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Maintenance

Tyres and wheels

CAUTION

Tyre care

僅 Keep the battery away from water or

any liquid.

For proper maintenance, safety, and

僅 For your safety, use parts for replace-

maximum fuel economy, you must

ment from a professional workshop.

always maintain recommended tyre

Kia recommends to visit an authorised

inflation pressures and stay within the

Kia dealer/service partner.

load limits and weight distribution rec-

ommended for your vehicle.

Reset items

Recommended cold tyre inflation

Items should be reset after the battery

pressures

has been discharged or the battery has

All tyre pressures (including the spare)

been disconnected.

should be checked when the tyres are

僅 Auto up/down window

cold. “Cold Tyres” means the vehicle has

僅 Sunroof

not been driven for at least three hours

or driven less than 1.6 km (1 mile).

僅 Trip computer

Recommended pressures must be main-

僅 Climate control system

tained for the best ride, top vehicle han-

僅 Audio

dling, and minimum tyre wear. For

recommended inflation pressure, Refer

to "Tyres and wheels" on page 9-5.

All specifications (sizes and pressures)

can be found on a label attached to the

vehicle.

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WARNING

Tyre underinflation

Severe underinflation (70 kPa (10 psi) or

more) can lead to severe heat build-up,

causing blowouts, tread separation and

other tyre failures that can result in the

loss of vehicle control leading to severe

injury or death. This risk is much higher

on hot days and when driving for long

periods at high speeds.

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Tyres and wheels

parked for at least three hours or

CAUTION

hasn't been driven more than 1.6 km

僅 Underinflation also results in exces-

(1 mile) since startup.)

sive wear, poor handling and reduced

僅 Check the pressure of your spare tyre

fuel economy. Wheel deformation

each time you check the pressure of

also is possible. Keep your tyre pres-

other tyres.

sures at the proper levels. If a tyre fre-

僅 Never overload your vehicle. Be care-

quently needs refilling, have the

ful not to overload a vehicle luggage

system checked by a professional

rack if your vehicle is equipped with

workshop. Kia recommends to visit an

one.

authorised Kia dealer/service partner.

僅 Worn, old tyres can cause accidents. If

僅 Overinflation produces a harsh ride,

your tread is badly worn, or if your

excessive wear at the centre of the

tyres have been damaged, replace

tyre tread, and a greater possibility of

them.

damage from road hazards.

Checking tyre inflation pressure

CAUTION

Check your tyres once a month or more.

僅 Warm tyres normally exceed recom-

Also, check the tyre pressure of the

mended cold tyre pressures by 28 to

spare tyre.

41 kPa (4 to 6 psi). Do not release air

from warm tyres to adjust the pres-

sure or the tyres will be underinflated.

How to check

僅 Be sure to reinstall the tyre inflation

Use a good quality gauge to check tyre

valve caps. Without the valve cap, dirt

pressure. You can not tell if your tyres

or moisture could get into the valve

are properly inflated simply by looking

core and cause air leakage. If a valve

at them. Radial tyres may look properly

cap is missing, install a new one as

inflated even when they're underin-

soon as possible.

flated.

Check the tyre's inflation pressure when

WARNING

the tyres are cold. - "Cold" means your

vehicle has been sitting for at least three

Tyre Inflation

hours or driven no WARNING more than

Overinflation or underinflation can

1.6 km (1 mile).

reduce tyre life, adversely affect vehicle

Remove the valve cap from the tyre

handling, and lead to sudden tyre fail-

valve stem. Press the tyre gauge firmly

ure. This could result in loss of vehicle

onto the valve to get a pressure mea-

control and potential injury.

surement. If the cold tyre inflation pres-

sure matches the recommended

CAUTION

pressure on the tyre and loading infor-

mation label, no further adjustment is

Tyre pressure

necessary. If the pressure is low, add air

Always observe the following:

until you reach the recommended

僅 Check tyre pressure when the tyres

amount.

are cold. (After vehicle has been

Maintenance

Tyres and wheels

If you overfill the tyre, release air by

severe cornering. Look for bumps or

pushing on the metal stem in the centre

bulges in the tread or side of tyre.

of the tyre valve. Recheck the tyre pres-

Replace the tyre if you find either of

sure with the tyre gauge. Be sure to put

these conditions. Replace the tyre if fab-

the valve caps back on the valve stems.

ric or cord is visible. After rotation, be

They help prevent leaks by keeping out

sure to bring the front and rear tyre

dirt and moisture.

pressures to specification and check lug

nut tightness.

WARNING

Refer to "Tyres and wheels" on page 9-5.

僅 Inspect your tyres frequently for

Without a spare tyre

proper inflation as well as wear and

damage. Always use a tyre pressure

gauge.

僅 Tyres with too much or too little pres-

sure wear unevenly causing poor han-

dling, loss of vehicle control, and

sudden tyre failure leading to acci-

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dents, injuries, and even death. The

Directional tyres (if equipped)

recommended cold tyre pressure for

your vehicle can be found in this man-

ual and on the tyre label located on

the driver's side centre pillar.

僅 Worn tyres can cause accidents.

Replace tyres that are worn, show

uneven wear, or are damaged.

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僅 Remember to check the pressure of

Disc brake pads should be inspected for

your spare tyre. Kia recommends that

wear whenever tyres are rotated.

you check the spare every time you

check the pressure of the other tyres

NOTICE

on your vehicle.

Rotate radial tyres that have an asym-

metric tread pattern only from front to

Tyre rotation

rear and not from right to left.

To equalize tread wear, it is recom-

mended that the tyres be rotated every

WARNING

10,000 km (6,500 miles) or sooner if

僅 Do not use the compact spare tyre (if

irregular wear develops.

equipped) for tyre rotation.

During rotation, check the tyres for cor-

僅 Do not mix bias ply and radial ply

rect balance.

tyres under any circumstances. This

When rotating tyres, check for uneven

may cause unusual handling charac-

wear and damage. Abnormal wear is

teristics that could result in death,

usually caused by incorrect tyre pres-

severe injury, or property damage.

sure, improper wheel alignment, out of

balance wheels, severe braking or

Maintenance

Tyres and wheels

Wheel alignment and tyre bal-

CAUTION

ance

When replacing the tyres, recheck and

The wheels on your vehicle were aligned

tighten the wheel nuts after driving

and balanced carefully at the factory to

about 50 km (31 miles) and recheck

give you the longest tyre life and best

after driving about 1,000 km (620

overall performance.

miles). If the steering wheel shakes or

In most cases, you will not need to have

the vehicle vibrates whilst driving, the

your wheels aligned again. However, if

tyre is out of balance. Align the tyre bal-

you notice unusual tyre wear or your

ance. If the problem is not solved, con-

vehicle pulling one way or the other, the

tact a professional workshop. Kia

alignment may need to be reset.

recommends to visit an authorised Kia

dealer/service partner.

If you notice your vehicle vibrating when

driving on a smooth road, your wheels

may need to be rebalanced.

WARNING

CAUTION

Replacing tyres

To reduce the chance of serious or fatal

Improper wheel weights can damage

injuries from an accident caused by tyre

your vehicle's aluminium wheels. Use

failure or loss of vehicle control:

only approved wheel weights.

僅 Replace tyres that are worn, show

uneven wear, or are damaged. Worn

Tyre replacement

tyres can cause loss of braking effec-

If the tyre is worn evenly, a tread wear

tiveness, steering control, and trac-

Indicator (A) will appear as a solid band

tion.

across the tread. This shows there is less

僅 Do not drive your vehicle with too little

than 1.6 mm (1/16 in.) of tread left on the

or too much pressure in your tyres.

tyre. Replace the tyre when this hap-

This can lead to uneven wear and tyre

pens.

failure.

Do not wait for the band to appear

僅 When replacing tyres, never mix radial

across the entire tread before replacing

and bias-ply tyres on the same car.

the tyre.

You must replace all tyres (including

the spare) if moving from radial to

bias-ply tyres.

僅 It is best to replace all four tyres at the

same time. If that is not possible, or

necessary, then replace the two front

or two rear tyres as a pair.

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NOTICE

Replacing just one tyre can seriously

affect your vehicle's handling.

We recommend that when replacing

僅 Using tyres and wheels other than the

tyres, use the same originally supplied

recommended sizes could cause

with the vehicles.

unusual handling characteristics and

If not, that affects driving performance.

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Tyres and wheels

poor vehicle control, resulting in a

to-tyre clearance, snow chain clearance,

serious accident.

speedometer and odometer calibration,

headlight aim and bumper height.

僅 Wheels that do not meet Kia’s specifi-

cations may fit poorly and result in

damage to the vehicle or unusual

Tyre traction

handling and poor vehicle control.

Tyre maintenance

僅 The ABS works by comparing the

In addition to proper inflation, correct

speed of the wheels. The tyre size

wheel alignment helps to decrease tyre

affects wheel speed. When replacing

wear. If you find a tyre is worn unevenly,

tyres, all 4 tyres must use the same

have a professional workshop check the

size originally supplied with the vehi-

wheel alignment. Kia recommends to

cle. Using tyres of a different size can

visit an authorised Kia dealer/service

cause the ABS (Anti-lock Brake Sys-

partner.

tem) and ESC (Electronic Stability

When you have new tyres installed,

Control) to work irregularly.

make sure they are balanced. This will

increase vehicle ride comfort and tyre

life. Additionally, a tyre should always be

Compact spare tyre replacement

rebalanced if it is removed from the

(if equipped)

wheel.

A compact spare tyre has a shorter tread

Tyre sidewall labeling

life than a regular size tyre. Replace it

when you can see the tread wear indica-

tor bars on the tyre. The replacement

compact spare tyre should be the same

size and design tyre as the one provided

with your new vehicle and should be

mounted on the same compact spare

tyre wheel. The compact spare tyre is

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not designed to be mounted on a regu-

This information identifies and describes

lar size wheel, and the compact spare

the fundamental characteristics of the

tyre wheel is not designed for mounting

tyre and also provides the tyre identifi-

a regular size tyre.

cation number (TIN) for safety standard

certification. The TIN can be used to

Wheel replacement

identify the tyre in case of a recall.

When replacing the metal wheels for any

reason, make sure the new wheels are

1. Manufacturer or brand name

equivalent to the original factory units in

diameter, rim width and offset.

Manufacturer or Brand name is shown.

WARNING

2. Tyre size designation

A wheel that is not the correct size may

A tyre’s sidewall is marked with a tyre

adversely affect wheel and bearing life,

size designation. You will need this infor-

braking and stopping abilities, handling

mation when selecting replacement

characteristics, ground clearance, body-

Maintenance

Tyres and wheels

Tyre speed ratings

tyres for your vehicle. The following

explains what the letters and numbers in

The chart below lists many of the differ-

the tyre size designation mean.

ent speed ratings currently being used

Example tyre size designation: (These

for passenger car tyres. The speed rat-

numbers are provided as an example

ing is part of the tyre size designation on

only; your tyre size designator could

the sidewall of the tyre. This symbol cor-

vary depending on your vehicle.)

responds to that tyre's designed maxi-

mum safe operating speed.

P235/55R19 108T

P - Applicable vehicle type (tyres marked

Speed Rating Symbol

Maximum Speed

with the prefix “P’’ are intended for use

180 km/h (112 mph)

on passenger vehicles or light trucks;

190 km/h (118 mph)

however, not all tyres have this mark-

210 km/h (130 mph)

ing).

240 km/h (149 mph)

235 - Tyre width in millimeters.

270 km/h (168 mph)

300 km/h (186 mph)

55 - Aspect ratio. The tyre’s section

height as a percentage of its width.

3. Checking tyre life (TIN : Tyre

R - Tyre construction code (Radial).

Identification Number)

19 - Rim diameter in inches.

Any tyres that are over 6 years old,

108 - Load Index, a numerical code

based on the manufacturing date,

associated with the maximum load the

(including the spare tyre) should bere-

tyre can carry.

placed by new ones. You can find the

T - Speed Rating Symbol. See the speed

manufacturing date on the tyre sidewall

rating chart in this section for additional

(possibly on the inside of the wheel), dis-

information.

playing the DOT Code. The DOT Code is

a series of numbers on a tyre consisting

Wheel size designation

of numbers and English letters. The

Wheels are also marked with important

manufacturing date is designated by the

information that you need if you ever

last four digits (characters) of the DOT

have to replace one. The following

code.

explains what the letters and numbers in

the wheel size designation mean.

DOT : XXXX XXXX OOOO

The front part of the DOT means a plant

Example wheel size designation:

code number, tyre size and tread pat-

7.5JX19

tern and the last four numbers indicate

7.5 - Rim width in inches.

week and year manufactured.

J - Rim contour designation.

For example: DOT XXXX XXXX 1623 rep-

19 - Rim diameter in inches.

resents that the tyre was produced in

the 16th week of 2023.

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Tyres and wheels

tyre that has the same load rating as the

WARNING

factory installed tyre.

Tyre age

Tyres degrade over time, even when

7. Uniform tyre quality grading

they are not being used.

Quality grades can be found where

Regardless of the remaining tread, we

applicable on the tyre sidewall between

recommend that tyres be replaced after

tread shoulder and maximum section

approximately six (6) years of normal

width.

service. Heat caused by hot climates or

For example: TREADWEAR 200 TRAC-

frequent high loading conditions can

TION AA TEMPERATURE A

accelerate the aging process. Failure to

follow this warning can result in sudden

Tread wear

tyre failure, which could lead to a loss of

control and an accident involving serious

The tread wear grade is a comparative

injury or death.

rating based on the wear rate of the tyre

when tested under controlled conditions

on a specified government test course.

4. Tyre ply composition and

For example, a tyre graded 150 would

material

wear one-and-ahalf times (1½) as well on

the government course as a tyre graded

The number of layers or plies of rubber-

100.

coated fabric in the tyre. Tyre manufac-

The relative performance of tyres

turers also must indicate the materials in

depends upon the actual conditions of

the tyre, which include steel, nylon, poly-

their use, however, and may depart sig-

ester, and others. The letter "R" means

nificantly from the norm due to varia-

radial ply construction; the letter "D"

tions in driving habits, service practices

means diagonal or bias ply construction;

and differences in road characteristics

and the letter "B" means belted-bias ply

and climate.

construction.

These grades are molded on the side-

walls of passenger vehicle tyres. The

5. Maximum permissible inflation

tyres available as standard or optional

pressure

equipment on your vehicle may vary

This number is the greatest amount of

with respect to grade.

air pressure that should be put in the

tyre. Do not exceed the maximum per-

Traction - AA, A, B & C

missible inflation pressure. Refer to the

The traction grades, from highest to low-

Tyre and Loading Information label for

est, are AA, A, B and C. Those grades

recommended inflation pressure.

represent the tyre’s ability to stop on wet

pavement as measured under controlled

6. Maximum load rating

conditions on specified government test

This number indicates the maximum

surfaces of asphalt and concrete. A tyre

load in kilograms and pounds that can

marked C may have poor traction per-

be carried by the tyre. When replacing

formance.

the tyres on the vehicle, always use a

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Tyres and wheels

Temperature -A, B & C

may be more uncomfortable to ride in

and there is more noise compare with

The temperature grades are A (the high-

normal tyres.

est), B, and C, representing the tyre’s

resistance to the generation of heat and

CAUTION

its ability to dissipate heat when tested

Because the sidewall of the low aspect

under controlled conditions on a speci-

ratio tyre is shorter than the normal, the

fied indoor laboratory test wheel.

wheel and tyre of the low aspect ratio

Sustained high temperature can cause

tyre is easier to be damaged. So, follow

the material of the tyre to degenerate

the instructions below.

and reduce tyre life, and excessive tem-

僅 When driving on a rough road or off

perature can lead to sudden tyre failure.

road, drive cautiously because tyres

Grades B and A represent higher levels

and wheels may be damaged. And

of performance on the laboratory test

after driving, inspect tyres and

wheel than the minimum required by

wheels.

law.

僅 When passing over a pothole, speed

WARNING

bump, manhole, or kerb stone, drive

slowly so that the tyres and wheels

The traction grade assigned to this tyre

are not damaged.

is based on straightahead braking trac-

tion tests, and does not include accelera-

僅 If the tyre is impacted, inspect the tyre

tion, cornering, hydroplaning, or peak

condition or contact a professional

traction characteristics.

workshop. Kia recommends to visit an

authorised Kia dealer/service partner.

WARNING

僅 To prevent damage to the tyre,

inspect the tyre condition and pres-

Tyre temperature

sure every 3,000 km (1,900 miles).

The temperature grade for this tyre is

established for a tyre that is properly

CAUTION

inflated and not overloaded. Excessive

speed, underinflation, or excessive load-

僅 It is not easy to recognise the tyre

ing, either separately or in combination,

damage with your own eyes. But if

can cause heat build-up and possible

there is the slightest hint of tyre dam-

sudden tyre failure. This can cause loss

age, even though you cannot see the

of vehicle control and serious injury or

tyre damage with your own eyes,

death.

have the tyre checked or replaced

because the tyre damage may cause

air leakage from the tyre.

Low aspect ratio tyre (if

equipped)

僅 If the tyre is damaged by driving on a

rough road, off road, pothole, man-

Low aspect ratio tyres, whose aspect

hole, or kerb stone, it will not be cov-

ratio is lower than 50, are provided for

ered by the warranty.

sporty looks.

僅 You can find out the tyre information

Because the low aspect ratio tyres are

on the tyre sidewall.

optimized for handling and braking, it

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