Maintenance
Maintenance services
Have your vehicle maintained and
Maintenance services
repaired by an authorized Kia dealer.
Authorized Kia dealers meet Kia's high
service quality standards and receive
technical support from Kia in order to
provide you with a high level of service
satisfaction.
You should exercise the utmost care to
prevent damage to your vehicle and
injury to yourself whenever performing
any maintenance or inspection proce
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dures.
Should you have any doubts concerning
the inspection or servicing of your vehi
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Owner maintenance precautions
cle, have an authorized Kia dealer per
form this work.
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Improper or incomplete service may
result in problems. This section gives
instructions only for the maintenance
items that are easy to perform.
An authorized Kia dealer has factory-
trained technicians and genuine Kia
parts to service your vehicle properly.
For expert advice and quality service,
see an authorized Kia dealer.
As explained earlier in this section, sev
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eral procedures can be done only by an
authorized Kia dealer with special tools.
Inadequate, incomplete or insufficient
servicing may result in operational prob
lems with your vehicle that could lead to
vehicle damage, an accident, or personal
injury.
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NOTICE
Improper owner maintenance during the
warranty period may affect warranty
coverage. For details, read the separate
Warranty & Consumer Information man
ual provided with the vehicle. If you're
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Owner's responsibility
NOTICE
unsure about any servicing or mainte
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nance procedure, have it done by an
authorized Kia dealer.
Maintenance Service and Record Reten
tion are the owner's responsibility.
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You should retain documents that show
proper maintenance has been per
WARNING
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formed on your vehicle in accordance
with the scheduled maintenance service
charts shown on the following pages.
You need this information to establish
your compliance with the servicing and
Maintenance work
Do not wear jewelry or loose clothing
while working under the hood of your
vehicle with the engine running. These
items can become entangled in moving
parts, if you must run the engine while
working under the hood, make certain
that you remove all jewelry (especially
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maintenance requirements of your vehi
cle warranties.
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Detailed warranty information is pro
vided in your Warranty & Consumer
Information manual.
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rings, bracelets, watches, and necklaces)
and all neckties, scarves, and similar
loose clothing before getting near cool
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Repairs and adjustments required as a
result of improper maintenance or a lack
ing fans.
of required maintenance are not cov
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ered.
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