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Maintenance
Climate control air filter
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theusualrecommendedintervals.
(Referto“Maintenanceunder
severeusageconditions-forEurope
(ExceptRussia)”onpage8-20,
“Maintenanceundersevereusage
conditions-exceptEurope(Including
Russia)”onpage8-30.)
CAUTION
• Donotdrivewiththeaircleaner
removed;thiswillresultin
excessiveenginewear.
• Whenremovingtheaircleaner
filter,becarefulthatdustordirt
doesnotentertheairintake,or
damagemayresult.
• Usepartsforreplacementfrom
aprofessionalworkshop.Kia
recommendstovisitanauthorized
Kiadealer/servicepartner.
Climate control air filter
Filter inspection
Theclimatecontrolairfiltershould
bereplacedaccordingtothe
maintenanceschedule.Ifthevehicle
isoperatedinseverelyair-polluted
citiesorondustyroughroadsfora
longperiod,itshouldbeinspected
morefrequentlyandreplaced
earlier.Whenyoureplacethe
climatecontrolairfilter,replaceit
performingthefollowingprocedure,
andbecarefultoavoiddamaging
othercomponents.
1.Openthegloveboxandremove
thestoppersonbothsides.
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2.Withthegloveboxopen,pullthe
supportstrap(1).