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What to do in an emergency IF YOU HAVE A FLAT TIRE (WITH SPARE TIRE)
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checkeachnutfortightness.
Afterchangingwheels,have
thesystemcheckedbya
professionalworkshop.Kia
recommendstovisitan
authorizedKiadealer/service
partner.
Wheel nut tightening torque:
Steelwheel&aluminumalloywheel:
11~13kgf·m(79~94lbf·ft)
Ifyouhaveatiregauge,remove
thevalvecapandchecktheair
pressure.Ifthepressureislower
thanrecommended,driveslowly
tothenearestservicestationand
inflatetothecorrectpressure.Ifitis
toohigh,adjustituntilitiscorrect.
Alwaysreinstallthevalvecapafter
checkingoradjustingtirepressure.If
thecapisnotreplaced,airmayleak
fromthetire.Ifyouloseavalvecap,
buyanotherandinstallitassoonas
possible.
Afteryouhavechangedwheels,
alwayssecuretheflattireinits
placeandreturnthejackandtools
totheirproperstoragelocations.
CAUTION
Yourvehiclehasmetricthreadson
thewheelstudsandnuts.Make
certainduringwheelremovalthat
thesamenutsthatwereremoved
arereinstalled-or,ifreplaced,that
nutswithmetricthreadsandthe
samechamferconfigurationare
used.Installationofanon-metric
threadnutonametricstudor
viceversawillnotsecurethewheel
tothehubproperlyandwilldamage
thestudsothatitmustbereplaced.
Notethatmostlugnutsdonot
havemetricthreads.Besuretouse
extremecareincheckingforthread
stylebeforeinstallingaftermarket
lugnutsorwheels.Ifindoubt,
consultaprofessionalworkshop.
Kiarecommendstoconsultan
authorizedKiadealer/service
partner.
WARNING
Ifthestudsaredamaged,they
maylosetheirabilitytoretainthe
wheel.Thiscouldleadtothelossof
thewheelandacollisionresultingin
seriousinjuries.
Topreventthejack,jackhandle,
wheellugnutwrenchandsparetire
fromrattlingwhilethevehicleisin
motion,storethemproperly.
WARNING
Inadequate spare tire pressure
Checktheinflationpressuresas
soonaspossibleafterinstallingthe
sparetire.Adjustittothespecified
pressure,ifnecessary.Referto
“Tiresandwheels(5Door,Wagon,