8
Maintenance
Emission control system
8
137
(37mph)oratmorethansecond
gearwith1500~2500enginerpm
foracertaintime(forabout25
minutes).
Ifthemalfunctionindicatorlight
(
)continuestobeblinkedorthe
warningmassage“Checkexhaust
system”illuminatesinspiteof
theprocedure,visitaprofessional
workshopandchecktheDPF
system.Kiarecommendstovisit
anauthorizedKiadealer/service
partner.Ifyoucontinuetodrive
withthemalfunctionindicatorlight
blinkingforalongtime,theDPF
systemcanbedamagedandfuel
consumptioncanbeworsenand
enginedurabilitycanbeworsenby
oildilution.
CAUTION
Diesel Fuel (if equipped with DPF)
Itisrecommendedtousethe
regulatedautomotivedieselfuelfor
dieselvehicleequippedwiththeDPF
system.
Ifyouusedieselfuelincluding
highsulfur(morethan50ppm
sulfur)andunspecifiedadditives,
itcancausetheDPFsystemtobe
damagedandwhitesmokecanbe
emitted.
Lean NOx Trap
TheLeanNOxTrap(LNT)system
removesthenitrogenoxideinthe
exhaustgas.Thesmellcanoccurin
theexhaustgasdependingonthe
qualityofthefuelanditcandegrade
NOxreductionperformance,please
usetheregulatedautomotivediesel
fuel.
Selective Catalytic Reduction (if
equipped)
TheSelectiveCatalyticReduction
(SCR)systemistocatalytically
convertNOxtoNitrogenandWater
byusingthereductionagent,the
ureasolution.
WARNING
• Itmaybeacriminaloffencetouse
avehiclethatdoesnotconsume
anyureasolution.
• Useof,andrefillingof,arequired
ureasolutionofthecorrect
specificationsismandatoryfor
thevehicletocomplywiththe
certificateofconformityissued
forthatvehicletype.