8
Maintenance
Explanation of scheduled maintenance items
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Valve clearance
Inspectforexcessivevalvenoise
and/orenginevibrationandadjust
ifnecessary.Inthiscase,havethe
systemservicedbyaprofessional
workshop.Kiarecommendstovisit
anauthorizedKiadealer/service
partner.
Cooling system
Checkthecoolingsystem
components,suchastheradiator,
coolantreservoir,hosesand
connectionsforleakageanddamage.
Replaceanydamagedparts.
Coolant
Thecoolantshouldbechanged
attheintervalsspecifiedinthe
maintenanceschedule.
Manual transmission fluid (if
equipped)
Inspectthemanualtransmission
fluidaccordingtothemaintenance
schedule.
Dual clutch transmission fluid (if
equipped)
Inspectthedualclutchtransmission
fluidaccordingtothemaintenance
schedule.
Automatic transmission fluid (if
equipped)
Automatictransmissionfluidshould
notbecheckedundernormalusage
conditions.Havetheautomatic
transmissionfluidchangedbya
professionalworkshopaccording
tothemaintenanceschedule.Kia
recommendstovisitanauthorized
Kiadealer/servicepartner.
NOTICE
Automatictransmissionfluidcoloris
basicallyred.
Asthevehicleisdriven,the
automatictransmissionfluidwill
begintolookdarker.Itisnormal
conditionandyoushouldnotjudge
theneedtoreplacethefluidbased
uponthechangedcolor.
CAUTION
Theuseofanon-specifiedfluid
couldresultintransmission
malfunctionandfailure.
Useonlyspecifiedautomatic
transmissionfluid.(Referto
“Recommendedlubricantsand
capacities”onpage9-11.)
Brake hoses and lines
Visuallycheckforproperinstallation,
chafing,cracks,deterioration
andanyleakage.Replaceany