Maintenance
Brake/clutch fluid
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Brake/clutch fluid
(if equipped)
Checking the brake/clutch fluid
level
Checkthefluidlevelinthereservoir
periodically.Thefluidlevelshouldbe
betweenMAXandMINmarksonthe
sideofthereservoir.
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1.Beforeremovingthereservoir
capandaddingbrake/clutch
fluid,cleantheareaaround
thereservoircapthoroughly
topreventbrake/clutchfluid
contamination.
2.Ifthelevelislow,addfluidtothe
MAXlevel.Thelevelwillfallwith
accumulatedmileage.Thisisa
normalconditionassociatedwith
thewearofthebrakelinings.
Ifthefluidlevelisexcessively
low,havethesystemchecked
byaprofessionalworkshop.Kia
recommendstovisitanauthorized
Kiadealer/servicepartner.
Useonlythespecifiedbrakefluid.
(Referto“Recommendedlubricants
andcapacities”onpage9-11.)
Nevermixdifferenttypesoffluid.
WARNING
Loss of brake/clutch fluid
Intheeventthebrake/clutch
systemrequiresfrequentadditions
offluid,havethesysteminspected
byaprofessionalworkshop.Kia
recommendstovisitanauthorized
Kiadealer/servicepartner.
WARNING
Brake/clutch fluid
Whenchangingandaddingbrake/
clutchfluid,handleitcarefully.Do
notletitcomeincontactwithyour
eyes.Ifbrake/clutchfluidshould
comeincontactwithyoureyes,
immediatelyflushthemwithalarge
quantityoffreshtapwater.Have
youreyesexaminedbyadoctoras
soonaspossible.
CAUTION
Donotallowbrake/clutchfluidto
contactthevehicle’sbodypaint,
aspaintdamagewillresult.Brake/
clutchfluid,whichhasbeenexposed
toopenairforanextendedtime
shouldneverbeusedasitsquality
cannotbeguaranteed.Itshouldbe
properlydisposed.Don’tputinthe