Scheduled maintenance service precaution
Follow the Normal Maintenance Schedule if the vehicle is usually operated where none of the following conditions apply. If any of the following conditions apply, follow the Maintenance Under Severe Usage Conditions.
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Repeated driving short distance of less than 5 miles (8 km) in normal temperature or less than 10 miles (16 km) in freezing temperature
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Extensive engine idling or low speed driving for long distances
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Driving on rough, dusty, muddy, unpaved, graveled or salt-spread roads
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Driving in areas using salt or other corrosive materials or in very cold weather
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Driving in heavy dust condition
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Driving in heavy traffic area
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Driving on uphill, downhill, or mountain road repeatedly
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Using for towing or camping and driving with loading on the roof.
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Driving as a patrol car, taxi, other commercial use of vehicle towing
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Frequently driving under high speed or rapid acceleration/deceleration.
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Frequently driving in stop-and-go condition
If your vehicle is operated in any of the prior listed conditions, you should inspect, replace or refill more frequently, using the severe usage maintenance schedule instead of the normal usage maintenance schedule.
The vehicle may be equipped with the Oil Life Management System that predicts engine oil life based on the driver’s driving history and alerts the driver to change engine oil.
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If the deterioration of the engine oil increases depending on the driver’s driving severity, the remaining oil life alert appears on the instrument cluster before the normal engine oil replacement interval. Have the engine oil and filter be changed by an authorized Kia dealer.
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Oil Life Management System when the recommended engine oil is used. So, if recommended engine oil is not used, replace the engine oil according to the maintenance schedule under severe usage condition.
Also, check the amount of engine oil regularly as this system assumes that the engine oil is being filled normally.
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Always reset the remaining engine oil life whenever the engine oil is changed. Otherwise, the Oil Life Management System will not be correct.
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If there is no alert until the maximum maintenance interval, have vehicle be checked by an authorized Kia dealer.
After 10 years or 100,000 miles (150,000 km), we recommend to use severe maintenance schedule.