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FUEL REQUIREMENTS

Gasoline engine (unleaded)

Vehicle damage or driveability prob-

lems may not be covered by the

manufacturer’s warranty if they result

from the use of:

Gasoline engine (Leaded)

For the optimal vehicle performance, In countries using LEADED FUEL,

we recommend you to use unleaded your new Kia vehicle must use

gasoline with an octane rating of LEADED FUEL.Your new Kia Vehicle

RON (Research Octane Number) 95 is designed to correspond to LEAD-

/AKI (Anti Knock Index) 91 or higher. ED FUEL specifically. Please check

1. Gasohol containing more than

10% ethanol.

your vehicle whether your vehicle

can use LEADED FUEL or not.

2. Gasoline or gasohol containing

methanol.

You may use unleaded gasoline with

an octane rating of RON 91~94/AKI

87~90 but it may result in slight per-

formance reduction of the vehicle.

3. Leaded fuel or leaded gasohol.

Gasoline containing alcohol

and methanol

CAUTION

Your new Kia is designed to obtain

maximum

Never use gasohol which con-

tains methanol. Discontinue use

of any gasohol product which

impairs drivability.

Gasohol, a mixture of gasoline and

performance

with

ethanol (also known as grain alco-

hol), and gasoline or gasohol con-

taining methanol (also known as

wood alcohol) are being marketed

along with or instead of leaded or

unleaded gasoline.

UNLEADED FUEL, as well as mini-

mize exhaust emissions and spark

plug fouling.

✽

NOTICE

NEVER USE LEADED FUEL. The

use of leaded fuel is detrimental to

the catalytic converter and will

damage the engine control system’s

oxygen sensor and affect emission

control.

Do not use gasohol containing more

than 10% ethanol, and do not use

gasoline or gasohol containing any

methanol. Either of these fuels may

cause drivability problems and dam-

age to the fuel system.

Never add any fuel system cleaning

agents to the fuel tank other than

what Kia has specified. (Consult an

Authorized Kia Dealer for details.)

Discontinue using gasohol of any

kind if drivability problems occur.

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Biodiesel

Diesel engine

Diesel fuel

CAUTION

Commercially supplied biodiesel

blends of no more than 5% biodiesel,

commonly known as "B5 biodiesel"

may be used in your vehicle if it

meets EN 14214 or equivalent spec-

ifications. (EN stands for "European

Norm"). The use of biofuels made

from rapeseed methyl ester (RME),

fatty acid methyl ester (FAME), veg-

etable oil methyl ester (VME) etc. or

mixing diesel with biodiesel will

cause increased wear or damage to

the engine and fuel system. Repair

or replacement of worn or damaged

components due to the use of non

approved fuels will not be covered by

the manufactures warranty.

• Do not let any gasoline or

water enter the tank. This

would make it necessary to

drain it out and to bleed the

lines to avoid jamming the

injection pump and damaging

the engine.

Diesel engine must be operated only

on commercially available diesel fuel

that complies with EN 590 or compa-

rable standard. (EN stands for

"European Norm"). Do not use

marine diesel fuel, heating oils, or

non-approved fuel additives, as this

will increase wear and cause dam-

age to the engine and fuel system.

The use of non-approved fuels and /

or fuel additives will result in a limita-

tion of your warranty rights.

• In winter, in order to cut down

incidents due to freezing,

paraffin oil may be added to

the fuel if the temperature

drops to below -10°C(50°F).

Never use more than 20%

paraffin oil.

Diesel fuel of 52 to 54 cetane is used

in your vehicle. If two types of diesel

fuel are available, use summer or

winter fuel properly according to the

following temperature conditions.

CAUTION

• Above -5°C(23°F) ... Summer type

diesel fuel.

• Never use any fuel, whether

diesel or B5 biodiesel that

fails to meet the latest petrole-

um industry specification.

• Below -5°C(23°F) ... Winter type

diesel fuel.

• Never use any fuel additives

or treatments that are not rec-

ommended or approved by the

vehicle manufacturer.

Watch the fuel level in the tank very

carefully : If the engine stops through

fuel failure, the circuits must be com-

pletely purged to permit restarting.

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