Maintenance

You must exercise the utmost care to prevent damage to your vehicle and injury to yourself when performing any maintenance or inspection procedures.

If you have any doubts about inspecting or servicing your vehicle, we strongly recommend that you have an authorized Kia dealer perform this work.

Authorized Kia dealers have factory-trained technicians and genuine Kia parts to properly service your vehicle. For qualified advice and quality service, contact an authorized Kia dealer.

Inadequate, incomplete, or insufficient maintenance may cause problems with your vehicle that could result in vehicle damage, an accident, or personal injury.

Owner Responsibility

✽ NOTICE

Maintenance and record keeping are the owner's responsibility.

You must keep documents that show proper maintenance has been performed on your vehicle in accordance with the scheduled maintenance service records provided on the following pages. You need this information to establish your compliance with the maintenance and service requirements of your vehicle warranty.

Detailed warranty information is provided in your warranty and consumer information guide.

Repairs and adjustments necessitated by improper care or lack of required maintenance are not covered.

We recommend that you have your vehicle serviced and repaired by an authorized Kia dealer. Authorized Kia dealers meet high Kia service quality standards and receive technical support from Kia to ensure your satisfaction with a high level of service.

✽ NOTICE - NHTSA Safety Warning on Corrosion

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued a general warning to all vehicle owners of all makes regarding the risks associated with vehicle underbody corrosion. From your initial purchase, take the following measures to prevent unsafe corrosion damage to your vehicle:

• Wash the undercarriage of your vehicle regularly during winter and whenever your vehicle has been exposed to road salts or chemicals.
• Thoroughly wash the undercarriage at the end of winter.
• Have professional service technicians or a state inspection station inspect for corrosion annually.
• Have your vehicle inspected immediately if you visually notice corrosion flaking or scaling, or if you notice changes in vehicle performance such as soft or spongy brakes, fluid leaks, loss of steering control, suspension noises, or rattling metal straps. NHTSA also reports that once a vehicle is 7 years old, it is important that you take these listed maintenance actions to ensure you protect yourself from unsafe corrosion conditions.

Owner Maintenance Precautions

Improper or incomplete maintenance may result in problems. This section provides instructions only for maintenance items that are easy to perform.

As explained earlier in this section, some procedures can only be performed by an authorized Kia dealer with special tools.

✽ NOTICE

Improper maintenance by the owner during the warranty period may affect warranty coverage. For details, refer to the separate warranty and the Consumer Information Guide supplied with your vehicle. If you are not sure about any maintenance or service procedure, have it performed by an authorized Kia dealer.

WARNING - Maintenance Work

Do not wear jewelry or loose clothing when working under the hood of your vehicle with the engine running. They can become caught in moving parts. If you must run the engine when working under the hood, make sure you remove all jewelry (especially rings, bracelets, watches and necklaces) and any ties, scarves and similar loose clothing before approaching the engine or cooling fans.