Kia Sorento 2021 - Changing the Coolant

Maintenance
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Engine coolant
䳜 The engine in your vehicle has
aluminium engine parts and must
be protected by an ethylene-gly
-
col with phosphate based coolant
to prevent corrosion and freezing.
䳜 DO NOT USE alcohol or methanol
coolant or mix them with the
specified coolant.
䳜 Do not use a solution that con
-
tains more than 60% antifreeze
or less than 35% antifreeze,
which would reduce the effective
-
ness of the solution.
For mixture percentage, refer to the
following table.
WARNING
Radiator cap
Do not remove the
radiator cap when
the engine and radi
-
ator are hot. Scald -
ing hot coolant and steam may blow
out under pressure causing serious
injury.
Changing the coolant
Have the coolant replaced by a pro -
fessional workshop. Kia recom -
mends to visit an authorised Kia
dealer/service partner.
CAUTION
Put a thick cloth around the radiator
cap before refilling the coolant in
order to prevent the coolant from
overflowing into engine parts such
as the alternator.
WARNING
Coolant
䳜 Do not use radiator coolant or
antifreeze in the washer fluid res
-
ervoir.
䳜 Radiator coolant can severely
obscure visibility when sprayed on
the windscreen and may cause
loss of vehicle control or damage
the paint and body trim.
Ambient
Temperature
Mixture Percentage (vol -
ume)
Antifreeze Water
-15󳚛C (5󳚛F) 35 65
-25󳚛C (-13󳚛F) 40 60
-35󳚛C (-31󳚛F) 50 50
-45󳚛C (-49󳚛F) 60 40