Kia Cerato 2021 Manual page 567

Maintenance
Normal Maintenance Schedule - For Australia and New Zealand
The following maintenance services must be performed to ensure good
emission control and performance. Keep receipts for all vehicle emission
services to protect your warranty. Where both mileage and time are shown,
the frequency of service is determined by whichever occurs first.
NO. ITEM
* 1 Fuel additives (Petrol)
Engine oil and engine
* 2
oil filter
* 3 Coolant (Engine)
* 4 Spark plug
* 5 Drive belts (Engine)
Manual transmission
fluid / Dual clutch
* 6
transmission (DCT)
fluid
Kia recommends that you use unleaded petrol which has an
octane rating of RON (Research Octane Number) 95 / AKI
(Anti Knock Index) 91 or higher (for Europe) orOctane Rat -
ing of RON (Research Octane Number) 91 / AKI (Anti-Knock
Index) 87 or higher (except Europe).For customers who do
not use good quality petrols including fuel additives regu -
larly, and have problems starting or the engine does not run
smoothly, one bottle of additives added to the fuel tank at
every 15,000 km (for Non Turbo Model) / 10,000 km (for
Turbo Model).Additives are available from a professional
workshop along with information on how to use them. Kia
recommends to visit an authorised Kia dealer/service part -
ner. Do not mixother additives.
As it is normal for engine oil to be consumed during driving,
the engine oil level should be checked on regular basis.
The engine oil change interval for normal operating condi -
tions is based on the use of the recommended engine spec -
ification. If the recommended engine oil specification is not
used, then replace the engine oil according to the mainte -
nance schedule under severe operating conditions.
When adding coolant, use only deionized water or soft
water for your vehicle and never mix hard water in the cool -
ant filled at the factory. An improper coolant mixture can
result in serious malfunction or engine damage.
For your convenience, it can be replaced prior to it's interval
when you do maintenance of other items.
Adjust alternator, water pump and air conditioner drive
belt. Inspect and if necessary repair or replace.
Inspect drive belt tensioner, idler and alternator pulley
and if necessary correct or replace.
Manual transmission fluid (or Dual clutch transmission
(DCT) fluid) should be changed anytime it has been sub -
merged in water.
Scheduled maintenance service
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