Maintenance
Engine oil (diesel)
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Engine oil (diesel)
Checking the engine oil level
SmartStreamD1.6Engine(Diesel)
OCDW079005
1.Besurethevehicleisonlevel
ground.
2.Starttheengineandallow
ittoreachnormaloperating
temperature.
3.Turntheengineoffandwaitfora
fewminutes(about5minutes)for
theoiltoreturntotheoilpan.
4.Pullthedipstickout,wipeitclean,
andre-insertitfully.
WARNING
Radiator hose
Beverycarefulnottotouchthe
radiatorhosewhencheckingor
addingtheengineoilasitmaybe
hotenoughtoburnyou.
5.Pullthedipstickoutagainand
checkthelevel.
6.ThelevelshouldbeintheCrange.
IfthelevelisintheDrange,add
enoughengineoiltobringthelevel
uptotheCrange.
Figure
Requiredactionaccordingto
therespectiveengineoillevel
Range(A)
ContactanauthorizedKia
dealer/servicepartner.
Range(B) Donotrefilloil.
Range(C)
Normal.
Youmayaddoilaslongas
theoilleveldoesnotgoabove
C-range.
Range(D)
Youmustaddoilandmake
surethattheoillevelisinthe
C-Range.
CAUTION
• Donotspillengineoil,whenadding
orchangingengineoil.Ifyoudrop
theengineoilontheengineroom,
wipeitoffimmediately.
• Whenyouwipetheoillevelgauge,
youshouldwipeitwithaclean
cloth.Whenmixedwithdebris,it
cancauseenginedamage.
SmartStreamD1.6Engine(Diesel)
OCDW079006