8
Maintenance
Light bulbs
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Light bulbs
Bulb replacement precaution
Pleasepreparebulbswith
appropriatestandardsincase
ofemergencies.Referto“Bulb
wattage”onpage9-5.
Whenchangingbulbsandsorts,first
turnofftheengineatasafeplace,
firmlyapplythesidebrakeand
takeoutthebattery’snegative(-)
terminal.
WARNING
Working on the lights
Priortoworkingonthelight,firmly
applytheparkingbrake,ensurethat
theignitionswitchisturnedtothe
LOCKpositionandturnoffthelights
toavoidsuddenmovementofthe
vehicleandburningyourfingersor
receivinganelectricshock.
Useonlythebulbsofthespecified
wattage.
WARNING
Besuretoreplacetheburnedout
bulbwithoneofthesamewattage
rating.Otherwise,itmaycause
extensivewiringdamageand
possiblefire.
CAUTION
Ifyoudon’thavenecessarytools,
thecorrectbulbsandtheexpertise,
consultaprofessionalworkshop.
Kiarecommendstoconsultan
authorizedKiadealer/service
partner.
Inmanycases,itisdifficultto
replacevehiclelightbulbsbecause
otherpartsofthevehiclemust
beremovedbeforeyoucangetto
thebulb.Thisisespeciallytrueif
youhavetoremovetheheadlight
assemblytogettothebulb(s).
Removing/installingtheheadlight
assemblycanresultindamageto
thevehicle.
CAUTION
• Ifunauthenticpartsor
substandardlightsareusedwhen
changinglights,itmayleadtofuse
disconnectionandmalfunction,
andotherwiringdamages.
• DonotinstallextralampsorLED
tothevehicle.Ifsupplementary
lightsareinstalled,itmayleadto
lampmalfunctionandflickering
ofthelights.Inaddition,thefuse
boxandotherwritingmaybe
damaged.
Lamp part malfunction due to
network failure
Theheadlamp,taillight,andfog
lightmaylitupwhentheheadlamp
switchisturnedON,andnotlightup