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What to do in an emergency IF THE ENGINE OVERHEATS
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Whiletheengineisrunning,keep
hair,handsandclothingawayfrom
movingpartssuchasthefanand
drivebeltstopreventinjury.
5.Ifthewaterpumpdrivebeltis
brokenorenginecoolantisleaking
out,stoptheengineimmediately
andcallaprofessionalworkshop.
Kiarecommendstocallan
authorizedKiadealer/service
partner.
WARNING
Donotremovetheradiatorcap
whentheengineishot.Thiscan
allowcoolanttoblowoutofthe
openingandcauseseriousburns.
6.Ifyoucannotfindthecauseofthe
overheating,waituntiltheengine
temperaturehasreturnedto
normal.Then,ifcoolanthasbeen
lost,carefullyaddcoolanttothe
reservoirtobringthefluidlevelin
thereservoiruptothehalfway
mark.
7.Proceedwithcaution,keeping
alertforfurthersignsof
overheating.Ifoverheating
happensagain,callaprofessional
workshop.Kiarecommendstocall
anauthorizedKiadealer/service
partner.
CAUTION
• Seriouslossofcoolantindicates
thereisaleakinthecooling
system.Inthiscase,havethe
systemcheckedbyaprofessional
workshop.Kiarecommendsto
visitanauthorizedKiadealer/
servicepartner.
• Whentheengineoverheatsfrom
lowenginecoolant,suddenly
addingenginecoolantmaycause
cracksintheengine.Toprevent
damage,addenginecoolantslowly
insmallquantities.