Maintenance
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Maintenance services
Maintenance services
Owner's responsibility
僅 Have your vehicle serviced by a pro
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fessional workshop. Kia recommends
visiting an authorized Kia dealer/ser
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vice partner.
僅 Retain documents that show proper
maintenance.
僅 Establish your compliance with the
servicing and maintenance require
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ments of your vehicle warranties.
僅 Repairs and adjustments required as
a result of improper maintenance or
lack of required maintenance are not
covered even when your vehicle's
warranty has not yet expired.
Maintenance Service and Record Reten
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tion are the owner's responsibility.
Owner maintenance precautions
Improper or incomplete service may
result in problems. This section gives
instructions only for the maintenance
items that are easy to perform.
僅 Performing maintenance work on a
vehicle can be dangerous. You can be
seriously injured while performing
some maintenance procedures. If you
lack sufficient knowledge and experi
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ence or the proper tools and equip
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ment to do the work, have the system
serviced by a professional workshop.
Kia recommends visiting an autho
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rized Kia dealer/service partner.
僅 Working under the hood with the
vehicle running is dangerous. It
becomes even more dangerous when
you wear jewelry or loose clothing.
These can become entangled in mov
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ing parts and result in injury. There
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fore, if you must run the vehicle while
working under the hood, make certain
that you remove all jewelry (especially
rings, bracelets, watches, and neck
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laces) and all neckties, scarves, and
similar loose clothing before getting
near the vehicle or cooling fans.
僅 Before touching the battery and elec
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trical wiring, you should disconnect
the battery (-) terminal. You may get
an electric shock from the electric cur
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rent.
僅 When you remove the interior trim
cover with a flat-blade screwdriver, be
careful not to damage the cover.
僅 Be careful when you replace and
clean bulbs to avoid burns or electri
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cal shock.
Improper owner maintenance during the
warranty period may affect warranty
coverage. For details, read the separate
Warranty & Maintenance book provided
with the vehicle. If you're unsure about
any servicing or maintenance proce
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dure, have the system serviced by a pro
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fessional workshop. Kia recommends
visiting an authorized Kia dealer/service
partner.