or replacement of HYBRID SYSTEM
components listed below, originally manufactured or
installed by Kia Motor Company, Kia Motors
Manufacturing Georgia (KMMG) or Kia Motor America
(KMA) that are found to be defective in material or
factory workmanship under normal use and maintenance,
except any item specifically referred to in the section
“What is Not Covered”. Towing expense to the nearest
Kia Dealership or authorized service location is covered
when the vehicle is inoperable due to a warrantable
defect within 10 years from the date of original retail
delivery or date of first use, or 100,000 miles, whichever
occurs first. “Owner’s Responsibilities” and “Obtaining
Warranty Service” are the same as specified under the
Kia New Vehicle Limited Warranty. Repairs will be made
using new Kia Genuine Parts or Kia authorized
remanufactured parts.
The Warranty Period
The Warranty period for the following HYBRID
SYSTEM components is limited to 10 years from the
date of original retail delivery or date of first use, or
100,000 miles, whichever occurs first.
Note : For California Emissions Vehicles (excluding
Pennsylvania and Washington), the Hybrid System is
covered for 10 years from the date of original retail
delivery or date of first use, or 150,000 miles, whichever
occurs first.
Hybrid System
Hybrid Battery Pack Assy, Hybrid Starter & Generator,
Hybrid Power Control Unit, Traction Motor, clutch, On
board charger(OBC) and all internal parts.
Owner’s Responsibilities
Your responsibilities are the same as those described in
the Kia New Vehicle Limited Warranty.
What is Not Covered
Items not covered by this warranty and any exclusion or
limitations relating to this warranty are the same as those
set forth in the "What is Not Covered" section of the Kia
New Vehicle Limited Warranty already described in this
handbook. INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION,
LOSS OF TIME, INCONVENIENCE, LOSS OF USE
OF THE VEHICLE, OR COMMERCIAL LOSS ARE
NOT COVERED UNDER THIS WARRANTY.
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(a) “EPA” means the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency.
(b) “Owner” means the original and each subsequent
owner of a Kia Vehicle.
(c) “Kia Part” means a part sold by an Authorized
Kia Dealer, whether new or remanufactured,
and supplied by Kia.
(d) “Emission Warranty Part” means a catalytic
converter, thermal reactor, or other component
installed on or in a Kia Vehicle by or at the
direction of Kia for the sole or primary purpose
of reducing the Kia Vehicle’s emissions (not
including those vehicle components which
were in general use prior to model year 1968
and the primary function of which is not related
to emission control). A list of typical Emission
Warranty Parts is set forth at the end of this
warranty.
(e) “Certified Part” means a replacement part for a
Kia Vehicle certified in accordance with after
market part certification regulations issued by
the EPA.
(f) “Written Maintenance Instructions” means those
maintenance and operation instructions,
together with the time and/or mileage interval
at which such maintenances are to be
performed, specified in the Owner’s Manual for
the Kia Vehicle or this Warranty and Consumer
Information Manual as being necessary to
assure compliance of the Kia Vehicle with
applicable emission standards during the term
of this warranty, as specified by law.
Emission Warranty Definitions
Federal
Emission Control Warranty
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Vehicles Equipped with a California Certified
Emission Control System and registered or normally
operated in the State of California or any other
state* that adopts California emission warranty
provision are also entitled to the California Emission
Warranty. (See Page 25 of this Manual).
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California, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine,
Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York,
Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont or
Washington.
Kia Motors America, Inc. warrants to the ultimate
purchaser, and each subsequent purchaser, that your Kia
Vehicle is (1) designed, built, and equipped so as to
conform at the time of sale with the applicable regulations
of the United States Environmental Protection Agency
(the “EPA”), and (2) free from defects in materials and
workmanship which would cause it to fail to conform
with the applicable regulations for a period of vehicle
operation that does not exceed 24 months or 24,000 miles,
whichever occurs first, if the failed Emission Warranty
Part is listed in the 24 Month/24,000 Mile Emission
Warranty Parts List at the end of this Federal Emission
Control Warranty or for a period of vehicle operation that
does not exceed 96 months or 80,000 miles, whichever
occurs first, if the failed Emission Warranty Part is listed
in the 96 Month/80,000 Mile Emission Warranty Parts
List at the end of this Federal Emission Control Warranty.
The applicable warranty period shall begin on either the
date the Kia Vehicle is sold to the first retail owner, or on
the date the Kia Vehicle is first placed in service (for
example if used as a demonstrator, lease, or company car),
whichever is earlier. If there should be such defects within
this period, Kia will, at its option, repair or replace them
with new or remanufactured parts, free of charge at an
Authorized Kia Dealer in the United States and the
liability of Kia under this warranty is solely limited to
such repair or replacement.
This warranty does not apply to or include repair or
replacement required, not as a result of defects in
materials or workmanship of Kia but, as a result of such
factors as (i) accidents, (ii) misuses, (iii) lack of proper
maintenance, (iv) repairs improperly performed or
replacements improperly installed by any person other
than a Kia Dealer, (v) a replacement part or accessory not
conforming to the Kia specifications, or (vi) any of the
items listed under “What is Not Covered” in the New
Vehicle Limited Warranty on pages 9-11 and “Other Items
Not Covered by this Warranty” on page 23 of this manual.
Emission Defect Warranty
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